Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24

lead to the arrest and conviction OF any
person caught stealing copies OF The
Herald from the premises of our pa
irons. THE HERALD.
Boys Are Fined
Willie Matthews, Floyd Baldwin,
George Sanderson and Harry Mitchell
were fined 81 each yesterday by Police
Judge Rose for riding their bicycles
on the sidewalk.
Accidental Death
An inquest was held yesterday after
noon over the body of Philip Lentz, a
teamster whose home was at 523 Santa
Fe avenue and who was killed by 81
street car at Main and Thirtieth streets
August 81. The verdict was accidental
death.
Wanted In Berkeley
Charles p Brown. who is said to be
wanted in Berkeley for forgery, was
arrested last night in Los Angeles
by Detectives Hawley and Mckenzie.
city Marshal August Vollmer of Ber-
kelley was notified. The arrest was
made on East First street.
Sappenfeld Arrested
Virgil A. Sappenfie eld, alleged to have
embezzled 5000 from the local freight
office of the Santa Fe, was arrested
yesterday in San Francisco Sappen-
field was working for the same COM
pany in the cashiers office. Detective
McNamara was sent north for him.
Barn Destroyed
A two-story barn belonging to Muir
ray Hartrg of Figueroa street and
Vernon avenue was destroyed by fire
last night. The origin is believed to
have been defective electric wiring.
The loss was $2000 of which $500 was
on an automobile stored in the barn.
Greek Laborer Killed
Tom Sagris a Greek laborer was run
down yesterday morning near Fred
ericks station by a Santa Monica car
and so seriously injured that he died
yesterday afternoon while being taken
to the Sisters hospital in this city.
The man first was taken to Santa
Monica, where he was attended by DR..
Sheffield.
Due to Accident
Accidental death was the verdict of
the coroner's jury impaneled yester-
day afternoon to investigate the case
of c. E. Steele, the Santa Fe mechanic
who plunged to his death down the
elevator shaft in the Laughlin build
ing. The inquest developed nothing
new of interest.
Two Cottages Burn
street were destroyed by fire originat-
ing in a defective flue in the former
yesterday evening about T. Both were
one story structures and the total loss
is about $1,000. The houses belonged to
r. j. Moore and w. Hilpert. Both were
partially insured.
For Tobacco Thefts
Jim Murphy was arrested by Detec-
tives Hosck and Zeigler, who believed
that Murphy was responsible for the
robbery of the cigar store of F. Fryer
at 2171s North Broadway. Friday about
1925 worth of cigars and tobaccos were
stolen. In Murphy's room in a Main
street lodging house, the police say,
were found large number of empty
cigar boxes.
Woman Gets Divorce
On the ground of cruelty, Mrs e. w.
McMullen was granted an interlocutory
decree Of divorce from w. P. McMullen
by Judge Conrey in department of
the superior court yesterday morning.
The woman testified that her hus-
bands relatives had turned her own
children against her, and she was
awarded the decree and the custody of
her baby girl.
Big Punishment Ahead
G. Sebel accused of grand larceny,
was nelQ. 10 the superior court yeSJer-
day afternoon by Justice Rose in $1,000
bonds. Siebe it is said stole two pair
of secondhand shoes, having once be-
fore been convicted of petty larceny
for the theft of blankets. Under the
law this makes his offense grand lar
ceny and may subject him to term in
states prison.
Old Soldier Drops Dead
George Banks, aged 81 years, dropped
dead yesterday forenoon at 61S Sunset
boulevard, where he had resided the
past two months. Mr.. Banks formerly
had been an inmate of the Soldiers
home and was mustered out of a Penn
sylvania regiment. He has two sons
in Pittsburg, the name of but one
being known here, George Banks. jr.
The body is at CARROTS undertaking
parlors awaiting instructions from the
sons.
Veterans Plan Beach Trip
The California Veterans association
will go to Huntington Beach 1000
strong next month, and for ten days,
beginning with September A. will hold
their annual encampment at that place.
The camp will be called Camp Gen. w.
w. Blackmar. Special rates of one and
q third fare have been arranged for
on all the railroads, and furnished
tents will be rented to the members
for a small sum.