Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
steal Thirty Cents


Steal Thirty Cents
c. NJ. Palmer's house at 1l2 East
Seventh street was broken into Monday
night, but all the booty taken was
about thirty cents In money and few
cigars. D.
5otsford Funeral
The funeral Of II. N. Botsford, broth
or of w. +. Botsford, was held yestere
day afternoon from Evergreen chapel.
Very Rev. ]. j. wilkins offlciated. The
body was cremated.
Divorces Granted
Interlocutory DEGREES of divorce were
granted yesterday In the superior court
jim the suits OF Paul Herbert against
Steena Herbert Hesta " Morgan
against Harry Morgan and Maria
Campbell against Charles Campbell.
Held Up and Robbed
M. Koda was held up early yester-
day morning and robbed of 81 by five
men at Commercial and Alameda
streets Koda is the proprietor of
restaurant at 20S Commercial street.
He was on his way home after closing
up the place for the night.
Faces Perjury Charge
The preliminary examination OF Mrs.
Aurellia NJ. Scheck, who is arraigned on
charge of perjury, will be held this
afternoon at o'clock in Police Judge
Austns court. The complaint against
her for the murder of her husband. Joel
Scheck, has been withdrawn and she
will now face this new charge.
Steals Trousers
pair of trousers and coat were
taken from the home of w. N. Hen
bricks at 1868 Pasadena avenue yes
terday morning. The house was en-
tered while the occupants were asleep.
Hendricks woke up suddenly and
frightened the intruder away. The
man left by the window through which
he came
Burglars Frightened
The residence of T. E. Hayward, 3420
Pasadena avenue, was entered Monday
night while the occupants were at the
theater, but nothing was taken. An en-
trance was made through a back WIN
dow. Everything was left in good or
der, giving the impression that the
burglars were frightened away before
they had gone far in their operations.
Negroes Hold Up Man
Two negroes stood up j. r. Roberts
of San Dimas early yesterday morn
ing at the corner of Third and Alameda
streets and relieved him Of about $50.
Just before reaching the corner of Ala
media the two men jumped out of the
shadows and showed a brace of guns
in Roberts face. He believes that these
men are the same ones he noticed hang
ing around one of the saloons earlier
in the evening. No trace of the high
waymen has been found by the police.
Raid Gambling House
officers Willett and Mcintosh made
raid last evening upon the gambling
house Of Ah Sing at 524 August street.
PatTolman Willett climbed to the roof
of the shack and entered by the sky
light, while Mcintosh battered down
the door. Eight MeXicans and negroes
were arrested but all were released
upon payment of $25 bail. All Vow, the
! wife of the chinese who owned the
place, was also arrested. A large guam
tity of lottery tickets was seized.
Run Down by Automobile
Thomas Dooly, who has been staying
at the Natick house for a few days,
was run down by automobile 7177 at
the corner of Seventh and Spring
streets yesterday afternoon and badly
injured. The driver of the machine
speeded ahead, not waiting to ascer-
tain the injuries Of his victim. He was
taken to his room and physician sum-
moned. Besides suffering from several
bruises and scratches on the head, Mr..
Dooy is severely injured about his
hips and legs. He will recover.
Water Board Awards Contracts
Two contracts involving an expend-
ture of $4047 have been awarded by the
board or water commissioners. The
Union Hardware and Metal company
will supply $4,000 feet of one-inch gall
vanized iron pipe at $500 per 100 feet,
and 10000 feet of three e-quarter-inch
pipe at $3S2h per 100 feet, and the
Crane company will deliver twenty
tons of pig lead at $6.12 per hundred
weight.