The herald., 1893-11-21
SANTA ANA.
Tho Supervlzors Kick on Constable
Demand for Fees.


Supervisor Schorn reported favorably
and the clerk was instructed to collect
cost Of advertising the hearing, and
advertise the hearing for the second
Monday in December.
Josefa Rios was placed on the INDECENT
list at SO. SO per month.
A petition was read asking that L. 2.
Huntington be appointed horticultural
commissioner in place OF Perry. resigned.
Huntington was appointed as prayed
for.
Antonio Mayo WAS placed on INDECENT
liet at 49, 33 per month, beginning De-
cember lat.
Trinidad Goodwin was given s8 per
month for goods.
The board took an inventory of the
coyote scalps and found 10 in stock,
which were destroyed by fire.
The district attorney submitted the
following report on demands:
"The deman6 of Constable Preble
and Justice Freeman present the first
large batch of vagrancy cases snd give
an idea OF what tramps will cost the
county this season unless those officers
can be induced to change their plans.
"This is the first official act that Con-
bthDl6 Ul6 1db ulGu bAib year, dHu eO
far as the records show. this is his first
official act since installed as constable,
and notwithstanding he has done moth
ing heretofore. he anticipated the tramp
ssaaon by appointing as his deputies L.
Z. Alexander ON October 7th, @. G.
Drake on October 9th and w. A. Penrcd
on October 10th. and it is sufficient to
| note that the two first named deputies
began work at once, but their report
shows that they have confined their
efforts to hunting and "pulling in"
| tramps.
Constable Preble's report shows that
| he made "a arrests between October 9th
| and 3lst, Of which % were vagrants.
| ALI these cases we're taken before Justice
Freeman, and his record shows that in
every case the deputy constable made
and swore to the complaint, executed
the warrant, brought in the tramp and
| gave whatever evidence WAS needed. OF
these % cases were convicted of va
| grancy and sentenced to Jail from 3 to
10 days, and IA were discharged as fol-
lows: One because he was cripple,
8 because the evidence did not show
they were guilty and 6 because they
promised to seek employment.
| From the facts appearing on the
record, and from what l have seen and
heard, think it ia quite apparent that
| Mr.. Preble's deputies are making busi-
ness of arresting these tramps, and un-
lese the board snail now take some
decided stand to prevent it great and
useless expense will be thrown on the
taxpayers before the tramp season is
over. I therefore advise. inasmuch as
| this is the fret demand of it's kind, that
| Constable Preble be allowed fees for the
eight tramps convicted, amounting to
| $3.50, and two other cases reported by
him, amounting to $6.15, and that the
balance of his claim be rejected. l do
not believe o constable can recover fees
| incurred under such circumstances, and
| it will pay the county to test this matter
in the courts before it is bankrupted by
such proceedings"
The report was adopted by the board
and placed on file.
On motion the clerk was instructed to
procure 100 copies Of the rules en-
bodied in the above report and furnish
one to each jnstice of the peace and
| constable in the county.
NOTES.
The constables and justices will con-
test the cutting down of their demands.
Will the postoffice be removed? is
the question that agitates the minds of
our people.
The Worlds Columbian Exposition
illustrated has the following to say of
Orange county:
"The smallest of the Southern Cali
fornia counties, having an area of 66t
square miles and population OF about
| 20, 900, has greater variety of products
than any other county in the state. Its
display of citrus and deciduous fruits at
the worlds fair brought it prominently
before the public as fruit producer.
Its exhibit of fruit in glass is the largest
of the southern counties, while its ex-
hibit OF vegetable products discloses the
fact that it is one OF the leading counties
| of the state in raising marketable vege-
tables and luxuriant grains. Its large
beets, squashes, celery, cucumber. corn,
oats, etc, have attracted universal at.
tention, and it's peat soil in the exhibit
has been the subject of universal COM
ment during the exposition. Its exhibit
of nuts, notably its English walnut dis
play, discloses that Orange county is g
great nut producer and the home of the
| English walnut.
Besides having such an excellent dis
play in the California building, this
county makes exhibits in several other
departments of the fair. In the horti-
cultural, agricultural and mining build
ings she co-operates with other parts oil
the state in showing the diversity oi
her productions. The exhibit was gath
cred and has been sustained at the ex-
position under the efficient supervision
Of Messrs. Joplin and Taylor, and was a
credit to the county"
PERSONALS.
Sampson Edwards and sons have re-
turned from their trip east.
s. P. Brown and daughter have re-.
turned to their home in Tustin from a
visit east.
z. B. West was passenger for Los
Angeles today.
George w. Freeman, who has been
engaged in raising sugar beets, is in
town ehaking hands with old friends.
Mr.. L. Bell has his book store closed
today for invoicing. He has sold out to
E. 8. Wallace and B. E. Turner, who
take possession at once.
HI. X. Snow has shipped four car loads
of walnuts and expects to have three
car loads more.
Will Arborn visited Los Angeles Sun
day.
Len Padgham has gone into the jew
elry business at Anahein.
III. Fairbanks has purchased the