The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-06
POLICE COURT CALENDAR
An Alleged Female Burglar Held TO
Answer
Tobin Compromises His case-Bedbufy Gets
Heavy Sentence-i1inor Matters Heard
by the Police justices

Dy the PoiICe JuStiSeS
The preliminary examination of Will
p. Tobin was to have been concluded
before Justice Owens yesterday on a
charge of felony embezzlement, he hav-
ing been accused of having appropriated
some $56 from his employers, Wynns IL
Flelshman, grocers, on South Spring
street. When the case was taken up,
on motion OF the district attorney, the
felony complaint was dismissed and an
other accusing Tobin of misdemeanor
embezzlement was sworn to byDetective
Steele. This in turn was dismissed on
motion of defendants attorney. as To-
bin had squared the matter with his
ex-employers and they did not care to
prosecute. This ends the case as far
as the embezzlement charges are con-
cerned, but Mr.. Steele will endeavor to
prosecute him for the theft of bicycle
which Tobin is alleged to have rented
in this city and left In Orange, borrow
ing 81 on it. and promising to send for 1t
as soon as he reached San Diego, at
which place he was arrested. Court
costs were paid by defendant upon dis
missal of the complaint.
Mrs. Louisa M. Rock had preliminary
examination upon charge of burglary.
being alleged to have stolen some 500
cash and gold watch from John Koch
er. who resides on Burlington avenue.
Kocher IL a widower and after his wife
died had Mrs. Rock for some months
in bis residence as housekeeper. Finally
he put his three children in q home and
Mrs. Rock left. Some time later his
residence was burglarized and the cash
and his deceased wife's watch stolen.
After the lapse of months the timepiece
was recovered in pawnshop, where it
had been left by Mrs. Rock. The evil
dence against the woman was convinc-
ing and she was promptly held to ans
wer for trial in bonds of $1,000.
Mrs. Rock had been brought into the
court from the county Jail by Deputy
Constable Mugnemi and when Justice
Morrison held her to answer Detective
Goodman stepped up and told her to
come along. She turned to Messrs. AL
len and B. L. Oliver. her attorneys and
told them she feared the officer wanted
to have her picture taken. Mr.. Allen
addressed the court and said that he
protested against the woman being pho
tographed. He said that Goodman had
no right to take charge of the prisoner.
Mrs Rock also appealed to the court.
Finally Mugnemi left the court room
with his prisoner, Goodman following
close behind. Attorney Allen followed
declaring that he proposed to see fair
play. Mugnemi turned his prisoner
over to the detective, who took her to
the county Jail without having her pic
ture taken. This will, however, make
little difference. as the photograph will
be secured later on.
Charles o. Bedbury, a self-confessed
thief. who stole sixty sacks of barley
from the ranch of George Mclaughlin,
wa up for sentence and got a fine of
500 or an equivalent number of days
in Jail. Perforce he chose the latter al
tentative. Trial of John Haynes, a ne
gro accused of petty larceny, for steal
ing flowers and ornamental trees from
dOoryardS, went over until the It'll. There
were three uprooted plants found in
Haynes possession when arrested but
an owner has been found for only one
of them. Anyone who has lost rose
bushes or other plants lately is request
| ed to call a police headquarters and see
| if their missing flowers are on hand.
The examination of Max Myers on
| charge of arson was set for yesterday
| before Justice Morrison and the defend
| ant was in court with his attorneys.
| On motion the case was continued until
August 18th, Myers being meanwhile
released on filing bonds for $1,000 Ex-
animation of H. A. Cord on charges of
misdemeanor and extortion was contin-
| ued until today by Justice Owens.
Emma Dolman, street walker, was
tried on charge of soliciting and dis
charged. Nellie Thompson. for the
same offense, got a thirty-day floater.
Adelaide johnson and Mary Harris. who
engaged in hair-pulling match on the
streets late Tuesday night, were fined
| SIS each, but the fine was later RENTED.
Lucy Pironi had been arrested on war
| rant sworn to byKatie Giemer who al
| legged that the Pironi woman had dis
turbed her peace few nights ago. The
| case was set dtwn for hearing today.
| Both parties are residents of the neigh
| borhood of Romero and Lyon streets.
| Mrs. Pironi was released on her own
recognzance.
| Owing to the absence of Humane Of
| ficer Clark, the prosecuting witness, the
! charge against w. H. Burke of cruelty
to animals by neglecting to properly
care for his horses could not be heard
| and went over for trial until Friday
| afternoon. w. NJ. Miller and Peter
| Johnson, who engaged in a street braWl
| Tuesday evening were found guilty and
| fined SO each, but the fine was remit
| ted on account of the eXtenuating cir
! cumstances.
Four Chinese lottery ticket sellers,
arrested Tuesday night, pleaded guilty
! and paid fines of SO each, but one could
! not see 1t that way, entered a plea of
not guilty and had trial set for Septem
! Der LIST. Jules Roger. arrested for dis
turbing the peace, was fined SIS, which
was promptly paid. Wong Suey. a
! Chinaman who peddled vegetables with
cut license, was fined SO, which was
! paid.
Ray Darr was tried for battery COM
mitted upon r. A. Taylor on the even
| ing of June 18th last 1t appeared that
| Taylor had made some remarks about
| Darr's sister which the latter resented
| and smashed Taylor for saying. Darr
was found guilty and will appear for
sentence on Saturday next at pm.
| Onother old case came up in the matter
| of Donate de Marco and George eParl
| for disturbing the peace. Neither side
| was ready for trial, so the case went
! over until September 1st