Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-13
NEWS NOTES.

Don't forget to hear the Tennessee
jubilee singers tonight at Temperance
temple.
In Justice Austin's court, yesterday.
w. H. Rrown. charged with violating
the hand-bin ordinance, was dis
charged.
Mabel Barker, the young woman who
was reported missing last Sunday, has
returned to the city. She was visiting
friends at Santa Barbara.
At the earnest solicitation of his
friends Mr.. G. VI. Wells has consented
to serve the chamber OF commerce if
elected its president for the ensuing
year.
Justice Owens yesterday discharged J.
Birnbaum, accused of battery. Three
vags and drunks were fined from 81 to
IS each, with an alternative in each case
of term in Jail.
At7:10 last evening Officer j. T. Con-
ley discovered fire in the rear of A.
Nichols house, No. 909 South Olive
street. He extinguished the fire, and no
alarm was sent in.
Judge Smith yesterday made citizen
Of John GAbrielson, native OF Norway,
and Judge Mckinley performed like
service for Oscar Willenburg, who
claims Germany as his native country.
The alarm at 5s yesterday afternoon,
from box z, was caused by small fire
originating from defective fue in the
house of Mrs. Mosthal,, No. 1909 Haw-
kins street, East Los Angeles. The dam
age amounted to about $25.
After the introduction OF some corrob-
orative testimony yesterday morning
the Cohn case went to argument, Col.
Geo. H. Smith opening for the contest
ant. He finished his address late in the
afternoon and further argument was
continued to February 1st.
Attention is called to the report of the
annual meeting of the Bankers AL
lance, appearing in another column.
This life and accident insurance COM
pany of home growth, and like most
other California productions will bear
1t is now rather big institution, and
it's growing.
Deputy County Clerk Marshall re-
turned yesterday from a visit in the
northern part OF the state. On the way
down he stopped at Lathrop to see
Frank Tanning, who is lying very i'll at
that place. Mr.. Marshall says that the
sick man is in very critical condition,
and his physicians have but slight hopes
Of his recovery.
The funeral OF the late William H.
Gault, who died at Tucson, A. T., on
January 7th, brother of the late Charles
E. Gault (both of whom were for some
years connected Wells Fargo Express
company iu Los Angees), will take
place from the First NJ. E. church Broad
way, this city, today at 2 p. M, under
the auspices of the l. 0. o. F.
Charles Curtis, a yonng man employed
in the postofiice at Carpinteria, Santa
Barbara county, was arraigned in the
United States district court yesterday
on an indictment returned by the grand
jury, in which he is charged with max
ing false returns to the postoffice depart
ment. He was remanded to Jail until
Thursday, when he will be called upon
to plead.
Deputy United States Marshal Good.
rich returned from San Diego yesterday
morning in charge of Henry G. and
George w. Beckley, whom he arrested
on a warrant charging them with per-
jury. IL is alleged that the crime with
which the Buckleys are charged was
committed IN the case of the United
States against ]. Henry Mccarthy, who
was tiied for smuggling and acquitted.
There is movement on foot among
the haberdashers to close at O'Clock
every evening instead of s. The matter
was agitated by the proprietors. At
ameeting yesterday the following firms
agreed to the early closing, viz. /.
Lowman, Carter & Allen, L. Harris, l..
Siegel and d.. Desmond. Eagleson re-
fused to join the movement and the
scheme was therefore temporarily aban-
doned.
Ricardo Gonzales, Gustav B. Guadello
and Louis Meyer, who were arrested bv
the United States marshal several
weeks ago for having counterfeiting tools
in their possession, were arraigned be-
lore, Judge Ross yesterday on indict-
ments found against them by the
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and Guadello pleaded not guilty, and
were re handed TO Jail. Their trial was
set for March 8th. Meyer was allowed
until Thursday to plead.
Judge Mckinley yesterday heard
petition for the discharge of William G.
Empage from custody on writ of ha-
beas corpus, which set up the ground
that the prisoner had not been regularly
committed. 1t was developed on the
hearing that Empage became involved
in row with John M. Pray, for whom
he had been working. Pray had him
arrested for threats to kill, and Justice
Stanton examined him on December
2Srh, holding him to answer. He was
placed under $500 bonds to keep the
peace, and not being able to furnish the
required security, went to Jail, the JUS
tice filing commitment, holding him
to answer. There were o number of
depositions taken in the case, which
have not been signed, so that he has re-
maiued in jail on the original commit
ment. Judge Mckinley denied the pc
tition, but Justice Stanton afterwards
released Empage on his own recogni-
zance.
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