Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-27
Katherine KOhler
Wants Her Wages.
The Jury in Sier Yuen Case
Disagree.
Proceedings Yesterday in the Vari-
Gus Tribunals.
A Handsome Servant Girl who Pre-
ferred Wages to Equality-Notes
of Cases Which Were Up
New Suits Filed.

A singular civil suit was tried by
Judge Van Dyke yesterday in depart
ment four Of the superior court. The
suit was one brought by Katherine
Kohler, a good looking German girl,
against H. T. Andrews and wife, who,
she claims, owe her for services in their
family. The amount she claimed was
$46S.70. She obtained a partial victory
in the case. According to her story her
mother and sisters reside at Inde-
pendence, Mo-, and the former lives
upon rents received from land. She ar
rived in Los Angeles in 1888, and i'm
mediately made application at an en-
ployment agency for work. She was
taken to Mrs. Andrews residence on
West Ninth street. That lady wanted a
girl to cook and do housework. The
wages offered were 500 per month. Miss
Kohler liked the looks of Mrs. Andrews,
and the latter was impressed with the
pleasant face of Katharine. A bargain
was struck and the agent received his
fee OF $l.50. The plaintiff told of her
domestic duties in the Andrews house
hold, which began on November z, 1888,
and did not cease until December 20,
$780, She said that all the money she
received during that time. was $37 in
cash and SIS worth OF clothing.
Upon several occasions Mrs. An
drews gave her clothing, etc.,
footing up about $40. To Offset
this Katharine says she loaned her en-
ployer $40 in money. This debt, how
ever, was agreed to be an offset for the
clothing. The witness said that she
was fond of Mrs. Andrews and did not
like to press her for money. She was
constantly promised her wages "as soon
as they disposed of their property back
east" So from month to month she
worked. During the twenty-five months
of service in the Andrews household
there were frequently eight or ten peo-
pie to wait upon. The defense, on
cross-examination, attempted to prove
that Katharine was considered one of
the family and was introduced as a
member Of the household. This the
plaintiff denied. She said at all times
she was looked upon as a servant, al
though often to all outward appearance
she was treated as an equal. She was
asked by defendants attorney if she did
not attend church with Mrs. Andrews.
To this she answered that she frequent
ly accompanied her employer to a house
of worship because she Mrs. Andrews)
was afraid to go alone. Judgment was
rendered in favor of the plaintiff for 500
a month for eighteen months, a portion
of the time being knocked out by the
statute of limitations.
sIER YUEN JURY DISAGREE.
The jury in the Sier Yuen murder
case, after being out all Friday night
and until yesterday afternoon, were
brought into department one at 8
O'Clock. The foreman announced that
they were unable to agree and the court
discharged them, remanding the pris-
oner to the county Jail. The jury stood
eight for acquittal and four for convic-
ton.
In the habeas corpus case of Ike
Earnest, Judge Smith yesterday denied
the writ, remanding the prisoner to jail.
All Tet and the other Cinnamon,
charged with perjury, had their habeas
corpus case taken under advisement by
Judge Smith yesterday.
In the case of the people VS.. John
Dempsey, an appeal case before Judge
Smith yesterday, it was continued un-
til October Sd, on motion of counsel for
defense.
Public Administrator Fields was yes
terday granted letters of administration
in the case of Irenio Abila.
A decree as prayed for was granted by
Judge Clark yesterday in the foreclosure
suit of M. &. McKoon, administrator,
vs. A. Moore, ct al.
A decree of divorce was granted yes
terday by Judge Clark to Mrs. Emma E.
Clark, from her husband, Wilson Clark,
on the ground of desertion.
Manuel F. Cabral, Jose Machado Me-
dino, John Machado Medino and jose
V. Soarez, natives of Portugal, were ad-
mitted to citizenship by Judge Wade.
G. NJ. Pearley was before Judge Nc
Kinley in an attempt to secure release
by habeas corpus. The writ was denied,
he entered plea of not guilty to the
charge OF sending fraudulent telegram
and his trial was set for October 9TH.
John w. Foster, charged with disturb
ing the peace, was brought down from
Calabasas yesterday and arraigned be-
fore Justice Stanton.
News was received yesterday afternoon
that the supreme court had remanded
the Los Angeles College company lien
case to the October term OF court at Los
Angeles, to be tried in banc. This case
was one in which number of liens,
amounting in all to about 500, 900, were
tried to be enforced against the COM
pany. There was decision against the
company in the superior court and an
appeal was taken.
NEW SUITS.
The following new litigation was be-
gun yesterday by the filing OF the pre-
liminary papers in the county clerks
office.
Ann Joughin, executrix of Andrew
Joughin, Sr., began suit against Dan
Mcfarland and number Of defendants.
The complaint alleges that the defend
arts gave plaintiff five promissory notes
in January, 1888, amounting in all to
$60,82l.8 81, and secured the sum by
mortgage. The plaintiff asks Judgment
for $49, ,871, the balance due on the notes,
the foreclosure of the mortgage and sale
of the property to satisfy the clnim.
The Parry Manufacturing company be-
gan suit against j. III. Taylor for the re-
covery of the possession OF certain per-
sonal property or $3.50, together with
5000 damages.