Category Archives: #courts

Elderly Woman Fights Officer

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 17, 1899: Officer Shand attempts to arrest Magdalena Schultz and after a terrible fight, subdues her with help from Deputy Johnston.

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Man Tries to Kill Woman Who Rejected Him

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1889: Charley Harper is accused of trying to kill Mrs. Brown because she wouldn't live with him.

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Man Kills Wife, Attempts Suicide

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1899: Earl Hanchett kills his wife and attempts suicide. The nurse who was hired to tend their baby says: "Why didn't you do as good a job on yourself as you did on her?" Hanchett lived to stand … Continue reading →

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Ex-Officer Goes Crazy on Drugs, Alcohol

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 14, 1889: Louis Silverstein is drinking, taking drugs and writing letters to civic officials. 

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San Francisco Court Bans Strip Scene in Play

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 13, 1899: San Francisco audiences are crowding the theater to see the "widely advertised disrobing scene" in Leon Gandillot's "The Turtle." Oct. 23, 1989: Sadie Martinot's scandalous scene in "The Turtle."   May 9, 1923: Sadie Martinot, star … Continue reading →

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Cop With Long Memory Recognizes Old-Time Convict

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1899: A police officer with a long memory recognizes a man pretending to be insane as Harry Nichols, who earned a reputation for landscaping during his prison terms at Folsom and San Quentin. He was "one of the … Continue reading →

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Man Kills Wife, Lover

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1930

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Cigar Store Fined for Having Slot Machine

Posted on June 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 9, 1899: Elias Cohn is fined $60 for having a nickel slot machine in his cigar store, 115-117 S. Spring St.

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Girl Describes Beatings by Stepmother

Posted on June 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 8, 1889: Florence Harper was beaten until her blood-soaked clothes stuck to her skin.

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Minstrels and the Salvation Army — Charles Ives Would Love It

Posted on June 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 7, 1889 Pairing a minstrel show and a Salvation Army band sounds like something Charles Ives might have liked. June 7, 1899: A jail inmate says a trusty beat him with a heavy set of keys.

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Teacher Puts the Broom to Process Server in Communist Probe; Meet Wilt Chamberlain

Posted on June 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Terry, What's Wrong?" Police have few leads in the beating of boxing promoter Jackie Leonard, who was left partially paralyzed. Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission on corruption in prizefighting. Kindergarten teacher Ruth Adair Bishop, 54, whacks Grant … Continue reading →

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U.S. Sells Seized Narcotics to Highest Bidder!

Posted on June 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 6, 1889 June 6, 1899: Yasijura Kubato has an imaginary girlfriend.

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LAPD Detective Held in Death of Ex-Boyfriend’s Wife

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here's the breaking story by Andrew Blankstein and Joel Rubin: By Andrew Blankstein and Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times staff writers 11:33 AM PDT, June 5, 2009 A well-regarded, veteran Los Angeles Police Department detective was arrested today in connection … Continue reading →

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Homeless Sleep in All-Night Theaters!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Norda Noll Slain" The Lugo Adobe on Gage Avenue. The Police Commission wanted to close all-night theaters but the council rejected the action amid debate over whether the city, county or state should care for the homeless who would … Continue reading →

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Woman Convicted as Dope Fiend

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1889: Lizzie Lopez is guilty of smoking opium. Notice whom she had for an attorney: Horace Bell, author of "Reminiscences of a Ranger."

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Libelous Mail … Mortality Report … Property Dispute

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1889

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Total Depravity … Severed Finger … Attempted Rape

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1889

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Retired Police Officer Charged With Incest

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1939: William D. Haislip is charged with incest.

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Found on EBay — ‘They Call Them Camisoles’

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is truly an unusual item. "They Call Them Camisoles" was written by former actress Wilma Carnes using the name Wilma Wilson and describes her harrowing experiences at the state mental hospital at Camarillo. Wilson was committed to the hospital … Continue reading →

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‘Three Little Pigs’ Has Racial Meaning, Official Says!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Did You Hear What I Said, June?" Southern California's aerospace industry! When I saw this headline, I thought it was a joke. It's not. Iraq drops a polite note to the American Embassy saying no thanks to U.S. aid because … Continue reading →

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