Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-03
LOCAL INTELLIGgNCB.
Court Items.

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Court Items.
IN Department One of the Superior Cour
yesterday, when the case OF The People vs.
Brown and Eagan, for an assault to do
great bodily injury to T. NJ. Hotz, wa.
called, Charles I. Jones, of counsel for the
prosecution, stated, on behalf of Mr.. Hotz
that the latter was confident that a second
trial OF the case would result about the
same IS did the first-in a failure of the
jury TO agree-beCause no stronger evil
dence could be adduced than on the first
hearing. He had been at trouble and
expense in prosecuting the case and
thought he had done all in that respect.
IN the interest of law and good govern
ment, that could be expected of a good
citizen. lie had not desired in the first
place, to prosecute the young men, but the
papers got hold of the matter, and rumors
were circulated by people that he had been
bought of. Under those circumstances. to
protect himself. he had the defendants
arrested. The defendants had suffered
some punishment by being compelled to
defend. and, as he was satisfied thew
could not be convicted, he desired the
eases dismissed, as a saving of time. trou-
bic and expense Mr. Jones said he
thought the District Attorney felt about
as he did relative to the inability to con-
Wet and the advisability to dismiss. 1t
was one OF those cases, he thought in
winch dismissal could be granted on stipu-
lauon of satisfaction. Judge Van Fleet
stated that he would give Mr.. Hotz an
opportunity to come into Court and make
statement personally, and meanwhile
would look into the authorities relative to
dismissal.
The case of the Peoplevs Michael Cellar,
accused of murder in killing VIM. Henry
Harris, was called and the defendant ar
raigned. He entered a plea of not guilty.
District Attorney Buckley suggested to the
Court mis- belief that the bail fixed by the
Court below for the dcfendant-$7. 5OO-was
inadequate to the offense committed, and
moved that the defendant be remanded to
the custody of the Sheriff, without bail.
Grove l.. Johnson, for the defendant. argued
against the motion. Judge Van Fleet sad
that tue committing magistrate had acted
III the premises in the light of the evidence
taken before him, and he did not think il
would De proper for him to set that action
aside without so-a yson. He would
therefore read over the evidence as taken
by the official reporter. and hear attorneys
on the subject at $50 tomorrow morning.
In Department Two Judge Mcfarland
rendered ms decision in the case of Jane /.
Conner VS. Lee Stanley, administrator of
VIM. Jarvis, deceased, taken under advise
ment few days ago, and ordered judgment
entered in favor Of defendant This was
the third trial of the case, and Judgment
has been rendered for the defendant each
time.
Judge Mcfarland said, in rendering
Judgment yesterday, that sufficient evidence
had been adduced to prove that Jarvis was
Influenced by the delusion of Spiritualism,
and, if not absolutely insane, could at least
be induced to make contracts under the
deiuslon named, which he would not have
entered into with people not Spiritualists.
The case Of Miss b. Smith VS.. S. X. Ire
fry, In which suit was brought to recover
possession of the tr0tting horse Dick
Brown, was not completed yesterday, but
probably viii be to-day
The case Of the People VS.. c. r. Clark.
convicted OF murder some months ago. was
set Tor 10 \. NJ. of Thursday next for hear
ing Of motion for new trial.
New INCoRPoRATIoNs. - The following
articles Of incorporation were yesterday
fled in the Office of the Secretary of State
The Bay Shore and South San Francisco
Street Railway Company, for the purpose
OF constructing, owning and maintaining
street railway, to be operated by cable |
and stationary engine or by horses or |
Powell street, at its intersection with JEFF |
ferson, along Powell to Market thence to |
Portrero avenue; length of line about five |
miles. Directors, \. A. Lynch, J. w. !
Trip, J. c. Lemar, Rhodes Borden, l. |
Strassburger. Capital 100000, divided |
in 10000 shares The Black Channel |
Mining Company to mine for gold and |
other precious metals in Butte county. |
Principal place of business, Cherokee. |
MS, John Rowe, f. W. Day, VIM Hurburt. |
Capital stock 100000 divided into 10000 |
shares......Of the Barton Vinegar Associa- |
ton, 10 carry on agricultural industries in |
the county of Fresno. Principal place of |
business, San Francisco. Directors Robert
Barton, r. o. Oakley, James W Coleman,
A. l.. Perkins, J. W. Pew Capital stock |
Sl,000,0GO divided into 10000 shares. of |
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church of
Livermore. Directors, E. B. French. Joel !
NJ. Jones, G. W Meese, 3. c. Bellamy, J.
ID. Smith......The Deutscher kreiger Verein
of San Francisco Principal place of bust
ness, San Francisco. Directors Carl Paul.
Henry AhlbOrn, VIM. Schroeder .....Also.
of the Tulare Valley and Grant Forest
Railroad Company, TO construct a railroad
from some point on the Southern Pacific.
IN Tulare county, into the foothills of the
Sierra Nevada mountains. Estimated |
length Of road fifty miles. Principal place
of business, San Francisco. Directors, r.
Butteriield, of Sacramento Charles F.
Keller, of Traver; Henry Miller, Visalia
/. A. Rockwell, Trayer, and w c. Owen.
L. A. Gilbride, E. g. Anderson, James J.
Martin, James B. Johnson, Il. G. Haskell, J
Martin Schneider, of San Francisco. Cap
ital stock 100000, divided into 100000
shares. of which $3.50 has been sub
scribed and paid.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co. will sell at
auction at 10A. N. to-day, on the prem
ises, northeast corner of Nineteenth and \ |
streets, the handsome residence and lot 50 |
by so feet, with blue grass lawn, choice
fruit trees and shrubbery etc. The house
Is OF two stories, seven rooms bathroom.
closets, etc. The sale furnishes an oppor-
tunity for q good bargain. Sale positive
terms cash.