The herald., 1896-10-25
! TRIO OF EXAMINATIONS
Two Suspects Held to Answer to the
Superior Court
Proceedings in the Police Courts Yester-
day-Petty Thief Sentenced-Minor
Offenders Arraigned.

Tho taking of testimony in the pre-
liminary examination of James Dixon,
who last week took shot at
Ed Hadley with an old horse
pistol loaded with slugs, in the
rear of a cheap chop house on First
street, was commenced in the police
court yesterday morning. All the evil
dence for the prosecution was put in,
and Mrs. Ida L. James, the woman over
whom the trouble occurred. and the de-
fendant, Dixon, were put on the stand
for the defense. Before any further evil
dence was presented a recess was taken
until Monday at 10 a. M, when the
hearing will be concluded.
BLACK Jack" or John, Murphy, the
blacksmith, was given his preliminary
examination on charge Of robbing
James L. McGill, an old miner, on the
night of October last The testimony
seemed to show conclusively that Muir
ply had enticed McGill into the Santa Fe
yards while the latter was partially in
toxicated, and there knocked him down
with a club and robbed him of $50.
Murphy was held for trial in the su-
perior court, bond being fixed at $4,000.
Still third examination, that OF
German named Harry Wescher, accused
of snatching a $40 gold piece from the
hand of a man in a saloon on First street,
resulted in defendants being held for
trial, under bonds of $4,000.
Hugo, Baron Won Gumffenbergen, the
titled German in hard luck, appeared
for trial on two charges OF petty larceny.
In the first he Is accused of stealing
wheel from the store of Hawley, King
& Co.; in the second OF, making away
with the bicycle belonging to l.. Appel,
F'ifth-street wine merchant, and SELL
ing it to a secondhand dealer, Robert
Clifford. The evidence for the prosecu-
ton was heard in both cases. but after
Hugo had testified, the hearings were
continued until Monday. as the defen-
dant had a lot Of witnesses he wished
subpoenaed. ae -.~%aa&l
Clyde A. Stevens was tried for battery
committed upon Laura Fournier, wo-
man with whom he had been living.
The evidence showed that he had at
tackled the woman, although under great
provocation. He was found guilty and
will be sentenced Monday.
p. j. Duggan was arraigned for bat
| terry alleged to have been committed on
Vincent Parke, manager OF 7. e. Alex
| ander, now at the Burbank theater. He
| pleaded not guilty, and trial was set
! for the 30th inst, the defendant being re-
| leased on his own recognizance.
A sentence Of sixty days in jail was
imposed upon Terrific Chavez, who
| pleaded guilty to petty larceny. There
| are yet seven or eight more charges
against the young shoplifter.
John Brown, convicted of disturbing
the peace, got SO or ten days, being
given until November II to pay up.
s. c. Dunham paid 81 for painting q
| sign on an electric light pole.
| Rosa E. Wilson was acquitted OF the
charge Of street soliciting and dis
charged. ~ ~
| William Harvey, q young negro, who
got into q row in a bawdy house on
Also street, paid IS for disturbing the
/ peace.
Mock How and Chin Bow, lottery tick
ct sellers, paid SIS fines.
Three vags got 30-day fioaters. which,
with eight drunks. filed up the days do
ings.