The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-21
A MOTLEY CROWD IN COURT
yAGRANCY CASE BRINGS OUT AN ILL
FAVORED GANG
Police Court Proceedings-B. F. Taylor
Found Guilty Of Embezzlement and Given
Five Observation-Disclosures of the Wilde
Brothers for Mayhem

An interested assemblage of loafers,
macs, prostitutes and other ruff scuff was
gathered in Justice Rossiter's courtroom
yesterday afternoon when the yagrancy
case OF Oliver Clements was taken up. His
discarded female companion gave testi-
mony against him. and said he had placed
her in crib on Alameda street. He had
lived off her siI.ful earnings, and, not salts
fed with this, had brutally abused her at
different times. Some of her testimony
was decidedly to the point. and she did not
even finch when publicly proclaiming her.
self common prostitute. Officer Matus-
kiewitz told of his knowledge of Clements
and the latter's mode of living, and several
of the demi-monde were placed on the
stand to- show the relations OF Clements
and his paramount. At the hour of adj
journment the matter had not been con-
cluded and went over until March 30, at
IL am. Meantime Clements is out on
bonds.
Dock Murphy paid $40 fine on convic-
tion of battery, while Thomas Costello was
of IS costs. Costello beat up an Irishman
named Curtin in religious dispute. All
Young had trial for selling lottery tickets
set for the 2lst. G. L. Doran paid IS for
disturbing the peace by fighting with Lewis
Thorne at First and Spring streets few
evenings ago. A conviction of petty lar
ceny was found against Joe Ward. for
stealing coat, and he will receive SEN
tence today.
Three housekeeping Migrants, John
Ford, George Simpson and Charles Free
man. we're given thirty-day floaters and al
Newell, a c. prian, will plead to the same
charge on March 23. G. Frank, G. Frank,
E. Henderson and II. Pedder will have
trial for disturbing the peace on the 24th
and are out meanwhile on their own re-
cognizaDce.
passed upon. Tom German received SO or
three days. A. Harding forfeited his IS
bail, while II. Geiser was allotted $40 or
an equivalent term on the chain gang.
The arraignment of John Stork for burg
larry took place, and he will have examine
ton today. StoIk went into n room in
lodging house on First street and made
way with suit of clothes, but was cap
tUred by the owner and jailed.
B. f. Taylor was tried and convicted be-
fcre Justice Rossiter on a charge of en-
bezzlement and sentenced to five months
H. the city jail. The crime was committed
ever a year ago. but Taylor managed to
evade the officers until recently, when he
was captured by Detective Steele. Taylor
rented typewriter from Leo Nj. A!eXan.
der on March ] !, 1885, and the same day
sold the machine to a pawnbroker for
Sll.5O. Soon after he left the city and re-
manned away nearly year. In looking
up bicycle thief Detective Steele ran
across him and placed him Jail.
L. W. and j. :. Wilde were arraigned
for mayhem, alleged to have been COM
mitted upon Charles Wheeler last week
when they partially emasculated him.
Both pleaded not guilty and had examina-
ton set for April 6th.
Justice Owens passed upon the cases of
the cowboy preacher gang Yesterday MORN
ing finding as follows: The preacheress,
Mrs. Rice, had two cases under advisement,
and on the first, for disturbing the peace,
was found guilty. For obstructing the
sidewalk size was found not guilty and was
discharged. "Callie'' Johnston was con-
vcted of disturbing the peace, and C. A.
Bailey, one of like caliber, got the same
for obstructng the sidewalk. Today at 2
o'clock sentence will be passed upon the
whole outfit.
Three cases of msdemeanor have been
pending against William Niles for some
time, Niles is alleged to have kept more
cattle, ETC., on his premises than are al
lowed by the city ordinance. The first of
the items was finished and taken under
advisement, Judge Owens Wishing to go
out to the scene and look the ground over.
At 5 o'clock the second case had been fin
ished for the prosecution bat the defense
had not as yet commenced. A continu.
ance was takeu till March 2 /.