Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-26
The Second Jury Finds Him
a Sane Man,
And He Will Serve lime for
His Assault on Mrs. EichOlz.
Rev. s. j. Fleming Appeals From
the Decision in the Divorce Case.
Several Arraignments in Department
One-The Libel of the Robert and
Minnie-Court Proceedings.

Jean Renault was yesterday found
guilty by jury in Judge Smiths court,
of an assault with intent to commit
rape upon the person of Mrs. Emma
Echolz, in Boyle Heights, on the 18th
of May last.
The trial of the case was recommended
at 10 O'Clock in the morning, and the
prosecution began introducing rebuttal
testimony to throw down the theory of
the defense that Renault was insane.
DIR. w. G.. Cochran was called to the
stand, as an expert, and gave it as his
opinion that, though very eccentric
parsonage, Renault was not insane now
and had not been sat the time of the
commission of the crime. He was a
man of very limited intelligence, but
what little mind he did have was sound
A searching cross-examination by At
torney H. H. Appel, who appeared in
the case at the request of j. M. Damron,
failed to elicit any other opinion from
the witness.
DIR. R. Wernigk also took the stand
and gave testimony in line with that of
DIR. Cochran's. On being asked if Re-
nault's habit of standing before mir
ror and laughing in a self-satisfied way
at his reflection did not indicate a dis
eased mind, witness replied that it
seemed to him more the action of very
vain rather than crazy man. If Re-
naut was considered crazy simply be-
cause of such actions, there were great
many crazy people in the world.
l. l.
in, Deputy District Attorney Phibbs ar
gued the case for the people, and was
followed by Attorney H. H. Appel for
Renault.
At 80 p. M, after the noon recess,
j. M. Damron took up the argument for
the defendant, and District Attorney
McLachlan closed for the people.
The case went to the jury at 8 40
p. M, after the court had read brief in
structions, and shortly after O'Clock
verdict OF guilty as charged was
brought in. Judge Smith set next Mon
day as the time for passing sentence.
NEW CRIMINAL CASES.
James Carpenter was arraigned before
Judge Smith, yesterday, on charge of
grand larceny, alleged to have been
committed at Pomona on May 30th. The
information filed by the district attorney
states that on the date named Carpenter
went into j. A. Cameron's place, at Po-
mona, and lay down to sleep in rear
room. Under the pillow of the bed on
which he lay, Cameron had placed
shot bag containing $50, and when Car
penter left the place this was missing
Carpenter was arraigned in the absence
of his counsel, and June 9th was set as
the date for plea ling.
H. @ Jackson came Up for arraign
ment in the same court for obtaining
property valued at $175 on false pre-
lenses. The information alleges that,
on March lst, he went 70 the New Mex
leo coal company and obtained from
them twenty tons of coal on credit, on
the representation that he was the
owner of certain wood and coal yard
in this city. Subsequently it developed
that he had nothing to do with the yard.
His arraignment was continued till j une
Goth
REV. FLEMING APPEALS.
Attorney T.J. Carran yesterday served
the following notice OF appeal by Rev.
s. j. Fleming in the divorce case
brought by his former wife, which was
decided in favor of the plaintiff last
Saturday by Judge Mckinley:
To James Rossiter, ESQ.,, Attorney for Plaintiff:
You will please take notice that the
defendant in the above entitled action
hereby appeals to the supreme court of
the state Of California from the judg-
ment therein entered in the said supe-
rior court on the 22d day of June, 1891,
in favor of the plaintiff in said action
and against said defendant and from the
whole thereof. THos. ]. CARRAN,
Attorney for Defendant.
'RoNY" GRAIN DISCHARGED.
"Rony" Grain, w. H. Lewis and Joe
Ketchline were examined before Justice
Morris at Lancaster, Wednesday after
noon, on the charge of horse stealing.
After much testimony had been intro
duced the complaints were dismissed
and the defendants discharged on motion
of the district attorney. The case was
not concluded till midnight, and the
examination proved to be very lively
affair, resulting almost in row between
Attorney G. G. Stephens, who defended
Grain and the others, and Justice Nor
ris, who was 10th to dismiss the case.
The Justice, it will be remembered, made
the arrest himself, and took consider
able personal interest in the matter.
COURT NOTES.
The exceptions filed by the claimants
of the schooner Robert and Minnie were
argued by Attorney S. NJ. White. one of
the proctors for the claimants, and Alex.
A. Campbell, special assistant district
attorney, in the United States district
court yesterday, before Judge Ross. The
matter was finally submitted.
Henry Crook, formerly first mate OF
the steamer Katie ONeil, now engaged
in towing rock barges between Catalina
and San Pedro, swore to libel against
the vessel in the district court yesterday
on an unpaid wage account of $l20.
Crook shipped at San Francisco. The
libel was made returnable on July Z.
The condemnation suit of the Los An
geles Terminal railroad company VS.. j.
Bonn ct ux. was concluded yesterday in
department five by the jury rendering
verdict of 5000 for the defendants.
In the same court, in the matter OF
the insolvency of julius Blatt, Judge
Mckinley discharged the petitioner.
In the suit of H. H. Johnston vs.. I. M.
Johnston, Judge Van Dyke yesterday
appointed G.. w. Duger guardian ad
litem of Blanche, Eva, Agnes and Abel
Johnston, minors, on motion OF the at