The herald., 1896-09-06
POLICE COURT ROUTINE
Petty Cases Tried by the Police Jus tices
Yesterday
Vie'Atsrs Of the Laws and Ordinances Bebre
the Bar for Pleading-Di Of
the Peace and Petty Thieves

A miscellaneous grist Of petty cases
came up for hearing yesterday in the
police court. all being quickly disposed
OF. Justice Rossiter again occupied the
bench for Justice Morrison, who is at
present in San Francisco. while Justice
Owens attended to the continued cases.
Mrs. Mary Hopkins. convicted Of petty
larceny in having stolen $500 from the
trunk of one John Madden who roomed
In her house on San Fernando street,
appeared for sentence and was fined $40
or an equivalent number of days in Jail.
her attorney gave notice of an appeal
to the superior court ..g g. r. eC.
A youngster about 12 years Of age,
named John Fennell, was found guilty
OF petty larceny in having stolen pock-
ct Knife from G. E. Loomis, and got SIX
W days straight to serve in Jail. An
other youth, named George Seymour,
was convicted of battery upon China
man named Lem Sing. by hitting him in
the head with rock, and received 500
or twenty days for his fun. It Is now no
longer the case that boys convicted of
onenses Of this kind are released on
their good behavior on account of insult
hcient jail accommodations, but every
youthful offender will now have to serve
his time in the city prison, as there .s
a special department provided for them,
where they are kept separate from the
adults
Marcellus Manley appeared to answer
70 a petty larceny charge, but on mo-
t1on the case was continued for hearing
until the 18th at $3.50 a. m.
Peter Mcintyre and Pedro Mangara-
gini, alias "Dago Pete" were two boys
who lined up for arraignment on petty
larceny charge of having stolen some
seVenty-f1ve newspapers about a month
ago. They pleaded not guilty and date
for trial was set for the 18th instant
Two Italian street musicians, lads of
IL and Is years of age, named Willie and
Nicholas Larai. were fined 81 each for
violating the city ordinance by follow
ing the business of street musicians
without the necessary license.
William Murphy, arrested on First
street Friday evening while lighting
drunk, and who gave the officers a Sc
we're tussle before he was landed in jail,
was convicted of disturbing the peace
and given sixty days in jail to work on
the chain gang and think 1t over. John
Martin, who engaged in a street fight at
the plaza Friday night, was convicted of
the same offense and will be sentenced
Monday: A similar charge against
Charles Faure was set for hearing on the
18th Of September.
w. S. Cross and W. M johnson, pro-
prietors of drug stores. arrested yester-
day morning on warrants sworn to by
G. D. Bunch, charging them with SELL
Ing liquor without a license, had the
charges against them dismissed and
were discharged.
Wing Fat, Chinese potato peddler,
who was arrested by officer Sparks on
Temple street for peddling without
license, was fined SIS. which he paid. All
Look, accused, by exDetective Bosqui
OF dealing fan tan, had trial Of his case
set for Monday.
Frank Blair and E. NJ. Jones were
young men who came to the police sta
tion as witnesses, but forgot themselves
and committed nuisance in hallway.
For this they were arrested and locked
up. A charge of petty larceny was also
preferred against them as they were ac-
cused by Chang Kin Sing, the Chinese
court interpreter. with stealing from
him number of license slips, which
were found in their possession. They
were released on bail.
Ygnacio Rivera, a Mexican, was ar
raigned for embezzling a sack Of sugar
weighing 100 pounds from Haas, Baruch
& Co., on the representation that he was
an employe of grocer named Wheeler.
Trial of the case was set for the 18th.