Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-09
Contractors Acquitted

was injured yesterday AFTERNOON IN
fight with Nettie Johnson. a cook.
Contractors Acquitted
w. A. Bullette and j. II. Grace, con-
tractors, were acquitted in Justice Aus
tins court yesterday morning on a
charge of battery, preferred against
them by S. A. d. Clark.
Captain Bradish Summoned
Captain Bradish of the detective
force left yesterday morning for Sac
ramento, where he has been sub
poenaed to testify as to the character
of Detective Tichenor.
More Bad Checks
John Ackerman. who was arrested
yesterday morning by detectives, will
be prosecuted on charge of passing
fictitious checks. He will be arraigned
this morning in the police courts.
Charged With Burglary
Fred Tyne was arrested late Tues
day night by detectives and charged
with burglary. 1t is thought that Tyne
has been committing number of pet
ty housebreaking thefts during the
past few weeks.
Sues Railroad Company
Suit was filed in the superior court
yesterday by Samuel f. Evans against
the Los Angeles Railway company
for damages in the sum of $4,000. The
suit is the result of a street car coll
lision wherein Evans alleges he sus-
famed severe INJURIES
Milkman Arrested
F.. Bingham, a milkman living at
Pasadena, was arrested yesterday
morning at Pasadena by Detectives
Ritch and Talamantes. Bingham Is
charged with having committed a pet
ty theft at residence on Pasadena
avenue several days ago.
Searching for Sister
Police officers have been requested
to locate Miss Ida W. Johnson, a do
mestic, said to be in Los Angeles.
The request came from San Francisco
where a sister of Miss Johnson's is
dying. Any information as to Miss
Johnson's whereabouts can be sent to
Mrs Norton, 5O6 Mason street, San
Francisco.
Many Sales Recorded
Ten shares of Los Angeles Nation
al bank stock were sold on the stock
exchange yesterday at $195 each; 20
shares of Home Telephone stock at
$50 each; one Pacific Light & Power
Co. bond at 9S15c, and one bond OF
the same company at 9SAc; 1000 shares
of Globe Oil stock at cents share,
and 1000 shares of Continental Oil
company stock at 26 cents a share.
Charged With Forgery
Robert Graham and II. G. Lacy were
arrested by special officers yesterday
on charge of forgery. The men We're
formerly soldiers in the Philippines and
have been working on section gang
since their discharge. Tuesday they
came to Los Angeles and are alleged
to have forged the name of their fore
man to five checks, four of which they
cashed. The other check was found in
their clothing, following their arrest,
Suspects Held for Trial
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Irwin Long, charged with the robbery
of A. F'riary at Sixth and Main streets
Saturday night, were examined in JUS
tice Austin's court yesterday afternoon
and held under $4,000 bond for trial in
the superior court. Friary appeared as
prosecuting witness and on the witness
stand described the way in which the
three men attacked him and after rob-
bling him, threw him to the ground and
beat him.
Aged Woman Missing
Mrs. Strago, an aged italian woman
who has been missing from the Ma
tional hotel for the past three months,
was reported lost to the police yester-
day morning by the manager of the
hotel who became alarmed at the old
woman's absence. Mrs. Strago has for
the past ten years sold shoe strings
and notions in front of the Los Ange-
les bank and made frequent excur-
sions into the country in conducting
her sales.
Falls From Derrick
While at work in the erection of a
derrick at the Union warehouse on
North Main street yesterday morning,
Fl. f. Wildeau, a young mechanic, liv-
ing at 1923 Wall street, fell from a
scaffold to the top of an iron boiler
and was severely injured. Wildeau fell
a distance of about 10 feet and struck
the top of the boiler head first. He
was taken to the receiving hospital
where he was found to be suffering
from many injuries.
Novel Products Displayed
Two novel products of Southern |
California placed in the chamber of |
commerce display yesterday to which |
Secretary Virgins directed special at
tehtion, were a number of second crop
apples grown in the A. C. Cook or
chard at Gardena. They are of the
winter Pearmain variety and look |
good enough to eat. The other curio |