Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-22
NEW POLICE JUDGE HAS HIS
HANDS FULL
LOS ANGELES MAN HELD UP
Hlahwaymen Secure 500 From Man
and Wife at Lamanda Park.
Timer Clips OFF
Finger
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

Judge ]. Perry Wood made his ini-
tial appearance upon the police court
bench this morning, having been given
the oath of his new office by County
Clerk Dyer. But one case awaited him,
that of p. l.. Bartlett of Los Angeles.
driver for one of the wagons of the
Bond Baking company. Bartlett
pleaded guilty to leaving his team
standing on the streets unhitched and
paid the usual $S-fne. Judge Wood
made the ruling this morning that
complaints heretofore signed in blank
by the arresting officer must from this
on be filed against the defendant by the
assistant city attorney.
Reports HoId-Up
Local officers are looking UP the re-
port which came from Los Angeles to-
day of a hold-up which occurred near
Lamanda park at midnight last night.
A Mr.. and Mrs. Peasants of Los An
geles were stopped as they were about
to board an electric car by two armed
men, and relieved of 800. The case
was not reported to the local police, but
they have a clue or two which they are
following and which may land the Of
tenders in Jail. Mr.. and Mrs. Pleasant
were on their way home from a visit
with a Mr.. Heslop at the corner of
East Colorado and Modena streets
when the hold-up occurred.
Woman Takes Blame
Mary and Miguel Hernandez, the two
Mexicans who were arrested yesterday
charged with an assault on Juan Guer-
erro at Lamanda park, were given a
preliminary hearing before Justice of
the Peace Congdon today. The woman
quietly assumed the blame for the as
sault, but her husband demanded
trial, which was set for tomorrow.
Guerrero was so badly injured that he
did not appear at the examination,
though he is not believed to be in any
danger. His wounds were probably
made with clubs and ragged edged
stones and not with knives as at first
supposed. The couple under arrest are
held for lack of $25 bail each. The
cause of the assault is believed to be
jealousy.
Stole Bicycle
specs Use crazy" is the reason 12-
year-old Hayes Robinson, negro, gives
for stealing a bicycle from friend
and selling it for $3.50 to a local dealer.
The boy lives with his mother on Wi
mona avenue. A week ago he borrowed
the wheel from the janitor of the Lin
coin Avenue M. e. church. When the
wheel did not show up in a reasonable
time the matter was reported to the
police, who arrested Robinson. The
boy confessed
News Items
Alfredo Estrada and P. Getting were
before Justice Congdon today, the for
mer on the charge of plain drunk and
disorderly and the latter for being a
vagrant Estrada had endeavored to
sleep off his drunk in the electric car
barns and when driven from the place
became abusive. He drew ten days in
jail. Getting said that he had earned
$19 at Ocean Park, spent it swiftly in
Los Angeles and came on to Pasadena
because he liked the town. He was
givne the alternative of going to Jail
for ten days or leaving town on sus-
pended sentence. He left town.
The handsome Arabian horse belong
ing to Victor Marsh figured in a rather
sensational runaway this forenoon,
during which many lives were imper-
lied, although luckily no one was hurt
Mr.. Marsh's son was driving when, at
the corner OF Colorado and Raymond
streets. the horse took fright and bolt
ed. throwing the driver out and break
ing free from the buggy. The animal
then took to the crowded sidewalk,
tering pedestrians right and left, and
as If by a miracle striking no one.
Making the turn at Pasadena avenue
he slipped and fell and was captured
The buggy was demolished.
John Burbaw, who works for a hard
ware company, was cutting a sheet of
tin Saturday afternoon with the heavy
shears used for that purpose, when he
Inadvertently allowed one of his fin
gers to get in the way. with the result
that he neatly clipped the member off,
to his horror and amazement.
Massachusetts colony, composed of
former residents of the old Bay State,
held social evening at Odd Fellows
hall tonight. "A literary and musical
program was rendered.
B. r. Sherwin a builder and ,Ron-
tractor in this city. will probably be
appointed humane officer at the next
meeting of the society. He is acting
in that capacity under a temporary ap-
pointment by Vice President Bowen
and has already investigated some
twenty cases.
Mrs. William Waterhouse is ehaper-
oning a party Of Pasadena young la
dies who are enjoying camp life at
Catalina island. Mayor Waterhouse
ram over to the island Sunday to spend