Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-23

having picked and sold some grapes
from his land. The old gentleman was
taken before Justice Stanton late in the
afternoon, and in broken English made
the court understand that he had no
money and could not give bail. He did
not even have enough money to return
to Monte Vista, and was sent to the
county Jail to await his trial, although
the court was willing to allow him to go
on his own recognizance. He stated
that he considered the grapes, amount
ing to 500 pounds, as his own. He had
been given charge of the place for the
fruit, and since living on il the owner
had sold the land. The new owner
claimed the grapes. and when the old
man picked them clapped him in Jail.
The case will be tried Thursday.
NOTES.
The Baker-Green case was on examin-
alton again before Justice Stanton yes
terday and the prosecution rested in the
afternoon. The defense had not deter
mined whether or not to put in any tes-
timony, and the case went over until
this afternoon at O'Clock.
Three Yuma Indians were arraigned
in the United States court yesterday for
the murder of Cap-e-da-ar, medicine
man, in December last. Their names
are Mo-e- -jan-qua-di-vu Chu-dul-en-u
and Ham-ah-sa-la-nu. They are accused
of choking the medicine man to death
because he had failed to cure an Indian
who was sick. A demurrer to the in
dictment was overruled and the trial
was set for November %.
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
yesterday set the examination OF Joe
Cox, alias Joe Reid, charged with steal
ing letter from the Pomona postofice,
for Thursday of this week.
In department three, yesterday, fore
closure by default was granted in the
case OF Sullivan We. Lambie, ct al, for
$255O
In the case of the Peoples Home
Savings bank VS.. Barclay, a decree as
prayed was rendered by Judge Wade
yesterday, it being a foreclosure suit for
$4,000.
In the case of Childress ct al. VS..
Keller ct al, upon an agreement to sell
real estate, decree for $500 in favor of
the plaintiffs was rendered by Judge
Wade.
Judge Van Dyke yesterday gave judg-
ment for the plaintiff by stipulation, in
the foreclosure case of j. w. McClelland
VS.. w. Dumbell.
The perjury cases arising from the
Wong Ark case were before Judge Smith
yesterday in department one. and mo-
tion to set aside the information was
denied. A demurrer was filed and con-
tinued to September 23d. The other
cases went over to the same date.
The case of Ah Sing, charged with
perjury committed at Pomona, was set
for trial by Judge Smith yesterday for
October 9th.
The divorce suit brought by Mrs.
Rose was non-suited yesterday by Judge
CLARK. The plaintiff was not ready to
proceed with the trial, and wished
continuance which the court declined to
grant.
A term trial jury Of twenty was en-
paneled in department two yesterday,
that number reporting out OF the forty
names drawn.
A motion for new trial, supported
by atfidavite, was made before Judge
Smith yesterday in the case OF All Sing,
charged with the robbery Of Doctor Tom
She Bin. 1t was continued until this
morning, to allow the district attorney
time to prepare counter affidavits.
Yesterday in the insolvency case of S.
M. Perry, 1t was ordered that the Oali-
fornia bank be authorized to foreclose on
a note for $l430, and apply the proceeds
to their claim against Mr.. Perry.
NEW SUITS.
New suits were begun yesterday in the
superior court as follows:
Mrs. Horace Crinklaw vs.. Susan Ma
chado Bernard ct al, to secure judgment
for balance OF $1,000 on land contract.
John r. Lane VS.. the California Sewer
Pipe company for $4,000, on contract
whereby the defendant agreed to take
10000 tons of clay, sand rock, asbestos,
etc., per annum from the lands of }. L..
at go cents ton. The suit is for bal
ance claimed to be due on the contract.
A petition was filed for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of 1. S. Sher-
man, by Mrs. Katie Sherman, the estate
being valued at 10000.
G. w. Tubbs VS.. w. J. Silliman, suit
for foreclosure for $400.
Mary G. Banta, executrix of Martha
M. Banta, deceased, began suit against
George w. Banta ct al, it being an ac-
tion to ratify the partition of the estate
under trust deed, and to have the
State Loan and Trust company, as trus-
tee, pay over the plaintiffs share of the
estate.
Frank Kaiser petitions for the probate
of the will of Emma Kaiser, the estate
being valued at 100000.