The herald., 1896-08-19
JUSTICE OWENS BUSY DAY
A Big Police Docket Disposed OF by
Him esterdsy
Held for Robbery and Receiving Stolen Goods.
Petty Lafcenists Plead 0uiity-Examin-
tons Set for Hearing

Yesterday was lively one in the po-
lice courts, big grist of felony cases
coming UP and number being disposed
Of Justice Owens attended to the bus
mess single handed, Justice Morrison
being away for few days.
Francisco Ballestero had examination
on the charge of having robbed ]. D.
Todd on Macy street near Alameda in
July last The evidence was convincing,
and Ballestero was promptly held TO an
swer for trial under bonds Oh $3ooo.
Manuel Reyes, another Mexican, was
also examined for having received ana
bought stolen property, which said prop
erty, one gold ring, was part OF the
plunder secured by the robbery of Todd.
He was also held for trial. bonds being
fixed at $1,000.
A negro named Jake Fason pleaded
guilty to having stolen revolver from
IL W. Hawkins, a colored Second-naho III
dealer, and was given hne OF $loo OF
one hundred days to work on the chaiii
gang He Will work. Two other negroes
named Cornelius or Erastus HAWKINS
and Robert Jones We're arraigned ON
| burglary charges and on pleading not
guilty had examination set for TINS
| morning at $3.50 and 10 o'clock, respect
| lively. The men are accused or separate
crimes, but both similar in nature. In
| each case a room was entered ana roo-
| bed of clothing, etc.
Joe Brinkley pleaded guilty to petty
/ larceny charge for having stolen LOT
| of gunnysacks. and will receive sentence
today at 2 p. m. Brinkley is an ex-con.
| Wet and an all around crook, ana VIII
| probably get a good sentence.
A young man named w. j. Hickey had
| trial on a charge of misdemeanor en-
/ hezzlement, being accused by bicycle
! dealer named f.. Moat of misappropriat-
| ing wheel sold to him on the Install
, ment plan. Hickey was to pay $37 tor
| the wheel and Moat claimed he had paid
/ but SIS of this amount. In contraventiOn
! of Meats statements Hickey produced
! receipts showing that he had paid the
balance to J. f. Cooper, an agent oi
/ Meats. but whom the latter claimed
! to have discharged before the money
was collected, and to have known moth
ing of it's ever having been paid. On this
showing Deputy District Attorney
James moved to dismiss the case, whicr
/ WAS done ard Hickey discharged. IT
| is now probable that proceedings Will nc
| instituted against Cooper, who, Moal
| claims. illegally collected the money ana
never accounted to him for it.
! Examinations of l.. Kretaer and james
| X Norman on charges of misdemeanol
/ embezzlement were set by consent fol
| August 9th and September Sd, respect
ively. The felony charge against Gan
rel Quljada who was accused OF LEAVING
: waif on a neighboring doorstep on Jun'
! eth. last, was dismissed on motion %
the deputy district attorney.
Mat J. sullivan, the young patterl
maker accused by Mrs Fouch of abduct
, ing her 16-year-old daughter Iva for IN
purposes of prostitution was arraig1ei
pleaded not guilty ard had examination
set for September 4th, next he
| menWhi,e out on bail.
William Welch, with whom Constabl
| Harry Johnston had hard scuffie i
arresting on Main street Monday nlgn'
pleaded guilty to being drunk and aiS
,urping the peace. He was fined $40 o
twenty days. Juan Flores, MexicaF
was found guilty of being drunk an
raising a row. getting $40 or ten days t
think it over Fred Brown pleade
guilty to having disturbed the peac
when he was intoxicated ard was alloi
ted thirty days straight on the chai
gang. Besides the three above mer
toned there were nine plain drunks VIII
received the regulation mes.
Theodore Limelli was tried for misd'
o1eanor. having been arrested carly
, the morning for throwing Stops into II
street In front of the Olympic saloon {
First street He was found guilty al
, will be sentenced today at p. m.
For leaving his horse unhitched on II
street Fred Coddington was fined
which he paid. He pleaded guilty. I'll
trial of Francisco Valdez on batter
0 charge was set for August 26th. whis
S completed the days work. and with
sigh of relief Justice Owens adjourn'
r court and went home
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