The herald., 1896-12-05
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS
Hastings Has Preliminary Hearing-Gin
Suey Held for Perjury


Before Justice Morrison in the police
court yesterday morning the prelimi-
nary examination of c. Fl. Hastings a
real estate agent, on complaint sworn
to by G. F. Taylor. alleging the obtain
ing of money under false pretenses, was
tahen up. Taylor claims that Hastings
sold him a number of lots in the Primrose
Hill tract for s2500, after first taking him
out and showing him the property. In
stead of viewing the land afterward
decided to him Taylor claims he was
taken to the Montana tract, which land
is as desirable for residence purposes
as the Primrose Hill tract is worthless
A map of the tracts was filed in exhibit
and all morning was occupied in the in =.
PRODUCTION of testimony for the prose-
cution. Just before the noon hour the
evidence for the people was complete
ana they rested. A motion was then
made by defendants attorneys to dis
charge, which was argued and finally
taken under consideration by the court
recess being declared until December
9th at 10 am.
The preliminary examination of Gin
Suey for perjury was concluded before
Justice Owens in department one. the
defendant being held for trial to the su-
perior court under bonds of $1,000 No
IL.
Suey caused the arrest of two country
men on a charge of burglary which
proved groundleSS. and as soon as dis
charged they retalated by causing his
incarcera ton for false swearing.
A petty larceny complaint against
Robert Butterfield. accused by his step
father, w. II. Wilson. of having stolen
diamond pin, was dismissed on mo-
tion of the district attorney and the de-
tendant discharged, there being nothing
In the case, A like procedure was taken
in the case against L. r. Washburn, ac-
cused of battery on f. 3. Stork
John Tomachefski. the self-confessed
potato thief, appeared for sentence and
was by Justice Morrison allotted $40
fine or twenty days in Jail. Perforce
Tomachefski chose to work out his SEN
tence and went below to jail.
John Brown. a saloon keeper at 1873
North Main street. was arraigned on
charge of conducting a barroom without
the necessary license having been ar
rested earlier in the day on Amelia street
by officer Davis. He pleaded not guilty
trial being set for the 9th inst. at $50
a. m.
On conviction of disturbing the peace
r. A. Silverthorn appeared for sentence
and was fined ST. which he paid. Wong
Sing, vegetable peddler. who violated
the license ordinance, also gave up a like
sum.
All Lucy. the obstreperous vegetable
peddler who raised such a disturbance
around the police station Thursday af-
ternoon because he could not get back
SO cash bail which he had forfeited by
appearance, was convicted of dis
turbng the peace and fined so, it being
understood that if he should fix the
court room door. broken in his struggle
with the officers. the fine would be re
mitted. He also had to pay fines of S.
and 81 respectively for failing to procure
his city and county peddling licenses on
time.
b. Speritosant the Italian who struck
at a countryman, Rocco Latronico, with
rake during fight. was arraigned on
a battery charge, pleaded not guilty and
was allowed to go on his own recog-
nizance to appear for trial on the 9th
inst
Kwong Nan Hing, a celestial arrested
at noon yesterday on Arcadia street by
officer Phillips for disturbance of the
peace, was arraigned but given until
today to plead, being meanwhile released
on bail Nine cases of intoxication We're
disposed of and the dock cleared for the
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