The herald., 1896-03-14
HE SHOT A PET TOM CAT
And Was Arrested for Dlscharging Fire.
arms in the City
Albert Acebeda Convicted Of Battering q
Chinaman--A Chronic Drunk Gets
Long Sentence

peculiar case came before Judge Owens
in the police court yesterday. Bert Bell
had been arrested by Officer Long on
warrant which charged him with discharg-
ing fire arms inside the city. 1t appears
that Bell, who is printer and lives at
1171z North Broadway, had his slumbers
disturbed by the yowling of huge tomcat
belonging to one of his neighbors. Yester-
day morning Bell, unable to stand the
racket raised by the feline, took a target
rifle, got II good aim and with shot, cut
short the career of Thomas. When the
latter's master heard Of this he waxed
wroth, and, as the best way to compensate
for the loss of his beloved cat, swore out
the warrant. Bell was found guilty as
charged and will be sentenced for his
crime today. Meantime he is at large on
his own recognZance.
Albert Acebeda was found guilty of bat
terry upon the person of N. Fook. China
man, whom he assaulted on Alameda
street Thursday night. The Chinaman
claimed that he robbed him of SIS in gold
and had torn pocket to show where the
money had been taken from. Acebeda
ran when the officers came upon the scene
and, it is claimed, when he saw capture
was inevitable, threw the money into the
street. He is a hard character who was
only released from the penitentary last
January where he served five years for
robbng Chinaman. Upon the testimony
Acebeda was convicted of battery and had
sentence set for today. Fook was dis
missed, he having only been held as a
witness.
Tom Brown. the overcoat thief, got a
comparatively light sentence en- conviction,
only 100 days on the chaingang. Willie
Mckinney was convicted of stealing daily
papers from doorsteps and will receive
sentence today. He is in charge of his
mother in the meantime. For posting bills
$3. which was paid.
For selling lottery tickets All Ching had
trial set for March 18th, and Hing Lee was
arraigned, but pleading was postponed un-
til today. Lee is out on 500 cash bail.
Charles Keller and Louis Lamont, barn
care, were found guilty of vagrancy and
given floaters of fifty and twenty days re-
spectively. Keller looks a typical hobo.
but Louis Lamont was but a lad of about
10. He had run away from his home in
Texas and would head that way instanter
should he be released. His face shone
with delight as he pocketed his traps and
prepared to shake the dust of Los Angeles
from his feet as soon as possible.
Only three cases of drunkenness ap.
peared on the docket. Ernest Ebersbach
was let off with $3 or three days. and A. E.
declared forfeited. A lame man, r. &.
Penalton, who is an old chronic drunk and
constantly up before the justices, had
severe sentence allotted him, receiving $50
or fifty days. Needless to say, he will be a
star boarder for the next two months at the
city's expense. w. b. Bennett and j. B.
Maupin, for playing percentage poker. had
trial set for March 9th at 8 80 a. m.
They are out on $50 each.
An old case against William Niles for
violating a city ordinance was continued to
March Goth. ID. Doresno was acquitted
and dismissed, it being impossible to prove
that he had violated the city liquor ordi-
nance.
Justice Rossiter heard the case against
George Tally, who tried to sell pawn
broker a watch which the latter claimed
had been stolen from him but few days
previously. Tally claimed to have bought
the watch from stranger, and proved that
he was a respec liable. Woodworking man.
There being absolutely no case against
him. he was dismissed.
w. b. Carter had his examination on an
embezz,ement charge set for the 10th, and
meanwhile he is out on bond.
Salvatore Gagliano, who is accused
by Mrs. Bulls of throwing rocks at her
chickens, had his hearing continued to
the l Sth. The neighborhood of Ninth and
Lemon streets is all torn up over the chick
en- war, and the trial promises interesting
scenes.