Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-23
LAW AND JUSTICE.
Short Notes Taken in the Court-rooms
Yesterday

Yesterday.
Judge Shaw admitted to citizenship
yesterday r. B. Collins and William F.
McBurney of England, and Philip Schei-
decker of Germany. Judge Clark also
naturalized Richard F. Steelow OF Ger
many.
The report of the receiver in the in
solvency matter of H. Lindenfeld, was
allowed in department 5 yesterday, and
an order OF distribution made.
Mary Mcdonald was granted permis-
sion yesterday in department 5 to be-
come sole trader.
A decree was signed yesterday, sever
ing the marriage ties between j. B.
Reddick and E. H. Reddick, by Judge
Shaw.
Gustave de Laveaux, a surveyor, was
yesterday examined before Judge Van
Dyke and medical commission on the
charge of being insane. He was
ordered discharged.
The case of the city of Los Angeles
against Galpin ct al. will be resumed
today in department 3.
Upon a showing that J. M. Damron is
sick and unable to be in court, Judge
Cheney yesterday continued the trial
of the first forgery charge until the 26th.
S. M. White Esq. will appear for Mr..
Damron.
Mrs. A. L. Cram was yesterday grant
ed a divorce from Abraham Lincoln
Cram by Judge Wade, on the ground of
desertion.
The case of Steward VS.. the Citizens
Water company, in which a temporary
injunction had been granted some time
ago, was on trial yesterday afternoon
before Judge Shaw. 1t is sought to OBJ
tain perpetual injunction against the
water company.
The examination OF Charles Lawson.
on the charge of having stabbed Captain
Moody with intent to murder him, was,
on motion of the defense. continund till
next Friday by Justice Savage.
John Klaus threw out an elderly farm
er named Eldridge, who had entered his
saloon near the city limits, on Main
street, on Saturday, the 9th, because he
had pushed his wife. Eldridge fell
down, and 5led considerably from a
wound in the temple. Justice Savage
found Klaus guilty of battery yesterday,
and will sentence him this morning.
In department two OF the superior
court before jury the case of Mrs. NJ.
L. Coenen and her husband, f. j. Coe-
nen, against the Los Angeles Gable Rail
way company, is now ON trial. The al
legations of the complaint are that on
February 14th, 1883, the plaintiffs were
riding on Downey avenue in wagon
drawn by two horses, and that by reason
of the carelessness of the defendants
employees, collision took place be-
tween the wagon of the Coenens and
a two-horse car of the cable company
Mrs. Coenen was thrown out of the
wagon and considerably bruised, and
alleges that since the occurrence she has
suffered permanent injury to body and
health. The plaintiffs demand $4,000
damages. The case will take all day to-
day.
w. D. Hunter, sentenced to pay fine
OF $50 or to be imprisoned until it was
paid, was yesterday ayldischarged from Gus
tody by Judge Ross. Hunter, who is a
San Diego man. had refused to answer
the questions of census enumerator.
Having been in prison 80 days and see
ing no chance to raise the fine money,
he took the INDECENT oath, in conse-
quence of which the Unit ed States
district Judge ordered his discharge
from custody.
In the township Justices court Sidney
Lacy last evening sued Tyler Longstreet
for $S5, money loaned. The papers could
not be served because the defendanttleft
for Arizona before the constable Gould
serve the affidavit upon him.