The herald., 1896-11-11
KRAMER HELD FOR FORGERY
The Wholesale Pipe Thieves Arraigued
Ia the Police Court
Proceedings Before the City Justices
esterday-Merrill's Case Set for
Trial-Minor Cases


Kramer, the alleged forger who yester-
| day, in conjunction with his compan-
ion, F. Harris, had preliminary exam
| nation before Justice Owens on
charge of passing a bogus check on
| lodging house keeper named G. w. Fred
| ericks The men skipped the town after
passing the paper, were captured in
Fresno and brought back by Detective
| Auble. 1t appeared from the evidence
| that Kramer was the guilty party who
did the forging and worked off the check.
Harris was accordingly discharged, but
| the red-headed penman was sent to the
county Jail to await trial under $4,000
bonds.
| w. o. Merrill was arraigned in the
same court on a misdemeanor charge
of selling and sequestrating one hun
bred shares of stock in the Los Angeles
Gas Saving association valued at $4,000.
This, it is alleged by Jud Saeger, was
done for the purpose of defrauding the
creditors of the Arm of j. B. Myer Co.
plumbers, who rallied on August 4th last
and of which firm Merrill was member
He was captured in the mining camp of
Randsburg and brought back to answer
To the charge he entered plea of not
guilty, but was not ready to proceed to
trial. The case accordingly went over,
to be set, and Merrill secured his re-
lease on $500 bonds. Myer is included
in the complaint with Merrill, but has
not yet been captured.
Four charges of petty larceny were
preferred by Detectives Hawley and
Auble against N Booth. alleged to have
stolen two wagon loads of steel rods
from the warehouse of the Union Oil
company. He will be tried today. His
| partner, John T. Dexter captured at the
same time, had felony complaint filed
| against him for petty larceny with a
| prior conviction. He was convicted on
May 23d of this year before Justice
| Owens of the theft of box of cigars
This raises his offense to felony. pun
ishable on conviction by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary Examination was
set for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Justice Morrison was to have rem
dered his decision in the two cases
against Fillio Luchette. examined on
Monday for grand larceny in stealing
horse and buggy and a COW. Decision
was withheld and the matter taken IN
der advisement. Yesterday morning
H. H. Appel Luchette's attorney. ap-
peared and requested that the matter
go over until Friday and was accommo-
dated. At 10 o'clock that morning the
justice will decide whether or not Luz
Ghetto must stand trial on one or both
charges in the superior court.
Marion Hodge. the smooth youth ac-
cused of stealing revolver from an ac-
quaintance and pawninE it, was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty to petty
larceny. He will be tried today No
complaint was filed against Esteban
Juanco, after whom Deputy Sheriff Con
Mallory had such a chase few nights
ago, and whom he arrested for harness
stealing. Juanco was released
of toto g i
ing the peace at the Hellman house on
North Main street a few nights ago by
beating up woman and attacking the
landlord of the place. Mr.. Woodham
He was ordered to appear Saturday for
sentence.
The following cases We're continued
on motion:
s. G. Neal, burglary, examination on
the 18th at p. M; Harry Nolan. as.
sault with a deadly weapon. November
14th. 8 p. M; Paul Machefaire, assault
with deadly weapon, examination to-
day at 1870; George Gray, petty larceny,
trial today at 1:3O.
Billy McDermott, the we'll known liv-
eryman, and George H. Hanney, hack
driver who engaged in fight on SPRING
| street late Monday night, were arraign-
ed for disturbing the peace. Hanney
| pleaded guilty and will be sentenced to-
DAY. McDermott will come up for trial
" n. d
| to this row McDermott went before Dis
| trict Attorney James and caused COM
| plant to be issued against Ed Moreno
another hack driver, for assault upon
| him with a deadly weapon. He claimed
Moreno was in the fight and struck him
| over the head with a carriage wrench
| This is denied by eye witnesses. who say
that Moreno did not attack McDermott
| at ALL All the parties were under the
| influence of liquor. and did not know
what they were doing. No warrant
| was issued for Moreno's arrest. and the
! complaint will probably be Withdrawn
| today.
James WEIGH and All Sam, petty
| thieves, who stole respectively a pair OF
| trousers and a ten-cent looking glass
afternoon. Harry Wellington appeared
| to answer charge of pulling a gun or
]. ]. O'Connor, and had his trial set TO:
| the 14th at 230.
| n batch of six Migrants lined up in the
dock. Two were tried and given thirty
| day f1oaters. The rest were sent below
to come up today to have the merits OF
| their respective cases passed upon
Among them was fellow named George
Roberts who pretended to be deaf and
dumb. and had a card on which was
written an appeal for help, telling OF
his affliction. He was proved to be a
fraud. at least so far as hearing goes
but steadfastly kept his mouth closed
If he is found to be an imposter it is
probable that he will get sentence or
the chain gang that will make him wish
he had never come to the sunny south.
land to winter at the expense of the
| citizens.