Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-22
THE COURTS.
YESTERDAY WAS LAW AND MOTION
DAY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Very Little Going on of Public Interest
Notes of Action Taken-Complaints
Which Were Filed.

Yesterday was law and motion day in
the superior courts, and there was
little OF public interest in the civil de-
partments OF the superior court. In de-
partment No. one the trial was begun
of Sien Yuen. charged with the murder
of Wong Fong Deck, at La Canada, on
April Goth last, the details OF which
havesheretofore been given in these col
umns. The morning session was occu-
pied in the selection OF jury, which
was impaneled by noon.
The case will be vigorously con-
Quoted on both sides. J. Marion Brooks
and Colonel G. Wiley Wells appear for
the defendant, and in this case the pros
ecution has outside counsel, Messrs. Del
Vale and Munday appearing in that
capacity. The jury as impaneled is as
follows; James Chaplin. G. w. Adams,
@. Fl. Wright, w. Ashmead, J. Setright,
+. M. Matthews, B. F. Bixby, S. X.
Tones, &. H. Pike, A, N, Peck, ]. F.
Branch and F. L. Stockwell.
The taking of testimony began in the
afternoon, but not much headway was
made. Coroner Weldon was on the
stand in the afternoon, and gave his testi-
mony substantially as at the preliminary
examination. The trial will be resumed
this morning.
United States Commissioner Van
Dyke will this morning arraion for ex-
animation boy named Joe Cox, who is
charged with stealing letter irom the
postoffice in Pomona, which contained a
$2 greenback. He was brought to the
city Saturday night, and is now in tine
county jail, bail not yet having been
fixed. He is accused of having taken
the letter from one of the receiving
boxes, where it was placed by the send
er. The box was full, and Cox is said
to have pried it out, one corner not be-
ing thoroughly showed in. He was de-
tected in the act, and his arrest fol-
lowed. The time for his examination
and the amount OF his bail will be fixed
today by the commissioner.
NOTES.
A term trial jury of fifty was drawn in
the United States court yesterday morn
ing, and are now being served by the
marshal's Office.
Before United States Commissioner
Van Dyke yesterday morning Rose Ra-
mirez Silves, who has been charged with
sending an obscene letter through the
mails, was discharged, the evidence not
being sufficient to warrant the defend
ant being held.
Two citizens were made yesterday,
both natives of Norway, one by Judge
Shaw, H, S. Waller, and one by Judge
Smith, H. Sornson.
In department five yesterday, in the
insolvency proceedings of G. N. Earl, the
court appointed VIM. j. Washburne as
signee, with bonds fixed at $4,000.
A judgment on the pleadings for
$6,5S5 was rendered in department four
yesterday in the foreclosure suit OF o. H.
Churchill VS.. Cutler Arnold ct al.
In the same department it was an
nounced that the case of Risseau us.
Freeman, suit for damages, had been
settled out of court.
All Fat was sentenced to three months
in the county Jail yesterday, after con-
viction for an attempt to commit grand
larceny.
The appeal case of People VS.. All
Wong was submitted in department six
yesterday on briefs.
The will of the late auditor. Convers
Howe, was filed for probate yesterday.
He bequeathes all his property, real and
personal, to his four sons = Robert
Curtis, Edward c., Walter c., and Louis
P. Howe, share and share alike, on con-
dition that no payment, dividend or
distribution be made until the children
arrive at the age of "a years. The estate
is valued at $4,000, consisting of real
and personal property in Pomona.
NEW SUITS.
Samuel ]. Fleming began suit against
E. HI. Winans for $1700, which he claims
as salary due him from the Chautauqua
Assembly of Southern California. He
alleges that the defendant agreed to pay
him $4,000 July 27, 1891, for all claims
he had against the society, and that he
has only received $500 OF this amount.
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