Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-27

Oh trial. After the evidence was
all in the jury retired, and, as in
the Thistleton case, stood eleven
for acluittal and one for guilty.
Finally the twelfth man agreed to
join the others, provided they
would sign verdict as follows:
"We, the jury. find the defendant
not guilty, but request that he re-
| turn the sheep.n Pertinent to the
reason assigned by the Thistleton
jury, that "they did not wish to
put the county to further expense"
we have another verdict by San
Diego jury in case tried before
the same Justice. A negro woman
had sued a man for assault with a
stone. The accused was put upon
the stand and admitted that he
had thrown the stone. Notwith-
standing, the jury brought in ver-
dict of not guilty. In conversation
afterwards mem bers of the jury de
Tended this curious verdict on the
ground that taxes were already too
high and they did not wish to put
the county to additional expense.
The jury in the Thistleton libel
case, which retired at IL o'clock on
Friday night, brought in a verdict
Of acquittal at $50 last evening.
From the time the jury retired up
until q few minutes before the YER
dict was rendered, Mr.. Gilmore
stood out for a verdict Of guilty,
but finally succumbed to the will
of the others, on the ground that
the publication was an uninten-
tional libel, and that to disagree
would put the county to additional
| expense. But, before doing so,
he insisted that the others should
join him in signing a paper, which
he prepared, to the effect that the
prosecuting witness was perfectly
virtuous and free from stain; or, in
| effect, that the article as published
was really libellous. The state
| ment was filed and will be spread
| upon the records of the case. There
are yet several indictments against
set for trial on Tuesday next.
The Santa Ana Times of the 24th
gives the suhjoiued account of the
recent fire in the Santiago Canon, a
partial account of which was pub.
lished in the HERALD: For the last
two or three, days there has been
fearful fire raging in the foothills
and mountains just east of Santa
Ana. The fire commenced on Mon
day afternoon, in the Santiago
oafion, about two miles above the
picnic grounds and before morning
had reached the plains just back of
the San Joaquin Rancho house,
extending over an area OF about
two miles wide and ten miles long.
1t destroyed nearly all the feed on
the San Joaquin, which will be a
great loss to Mr.. Irvine. Some Of
the herders had just time enough
to get their sheep in safe quarters
before the fire caught them. This
is certainly the most disastrous
| fire that has occurred in this sec
ton for years. Mr.. Irvine and Mr..
Rawson, two of the heaviest sheep
owners in this portion of the coun-
try will be the heaviest losers.
Wo clip the following in regard
to the Resting Springs mi ming dis
trict, in which Los Angeles inter-
ests are largely interested, from
the San Bcrnardino Ide.r of the
Goth inst: We learn that active
work is soon to be resumed in the
Resting Springs mining district
The Superintendent of the works
who has been here making prepa
rations for transportation, etc :,
went to Los Angeles the other
day with a view of making con-
tract with parties to take supplies
through from Mejave station, in
stead of tesming them from here,
as heretofore. By the new route,
we understand, about 45 miles of
distance would be saved, Though
there are many difficulties in the
way, the route being over a track
less desert, and for q long distance
without any supply of water.
Should the base of supplies for this
mining section be changed it must
make a perceptible difference 10
the trade of San Bernardino.
We direct attention to the adver-
tisement of s. Speedy & Co. pork
packers, which appears in our
"New To-Day" These gentlemen
have established an industry which
is of great Importance to our farm
ers, who, we are glad to know, are
going extensively into the raising
of pork. We hope to live to chron-
icle the packing of millions of dol
lars worth of pork yearly in Los
Angeles. AS the pioneers of an
industry which has been one of the
principal sources of the wealth of
such cities as Cincinnati and Chi
cago, these gentlemen should meet
with hearty encouragement from
our people.
For some days past Mr.. E. ].
DdluWlu uao ucoh usihS SIuiiiCi
poison (poisoned wheat, supposed
to be prepared according to the
Benton process) on his Santa Anita
ranch, which is playing havoc with
the rodents. Along the west line,
where squirrels heretofore were to
be found in immense numbers, not
one is now to be seen. Whatever
the poison used, its success is sure
and speedy.
Noyes had quite an old time
Ievee yesterday. His sales COM
prised span of mules toi Lanker-
shin & Van Nuys, at Sl9O; a span
of mules to A. w. Potts at STA; a
farm wagon to g. e. Coronel at
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