Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-19

and stolen S1S in money Nme time yes
terday morning, Entrance was gained
with a pass key.
Prohibitionists Will Meet
The Prohibition party club will hold
a regular meeting at its headquarters,
1862 North Spring street, this after
noon at o'clock The club will form
ulate plans for the work of next year.
Everybody invited.
Acquitted by Jury
G. w. Cazuns, under charge of hav-
ing robbed an intoxicated man. of his
watch, was yesterday acquitted by a
jury I'm department one of the superior
court after the Jurors had deliberated
less than fifteen minutes on the case
Cigar Causes Fire
Damage to the extent of 5000 was
done to the wood carving shop of
Charles G. Roduner, ,17R Maple ave-
nue., early yesterday afternoon. The
fire was caused by some person care
lessly throwing a lighted cigar stub on
a pile of sl.avings.
Room Is Looted
G. J. Van Luven, 452 South Hill street.
reported to the police yesterday that
some person had entered his room and
stolen a Gladstone bag suit case,
several valuable rings nd several suits
of clothes. Entrance was gained by
means of T So key.
Mrs. Stockwell Is Dead
Mrs w. w. Stockwel, wife of Clerk
Stockwell of Police Justice Chambers
court, died ut her home, 2619 Downey
avenue, early yesterday afternoon of
an abscess of the brain. Mrs. Stock
well has been ill for some time, but
it was not bought it would prove
fatal.
Sues Railway Company
Mrs. Louise Freytag, widow of Henry
Freytag, one of the victims of the
street car accident at goose necks
curve on Brooklyn avenue on October
10, yesterday filed suit for $500 dam
ages against the Pacific Electric COM
pany asking that amount for her hus-
bands life.
Boise Held for Trial
Edward Boise charged with attempt
ing to murder Fred Bevin in a fight in
South Main street saloon November
10, was held to answer to the superior
court under $4,000 bt nds by Police JUS
tice Chambers yesterday afternoon.
Bevin was shot twice in the neck dur
ing the fight, but had recovered suf-
ticiently to appear in court yesterday.
Shopper Robbed
Pickpockets relieved F. L. Gregg OF
w II oOutil IDScuNlIy avenue VI 81 wallet
containing two rings, a watch, a num-
Der of valuable papers and $14 in money
while he was shopping in Coulter'S dry
goods store yesterday morning. The
police were at once informed of the
theft and officers are locking for the
crooks.
Father Pays Boys Fine
c. C. Aldridge was fined $500 by Po-
lice Justice Austin yesterday on the
PharQa nf nd Ia ;e,
said to have stolen an automobile
owned by F. l.. Wride and taken sew
eral girls out for rides. The machine
was damaged considerably and Wride
stated that $40 would about cover the
cost of repairing 1t. This amount was
paid by Aldridge's father.
Accidental Death Is Verdict
Accidental death was the verdict
brought in by a coroner's jury in the
cases of Michael Bruno, who was killed
by being struck by Los Angeles rail-
way car at Sixth and Alverado streets
Saturday night, and Mrs. Katherine
Scariano, the aged Italian woman who
was killed b. being struck by a South
ern Pacific train while picking coal in
the yards of that company one day last
week.
Keeps Word; Pays Fine
II. j. Hutton was fined SO by Police
Justice Rose yester~ ~ on the charge of
drunkenness. Hutton was arrested
Monday night on South Main street.
He did not have the money in court
yesterday, but asked permission to go
home and see his mother, stating he
would return with the amount of t
fine. Permission was given him and
fifteen minutes later he came back with
the SO.
Charged With Vagrancy
E. A. Clark, II years of age, pleaded
not guilty to a charge of Vagrancy
in Police Justice Austn's court yes
terday and his hearing was set for the
afternoon of December 20. Clark is
a young man who recently arrived in
this city from the east. He is said
to have become an associate of bad
characters and was arrested several
nights ago on suspicion at 1913 South
Main street.
Dies From Effects of Burns
Mrs. Anna Duncan, the V oman who
was seriously burned Sunday by her
clothing catching fire from the gaso-
line stove while ool.ing dinner at er
home, 1875 East TWenty-first street, died
at the emergency hospital early yester-
day morning. Mrs. Duncan was uncon-
scious from the tine she was taken to
the hospital until shortly before her
death. All her clothing was burned
from her body at the time of the acct
dent
Justice suspends Sentence
f. p. Mace pleaded guilty to the
charge of grand larceny in Police
Justice Austin's court yesterday, but
later the charge against him was
changed to a misdemeanor and he was
given a suspended sentence Mace is
said to have stolen a bicycle one night
when he was drinking. 1t is stated by
officers that he has a wife and large
family and that If he was sent to Jail
they would be placed in hard circum-
stances.