Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-31
AROUND TOWN
Guilty of Robbery

Guilty OF Robbery
Harry Murphy, charged with holding
up and robbing Japanese January 10,
was found guilty by jury In Judge
Davis court yesterday. He VIII be SEN
fenced Saturday
Missionary Branch Meets
The annual convention of the South
ern California branch of the Christian
and Missionary alliance opened yester-
day in the First Baptist church and
will continue over today.
Condition Virtually Unchanged
The county hospital attendants report
the condition OF Edward G. Martin. who
shot himself and wife at Sixth and
Main streets Sunday night, as I'M
changed. Mrs. Martin is said to be
slightly improved, but both her arms
are paralyzed.
Victims Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for Joseph Beard,
who was killed in the collapse of a
wall of the old county Jail Monday, will
be held Thursday at 2:30 o'clock at
the Evergreen cemetery chapel. Rev.
Mr.. Pasco will officiate. Deceased
leaves a wife and two children, who re-
side on Live Oak street.
For Using Ball Fund
Clay Wilkinson was sent to the
workhouse for thirty days by Police
Justice Rose yesterday on a charge OF
yasrancy. He is accused of having
appropriated to his own use $50 that
he had collected from several persons
for the ostensble purpose of bailing
out a young woman who was arrested
for vagrancy.
Bankers Body to Be Cremated
The body of William G.. Palmantier,
the Oakland banker who died late Mon
day afternoon at the hospital for con-
tagious diseases will be cremated this
afternoon. 1t was embalmed yesterday
and Is being kept at the hospital. The
cremation, in accordance with the rules
of the city health department, will be
strictly private.
Light Rainfall in March
Many persons in Los Angeles Will
guess March as a rainy month, but the
records Of the weather bureau show
that the rainfall is half an inch below
the monthly average. The rainy stretch
at the close leaves a false impression
record of but 251 inches, while the
average for March is S.06 inches.
Physician Wants $4,000
DR.. John W. Trueworthy. who at
tended p. J. Uucky) Baldwin during
his last illness and had been his physi-
clan for several years, has presented a
bill of $4,000 for his services. For
twenty-nine days and nights prior to
Baldwin's death DIR. Trueworthy was
in constant attendance, and he stated
yesterday that he thought $4,000 was a
just recompense.
Recall Headquarters Closed
Headquarters of the recall campaign
committee were closed yesterday after
noon and the furniture was moved out
as final incident of the campaign.
The recall committee had seven rooms
on the fourth and third floors bf the
Equitable Bank building, and in addi-
ton rooms occupied by the Municipal
league were pressed into emergency
service.
Judge cIess Here
Alfred Cless, who was formerly a
superior court judge in the southern
part of Germany, is in Los Angeles,
and so well has the surroundings
agreed with him he has decided to
make this city his permanent home.
Judge Chess has been in the United
States for ten years and has been u
close student of political economy, hav-
ing written several books on the sub
ject.
Three BurgIarIes Reported
Burglars entered the saloon of Gus
Mabel at Fifth and San Pedro streets