Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
AROUND TOWN
Gets Four Months

For stealing a pair of trousers from Main
street merchant Francisco Torres was sem
fenced by Police Judge Chambers to serve
12O days in the city jail on charge of petty
larceny.
Admits Carrying Weapon
Antonio Escobar pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday TO a charge
of carrying concealed weapons and was fined
$50 or the alternative Of twenty days in the
city Jail
Two Speeders Fined
E. r. Nash and F. stanwood pleaded guilty
in Police Judge Chambers court yesterday
morning to driving their automobiles In ex-
cess OF the limit provided by law and were
fined s25 each.
Four Men Fined for Gambling
A. Hallbach, C. Ashton. NJ. Cole and b.
Harris, who were arrested when the police
ralded rooms at 252tk South Main street Mon
day night pleaded guilty in Police Judge
Chambers court yesterday to charges Of gam
bling and were fined $40 each.
House Robbed Second Time
For the second time within three months
burglars entered the home Of ]. A. Hill at
1917 West Eleventh street and stole $lS5, a
bracelet, a neck chain and a pair of cuff
buttons. After obtaining the money and Jew
elry the thieves entered the pantry ard ate
a large custard pie which Mrs. Hill had pre-
pared for dinner.
The California Anti -Vivisecton society will
hold its last public meeting of the year FRI
day at clock in the afternoon in the COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
building. Among the speakers will be Bruce
Gordon Kingsley and N. w. thinner The
meeting will convene promptly at o'clock.
All interested in the invited to
attend.
Accused of Embezzlement
John Harwel employed financial col
lector for the j. V. Mills company, 627 East
Third street, was arrested last night charged
with the embezzlement of $55 from the firm,
by which he employed. 1t is alleged that
Harwell collected numerous small bills and
failed to make any returns. He Will appear
in police court this morning to answer a
charge of embezzlement.
Admits Stealing Tobacco
Juan Garcia pleaded guilty in police court
yesterday to charge of stealing box Of
tobacco and quantity of cigars from a mer-
chant on North Main street and was sem
fenced to pay a fine of $50 or serve the al
tentative of sixty days in the city jail. Jose
Gonzales, alleged to have participated in the
theft entered a plea OF not guilty and will
be tried before a jury December IA.
Chinese Accuses Rival of Battery
As the result OF keen rivalry between a
Hebrew vegetable peddler and Chinese
seller Of fruits, Ira Bernstein, alias Jew
Kid" was arraigned in Police Judge Cham
bers' court yesterday on a charge of battery
preferred by Louie Wi. Bernstein pleaded not
guilty and his trial will be held Friday. The
rival pedders, it seems, quarreed over Gus
toners and, as a result, the Chinese, 1t is
asserted, was beaten by the Hebrew.
Charged with Theft
]. NJ Delgardo, a Mexican, was arraigned
in Police Judge Chambers court yesterday
on a charge OF stealing a pair Of corduroy
trousers from Main street merchant. He
pleaded not guilty to the charge and will
appear for trial December Is. According to
the arresting officer, Delgardo entered the
place, tried on the trousers, and then asked
TO be shown a pair of shoes. Finally after
trying on several pairs Of Shoes he declared
they did not suit him and started out of the
store wearing the new trousers over his own
The clerk shouted to him to STOP but the
command was unheeded by the Mexican, who
ran as fast as he could and not over
taken until the chase extended several oblocks