The herald., 1893-02-02
POLICE COURT MATTERS.
WILLIAM MCCORMICK GETS INTO
THE CHAIN GANG AGAIN.
Some of Yesterdays Occurrences in
the Justices Courts and
In Police Circles
Generally.

William J. Mccormick has succeeded
in getting himself into nice hole. Mr..
Mccormick was serving a sentence on
the chain gang in the early days of Jan.
uary, which sentence would have ex-
pired on the 28th day of January. Prior
to the 2Sth ult., though, Mr.. Mccormick
wearied of toiling on the chain gang,
and one afternoon he left. He made
good his escape snd'g got as far as Bur-
bank.
Here Mr.. Mccormick was re-arrested.
He was tried for vagrancy and acquitted;
but he was re-arrested and brought to
Los Angeles to serve. out his term on the
chain gang.
His term on the chaing gang having
expired, he was re-arrested for escaping
from the chain gang.
Yesterday Mccormick came before
Justice Austin for trial. He was found
guilty and sentenced to serve 100 days
on the chain gang.
THE RECORD BROKEN.
1t has always been supposed that a
barkeeper has pretty soft snap and
whether justly or not it has been alleged
that mixologist was inclined to knock
down" about as much coin as he pushed
up on the cash register. Yet nobody has
ever heard of barkeeper being arrested
on charge of embezzlement.
Yesterday, however, the record was
broken. George Green, the proprietor
of saloon near the Pico house on Main
street, swore out warrant for the ar
rest of Robert Harlan, his former bar
keeper, whom he accuses of high crimes
and misdemeanors.
Green in his complaint alleges that
Harlan, while tending bar for him, die
feloniously take the sum OF $5S in cash.
check for $120 and a revolver valued
although Constable Richardson is keep
ing sharp lookout for him. 1t is be-
lieved that he has skipped to Arizona.
AFTER A YEAR.
Officer Goodman made quite catch
yesterday. About year ago Morris
Pearlstone, a tailor working on San Fer
nando street, lived with his wife on
Fourth street between Spring and Broad
way. Pearlstone, while in the lodging
house, entered the room Of man named
William Riddell, and stole gold watch,
30 it is alleged, and gave it to his wife.
The wife afterward told officer Goodman
how she obtained the watch, and it was
returned to its owner.
A warrant was issued for Pearlstone,
but he had been warned and had fed
the city. Yesterday afternoon Officer
Goodman saw Pearlstone enter the Sec
ond-hand store of one Solomon, on
Upper Main street. He arrested him
on the old charge of burglary, and the
man will now have to stand trial.
POLICE NEWS BRIEFS.
Richard Rhodes was arrested yester-
day on warrant charging him with
robbery. 1t is alleged that Rhodes re-
lieyed an old man named Smiley of q
gold watch while the latter was drunk.
Anyway, Rhodes disposed of the watch
to Second street secondhand dealer.
Rhodes was taken to the county jail and
later in the day he was arraigned before
Justice Bartholomew. He entered q
plea of not guilty and his preliminary
examination will commence today.
J. Smith and ). Donovan, two parties
who were arrested for malicious mis-
chief-breaking some sewer pipe on
Alameda street-were each fined So by
Justice Austin yesterday.
Four cases of plain drunk were yester-
day disposed of by Justice Austin.
George Love was tried on charge of
petit larceny by Justice Austin, ,syester-
day. There being no case against him
he was discharged.