Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-04
IN THE COURTS.
A Libel suit, a murder and n Lot OF
Minor Grimes.

A Libel suit, a murder and a Lot OF
Minor Grimes.
The case of w. A. Ray, the white
haired Pasadena banker, against the
Times for $4,000 damages for libel came
on for trial yesterday before Judge Shaw.
The plaintiff was the only witness exam
ined. The object was to show that Ray
was the person meant in an article in the
Times of March, 1889, in which the inti-
nation was conveyed to the readers of
the paper that young woman of the
Crown of the Valley had been betrayed, /,
was about to become mother, and that
Ray was responsible for the affair. No
name was mentioned, but Ray was de-
scribed as a grsy-haired bank presi-
dent, member of the Prohibition party
and of the. church, who had recently
come from the East. Ray, is, it is
claimed, the only man at the Grown of
the Valley who fills the bill. He
posed before the jury with his
locks white with the SHOWS of go
winters, his most respectable appearance
and his millionaire mien, as the man
aimed at. He told of his life from the
cradle to the cradle-thst is, from his
own cradle to the Pasadena baby's
cradle, in a temporal sense-.o prove
that he. was the man, as the prophet
Nathan said to King David when the
woes of the other pet lamb were on the
tapis. He also told of two interviews he
had with w, A. Spaulding, city editor of
the Times, in which the article was dis
cussed with more warmth than satisfac-
ton, but it was not deried by the
director of the news columns of the
paper that Ray was the person pointed
at with the long and bony finger OF
scandalous scorn. At the second inter
view there was some talk of a hostile
meeting on the catch. as catch can method
to settle the difficulty, but Ray preferred
pistols for two and coffins to suit circum-
stances.
Then O witness at Pasadena, DR..
Moore, was wanted, but was reported too
sick to appear, SO the case was adjourned
until today to enable the plaintiffs at
torneys to get deposition taken at the
DOCTORS home. The young woman in
the case is conspicuous by her absence,
if that wholly original remark may be
permitted.
In Department 1, the case of the
people against Felipe Chavez, for the
murder of Charlie Glass, was called.
The following jury were impaneled TO
try the case: G. w. Robinson, William
Smith, Frank Adams, 6. Fl. Bell, A. A.
Fall, Frank Virgins, Abel Sutton, j. A.
Cline, B. B. Nesbitt, G. 81. Buckingham,
Andrew Boldly, 1. Cohn.
The absence of material witnesses in
the case necessitated the adjournment of
the case until this morning. Hunter,
the only witness who saw the blow
struck that resulted in the death of
Glass, has not yet been found.
Judge Van Dyke yesterday morning
handed down an opinion in the long
standing mining suit in which L. J. Rose
sues James Foord, administrator in the
estate of n R. Vail, ordering findings
and Judgment for the plaintiff. In 1882
Mr.. Rose negotiated with the deceased
FOR cne-half of his interest (37 800 shares)
in the $40" mine, located in Arizona,
and paid over "a, 900 in cash. Notwith
standing Mr.. Rose demanded the shares
of said stock to be paid over to him upon
several occasions. Mr.. Vail failed to COM
ply. In 1888 Mr.. Vail died and M.
Foord was appointed as administrator OF
the estate, and he also refused to pay
over the amount claimed by Mr.. Rose.
Suit was brought and resulted as above
stated, in favor of the plaintiff.
In Judge Clark's court the case to re-
move Mrs. Hennig as guardian o the
estate of her son George Moldonado, the
neir of B, Newman, of Ell Monte, came
up, but J. NJ. Damron, attorney for Mrs,
Hennig, being out of the city, it went
over until next Thursday. The details
of tho case have heretofore been pub
lishel in the HERALD. The case is
looked forward to with interest, as an
attempt will be made to show that the
attorneys for the estate have been play
ing Jack Horner with the plums at
great rate.
John Abbott's sentence was postponed
until next Monday.
Toy Sing will be arraigned today.
Labonte will plead tomorrow.
The case of Alvitre for murder came
on to plead. He entered plea of not
guilty, and the case goes on the trial cal
endar.