Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-06
AROUND TOWN
Sentenced to Jail

Sentenced to jail
Frank Higgins. charged with as
saulting G. F. Ford January 4, was
sentenced to sixty days in the county
jail by Judge Willis yesterday.
Reports Horse Stolen
j. r. Tweedy Of Calabasas has re-
ported to the police that his horse and
buggy have been stolen from the resi-
dence of ]. P. Cutler, S44 Oxford way.
Haywood to Speak
William D. Haywood of Idaho and
: Colorado will speak at the Peoples
theater Sunday evening at o'clock.
His subject will be the class war be-
tween capital and labor in the Rocky
mountains.
Falls from Bridge
E. J. James, drayman, living at
129 Solano street, fell from bridge
near Banning yesterday and injured
his back and arms. He is being treated
at the Sisters hospital. His injuries
are not serious.
Falls from Street Car
E. B. Vaughn of 3O9 East Forty-ninth
street was taken to the receiving hos
pitaI yesterday, his face and head
severely bruised as a result of fall
from a street car. The injured man,
who is So years old, was taken to his
home.
Struck by Car
Charles Sittelmeyer of East Colo
RADIO street Pasadena, was struck by
a street car at Main and Market streets
last night as he was crossing the street
and sustained several lacerated wounds
of the head and face. He was taken
to the receiving hospital and later sent
to his home.
DISCHARGED from Custody
J. Mcleod Murphy, charged with
forging the name of F. L. Wicker, was
discharged in Police Justice Roses
court yesterday morning because of
failure of the prosecution to prove its
case. Murphy is we'll known in Los
Angeles as the head of the Electro
Publication company.
Plans for Third and Olive
Lease Of the site Of the Hillcrest inn
at Third and Olive streets continues
for about five years more, according
to representatives of the Averill es-
tate. The Averill estate owns ninety
feet on the northeast corner, and it is
expected that when the present lease
expires a large building will be erected
on the corner.
Fire Damages Feed Store
The feed store of Sandoz & Lynde at
Thirty-seventh street and Moneta ave-
nuet was damaged by fire of an un-
known origin last night The blaze
was detected in the rear of the build
ing, which is a one-story frame struc-
ture. The loss is estimated at $40 on
the building and 800 on contents, the
latter consisting of baled hay.
Bee in Trouble
John H. Nelson, supreme president
and world organizer of the Benevolent
and Fraternal Order of Bees, was ar
rested on Spring street last night Dy
Under Sheriff Hayden of Ventura coun-
ty and placed in the county jail on
warrant charging him with defrauding
an innkeeper. 1t is alleged that Mel
son failed to pay a hotel bill on his
last trip to Ventura.
Struck on Head Mysterousy
j. v. Johnson, an Oakland real es-
tate dealer, who has been staying in
Los Angeles at 322 South Spring street,
was found by Patrolman Yarrow at
Pico and Hoover streets last night
wandering around in a dazed condition.
Johnson had been struck on the head
and received a laceratiOn of the scalp.
How or where he was injured he could
not say.
Comes for Prisoner
NJ V. D. Miller, chief deputy sheriff
of Warren county, Tenn, arrived here
the county seat of that county, Will
liam w. Wallace, former county clerk,
who was arrested here three weeks
ago by Under Sheriff Dishman on a
warrant charging him with being a
defaulter. 1t is alleged that Wallace
embezzled $4,000 of the county funds.
Zionists Will Debate
The Ahabath Zion society will hold
its usual literary meeting Sunday even
ing at Forester hall, 107 North Main
street Are We a Nation or Only a
Religious Sect will be debated, 4.
Kimelfeld taking the affirmative, and
L. Falk the negative. Philip Stein will
preside. D. H. Marks will give a reci-
tation entitled "Zion." J. Tobinsky
will sing an original song, "Zion's Re
quest"
Accused of Burglary
James Price was arrested last night
by Detectives Chapman and Home.
and booked at central station on a
charge of burglary. Price entered the
rooming house of Mrs. Silvia Stuckey
at 1411h North Broadway and, after
taking dress suit case from the room
of Mrs. Stuckey, broke into the room
of E. Castang, according to the police
and filled the suitcase with clothing
belonging to Castang.
Warned Against Forged Checks
The public has been warned by the
police detective bureau of Los Angeles
to look out for checks alleged to have
been forged by Russell P. Cole, a for
mer employe of Earl Rogers. One of
these alleged spurious checks was re-
ceived by the police yesterday. 1t
bore the forged signatures of Earl Rog-
erS and w. H. Dehm, The persons
who delivered the check claim others
are out bearing forged signatures.
Woman Is Arrested
Ella Marsh, frequenter of local
cafes, was taken before Justice Fred
erickson yesterday afternoon charged
with attempting to fleece a mining
man who was visiting this city and
whom she met in one of the local cafes
The man. who narrowly escaped being
robbed and who lost considerable cash
in his experience of Thursday night
gave his name as T. H. Wilson. He
met the woman in a cafe, where she
made advances, and they left the place
together. He says she robbed him of
about $780,
May Identify Body
Howard Paffenbach. % years of age.
a nephew of John Briener, a we'll
known butcher of Pasadena who dis
appeared from his home January %. is
believed to be the man who committed
suicide at Santa Barbara some time
Wednesday night The only mark of
Identification found on the body was a
handkerchief bearing the laundry mark
154B. This is the laundry mark Of
Briener and as the dead man answers
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