The San Francisco call., 1909-03-18
Local Brevities

SELL wATERED MILK-Joseph McGurn,
Louis Bosse and Nick Tsouyas, proprietors Of
selling watered milk; John Kruwank $50 and
Henry La Berge, dairyman, s25..
BLUMBERG ACQUITTED-Iouis Blumberg
was acquitted yesterday in the United States
district court of the charge of buying clothes
from United States soldiers NJ. Blumberg, who
was convicted on similar charge Monday, was
sentenced TO pay a fine of s. and % days in
Jail
LAFoN IN sANITARIUM-Pierre Lafon. the
mysterious Frenchman charged with attempting
to poison Mrs Sarah b. Armstrong and Mrs.
tarium recuperating and his case was continued
by Police Judge Weller yesterday for two
weeks.
SCHOONER LIBELED-Austin NJ. Small was
made defendant yesterday In a libel suit in
the United States district court, when A. Sydney
Jones and others sued to recover the schooner
Narrow Gauge 1t is claimed that Small failed
to make any payment the vessel, which was
valued at $500.
NATIVE SONS GRANDDAUGHTER H. Jung.
for many years secretary Of Stanford parlor No.
I6, n. S. g. W., has announced himself as n
candidate for the office of grand secretary in op-
position to Charles II. Turner, the incumbent
at the next session of the grand parlor to be
held In Marysville next month.
THREATENED BY HUsBAND-Mrs.t Helen
NJ. Zwicker 504 Grant building, obtained a war
rant yesterday for the arrest OF her husband
Frederick Zwicker, on charge Of threatening
her life. She has applied for a divorce from him
and on Tuesday he came TO the Grant building
and told her he going to shoot her.
TROUBLE OVER CIGARS-Fred " Welch.
representing NJ. A. Gunst Co., obtained war
rant from Police Judge Conlan yesterday for the
arrest of K. W. Locke on charge of procuring
LOO cigars valued at $61.50, on November 6
by falsely representing that he was age
for the Tin San company In Chinatown.
ATTACHMENT POSTPoNED-Charles L.
Newcomb Jr., Pacific coast manager of the Platt
iron works Of Dayton, o., appeared in Police
Judge Conlan's court yesterday to be arraigned
on the charge of felony embezzlement. but after
he had been instructed as to his rights the ar
raignment postponed until March 25.
REPORTER APPOINTED - Superior Judge
Hunt yesterday announced the appointment of
Ernest A. Girvin to be official reporter of his
department of the court Grvin succeeds Dr.
Edward S. Belden. whose sudden death from
heart disease a few days after Christmas ter
minated a period of 20 years service in Judge
Hunts court.
NO LICENSE TO SELL LIoUoR-Louis
Radovich was arrested yesterday by the United
States marshal for selling liquor without a IL
cense. Radovich had the bar privilege at bali
given by the Slavonian society and, according to
his stateraent, thought the license was paid in
the rent of the hall. lie was held to answer on
$500 bonds by United States Commissioner Hea-
cock.
LUNCHEON FOR KINGsLEY-D. P. Kings
lev president of the New York life insurance
company who is making tour of the principal
cities of the Pacific coast with the intent OF
familiarizng himself with conditions, will be
rendered a complimentary luncheon by the
trustees of the chamber of commerce at the st
Francis hotel next Friday afternoon. About so
guests will be In attendance.
CHINESE FINED-Ah Suey. one OF the six
Chinese arrested about 10 days ago for selling
cocaine in Chinatown without PHYSICIANS pre-
scriptiou was fined 500 by Police Judge Deasy
Yesterday Warrants issued for the arrest
OF Mark Mentor and Frank Forbes of the Abblc
drug company 966 Dupont street. on two simi-
lar charges each Mentor and Forbes were fined
SloO each by Judge Weller Tuesday.
MAIL RoBBER HEIDI. F. Mills, alias
Frank Langham, charged with robbing United
States mail boxes. and who tried TO pass a check
for $500 on Roos Bros. drawn In favor of the
Rev Benjamin Fay Mills. and which was stolen
from a letter mailed in Alameda. had his pre-
lfminary examination yesterday morning before
United States Commissioner Heacock. He was
held to answer in $1,000 bonds. Failing to give
the bonds he was taken to the Alameda county
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