Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14
THE LAWS DELAY.
Gases Continued All Around the
Courts Yesterday.

Ca.es Continued All Around the
Courts Yesterday.
Solomon says there is nothing new
under the sun. Shakespeare was
another mortal with long head. He
said something about the laws delay in
his time. So there is nothing new in
the laws delay in these times. This
phase of litigation was exceedingly well
illustrated yesterday, for while there
was host of important cases before the
corrts, little headway was made in
bringing them to trial.
In the United States District Court
Judge E. M. Ross sat and set the fol-
lowing cases: The United States against
the Fruit1ale Distillery, at Fresno, April
"a; the United States against W. More
Youpg. March IA; the United States
against T. J. Cuddy, April II; Ernest
Wuelf, three cases, March Is, Is and
20; the United States against j. A.
Haralson, March 25.
In the Circuit Court, Judge Lorenzo
Sawyer sat and set the following cases: :
The United States against Change
Jose, March IL; the United States
against Francisco Nord, April %.
These last two are Indians from San
Diego county, the one charged with MUIR
der, the other with rape, the victims
being both Indian girls.
In the Superior Court, Department /,
Judge Cheney sat and heard the Carl
Browne case. Browne was represented
by Hon. ]. M. Brooks, who asked the
Court to summon the Grand Jury to an
swer certain interrogatories touching the
case, and Wednesday, January 10Th Ito
morrow, was set to do 30, and the
Grand Jury are to be there. Fun is or
the bill for that entertainment. Car
gave bail in the sum OF 81 500, D. A. Mo
Yiarty and 81. J. Smith going on the
bond.
Then came the A. A. Montafis case,
like Pope's Alexandrine line dragging
it's slow length along. A demurrer on
some technical point OF law was argued
and submitted. The case will probably
come up at some other time to be again
put over to some other time, etc., etc.
etc.
The case OF Felipe Chavez, charged
with the murder of his brother in law
was continued until today, and the case
of George Blatter until tomorrow.
Before Judge Shaw, in Department 5
an assignee in the case of Jos. Barnes, 6
bankrupt, was appointed in the person O.
Wilson @. Pattison. His bond was fxec
at $1,000.
Before Judge Mckinley, in Department
6, the case of H. H. Boyce was called
A motion to set aside the indictment wa
made by his attorney, and January 17tt
was set for hearing argument on this ant
for pleading.
The demurrer states that there were
persons on the Grand Jury who were no
qualified to fill the place; that person,
were present when the case was before
the Grand Jury who had no right there
and that there was so much feeling
against defendant that he could not have
q fair hearing.
Philip Engel's case was before this
Court, and his attorney made motion
to set aside the information against him
1t was taken under advisement, and the
18th of January set to plead.
The case of s. Phillips, which comes
up from San Pedro, was taken under ad.
visement.
B. Chandler was before this Court, anC
the 20sh of January set to plead.
In Department 8, Judge Wade granted
a decree of divorce to Mrs. Parcels from
her husband Charlie Paroels and ordered
the husband to pay $50 month ali
mony. The Judge stated that he grantee
the decree solely on the grounds o
drunkenness, and not at all for cruelty
The cases pending against H. w. anc
Ben Edelman were before this depart.
ment and continued until January 18th
In the case of Quarre against Quarre
for divorce, change of venue was
granted, the case going to Sacramento.