The herald., 1896-05-23
A DAY IN THE POLICE COURT
Three Burglary Examinations and Two
Held TO Answer
Woman Gets Fifty Days-Petty Lar
cenist Standardization Doings

There were three burglary examina
tons concluded yesterday in the police
courts. one before Justice Morrison and
two in Justice Owens department. Ii.
Ingalls, was discharged before the form
err on charge of entering the grocery
store OF Rivers brothers, at the corner
of Temple street and Broadway, on the
night of Feb ed. and stealing few
cents in change. From the testimony it
appeared that ingalls, was drunk and
happened to be near the scene when the
robbery occurred, thus throwing sus-
picion on him.
Thomas Thornton. who was shot last
Sunday morning by negro, while
attempting to enter the latter's
room on Alameda street. was
examined for stealing cornet
from the residence of ]. w. Sprasue
at 1856 Central avenue last Saturday af-
ternoon. Thornton canvassed for sub
scriptions for the Household magazine,
and. coming to SRrague's house when
everybody was absent. entered and got
away with the instrument. He confess
ed his guilt to Detective Steele. He was
held to answer for trial in the superior
court, bonds being fixed at $4,000.
The third case was that of John Ham
iiton, who took the entire clothing off
bed at the Hotel des Pyrenees at Also
and Alameda streets on the morning of
May goth, while all the occupants of the
house were out looking at fire. Special
Officer Lyman caught Hamilton carry
ing away the stuff and took him in. The
case was plain and he was held for trial
on short order bail being demanded in
the sum of $1,000
Justice Owens sat in judgment upon
John Henderson, who indecently ex-
posed his person Thursday afternoon
near Central park. Police Officer Long
told of how the brute had manaG ed to
escape arrest so long by the method
adopted of carrying a newspaper in
front of him and raising ii when ladies
or children happened along. Long
caught HIM in the act and gave con-
vincing testimony. Henderson pleaded
guilty. and attempted to show that his
trousers had been accidentally ripped
While climbing up ladder. He was too
poor to have them repaired, and thus
the occurrences named happened. SEN
tence on him was postponed until this
morning at 10 O'Clock. and it is probable
that he will get long term for this
nastiness.
For cruelty to animals, Albert Charles
was arraigned and had Monday after
noon set for trial. Charles is the youth
who hanged a pug dog with a string in
the rear of Christopher's candy store on
Spring street Thursday afternoon. He
put up SO bail to insure his appearance
anu departed. Jpnn raul, ii tpipicu
youth, pleaded guilty to stealing several
blocks of leather from a shop on First
street, and received a sentence of 500
or fifty days with equanimity.
There We're but three cases of drunken
ness up for trial yesterday, and two of
them We're women. Maria Ramirez,
Mexican woman. was allowed to go on
a fiftyday tloater. Jane Mathews was
not so fortunate, as she will spend the
next fifty days in Sergeant McKeag's
domicle over on the east side. She was
captured yesterday morning back of
saloon on Los Angeles street. Her hus-
band who is also known as Prof Du-
maine, the cough candy man. said that
he had been married TO her some years,
and that she was an utterly worthless
character. She drank 10 excess when
ever she could, and in the last eight
months had lived with as many different
men. For eighteen months she had So
licited on the street, and he regarded her
as irreclaimable. She has at one time
been good looking, but is now q dissipa-
ted wreck.
Four saloon men We're to have had
trial on the charge of selling liquor on
Sunday. Gus Koshnick pleaded guilty,
offered an excuse that he meant no
harm and will receive his sentence to-
day. Joseph Lawson will be tried on
May 2Sth and J. S. Pervier and Frank
Wood on the 4th of June at > p. m. An
thony Glass and Charles Cummings who
We're found yesterday morning sleeping
in a barn. were in the dock on q charge
of vagrancy They pleaded that they
were looking for work and hoped to find
it. Being respectfully dressed and not
having the appearance of hobos, they
were allowed to go on thirty-day float
erS.
F. NJ. Miller had been arrested in Fer
guson alley the other night by Consta-
BILE Mugnemi on a charge of drunk and
disorderly. 1t was proved that he was
not half a bad fellow, and accordingly
the justice dismissed him on the pay
ment of SO costs. The battery COM
plant against w. D. Baisley or Blais-
dell who had a row in an East Side
| lodging house some days ago, was dis
missed and the defendant discharged.
One long-haired bicycle rider came up
| for hearing, having been arrested by the
bicycle sleuth, Officer Shields, for riding
on the sidewalk along Centennial street
He was James Lacy, pleaded extenuat-
ing circumstances and got off with a
| fine of 81 and departed.