Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-29
AROUND TOWN
speeder Fined

Speeder Fined
c. F. Turner pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday morn
ing to charge of violating the speed
ordinance and was fined $25.
Drop Mistreatment Charge
Justice Ling, after a brief hearing
yesterday; dismissed the complaint
against Charles Kittrege, arrested two
weeks ago on charge of mistreating
Evelyn Lopez.
Sentenced for Theft
Jose Diaz and A. Castillo were sem
fenced by Police Judge Chambers yes
terday to serve sixty days each in the
city jail for stealing four pairs of
trosuers from q store near First and
Main streets.
Fined for Accosting Woman
John w. Smith, who pleaded guilty
in police court Monday to a technical
charge of battery, having accosted a
young woman as she was emerging
from church, and demanding that she
pay him $S5, was sentenced by Police
Judge Chambers yesterday to pay a
fine of $50 or serve the alternative of
fifty days in the city JAIL
Inquest Deferred
Until he receives the report of DIR.
LIZ ID. OlOOhSy, WIZ Is IildklIlS an dndl-
ysis of the stomach of the 10-months-
old son of Bertram A. Haslxins of 2507
Cincinnati street. and of the medicine
which, it is thought, caused the sudden
death of the child, Coroner Hartwell
will defer the holding of an inquest to
determine the responsibility for the
childs death.
Driver Arrested
The sufferings of team of horses on
account of the cruelty of an intoxicated
driver led to the latter's arrest yester-
day by Humane Officer N. w. Zim-
mer. The driver is Frank Ditmar, en-
ployed by the Union Lime company.
He was placed in the county Jail until
he RECEIVERS sufficiently for his arraign-
ment, which will take place before JUS
tice Ling today.
Poet Defeats Publishers
Miss Lucy Long, author of Unity"
volume of patriotic poems, won in
the superior court Yesterday in her
suit against the ,Baumgart Publishing
company for alleged violation of con-
tract in not compiling her work prop
erly. Judge Hutton gave Miss Long
judgment for $100, the amount paid by
her to the publishing company at the
time the contract was made.
Fined for Assault
For beating a Chinese whom he met
while walking along the streets of
Chinatown Monday night, Louis Shan
itz was sentenced by Police Judge
Chambers yesterday to pay a fine of
SIS or serve the alternative of seventy
five days in the city Jail Shanitz was
unable to pay the fine and was sent to
jail to reflect on the improperly of
striking an inoffensive Chinese.
Held on Check Charge
Charged with forging the name of
Mrs. A. M. Steichen, an aged woman
living at 1105 East Twelfth street, to a
check for SIG, which he is alleged to
have passed on the Security Savings
bank June /, I. de la Pena, magazine
writer, was given his preliminary eX-
animation In Police Judge Frederick
sons court yesterday and held to an
swer to the superior court in bonds of
$1,000.
Deputy Pleads Not Guilty
After pleading guilty in Police Judge
Chambers court yesterday to a charge
of extortion; Charles Swartsman, a
deputy constable at Justice Summer
fields court who is alleged to have OBJ
tanned IS from A. Sanroman, proprietor
of tapale stand, by promising to pro-
tect the latter from police interference,
withdrew his plea of guilty and entered
a plea of not guilty and asked for a
jury trial. Judge Chambers set his