The herald., 1896-04-21
POLICE JUSTICES KEPT BUSY
Felony Examin atoms and a Big Grist of
Minor Offenders
A Burglar Held to Answer-Petty Larcenist
Pleads 0uilty-Battery Cases and Dis.
turbers Of the Peace are Plenty

| An old-time offender, John Ross, had
an examination yesterday before JUS
! tice Morrison on a charge of burglary
for having on March 1st entered the
premises of Mrs. l.. Feindel and stolen
several silk skirts and other articles of
wearing apparel. Ross has been serv-
ing time in the chaingang for petty
larceny, but will now probably spend
a vacation in San Quentin. He was held
to answer to the superior court in bonds
of $4,000. John Mccoy had an examina-
ton on a grand larceny complaint post
poned until today. Mccoy was held to
the superior court for robbng a man
of 80 cents, but a defect in the COM
plant caused his dismissal, whereupon
he was rearrested and will be examined
again today. William A. Shepard plead
cd guilty to two charges of petty lar
Ceny. He stole lawn mowers from
George Schneider and c. A. Steele, and
was caught with the property in his pos
session. Sentence was postponed until to-
day. James Frazer, awaiting examina-
ton on an embezzlement complaint for
! purloinng goods from his employer,
James Smith, had his case continued
to be reset Frazer is in the county jail
and is either successfully Stimulating
insanity or is a filter subject for a
padded cell in an asylum than the four
walls of the penitentiary.
OF the minor offenders arraigned was
John Sullivan, who was alleged to have
maliciously torn up the pension and dis
charge papers of an old soldier named
J. a. Dorringer. while both we're inmates
of the county Jail 1t appearing that
Derringer left his original documents
as security for room rent with the pro-
prietor of the Piedmont lodging house
on First street, and that the papers de-
stroyed were uninportant. Sullivan
was ordered discharged. Dick Williams.
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of Mrs. ELLA Sullivan, was heard and
the matter taken under adviSement.
Henry McGary and Martin kohring. the
boys who threw shot from the gallery
Ct the Drpheum were dismissed, no
complaint being filed.
Andrew Wiiks, II colored bootblack,
was tried for disturbing the peace of
Fred LeiX. The two had some words
about a money matter; and WilkS is
said to have used violent language. He
was found guilty and will be sentenced
today. Little George Mclaughlin, who
threw stones at a small girl had his
case continued to be reset, which prac-'
tically shelves the whole thing. A trio
OF disturbIs OF the peace were araign-
ed and had trial set for today. They
We're j. L. O'Brien. j. r. Conley and
Carrie Johnson. All We're in the room
of d lodging house drunk and disorderly.
May Moore alias Hazel Norwood will
have trial for soliciting OH the 22d of
last month. Kitty Clark was fined $40
on conviction of the same offense. She
paid up.
An Italian battery case was up for
hearing. but was continued until the
2Sth. The defendant is Salvatore Ma
toll. accused of hitting countryman
during a dispute. Antonio Mendoza. ac-
cuscd OF misdemeanor for neglecting to
provide for his children. was arraigned
and will be tried on the 27th inst. Fred
Torke had his SO bail applied for fail
ing to appear to answer for leaving his
team unllitched while he got full in a
saloon. All Jim lost S. by not answering
to a charge of peddling without a Ii
cense. A milklnan named e. w. F'ales
Will appear today for leaving his team
unfastened upon the streets. He is out
on his own recognizance. Pat Finn was
allowed to depart after being given
thirty-day floater for vagrancy. A. +.
Perkins was allotted ten days in Jail for
the same offense. Twelve drunkards
were disposed of in a hurry, receiving
nominal fines. A peanut and candy ped
dler named John Sopkas had trial for
obstructing the sidewalk set for today
He put up $40 bail an ddeparted.