Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-02
Another failure of Justice has re-

Another failure of justice has re-
suited on account of the negligence
or want Of ability Of the District
Attorney who presented the case of
the People vs.. Wong Shu Shut.
The Supreme Court has just ordered
a new trial because District Attor.
ney Hudson did not have the whole
record before that Court, and thus
failed to show the death of the
person alleged to have been killed
by the defendant. The decision
contains q pointed rebuke, directed
against the District Attorney, and
calls his attention to decision
wherein his duties, in like cases,
have already been set forth. We
are certain that, under the new
administration, such fault will
not be committed and justice will
be INDICATED hereafter. When we
reflect that this bungling will cost
the county another large outlay of
money, will again occupy the al
ready fully engaged time of Judge
Sepulveda and Sheriff Mitchell,
we, in common with the whole
people of Los Angeles county, are
justified in expressing some indIg-
nation at this objectionable laches.
Concerning the recent decision
by Judge Sepulveda in the great
Santa Barbara land suit of Huse ct
al. vs. Den ct al. the Santa Barbara
Press says: 1t is matter for con-
graduation, in which his numberless
friends will join, that the
title to Col. HOLSTERS magnificent
home estate has at last been legal
ly confirmed to him, rs will
be seen by our brief report ofJudge
Sepulveda's decision, which was
received here to-day. The
decision is said to be
able, exhaustive, clear ami learn
ed. 1t was elways felt by impair
tial persons cognizant of the facts
that the equities of the case were
clearly on the side of the defend
ants. After Hollister had bought
the rancho in absolute good faith,
paying what was then-ten years
ago-a high price for the wild land,
and extending q princely fortune
upon IL in improvements, IL would
have been an injustice and hard
ship had the title been unsettled.
The other parties in interest are to
be congratulated, too.
The Board of Supervisors award
ed contracts yesterday morning as
follows: County advertising, ]. J.
Ayers; printing blanks, ID.
Lynch; blank books, Yarnell &
Caystile; stationery, l.. Levin g.
Co. interments of indigents,
Neitzke & Co. furnishing medi-
cines for hospital, Heinzeman &
Ellis. All the contractors are re.
quired to furnish bonds. DIR. J.
Harmon was reelected County
Physician.
At the regular monthly meeting
of the Thirty Fights Engine Com
pany No. l, last evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, J. Kuhrts,
reelected; Foreman, F. Atweli,
re-elected; First Assistant, F.
Froelinger; Second Assistant, N.
Maher; Third Assistant, w. Gard
ner; Fourth Assistant, T. Reilly,
re elected; Secretary, George r
Nc Lain, reelected; Treasurer, M.
Lehman, reelected; Finance Com
mittee, Lips, Ponet and Brode.
Col. Albert J. Johnston and Mr..
]. b. Lang male some heavy pur-
chases of young orange trees the
other day, the former for Captain
George A. Johnston's Peflasquitas
ranch. San Diego county, and the
latter for his place in the San Ga
briel valley. Orange trees are now
so cheap that no one need refrain,
rom pecuniary considerations,
from identifying his place.
Arrived at Wilmington, schoon-
or Maxim, johnson master, four
days from Caspar Creek, with
100000 feet of lumber for J. g.
Jackson; schooner H. c. Almy,
Mullett master, from Santa Barba-
ra, with sea lions for Forepaugh's
Menagerie and Circus; bark Rival,
Adams master. from Puget Sound,
with 100000 feet Of lumber for j.
NJ. Griffith & Co.
After the arrival of the schooner
Almy ut Wilmington yesterday,
with sea lions for Forepaugh's
menagetie and circus, baby sea
lion was born. What with the
baby elephant, the young lions of
the forest and now u sea lion, we
would suggest to Mr.. Forepaugh
that it will soon he necessary to
add nursery car TO his extensive
train.
The farewell meeting of Rev. G.
s. Allen, at Trinity Church on Sum
day night, was one Of the largest
yet held here in the interest of the
Murphy movement. Seventy-six
converts signed the pledge and
were decorated with the blue rib
bon. Mr.. Allen will probably re-
main in Los Angeles for some days,
to recuperate after his arduous
labors.
Mr.. l.. M. Holt received tele-
gram from Col. II. ID. Mott yes
teriay afternoon, announcing
that the Legislative appropria-
ton OF $500 to the South
ern California horticultural Socie-
ty had passed both branches of the
Legislature aud now only awaits
the Governors signature to become