The herald., 1896-06-03
A DAY IN THE POLICE COURT
Big Batch Of Larceny Cases Heard and
Disposed OF
Dlsturbers Of the Peace .Fined-Jack, on Gets
Fifty Davs-Lottery Ticket Sellers and
Drunken Fighters Punished

A number of alleged larcenists were
| up in the police court yesterday, and
| nearly all the cases We're disposed of
! Two were found guilty, one sent back
to the scene of his crime, one dismissed
and the last went over. James Scully
pleaded guilty to having stolen two sets
of harness from the barn of NJ F. Ell
liot on Twenty-eighth street and will
be sentenced today. Hardy Moulton, a
| lean, lank negro, who is said to be a
| hypo fiend, pleaded guilty to stealing
several halters and will also receive SEN
| tence today He was arrested Monday
| afternoon in Ferguson alley by Officer
Lennon. James Cline or CARRIER Brown,
| the boy who stole a bicycle at Escondido
| was sent back to San Diego county to
be tried. Hans Eriksen, the Scandina-
Wan who was accused of attempting to
steal a purse from an Alameda street
French prostitute named Ella Farraz,
had examination, but was exonerated
| and dismissed. The whole matter re-
solved itslef into row between the
man and woman over the money to be
paid her. Louisa Schmidt, another
Bauer alley cyprian. alleged to have
knocked down and robbed an old con-
tractor named Smith, had the charge
against her changed to one of vagrancy,
and trial was set for June II. She is
meanwhile out on bonds. The case will
be heard before jury. Charles NAL
lory was to have had examination on
a grand larceny charge for misappro-
priating $3.50 entrusted to him by his
negro mistress. Belle Williams, but the
matter was not concluded and went
over.
w. w. Robinson and Ben Wilson had
been arrested about o'clock for raising
a disturbance on Alameda street, and
appeared in court at and were tried.
pnh inc iol, n
but Wilson being the prime mover in
the row got $50 or 30 days. Anna Mitch
ell was heard on a. similar charge and
had her case taken under advisement.
w. j. Miller after whom Officer Hender-
son had a long chase the other night
and who dislocated his ankle in an at
tempt to escape, was tried for the same
offense and found guilty. His wife, the
complaining witness, went on the stand
and attempted to shield the worthless
fellow who had abused her, and whom
she had accused of kicking and NAL
treating her, but it was of no avail
and he was convicted. Sentence will
be imposed today.
Edward or peter" Jackson, the fool
ish or simple minded negro who arrested
a citizen the other night, thinking him
self policeman. appeared for sentence
on conviction of disturbing the peace.
He took so day sentence with equanim-
ity and an expansive smile on his SX1O
mouth. w. M. Rogers the expressman
after whom Officer Long had an eXcit-
ing chase the other evening, will be
tried for disturbing the peace today.
e. f. Henneman, contractor, paid $40
fine for striking a boy named Harry
Valiant who had worked for him, but
quit his job.
Three lottery ticket selling cases were
up for hearing. All Man pleaded guilty
and paid SIS fine. Woo Sang and Yin
Lin will have trial on July 2. The three
participants in Sunday afternoons
drunken row at Alameda and Macy
streets, James Allen, his wife Maud and
a negress named Lizzie Smith, all plead
ed guilty and told their several tales of
Woe Allen had a head covered with
bandages, where he claimed the negress
Lizzie cut him with broken crockery.
After long endeavor to straighten out
! the conflicting stories, Justice Owens
gave Allen and the Smith woman 500 or
twenty days and Mrs. Allen $40 or ten
days. There were twelve other plain and
fancy drunks who received the regula-
tiOn fines.