Category Archives: #courts

Detective’s Toupee Burns

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 2, 1909: Cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws Charles L. Hubbard Detective Thomas Ziegler's toupee is singed during an accident at the police station involving mysterious powder, a cuspidor and a discarded cigarette. Oscar Chavez, charged with perjury in … Continue reading →

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Sleepwalker Falls From Streetcar

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1909: Edmund Walller "Ted" Gale draws former Mayor Harper on the witness stand. Francisco Tralenna breaks his arm while sleepwalking — on a streetcar. A runaway horse at 1st and Los Angeles streets leaves two men injured, including … Continue reading →

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Eastside Scandal

Posted on August 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

A juicy item about a "frisky grass widow" and a prominent real estate man — with a "deluded" wife and "two or three" children. 

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Judge Bars Bus Strike; Giants Beat Dodgers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1959: A judge's temporary restraining order prevents a bus and streetcar strike. Someone has a Cold War souvenir in the shed. Let's fire it up and see what happens. The threat of communist aggression casts a shadow over … Continue reading →

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Wife Shoots Cheating Husband in the Head

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1899: Cupidene restores lost manhood.

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Man Nearly Suffocates While Hiding From Police

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1889: J.T. Sheward has the latest in mourning fashions, including wool warp Henriettas. Detectives looking for stolen merchandise at a bordello find an opium setup and a naked man hiding in closet. One of the officers makes himself … Continue reading →

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Detective Captures Elusive Chicken Thief

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1899: Mullen and Bluett, 1st and Spring. Karl Schillinger is an elusive chicken thief, but Detective Auble tracked him down.

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Soldier’s Widow Spends Pension on Getting Drunk

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 28, 1889: The Times has a bonus for subscribers to the Weekly Mirror — a book on embroidery. Officer Dugan picks up a chronic alcoholic who spends her widow's pension on liquor.

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Theater Troupe Near Riot Over Pay

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 27, 1899: Alexandra Dagmar at the Orpheum … and at base-ball at Fiesta Park. Ladies free.   The backer of a theatrical troupe is taken to the police station for protection after performers threaten to riot because they … Continue reading →

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Voices — Dominick Dunne, 1925 – 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / August 7, 2001 Dominick Dunne gestures during an introduction before reading to a small group of people from his book "Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishments" at a Beverly Hills hotel. Dominick Dunne's Dangerous … Continue reading →

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Hair Trigger

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 26, 1899: For healthy babies, give them Gail Borden's Eagle Brand condensed milk.   A following story clears up some of the confusion. Louis Mayer was a barber and Mary E. Smith was a hairdresser who had … Continue reading →

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USC Coed Killed; O’Malley Confident on Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

The imam of Yemen beheads several "Christian agitators" and has others mutilated in a crackdown on liberal reforms … USC student Linda Edna Martin, 21, is found naked and bleeding to death outside her boyfriend's apartment. The Parker T-Ball Jotter … Continue reading →

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Man Sleeps Off Drunk on Top of Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 25, 1899: Dr. Wong offers free consultations, 713 S. Main.   Mr. Wagner sleeps off a drunk on top of the Brooklyn Bridge and is rescued by "Jim the Climber." No, he doesn't remember how he got there … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Domestic Violence

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 25, 1889: Prince Albert suits for $14 ($331.36 USD, 2008). The late 19th and early 20th century newspapers are full of harrowing stories about domestic violence, usually alcoholic men beating their wives and children. The women in these reports … Continue reading →

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Baseless Prosecution of Homeless Addict

Posted on August 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 24, 1899: The Orpheum presents barrelistic wonders and rag time comedians, plus Joseph Adelman, master of the xylophone. The Times reports "baseless prosecution" of Richard Woodward, a homeless drug addict who accidentally broke a pane of glass at a … Continue reading →

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A Gruesome Day on the Gallows

Posted on August 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 24, 1889: Note that the Daily Mirror does not advocate walking on railroad tracks. Pedestrians (and cows) always come out second best in a contest against a locomotive. The above item is for illustration purposes only. When California made … Continue reading →

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Hawaii Becomes 50th State; Redskins Beat Rams

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1959: The Redskins beat the Rams in The Times annual charity game ,,, Sir Thomas Beecham, 80, marries his 27-year-old secretary … and Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state. The House Un-American Activities Committee cancels hearings on communist … Continue reading →

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Supervisors Back Bike Route to Santa Monica

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1899: The Los Angeles County Supervisors endorse a cycleway on Washington Street from the city limits to Santa Monica, starting with a two-mile segment separated from the road by stakes or posts … and John O'Brien steals 35 … Continue reading →

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Prostitutes Arrested for Fighting

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1889: Grand ball at the Del Coronado. A couple of French prostitutes, Louise and Vangoethan, got into a fight on Alameda Street and were brought to the police station by Officer Shannon …  Charley Robinson is the toughest … Continue reading →

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Officer Arrested for Killing Fleeing Suspect

Posted on August 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 21, 1899: Boston Optical Co., 235 S. Spring. Thomas Wiley is arrested for drunk driving — of a wagon. Redlands Police Officer George H. Walker is in jail after killing George R. Hawley [Clinton P. Hawley in later stories] … Continue reading →

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