Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-23
THE COURTS.
superi,r o.urs--Ohensy, J.

TUESDAY, December y, 1885.
People vs.. Charles III. White--Bench
warrant ordered issued, returnable
December oath at l0A. M.
People VS.. VIM. Lawton, Thomas
Williams and George Hubbard-Defend-
ants Lawton and Hubbard pleaded not
guilty: defendant Williams not present
and bench warrant issued for him.
People VS.. George Dietrich, charged
with the murder OF Andrew Schneider
After dispensing with the reading of the
inform alton against him, Dietrich plead
ed not guilty and named Judge Fitzger.
aid as his attorney. Judge Fitzgerald
a ,ked time to plead, and was grant, d
until Friday next at 10 o'clock to do so.
Dietrich, it will be remembered, in a
street brawl in front of the Cape Horn
saloon. some two months ago, it is al
leoed. cut Andrew Schneider, the bar
keeper. so seriously as to cause his death
ten days afterward.
Peoule VS.. Alfred Rutt, charged with
grand laroeny-It Is alleged that Rutt
Committed the crime of stealing saddle
horse from Ed Smithwick on the 9Th OF
this month. Mr.. Crawford, for the
prisoner, entered plea of not guilty.
People VS.. Diego Lopez-Charged with
forperies of the name of Captain Haley s
wife. was next called to plead. Lopez
was not in court, and a bench warrant
was issued for his production on Friday
at 10 o'clock.
People VS.. s. C. Dubb-A member of
the genus tramp, was next called up
Dubb pleaded not guilty to charge of
burglary, as did George Hanford and
Morris Pendergrast, who Immediately
followed him. =,
People VS.. Caspar Bushell-An old
man 70 years of aye, was called to plead
to a charge of assault with deadly
weapon, Bushell, who is intirm and
can hardly walk, it is alleged, on No
vember 3Otb, cut an employs OF the
Fountain Saloon, on Main street, with a
penknife after the man had abused and
struck him. He was in INDECENT circum.
stances, and the Court appointed Frank
G. Finlayson to defend him.
People VS.. Joseph Brown and Charles
White, charged jointly with having
committed the crime Ct burglary by en-.
tering the house of w. c. Bulard, at El
Monte, on the 18th of October last,
were next called. White, who is out on
bail. did not respond and bench war
rant was issued for him. Brown pleaded
not guilty to the charge.
People vs. William Lawlor and Geo.
Hubbard, youths of Is and % respect
ively. so e time ago stole from Mey-
berg's store lot of notions, cigars and
other merchandise. They were members
of a we'll organized gang OF youthful
crooks, operating at the time In town;
Lawlor and Hubbard were arrested and
charged with grand larceny. When ar
raigned they both pleaded not guilty to
the charge and announced that Hugh j.
Crawford would repre sent them.
People VS.. Harry Mack and Thomas
Smith. who brutally assaulted Police
man Bosqui on San Fernando street
some time ago, were asked to plead to a
charge Of re-. isting an officer. Neither
answered, and bench warrant was ls-
sued for their appearance in court on
Friday. Bail bonds of the straw char
acter for 5000 each remain as monuments
to their memory. -,
CHI. Diehl will defend James Malo.
ney, the notorious cracksman, who was
arrested last September in the act OF
robbing shorthand reporter named
Weed, while the latter was lying lntoxi-
Gated in a Spring street gutter. Malo-
ney has been in Jail ever since his arrest,
and whenXequested by Judge Cheney to
state whether he desired an attorney or
not, answered that he did, and that he
thought he could get some mon7y topay
one. Mr.. Diehl was asked and consent
ed to conduct his defense. Maloney
pleaded not guilty to charge Of roe-
berry and was remanded.
Rrusason,