Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-26
Chinese Held on Suspicion

Wong Fung. a Chinese said TO be
Illegally in the United States. was be-
fore Commissioner Van Dyke yester-
day. Fung claims he is native born,
but officers believe he entered Arizona
from Mexico without passport.
Arrested for Battery
John White, charged with battery,
was arrested yesterday by Patrolman
Osterloh. White is charged with strik-
Gently had difficulty. He was ar
raigned in police court and released on
$50 bail
To cremate Body of Nurse
The funeral of Miss Alice Sarah Co.'S
sar will be held this afternoon at the
residence of her parents. Mr. and Mrs
William Cossar, 1909 Bridge street. The
service will be private and the body
will be cremated. Miss Cossar was u
trained nurse and was well known.
Closing Exercises
Mrs. Emily ]. Valentine, president of
the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music
and Arts, has announced the last of
the series of commencement exercises
by the pupils Of that institution VIII
be by the silver and gold medal and
diploma classes at Blanchard hall at
8 o'clock tomorrow night.
Court Releases Youth
Tom Mccain, Is years old, faced Po-
lice Justice Rose yesterday charged
with speeding his motorcycle on Tenn
pie street He was given his liberty on
his promise not to ride his machine
again until July IL, when he will be
is years of age and then not to go
faster than eight miles an hour.
Schenck Case Again Passed
The case against Sam Schenck. for
mer police commissioner, charged with
Illegally arresting two men nearly
year ago. was again continued when
Ii was called before Police Justice Rose
yesterday. 1t has now been passed to
be reset, and Ii is improbable 1t Will
be heard of again for some time.
Suicide Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. ]. r.
Plank, the woman who committed sui
eide several days ago, were held yes
terday afternoon from the undertaking
establishment of Peck & Chase. Mrs
Plank is the woman who rose to COOK
breakfast for her husband. but instead
went to an outhouse and cut her
threat with a razor.
Had Revolver When Arrested
Charged with carrying concealed
weapons Tom Hurley. only slightly
known to the Los Angeles police, was
aarraigned in police court yesterday and
sentenced to pay 500 fine or serve
sixty days in JAIL Hurley did not
have the money and so will pass the
next two months as 1odger at the
First street building.
Tourist FaInts on Broadway
Leon Hellweg. a tourist from the
east, tainted on Broadway yesterday
afternoon and was taken 10 the re-
ceiving hospital. The physicians there
found the man was very weak and
that he required a long rest. They
offered to send him to the county hos
pital, but he said he would rather go
to some beach town and procure lodg-
ing there.
Woman Falnts from Exhaustion
Mrs. e. o, Robertson. a visitor in
Los Angeles, tainted while visiting an
office in the Equitable building yester-
day morning and was taken to the re-
ceiving hospital There 1t was fouQd
her strength had been too severely
taxed by walk from the place where
she is living, but after short rest
she was able to leave.
For Bankers Convention
The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the American Bankers association
will be held at Denver September 28 to
October 2 inclusive. The Southern Pa
cifie will sell round trip tickets ON Sep
tember 23 to 27 from California COM
mon points to Denver at the rate of
SIS for the round trip, with going
limit of six days and final limit of
October 81.
Threatened Special officer
Attorney Fred Thompson was. ar
rested yesterday on a warrant. charg-
ing him with disturbing the peace.
Monday night Thompson and two wo-
men are said to have visited cafe.
All three were drinking heavily, say
witnesses, and Thompson began max
ing a disturbance When requested to
remain quiet he threatened the special
officer at the place.
Badly Injured by Horse
]. F. Bruce. stableman employed
at a Broadway livery was severely In
jured yesterday when horse he was
tending kicked him and knocked him
from the stall. The horses hoof struck
Bruce on the right thigh. When taken
to the receiving hospital the man was
unable to walk Surgeons at the hos
pital treated the injury and he was
then able to return to the livery barn.
9. T. p. A. Elects officer