The herald., 1896-05-30
A FULL DOCKET YESTERDAY
Justice Morrison Puts in Full Time on
Petty Offenders
Thlevlng Bell Bow sentenced-Verdict In the
Oanee Libel Suit-Lottery Ticket Sell
ers Convicted and Fined

Before Justice Morrison in the police
court yesterday Max Steinfeld, the
burglarious bellboy of the Westmin-
ster, appeared and pleaded guilty to
having stolen a mileage book over the
Southern Pacific railway from guest of
the hotel AS he had access to the room
from which the book was taken 1t was
impossible to make out a case of bur-
glary and he was therefore prosecuted
on petty larceny complaint. Announce
ing himself as ready for immediate
sentence, Steinfeld was given q $75 fine
or an equal number of days on the
chain gang.
Henry l.. WenZel was arraigned on a
second complaint of forgery and exami-
nation set for the Sth of June. There are
yet five more bogus checks and drafts
in the hands of the detectives on which
1t is the intention to swear to COM
plants. Yesterday had been set for the
examination of f. p. Carnicle, A. M.
Carpenter, Frank Hamm and George
Mitchell on forgery charges, but once
more the defendants announced them
selves as not ready to proceed, and the
matter went over until June at $3.50
a. m.
Justice Morrison also rendered his de-
cision in the Ganee-D' Artois libel suit.
finding the defendant, Ganee, guilty as
charged, and fixing time for sentence
for Tuesday, the I'd of June, at $3.50.
Harry Parkman appeared for examina-
ton on a grand larceny charge for mis-
appropriating bicycle. but was dis
missed. There is still another COM
plant hanging over his head. G. G. Lip
pin, arrested yesterday morning for the
theft of a suit of clothes from Frank
Hewitt. was tried, found guilty and
sentenced to $50 fine or thirty days. He
paid up and departed.
OF battery cases and disturbers of the
peace there We're several. E. Sukan
was charged with smashing one E. f.
Sage. who runs grocery store at POO
Ninth street. They are neighbors, but
got into a quarrel with the result that
Sage got the worst of it and had the
complaint issued. The matter was con-
tinued for hearing. Mrs. c. Wood was
accused of disturbing the peace of H. S.
Anderson, who resides at 703 North
Main street 1t is but.a neighborhood
quarrel of no consequence, and Will I'M
doubleday be dismissed on Monday
Then there were two Chinese, Wong
Linn and Wong Quong, who engaged in
a fight in Chinatown Thursday night,
being arrested for disturbing the peace.
Linn had a gun on him and will have to
answer to charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. June LIST at 1870 was
fixed as time for pleading. All Lucy, a
lottery ticket seller, paid SIS fine on
conviction. Tong Gen, for the same
offense. had trial set for June 10, and
Wong Sang. another of the same stripe,
for the 18th. All Wong, another victim,
gave up SIS with good grace and hustled
back to his joint to make up for lost
time and money.
A big batch of Migrants came up,
eight barn sleepers being given floaters
of ten to thirty days apiece. Nellie
Everett, a frail female, paid SIS for street
soliciting. Emma Dolman and Grace
Wilson did not answer to their names
and the SIS bail money of each was de-
clared forfeited. Three bicyclers who
rode on the sidewalk on Hill street were
fined 81 each, which was paid. They
were victims of the vigilant wheelman
apprehender, Officer Shields.
Justice Owens some days. since rem
dered his decision in the contested case
Of Fred c. Moore for violation of the
milk ordinance by selling milk below the
city standard. Moore was found guilty
and yesterday paid S. fine. Jesus Gal
legos was brought into court late in the
afternoon. having just been arrested for
disturbing the peace by fighting. 1t APP
pearing that Gallegos was not to blame
in the matter he was Immediately dis
charged. Three sick-looking DRINKS
rounded off the day in court, getting the
usual fines.