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The herald., 1897-03-02
trial, Nine, Moliere was released on her
own recognizance
SEIZED WITH INSANITY
A. Young Girl Becomes Violent Upon the
Street

A. Young Girl Becomes Violent Upon the
While walking along Main street near
Third with her mother at 1920 yestsr-
day morning Florence May Thompson
a 16-year-old girl, was taken suddenly
and violently insane, and was hurried
into drug store and restrained until the
patrol wagon could be called to convey
her to the receiving hospital. The un-
fortunate girl was very violent, ana
imagined that she and everything about
her was charged with electricity. Sec
ing the necessity for proper restraint,
DIR. Hagan ordered her sent to the county
hospital, where she was placed in the
padded cell
Her mother remained constantly Mt
her side, and did everything possible TO
soothe the poor girls paroxysms She
stated that her daughters dementia was
attributable to neuralgia of the heart
and female trouble. Florence had not
been exactly right in her head for some
time, but never before had an attack so
sudden or severe. Mrs. Thompson
remained In the cell with her daughter
all night, attending to her wants. Oc-
casionally the girl became rational or
semi-rational for a moment, when she
pleaded with her mother not to tell, and
sobbed as though her heart would
break. The parents reside at 229 Ea It
Fourth street. Unless she Is much bet
ter this morning the girl will probably
be sent to Highland.
The herald., 1897-03-02
AN ALL AROUND THIEP
A chicksc-Llfter Found to Be Wearing .
Stolen Cost

n SulCkeH-kiIteI T0uuI TO De wearing y
Stolen Cost
But a simple charge Of petty larceny
was preferred against Nick Truvick,
the fellow captured Sunday morning
by Police Officer Sheets while rifling his
chicken coop, when arraigned in the po-
lice court yesterday afternoon. AS
there seemed nothing else to do, Truvick
entered a plea of guilty to the charge,
and said he was ready to begin serving
his time as soon as possible. While the
trial was in progress a spectator In the
court room called the attention of the
deputy district attorney to the fact that
the prisoner before the bar had on a
coat which had been stolen from him
several weeks ago.
Charles Kon was the name of Tru
vick's new accuser, and he stated that
dence. along with number of other ar
fully identified the garment worn by
Truvick as the one he had lost, and upon
the strength of the discovery a search
warrant was issued under the authority
of which search of Truvick's room
was made in an eEdeavor to find the
rest Of the missing property.
Pending the results of the investl-
cation being made by the detectives.
Truvick was remanded to Jail to appear
this afternoon for sentence on the first
charge. 1t Is probable that a similar
complaint will be filed against him for
the theft of the coat, In which case he
stands an excellent show for long term
In iail
The herald., 1897-03-02
MINIS PLAYING CRAZY
The Negro Burglar Dos the 7onksy Act In
His Cell

Because of the present condition, real
or assumed of Joseph Minis, the negro
arrested in the Bryson block by Detec-
tives Hawley and Auble Saturday night
last on a burglary charge, the prisoner
was not arraigned in the police court
yesterday, the matter being postponed
until this afternoon to give him time to
come around and act as though In his
right mind again. 1t will be remembered
that Minis gave the arresting officers
a lively tussle before he was finally over
powered and landed in jail and as soon
as put in his cell ripped his clothing
from his body and tore around generally
trying to convey the impression that he
was crazy.
Since then he has continued to cut up
all kinds of capers, amusing and other
wise. Yesterday morning. when the jailer
made his first rounds, he found Minis
stark naked, cavorting around his cell
like an ape, to which animal he bore
startling resemblance, clad only in ma
ture's garb When the jailer entered the
cell Minis sprang S.the bars and clam
bered up them into corner, shrieking
and jabbering like an idiot. Nothing
would induce him to clothe himself for
some hours, but he finally came around
and put on suit of clothes and allowed
a blanket to be placed in the cell with
out starting to tear it to pieces.
For long time past, even while he was
systematically stealing for a living,
Minis has made an ostentatious show
of religion, parading the streets, Bible
in hand, and being regarded as shin
ing light In the First Baptist church.
After he had got over his monkey play,
Minis began to pray and sing psalms,
and asked that he be given a Bible to
read. In.ope corner of his cell he rugged
up a sort of altar, composed of q tin
bucket and some cups, before which he
offered up his devotions in loud voice.
All day long he kept this up, but at
night had grown so weary that he finally
lay down in his bunk and went to sleep,
perfectly sane. but tagged out from his
demonstrations.
The herald., 1897-03-02
VcaIy Gives His Side

On Saturday morning last at an early
hour George Vealy was arrested in the
Montrose hotel, corner of Main and
Fourth street, by officer Rico, charged
with disturbing the peace. 1t was claim
ed that Vealy had been beating a wo-
man. No complaint was filed against
him in the police court when he came up
for arraignment and his discharge fol-
lowed. Vealy asserts that his arrest
was entirely unjustifiahle, that he is a
Woodworking man. instead of a sport,
and is employed at 1853 Also street. He
has never been in trouble before and
greatly regrets that his name should
have been dragged into such undesira-
BILE notoriety
The herald., 1897-03-02
CITY News in Brief


DR.. Cowles removed to Wilcox block.
Main 1140.
Orr g. Hines, undertakers. removed to
N7 South Broadway. Tel. Main So.
]. C. Cunningham's Trunk Factory
moved to 222 South Main. Tel. Main SlS.
Joe Arnold, agent for the celebrated
Mexican cigar, 35S South Spring street.
Tel. Main 9S6.
sharp g. Samson. funeral directors.
Undependent), 536 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
We are still making cabinets, bust or
any style. for one dollar per dozen. Law
son. 147 South Main street.
Watches cleaned. 75 cents; main
springs, so cents: crystals, 10 cents
Patton, 214 South Broadway
Buy your guns. ammunition and bicy-
cles at reduced prices. Southern Call
fornia Arms company, 113 West First
street.
The auxiliary to the American Mission
to the Jews will meet In the Y. M. G. A.
hall tonight at 1880. Mr.. H. c. Waddell
will speak.
Adams Bros, dentists, 2391s South
Spring street. Painless filling and ex-
tracing. Best sets Of teeth from s. to
$40 Hours. 8 to s: Sundays, 10 IL.
For high class of work. prompt deliv-
cry and moderate prices try the old rell-
able Excelsior laundry. 422-42l South
Los Angeles street. Branch at Ill West
Second street.
Tourists desiring an artistic souvenir
Of California should visit H. C. Lichten-
berger's art emporium in the Wilcox
building. opposite the Hollenbeck hotel.
Don't forget that he leads in pictures
and frames.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block first floor, rooms 133 1874, 1875.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases Of women and
children. Electricity scientifically
used. Consultation hours, to s. Tel.
s@S'' 49, A-laa
The herald., 1897-03-02
VIII Serve q Ja,i Term

Upon motion of Deputy District At
torney Chambers the charge of burg
larry against r. ]. Lappin. who was
caught by Captain ]. F. Staples making
away with his pocketbook from mis-
room in the st. Charles hotel week ago.
was yesterday dismissed in the police
court and Lappin was allowed to plead
guilty to a petty larceny charge Lap
pin was caught hiding in a closet, and
had been seen to leave Captain Staples
room He evidently thought that to
take Jail sentence was the easiest way
out of his scrape, and will today ascer-
tain the length of his term.
The herald., 1897-03-02
A PUGILISTIc PASSENGER
Lively Fight on Board Maple Avenue Eiec-
xri~ Cas-


Passengers on Maple avenue electric
car No. 103 witnessed lively fight last
evening at the corner of Fourth and
Spring streets about o'clock and for
awhile the motorman must have thought
that he had struck either Fitzsimmons
or Corbett, so neatly was he done up.
Just what started the trouble Is un-
known, but the first intimation came
when the conductor was seen and heard
having a monkey and parrot time in the
rear of the car with an obstreperous
passenger. saf.s
The car. was standing at the corner and
seeing his companion in trouble the
motorman left his brake, pushed hur-i
riedly into the car and toward the rear
anxious to get a finger in the pie. In his
haste to get to work he roughly pushed
aside aslady passenger who had arisen
In alarm from her seat at the sound Of
the scuffie, bringing from her the in
dignant expostulation that he should
be more careful and respect his passen-
gers Before the motorman could reply
gentleman sitting close by arose and
in emphatic terms told the motorman
that he should learn to treat ladies with
more respect.
An instant later there was another
fight in progress in the interior of the
car. Passenger and motorman mixed up
In set-to that was lively while 1t last
ed, but the passenger was the better
man, and after landing couple Of
swings on the jaw he stood the motor
man on his head between the seats
then peace reigned again. The fight In
the rear end had by this time petered
out and the car proceeded the passen
ger resuming his seat. the motorman
his brake and lever. the conductor his
position on the rear platform. On the
floor of the car few moments after
the atmosphere had cleared was found
a deputy constable's star which was
claimed by the pugilistic passenger. No
names were learned nor arrests made,
but the fight was well worth the price
of admission
The herald., 1897-03-02
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
chronIcIsd on Pages 3. 5, 8. ?. . and 10
,recast: Fair; light winds.

Forecast: Fair; light winds.
A lively scrap In Maple avenue car.
Monthly reports of the county officials.
Welsh citizens celebrate St. Davld's
day.
Sudden death of DR.. George W. Hend-
erson.
The boiler inspeetorshlp ordinance
A negro burglar playing crazy in the
city jail.
Henley and Lenert, convicted Of battery,
will appeal.
Francisco Perna, In the tolls for de-
fsauding hotel keeper.
Turner's preparing to compete at the St
Louis Bundles funniest.
Marion Winters sentenced to two years
imprisonment for burglary.
One case against Walter Maxey, who
heat young girl, falls flat.
Giovanni Sardagua's ingenious scheme
for obtaining property gratis.
An Insignificant report from the coun-
ciI's retrenchment committee.
The sudden mania of Florence M.
Thompson, slxteen-year-old girl.
Legal wrangle over the dual role Of the
county clerk; law versus precedent.
The city council unanimously protest
against the Bulla street railway bill.
The board of health ordinance. The
mayors veto and the proposed Slate.
The supreme courts decision on the
wool and Increase Of mortgaged sheep.
"Morphine Maud" held for trial as an
accessory to the murder of James BelleW.
DR.. Thomson's resignation considered
by the Unity church trustees; still in
doubt.
The mayors appeal to the public, and
the resolutions of cooperation passed by
the council.
The DAILY street electric railway fran
chise to be advertised despite the wrath
of some East Slders.
President Hook of the Traction COM
pany expresses his views on the proposed
street railway legislation.
The Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION take practical step to the solu-
tion of the unemployed problem; $500
raised yesterday.
The city council discusses the Flower
St. lake, the street superintendent says II
Is "a horrible place., the health officer "a
nuisance" and disgrace" but no official
action was taken.
The herald., 1897-03-02
They TAKE AN APPEAL
Henley and Le1ert VIII Take Their Case to
the Superior Court

Sentence was yesterday afternoon
passed by Justice Morrison upon Phil
Henley and Harry Lenert. the young
men convicted Of battery upon Auben
Folk, baker, on Third street on the
night of February 18th. Each defendant
was allotted $50 fine or an equivalent
number of days In jail, From the judg-.
ment of the court their attorney took an
appeal and the men were released upon
bonds of $3.50 EACH
When Henley and Lenert were first
arrested they were charged with assault
to commit robbery but 1t appearing that
Folk was not robbed but was fighting
drunk. the complaint was changed to
battery. Lenert was exonerated by
Henley from completely In the affair,
the latter stating during the trial that
Folk was looking for fight and he ac-
commodated him. Nevertheless the men
were convicted upon the testimony OF
M e. Powers, hackman, who Wit
messed the ARRAY and took Folk home
after rescuIng him from the hands OF
his assailants.
The herald., 1897-03-02
A Young Chicken EancIer

Clarence Storch Is a chicken fancier
and has a prediction for thorough
bred fowls, although he is not particular
where he gets them. Yesterday HE gal
linaceous leanings got him into trouble,
he being arrested on a warrant sworn TO
BY c, NJ Heintz of 2S4b Scarn street,
who charged Storch with the theft OF
eleven choice pullets from his coop on
the night of the 10th of January last.
When brought into court Storch COL
lapsed and entered plea Of guilty,
whersupon he was sent below to jail
He will again appeal>on Thursday after
noon to receive sentence
The herald., 1897-03-02
poItcelsts

All Sing a Chinese lottery ticket seller.
yesterday pleaded guilty to disposing of
the forbidden tickets and was given the
regulation fine of SIS, which he paid.
For stealing coaster" from couple
of small boys, Frank Medina, Mexican
lad OF about II, was yesterday sem
fenced by Judge Morrison to fifteen days
in jail,
Joe Amanda, who stole couple Of
purses from Spring street stand,
pleaded guilty in the police court yes
terday and will receive sentence this
afternoon.
The herald., 1897-03-02
A Schooiboy's Quarrel

Benjamin Anderson. a colored boy,
was yesterday afternoon arrested and
brought before Justice Owens in the
police court upon a warrant charging
him with having committed battery
upon Henry Lane. a school companiotn.
Both lads attend the Breed street school.
and on Saturday had fight, in which
the Lane boy got the worst of it. His
father swore to the complaint, an
caused young Anderson's arrest The
case will be heard tomorrow, the de-
fendant being released in the care of his
father
The herald., 1897-03-02
Drunk ami IrsuItInv

On Saturday night last Harry Coch-
rane acquired hilarious jag. and while
perambulating along Main street mst
Mary Mcclellan, young lady who re-
sides ON Madison street. Boyle Heights.
He addressed several insulting remarks
to the woman. and had frightened her
half to death when an officer came along
and stopped his fun. When arraigned
yesterday be fore Justice Morrison, Coch-
rane admitted that he was guilty, but
pleaded in extenuation that he was
drunk. and ct The present time sincerely
sorry tor hip ectiono He will yecaive
The herald., 1897-03-02
presbyterl.n MIn'sters

The Ministerial union of Presbyterian
pastors met at the Y. M. c. A. rooms
yesterday Rev j. X. Fowler in the
chair Rev. c. s. Mason of the Pacific
Union Gospel mission or Friendly Inn,
gave an interesting report Of the iHsti-
tuition from December, 1891, to February,
1897 In which he stated that $4,000 as
sistances had been rendered to needy
persons during that time. Rev. j. ].
Marks of Cucamonga read an interest
ing paper upon The Religious Tran
sition of the Age"
The herald., 1897-03-02
Young Warrants senteuced

Judge Morriron yesterday morning
passed sentence upon the gang OF seven
young vagrants gathered in on Sunday
afternoon at Commercial and Alameda
streets Ore of the youngest boys was
allowed to go on q twenty-day floater,
the balance Of the crowd being given
the time being 30 fixed that they will
be released day or two apart. and thus
be separated and scattered instead Of
preying upon the community as an or
oanixed gang.
The herald., 1897-03-02
DowNHY BLOCK AMENITIES
Rival Dressmskers at Outs and Into the ]
lice Court

lice Court W
A species of neighborhood quarrel
came to light In the police court yester-
day. when Nine, Moliere, woman In
the powney block was arrested and ar
raigned for disturbing the peace Of Ed
ward Dougherty. who with his mother
and sister, occupies apartments In the
same building, Mrs. Dougherty is a
dressmaker as also is the madame. and
the latter has of late. 1t IL stated, given
no end Of annoyance to the Doughertys
by tearing down signs in the
hallwayy aud IN other ways venting her
spite. Yesterday morning Dougherty
called on Deputy District Attorney
Chambers and, after relating his story,
was given q complaint. Upon 1t the
madame was arrested and brought into
was cntsrsS, snd Il "a e sn mi isnmSdists al I triai
Wee'de1lFeds tho cqee va eet fo3 hearing
this 1aoxn1Ag at o;)o o'clock. Fending
The herald., 1897-03-02
nsdIs.'s nIsslon

r. Hadley OF the Water-street mis-
sion. New York city. will hold meetings
al Of this week In the First NJ. d. church
workers who viii AID him In the services
attended Z consecratiqn meeting II the
The herald., 1897-03-02
D,n.t Law

But II you must, we Will advise you
without charge. And II we don't win
your case, It will cost you nothing. Me-
chanics' liens prepared without charge.
Hard collections pushed. Our special
ties are railway damage suits and suits
against corporations and trusts. libel,
SANDER and other damage eases. fore
closure of mortgages and liens. Notary
work free to clients Langworthy Co..
226 South Spring street.
To Reach Randsburg Gold Fislds
Take Santa Fe route. Shortest stage trip
Leave Los Angeles 10:16 a. m; as
rives In Rendebuyg $50 p. m Through
tickets. $e.76.
The herald., 1897-03-02
Events of Today

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank Michael Strogoff.
Los Angeles-Louis James In Spartaous.
The herald., 1897-03-02

Meeting Of the police eommissIoners-ro
am.
Tuesday Night clubs dance at Turn
verein Halls pm.
Meeting of the Agricultural Fair asso, !,
clation at Io7H N. Main St.
Stlmson Lafayette Industrial School
Boards veceptlon-3 to pm.
Orange Growers association meet at
chamber of commerce-Io am.
The herald., 1897-03-02

MAXIMUM temperature. 80.
Minimum tsmpersture. a.
Rainfall past n hours, 80.
Rainfall for season, i4iS.
FORECAST; For southern California - Fall
Tuesday; fresh westerly winds.
The herald., 1897-03-02
The Weather

TENPEnATURE-Keport OF observations taken
o. Les Angeles March !. The barometer Is
Jeducs6 TO sea level
The herald., 1897-03-02

/ TONIGHTS OPENING. - Louis
James opens in the play Of "Spartacus.
the Gladiator" at the Los Angeles the
ater tonight. The scenic preparations
for this production, which will be given
for the first time in this city, are on an
extensive scale. Tomorrow, at the mat
inee, he will play Romeo, and in the
evening Othello.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-10
An ApparitiOn.

This is a true English ghost story OF
an unconventional kind. A young lady
arrived late at night on a visit to "A
friend. She awoke in the darkness to
find white figure at the foot of the
bed. While she watched the bedclotheS
were suddenly whisked off and the APP
partition vanished. After an anxious,
hot to say chilly, night the visitor
went down, with little appetite, to
breakfast. At the table she was intro
duced to a gentleman, very old friend
of the family, who had, she learned,
also been sleeping in the house. He
complained of the cold. 81 hope you
will excuse me-" he said, to the hostess,
"but found it so cold during the night
that, knowing the room next mine was
unOccupied, l took the liberty of going
in and carrying off the bedclothes 70
supplement my own" The room, as 1t
happened, was not unOccupied, but he
never learned his mistake.-San Frar-
cisco Argonaut.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-10
Guarding the Money.

There are plenty of ingenious burg
lars in the world, but he would have Ia
lie "a very ingenious burglar indeed who
should find a way to rob the Bank OF
France. The measures taken for guard
ing the money are of such nature that
burglary would seem to be impossible.
Every day when the money is put int5
the vaults in the cellar, and before the
officers leave, masons are i'll attendance
whose duty it is to wall up the doors OF
the vaults with hydraulic mortar. Wa
ter is then turned on, and kept running
until the cellar is flooded. A burglar
would thus have to work in q diving
suit, and break down Il cement wall be-
fore he could even begin TO break into
the vaults. When the officers arrive the
next morning the water is drawn oil.
the masonry torn down, and the vaults
opened. 1t is said that the treasures OF
the Bank of France are better guarde'i
than any others in the world.-Iouta's
Companion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-10
A CASE IN EQUITY.
copyright. 1895. by j. B. Lippincott Col

BY FRANCIS LYNDE.
PRELIMINARIES.

Two days later, Philip was once more
established at the Hotel Johannisberg,
with the hustle and stress of the new
city already beginning to efface the
memory of the quiet days spent at the
Duncan farm. The changes wrought in
the few weeks were almost incredible.
The encroaching flood of buildings had
spread out over the vacant spaces; new
structures of preposterous height and
bulk reared themselves in localities
where Philip remembered seeing the
green grass of the meadow or the stub
Lie of last years cOrnfield. The streets
were in the chaotic condition which
precedes the laying of pavements; the
gas and water companies rivaling each
other in making the roadway impossible
during the hurried trenching for pipes
and conduits. The daily auction-sales
Cf real estate continued, but they had
been driven from the busy business
center, and Mr.. Fench's rostrum APP
reared only in the suburbs of Chelten-
ham Heights, Arlington Terrace, or
e-by-the-Stream.
Notwithstanding the pressure of a
speculative atmosphere which might
well have turned more steadfast man
aside, Philip held steadily to the pur-
pose which had taken him back to
town. He examined the records in the
old courthouse, and found that deed
in Kilgrow's name had been duly en-
tered with that drawn by Gates, and the
only suspicious circumstance was tnAS
both documents had been recorded on
the same day. In the light of KilgroN's
denial, the appearance on the record OF
the older deed established the fact of
forgery on the part of some one; and
while the presumption of guilt pointed
toward Gates, the anonymous letter to
Duncan fortunately saved Philip from
being led astray at the outset.
Assuming that the deeds themselves
were in the hands of the manager, Philip
called upon Fench i'll the character of
possible purchaser of real estate.
''Yes, yes; I remember you-came up
On the train with you. Thought you'd
come around after you'd seen what
we're doing" Mr.. Fench was amiably
voluble, and it was some time before
Philip could find space to drive in the
wedge of rejoinder. 'Of course; glad
tc show you anything we've got. Inside
or outside property. Mr.. Thorndylle?"
''Inside, 1 think" Philip replied, eX-
aiming the map spread out on Fench's
desk; 'about there, l should say
placing his finger on two vacant lots
well within the limits of the Gates tract.
Hal best location in the city-ab
solutely gilt-edge. guess you know