The herald., 1894-07-10
BAD PIANO PLAYING.
WHAT 1T SOMETIMES COSTS TO
COMMIT THIS OFFENSE.
A Young Man who Desired to Travel,
Failed to Demonstrate That Money
Was Not Needed Other
Cases Acted Upon.

FRANK Donohu6 iatner runs Dutcner
shop. Frank frequently rides on his
fathers delivery wagon, but recently
has shown signs OF firing Of this means
Of locomotion and eventually became
;mbued with desire to travel; not that
the horse went any clover or limped
any more than usual, but Frank simply
grew tired and longed for some other way
to travel. Probably he would have taken
a ride on the Southern Pacific as far as
River station had the cars not been tied
up. but this means OF relief had to be
abandoned, just as ths company had
! abandoned the trains. Frank has q
markedly alert mind and was not to be
discouraged by this little difficulty. The
street cars ran near his fathers store, SO
Frank decided they would eereve. Ac-
coroingly he would pass some pleasant
moments hooking" onto the ours and
| riding various distances, which were
regulated by the watchfulness of the
conductor. Officer Blackburn noticed
the youths prediction and booked HIM
at the police station yesterday for jump
/ ing on cars. Frank explained things to
Justice Seaman in the afternoon, as did
the officer, and Frank was found guilty.
uuL tHe hentSuCc Wah eucPeuucu uuIibS
good behavior.
Mike Clark is alleged by T. Timm to
have disturbed the peace on July 4 by
boisterous conduct and using obscene
language. Clark pleaded not guilty,
and will be above to explain the case
to Justice Ssamen today.
Pete Mangaraguna was charged with
having committed battery on the person
OF j. E. Lacey. The accused demanded
jury trial and the case will be tried to-
day.
NJ. J. Westerfield disturbed the peace
OF Leon Schmidt at 256 South Los An
geles street. Mr.. Schmidt was on hand
to tell exactly why Mr. Westerfeld
should be convicted. 1t Was not necss-
sary, however, as the latter pleaded guilty
and paid his fine of $40 without nur-
mur.
G. NJ. Heintz swore to complaint
charging James Caldwell with having
disturbed his pesce at the Arcade depot
July 4. Caldwell could not quite agree
with Mr.. Heintz and pleaded not guilty.
His case was continued until the 18th
and bail fixed at $500.
The chief interast of the afternoon was
centered in the case against Eva Hadley
ct al, charged with disturbing the
peace early Sunday morning, Eva is
one of the ladies who help to Lake
Alameda street what it ia now. A mum.
ber of young blooda OF the city called
upon her Sunday morning and INDUCED
in whoops and other noise, including
singing. The former were ell right, but
when the latter was started the early
rest of the guardians OF the peace in
that beat was scattered broadcast AZ
consequence the house was raided, with
the assistance OF several officers. Arbi-
tratlon was not in order, but the patrol
wagon WAS, and into it the crowd were
bundled. Besides Eva Hadley and ono
inmate called Helen, there were seven
men and the professor" Nearly all
succeeded in giving bail and escaped be-
ing locked up. Yesterday all pleaded
guilty, with the exception of G. Walters.
the piano player lean, lank, sad eyed
musician. Walters stated that he was
the professor at the establishment
and had not taken any part in the dis
tnrbance. True he had been playing
tbs piano, but the crowd had been sing
ing and raising the fuss. Justice Sea-
man evidently thought Mr.. Walters
piano playing as rank as the singing OF
the balance of the crowd, 60 found him
guilty. The bail money was applied for
the fines, being $40 for each man and
$25 apiece for the women.
The charge of forgery against 8. o.
Porter will be tried today.
A. Potter was charged with being a
vag. The burden of the proof against
him was that he slept in haymow.
Potter proved to the judges satisfaction
that this was more a matter of necss-
sity than choice and that he wac natur-
ally deserving man. The Judge agreed
that he did not deserve a sentence in
the jail, so let him 90 back to freedom
and bis haymow.
Augustine Franco, tamale vender,
was arraigned yesterday, charged with
an assault to commit murder. Floren-
tino Cervantes was thu complainant.
The two became involved in q dispute
early yesterday morning. just why is
not yet known. 1t might have been
that Cervantes was as proud ss Poo
Bah and declared to Franco that the
descendant of the great Spanish ro-
nance writer was more OF a free born
American citizen than the humble ven.
der Of tamales.
Words followed, and Franco finally
assaulted Cervsntes with knife,
cutting his clothes but not injuring him
very much.
Judge Seaman thought that Franco
had better be examined next Thursday,
and fixed his bail at 5000. Franco
spent the rest OF the day and last night
in Jail. thinking how he could raise that