Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-10
THE COURTS.
FLEMING APPEARS TO ANSWER
FOR coNTEMPT.
He Could Not Obey the Court Because He
Was in Jail = The selman Divorce
Case-Notes.


REV" Samuel j. Fleming was taken
out of the county Jail yesterday after
noon and carried before Judge Van
Dyke to show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt in disobeying
an order of the court made in the case
the Long Beach company vs.. the Chau-
tauqua assembly of Southern California
and S. j. Fleming. The order in ques-
tion was made on May 9Th, and com
manded Fleming, as trustee of the as
sembly, to turn over to the receiver OF
that organization, j. M. Elliott, all of
the documents in his possession, con-
tracts for land sales, ETC., within twenty
days. The twenty days expired some
time ago, and the receiver appealed to
the court to enforce its order.
When Fleming was put on the stand
he said that he was ready and willing to
obey the court, but that he had been in
carcerated in the county Jail great
deal of the time since the order was
made and had been unable to do so. On
this showing the case went over till Sat-
urday and the sheriff was instructed to
accompany Fleming and Messrs. Carran
and Shankland while the papers were
being gathered together.
THE sELMAN DIVORCE.
M. B. Selman was granted divorce
from his wife, Frances J. Selman, by
Judge Wade yesterday on the grounds
of desertion. The couple were married
in Iowa in 1884. Some time later the
husband came to California, established
a residence here and in 1886 sent back
to his wife asking her to join him. She
| did not do so, although he sent her
money to pay her fare out, but wrote
back refusing to come. The defendant
made no appearance in the case and the
decree was granted by default after the
husband and deposition was heard.
THE PACIFIC RAILWAY RECEIvERsHIP.
On motion of the attorneys for Edward
Russell, one OF the eastern creditors OF
the Pacific Railway company, Judge
Wade yesterday issued an order instruct
ing Receiver j. L. Crank not to pay out
any moneys on account of the company
except for the expenses of operating the
road, and that when he applies to the
court for permission to make other dis
bursements, he must give three days
notice to the attorneys of the plaintiffs
and intervenors.
THE BARNUM BLAKE ESTATE.
Judge Clark yesterday listened to ar
guments on a motion for the compro-
mise of claim held by the estate of
Barnum Blake against Mrs. S. j. Ham
mond, lessee of the Bellevue terrace. D.
w. Field, as administrator of the estate
rented the hotel property to Mrs. Ham
mond at the monthly rental of $400, with
the understanding that the lessee was to
keep the place in good order. Mrs. Ham
mond had become a year in arrears,
however, and the estate had been COM
PEELED to pay $400 for repairs. Thees-
tate was in court yesterday on a motion
on behalf OF Mrs. Hammond to compro-
mise this $4S00 back rent for $1,000. The
motion was contested by John f. Blake,
one of the heirs, and the hearing was
finally continued till the 10th inst to
allow of compromise being Effected
ARRESTED FOR LIBEL. 80
Norman L. Melrose was put under
arrest yesterday and brought before
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
on charge of sending ibelous matter
through the mails. A complaint was
sworn to on May 20 by'J. H. Patton,
charging Melrose with depositing in the
postoffice at Acton a letter addressed to
him and bearing the words on the en-
velope, below the name, "Defaulting
County Clerk" The commissioner re-
leased Melrose on his own recognizance,
and set his examination for July 3d..
COURT NOTES.
John 1. Caldwell was admitted to
practice in the superior court by Judge
Van Dyke yesterday on motion S. M.
White, and on the presentation of GER
tifcate from the United States district
court. Judge Wade conferred similar
privilege on Walter j. Trask on motion
OF J. D. Bicknell, and on the presenta-
ton of certificate from the supreme
court of Minnesota.
The trial of the case of the First Ma
tional bank of Pomona vs. H. r.
O'Brein to recover $1,000 damages on an
unfulfilled contract, is still occupying
the attention of Judge Mckinley in
department five.
The arraignment of Mason Bradfeld
for the murder of Joe Dye was set for
August 18th, by Judge Smith in depart
ment one yesterday. The arraignment
of Mary Blondell, who is charged with
the larceny of $40 from the person of
one Mantle, was set for August 10th in
the same court.
Justice Stanton yesterday rendered
decision in. the case of the people VS..
Taylor and O'Brien, who were charged
with perjury. The case has been under
consideration for some weeks, and the
defendants were finally discharged.
The trial of the case of l.. Labory vs..
the Los Angeles Orphan asylum, for the
recovery of the possession of certain
land in Boyle Heights adjoining the
asylum, is still on trial in department
four.
NEW CASES.
Ella Murphy sues S. Strohm ct al. to
quiet title to lot 6, block II, of the Fair
mount tract.
Theo. Wiesendanger ct al. sue Ed
ward Fraser to obtain judgment on