The herald., 1896-07-12
JUSTICE COURT DOcKETs
Burglars and Sneak Thieves Arraigned
and Sentenced
Felony Examinations to Be heard-Disturbers
Of the Peace AMI Street Walkers
Tried and Convicted

Before Justice Owens in the police
| court yesterday Dan Middleton was ar
raigned on a charge of burglary,
pleaded not guilty and examination was
set for the 18th instant at p. m. In
company with another fellow, for whom
a warrant has been issued and the police
are looking, on the evening of July s
Middleton is said to have blN'ken into the
house of a cyprian named Fay Corson,
on Commercial street, and stolSn So in
silver from q room.
Special officer Lyman was watching
them and saw them enter posting him
self at the front door to catch them as
they came out. They fooled him, how
ever, by escaping the back way. He
had recognized them ard Middleton's
arrest followed the NCH' 0ay. but was
kept quiet until the evidence against
him could be worked up and his pal
located.
Tom Newman was tried for petty lar
ceny and pleaded guilty to stealing fifty
feet of hose from M. L. Wicks. There
are still number of pi1Ies of stolen hose
at the police station, taken by Newman,
but he claims he has forgotten where he
stole them from. Sentence will be pro-
nounced Monday for this one case, ana
the rest will be prosecuted as soon as the
property can be identified.
Sentence of $50 fine or fifty days in Jail
was imposed upon Pedro Dominguez
convicted of petty larceny in entering
a bakery and stealing some bread tick
cts. He went to Jail. The examination
of William F. Clifford on a charge of
grand larceny was set for Monday at 5
p. m. Clifford is the young man accused
of renting a horse and buggy from a
livery stable and disposing of it.
Joseph Won Serkey was discharged on
a charge of embezzlement He was ac-
cused of retaining in his possession a
promissory note for, $50 given to s. j.
Day by himself. No criminal intent was
shown, the matter being merely dis
agreement.
Mrs. NJ. R. Chamberlin pleaded guilty
to disturbing the peace of Luigi Palma
and was fined $40 or ten days. John
Sullivan had been arrested by Deputy
Constable James in front of the Orpheum
theater at 1890, where he was drunk
and disturbing the peace by fighting
with some Italian bootblacks. He said
he could lick all Italy-any Irishman
could. When brought into court he was
still drunk, but was convicted in short
order, sentence to 10 pronounced on
Monday.
Ah Quan and All Jim, Chinese who
engaged in street fight. were tried and
Quan was convicted of disturbing the
peace. He paid a $40 fine, while Jim, as
the one attacked was discharged. Wong
Fong, one of the sheriff's office captives
on charge of lottery ticket selling, was
dismissed on motion of the district at
torney, as there was no evidence to con-
Wet. The same procedure is liable to be
followed in the cases of all the other
heather arrested during the sheriff's
crusade some days ago.
Three women appeared on charges of
street soliciting. Connie Gonzales paid
IS fine Lou Meyer was found guilty and
will receive sentence Monday and Belle
Walsh, arrested yesterday, had Monday
set is date for pleading. Carrie Grant,
who few days ago threatened to stab
young plumber, was fined $40 for car
rying concealed weapons.