The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-13
WORK Of THE POLICE FORCE,
A Bunco Game Which Failed to
Pan Out.
The Race in The County Fair Arouses
a Booty Tramp.
Two Boys HrissIng-A Would-Be Suicide
Who VIII Recover from His
Wounds-Po1lce News
Notes.

Bunco men are at work in the city.
The latest scheme reported to the police
was job which q couple OF sleek fellows
endeayored to put up on young man
named John P. Jones, from Denver.
Jones was here hunting work. The
bunco steerers caught him in front of
the Pico house and persuaded him to 60
to Westlake park with them. They paid
his car fare out and showed him trick
knife whereby, by pressing spring, it
was impossible to open the knife. Out
at Westlake park man came up and
! offered to bet that he could open the
knife. Then one of Jones' companions
wanted TO borrow $115 of him, giving
him what he said was a Wells Fargo
check for security. This $115 he wanted
to bet with the stranger on the PROPOSE
ton that the knife could not be opened.
Jones turned over the money to his
new friend, who Immediately started TO
run. Before he could get away Jones
grabbed him and forced him to return
the money. The police have not as yet
succeeded in running down the two
sharks. but if they do there is good
case against them.
Booty TRAMP.
A rather amusing case of a tramp's
interference was reported to the police
station yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Elwood reside on Beaudry avenue. On
Thursday evening they went to the the
alter. Mrs. Elwood and q friend re-
turned home, Mr.. Elwood following
later. After the lady and her friend
had arrived at the house and entered
they commenced to talk about the race
scene in the County Fair. It.was quite
wonderful thing, the ladies thought.
All of sudden harsh voice from an
adjoining room said:
"Wot race are yer talking about?'
This interrogation nearly threw the
ladies into hysterics. They supposed
there was no one in the house. They
rushed madly out into the street
and their cries alarmed the neigh
bors. An investigation revealed
the fact that some tramp had entered
the house when it was unoccupied, and
he had quietly helped himself to some
thing to eat and drink and then had laid
down to sleep. He was disturbed by
the ladies' conversation, and forgetting
where he was, he rose and inquired
about the race. Their cries brought
him to his senses, and he got out of the
house as quickly as he could. He very
kindly took only such goods as supplied
the inner man, as no articles of bric-a
brac or value were missing.
BOYS MISSING.
Two 16-year-old boys. George and
Alexander Casula, are missing from
their homes, and the police are making
a search for them. As yet no trace of
hou
with them about 5000 worth OF property
and money belonging to the father, A.
Casula.
THE WoULD-BE SUICIDE WILL RECOVER.
Joseph Anne Blanc, the young, love-
sick Frenchman who endeavored to take
his own life at the Southern Pacific depot
early Thursday morning by shooting
himself through the head, is still lying
at the receiving hospital of the city jail.
He will recover, but it is dangeroussto
remove him while he is in his present
condition. The bullet has been taken
from his wound. DIR. Bryant found it
just back of the right ear, a few inches
from where it entered.
sIEBERT HAS GONE.
Billy Siebert it is claimed he's skipped,
and along with him has gone about 500
belonging to George Grimminger, the
proprietor of the Neptune gardens at
Santa Monica. Siebert, it is said, took
advantage of the fact that his employer
was out of town and took the money out
OF the till and fed. Grimminger has
had warrant issued for his arrest on q
charge of grand larceny, and the police
are looking for him.
POLICE NEWS BRIEFS.
]. Simmonds was arrested yesterday
on a charge of vagrancy.
Justice Austin yesterday disposed of
the cases of four plain DRINKS by giving
them the usual sentences.
George B. Simpson was arraigned be-
fore Justice Austin yesterday on a
charge of perjury.
Thomas Reynolds, who was arrested
for aesaulting man in an Upper Main
street saloon with small knife, was ar
raigned before Justice Austin yesterday
on two charges, one of assault and one
of assault with deadly weapon. He
will have his preliminary examination
on the 18th instant. In default of 500
bail he went to Jail.