Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-05
COURT REPORTS
Superior court-smith. J.

WEDNESDAY, June 4.
In re estate of Bracken, deceased
Settlement of final account aud petition
for distribution heard and allowed.
Steere VS.. Tucker--Cause set for trial
June 2Sth, at l0A. NJ.
Holland VS.. Holland-Hearing of mo.
tion for alimony continued until Satur-
day next at I0A. NJ.
Estate of Rhodes, deceased
entered setting apart all of estate for
use of widow aud minor children.
McFadden ct al. VS.. Robinson ct al.
Petition and bond TO remove cause to
Circuit Court of the United States filed.
Ten days allowed to plaintiff to prepare
and serve brief uyon defendant in oppo-
sition thereto.
Frawn vs.. Perpich- Plaintiffs motion
for continuance granted. upon payment
of all costs incurred herein, and il said
costs are not paid upon the day to which
this court is continued, June 7th, this
cause will stand dismissed.
Solomon We. Observation-Disclosures
until Monday next, at 10 A. NJ.
Paula Rodriguez on behalf of Victoria
Alday, etc. = Child awarded to her
grandmother.
In re petition of Chas. Hauks for writ
of habeas Corpus. Petitioner discharged.
SET FOR TO DAY.
Yorba VS.. Hartwell- ll--Trial.
Solomon VS.. VanSteenberg- Trial.
Estate of Donald Pattersou-Petition
Stephenson VS.. Navarro-Trial.
Spencer VS.. Howes--Demurrer
Howes VS.. Spencer-Same.
Estate OF Il. j. Caystile- Petition.
HOWARD, j.
Sotelo, executor, vs. Tonon, admins.
traior-Actioa to quiet title. e. Tononi
sworn and examined. Decree ordered
as prayed for. X. II. Chapman allowed
$25 as attorneys fees for minor heirs.
| Wright ct al. VS.. Lobos ct al.-Motion
for new trial granted.
| s. Norton vs.. His Crdtors-Stay oI
proceedings granted.
Pico vs.. Cohn ct al.-Defendant's mo-
tion for new trial granted.
Estate and guardianship OF Efiie Ilaw
kins, minor Cause continued until
Monday, June OH, the guardian to
bring said minor from Visalia forthwith
for examination on that day.
Domiuguez VS.. Haynes-On trial.
Yorba VS.. Hartwell-Continue unit
June II, at l0A. M.
Burlingame VS.. Burlingame--Decree
ordered as prayed for.
Briswalter vs.. Dubourdieu, ct AIDE
murrer set for hearing tomorrow at l(
a. NJ.
People VS.. All Hing:
1t appearing to the Court from the
affidavit of one Thomas Hoag, that on
the night of May 5th, and during the
trial of this action, Edward Dupuy, one
OF the jurvmen, in contravention of law
and of the instructions of the Court,
visited, in company with the atfiant, the
premises where witnesses for the prose
cution testified the homicide occurred,
for the express purpose of viewing these
premises aud testing the &c ,uracy of the
testimony Of those witnesses, and while
there discussed with The afiiant the ties
timony Of said witnesses and its connec
tior- with the localities as actually view
ed by them, and this misconduct on the
part of the juryman Dupuy, being of sc
serious nature "a, under all the author
tiles, to entitle the defendant to new
trial. 1t is ordered that the verdict oi
the jury be set aside and that new
trial be granted, and the verdict of the
jury operating as an acquittal of any
offense higher than that of man
slaughter, the defendant is admitted tc
bail, and the amount of such bail is fix
ed at $4,000. Defendant remanded tt
the custody of the Sheriff till he Civ,
such bail