New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRA NCISCO.
SIN FKINCTNfO.
RIPARIAN RIGHTS-CRlMlNALC COURT CAoEo
"A PARDON CRITICISED.
fBY TELECRArH 10 THE TtibrNh.I

"A PARDON Ckl llCISl.D.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE THinuSEl
SAN Fr,Ncisco, May 1.-The decision of the
California Supreme Court in favor oil the piaihtiu
in the great test suit of Ink against ilagn which
,l,l,shes the doctrIne Of riparian rights III this
STATE is most important in the effect II Will nave
in relation to the growth OF the southern counties
which depend on irrigation for development. lhe
suit was brought by Ink. a great cattle owner, to
restrain Hayain and Others from diyertiDg the
,vater of Kern River into the Galloway Cana Tor
irritation of their land Lux claimed by virtue oi
the riparian doctrine, because he owned largo
tracts of swamp and overllowed lands near lnl1re
Lake. that lIaggin had no right to tap Kern hlVer
several miles above his land aud use portion oi
the stream for irrigation. The case was tren peiore
Judge Brnndage. of Kern County, VINO Ra'o
decision for the defendants. holding that III"
riparian law of England could not he enforced III
tins State without condemning the most. Nauaolo
lands to the condition OF desert ana giving up 'ho
entire southern country 10 cattle ranches ile h'Iu
that for the pantifls to invoke the law to enforce
for them the right to have the water flow down on
and inundatc the swamp lan's which they bought
at low prices to reclaim, was an unwarrahted
prctcnce. When the case was appealed the
Supreme Court hy "A bare majority decided for the
plaintiff This was two wears ago. A rehearing
was granted with the result of another decision Tor
the plaintf This second dersion by n majority OF
fonr TO three declares that rrigators have no right
IN thc usc of water when their lahd does not border
on tho stream It declares that riparian owners
NAV reasonably use water for irrigation, but what
is reasonable use is to he determined by law In
snort there is prospect OF expensive litigation
before individual owners as well as colonies III
Southern California
Tic way in which the local courts are used by
criminals to postpone trial is shown by the case OF
Mary Jackson. woman who horribly disfgurcd
with vitriol "A bank clerk named Fuller whom she
had livel with his mistress. Her case ougat TO
have been tried last November, but Judge Ioohy
has granted repeated po,tp0neinenis the latest
being the ground that the woman iather -
dangerously i'll. lie has a iSo reduced her Datt 10
- 900 This i the same judge who took vacation
trip 20 the sandwich Islands AT the expense OF
Claus SprcrkcS. after he had presided over the lury
which acuuitted - ircckcss son of blame III shoot
ing Editor ne Young He also shows his scorn of
public deccncy by taking dives III the private
carriage Ol fncklcy, the Dllu Dem )cIdtC poSS ""o
put him in ohce
Hammer Francks PrussIan who recently came
from New York. has begnn IL cnrons SUIT IN this
city to recover money which he advanced TO one
Fricdlandcr in Biesau twelve years ago. re l.ht
Fricllauder who was then IN the clothing
business. under the name OF his wife IN orler 10
avoid creditors. $1,000 taking therefor ms hoitS'
When payment was demanded tie notes were
returned aS fOrgcrirs. and invcStlgatl0n showed
Fricdlanler had iied the country with his wle, lie
came 10 TINS otv ana tried the same business here.
VA, convicted OF forgery and sent To san quentin.
While he was i'm prison his wife securr,! divorce
and married Nathan Godtrce. When the convict
was released he once more entered the clothing
trade. About month ago he was amazed 10
receive "A letter from Frlncks demanding portion
of the Old debt. He refused to paw when francks
raine ont here and forced HIM 10 d-gorge ms haIi OF
the debt. Then Francks tried to col iect from tlt
wife but she refused he began SUIT Tor the iu'i
amonnt with $i3ODO added for interest. As she
,f lar in Iira-l lam md
husband WIS only her attorney ana negotiated iOr
the notes without her knowlcdEe, the case promises
to have novel features
The most disastrous lge San Francisco has had
since the Crochcr Stationery establishment WAS
burnt occurred on frlay. The su lcrer with WI IN
the most general sympathy will be felt Is Mr. H. H.
Bancroft. the well-known historian OF the lacluc
Coast. Mr. Bancroft is supposed 10 havo inNcstch
all his surplus means i'm his historical inyestiSa-
tons ana i'm the collection Of his unique library oil
manuscr. pts and books relating 10 tie early history
of the Paci.ic Coast. As his Insurance docs not
cover half the loss in the destruction of his book
store and publishing house, there Is danger that
this historical library may now be found tue chlet
capital lett hun. Mr.. Bancroft bad practically re-
tired from the management Of the business i0r
some years. but he was OF course comSIGcr.u SUI,
the capitalist of the concern. The pnbhcatl"n OF
his voluminons history has hardly YET prcohe
paving enterprise and the work of collation. IN
wolves the employment of a large st"u on trans
latOrs and other assistants. Any pccunlary EN-
barrassment in his general business, therefore,
would naturally cramp the specia. work gong on
The suicide in Hong Kong Jail Of Ang Tai Dnck,
the brutal murderer Of the Wickersham family III
Sonora County is great disappointment 10 the
lpcal police and detectives. who worhcd nara 10
trace the fugitive and secure his eAtraditlon.
san Frarri>cO detective accompanied bv iTienu 0l
the murdered couple on his way 10 Hong
Kong TO bring the murderer back Although the
inspectOr at Hong Kong was warned that the
criminal was sullcn ana had attempted suicide, ne
allowed him to share cell with two other prs
oners and no special watch was paced over hlln
ft., afA Ifa
brutal bv his persistence in wishing TO return 10
China after landing at Yokohama. II he had
rernrincd in japan the Authorities couli not have
touched him and ne could easily have escaped to
some small Chinese port before his own Govern
ment issued papers for his arrest.
The pardon by President Cleveland of Captain
GoOdeli. of the ship Governor Kobe, sent TO Han
Oneni i'm for four months for cruelty To sailors mas
excited much comment here. Goodell was proved
to be a marine tyrant and in the habit OF hrng
pistols at while drunk. and lnilcting crnel
punishments for sli-ht offences. lie IL son o one
of the wealthcst ship-owners of Maine
In the divorce suit Of Rose Wood, the actress.
against Lewis Morrison. the court this week
awarded the plantif 500 counsel fees and Woo
per month pending suit