Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13

J. M. Marsan and J. M. Sutter plead
ed guilty in Police Justice Williams
court Yesterday to violating the speed
ordinance and were fined SIS each.
Drug Store Robbed
T. F. Huddleston, proprietor of the
Lion drug store at 300 Maple avenue,
reported to the police that thieves en-
tered his place by forcing the lock on
a. rear door and $3.50 and womans s
watch were stolen.
Entertainment by Y. M. c. A.
A musical entertainment was given
at the Y. NJ C.. A. last evening under
the direction of J. P. Deputy The fol-
lowing took part in the program:
Edwin House, basso; Miss Jenrey
Garriott, soprano; Victor Walperg'
violinist, and VIII Carroway. piano.
Liquor Mans Trial Delayed
On agreement between the prosecut-
ing attorneys and attorneys for the
defense the trial of Helm Seminar,
proprietor of the Eureka cafe on South
Main street, charged with violating the
retail liquor law, was postponed py
Police Justice Frederickson yesterday
to the first part of next month
Stray Dog Bites schoolboy
Albert Hopperstead, a 12-year-old
schoolboy living with his parents at
1923 West Twelfth street, was bitten
several times yesterday on his right
leg by a stray dog which he was pet
ting in front of his home he was
| taken to the receiving hospital, where
the police surgeons cauterized the
| wounds.
Leonard X. Cross Buried
! Funeral services for Leonard Kern
Cross, who was found dead in bed at
/ ,.4,, ooN
! terday afternoon at o'clock at the
chanel of the j. d. Button Undertake
ing company. Employees of the Los
| Angeles engine works attended the
services. Burial was in Evergreen
cemetery.
Gas Stove Ignites House
A gas stove placed too close to a
wooden partition set fire to the mousse
! of Thomas Hamilton at 216o west
Twenty seventh street last night. Inc
building, which is one-story frame
bungalow, was damaged to the amount
of $500 and the loss on the contents IS
estimated at $3.50, fully covered by in
! surance.
Horse Breaks Its Neck
While being driven rapidly at Hoover
and Pico streets yesterday morning one
of the horses attached to an emer-
gency tower wagon of the Los Angeles
| Railway company slipped on rail,
/ slid several feet, then fell to the pave
ment and sustained a broken neck,
| The dead animal lay across the track,
and several cars were delayed until It
could be removed.
Pastor and Wife l4onored
Rev. A. C. Smither, pastor of the
First Christian church, and Mrs.
Smither were given a surprise party
! rsI,,, fno OF fhA homo k1f
Mr.. and Mrs w. p. Harper, 2S16 Ho-
bart street Those present were mem
bers of the church nearly twenty years
ago when Rev. Mr.. Smither first as
sumed the pastorate. An elaporately
engraved loving cup was presented to
Rev. and Mrs. Smither
Boys Accused of Larceny
Waldo Morrison and John Arllo, two
small boys who live on East Thirty
first street, were arrested by the police
OF the University division last night
and sent to the detention home on
charges of petit larceny. The, boys
broke into a vacant house near their
home and stole lot of small iron pull
leys and some telephone wire with
which they said they Nwere going to
make an aerial for a wireless telegraph
plant.
Commits Suicide
Dan Sullivan, left at Arcadia in
charge of several race horses, when
the season closed there in the spring,
committed suicide at the track last
might by shooting himself through the
head. Sullivan had been drinking
heavily of late and is supposed to have
become despondent because he was not
at a track where racing was being
held. His home was in New York.
The body was sent to the Reynolds K
Reinike undertaking parlors at Mon
roVia.
Fined for Cruelty to Animals
After viewing a decrepit horse that
court, where the case is being tried
in front of the central police station
yesterday morning, Police Justice Will
iiams returned to his bench in police
court and fined A. l.. Russell, bak-
cry wagon driver $5 for cruelty to
animals, and imposed suspended sem
tence of $50 or fifty days on Sam Des-
ser, owner of the ill-conditioned horse.
The sentence in the latter case was
imposed after Desser had promised to
destroy the unfortunate animal.
Celebrate Flag Day
Flag day was celebrated by Stanton
post, G. A. R., and w. r. c.. at their
monthly open meeting Friday evening.
Fine readings were given by Miss
Fitzgerald and Mrs. Collins. Judge
Wilbur gave a very interesting adj
dress, his subject being "The Flag"
Comrades Parks and Thomas made
short talks, also SComrade Weiland of
San Diego. Mrs. Shelton sang "The
Star Spangled Banner and "Colum-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean," The
drum corps was present and added to
the enthusiasm of the evening.
Fined for Choking Boy
A. r. Graves, motorman on the
depot line, was fined $25 or the altern-
ative of twenty-five days in Jail by
Police Justice Williams, for choking
Orr Knickerbocker, a 12-year-old news
boy at the Arcade station several days
ago. When first arraigned Graves
pleaded not guilty to a cahKge of bat
terry. Later he withdrew the plea and
entered plea of guilty. He told the
justice that the boys at the depot
We're impudent and would not mind
him and he sought to teach them an
example by choking one of their num-
ber
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