Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-29
A Suit Involving a Tremen-
dOus Amount of Land.
The Question Involved of Over
tapping Railroad Grants.
Proceedings Yesterday in the Various
Tribunals.
A Supreme Court Decision -Francisco
RomO Wants His Child-Lewis
the Light Again-A Lot
terry Case-NOtes.
New Cases.

The public is familiar, from numerous
publications, of the land suits which
have been tried in the United States
court in connection with the Southern
Pacific railroad lands. These suits have
involved large bodies OF land and have
affected the interests of large number
of actual settlers who have purchased
from the railroad and others who have
made government locations. A case
which involves larger amount of land
than any of the others, has just been
commenced in the United States circuit
court.
BIG LAND CASE.
Joseph H. Call, special assistant
United States attordey, yesterday began
suit against the Southern Pacific railroad
company and 21S other defendants to
recover and to quiet title to the govern
ment to some $50, 900 acres OF land, all
located in what are claimed to be over
tapping limits of grants made, the one
on July 27, 1866, to the Atlantic and Pa
cific railroad company, and the other on
Il
company. The claim is made by the
government that the Southern Pacific
from Tehachepi to Yuma was not built
according to the requirements of the
grant, and that the lands in question,
which are located in Los Angeles, San
Bernardino and Ventura counties, were
reserved for the Atlantic and Pacific
company. The bill asks that the title of
bona tide settlers be confirmed, and that
judgment be had against the Southern
Pacific for the residue Of the lands.
A sUPEME COURT DECISION.
A decision was received by Deputy
Clerk Ashmore. of the supreme court,
yesterday, in the case of the county of
San Luis Obispo vs. White. The court
says: "We are satisfied with the opin-
ion filed in this case on October "a,
1890, and for the reasons therein stated,
the judgment and order denying defend
ants motion for new trial are al
firned."
WANTS HIS CHILD.
A cetition came up in department six
yesterday, before Judge Mckinley, which
promises some lively testimony. Fran
cisco Romo applies for a writ of habeas
corpus, by which he hopes to obtain
possession of his fourteen year-old child,
whom he claims is illegally restrained
gby Refugia Duarte de Trujella, of Ran
chito. The writ is returnable Obto-
Der 3D..
3. LEWIS THE LIGHT AGAIN.
One of the frequent applications of
Mr.. Greenslade, familiarly known as
Lewis the Light, came up before Judge
Mckinley yesterday. His child, Gala
Lily Greenslade, has been under the
protecting care of Mrs II. A. Watson,
by judicial procedure, for some
time. Greenslade made another at
tempt to break the combination; and
his effort yesterday met with the usual
result. The court denied the application
for writ of habeas corpus and remand
ed the child to the custody of Mrs. Wat
son.
A LOTTERY CASE.
r Wah Lee was tried second time be-
fore Judge Smith yesterday upon a
charge of conducting a lottery game in
Chinatown. H. j. Crawford appeared
for the defendant and Assistant Dis
rict Attorney McComas represented the
prosecution. The defendant was found
guilty and Wednesday afternoon set for
his sentence. A similar verdict was re-
turned in the case Of All Charley, charged
with like offense.
NOTES.
Charles p. Wallace, subject of Great
Britain, and Richard F. Mackenzie, of
Ireland, were admitted to citizepship,
yesterday, the former by Judge Wade
and the latter by Judge Van Dyke.
In the case of g. II. Smith vs.. The
Los Angeles and Pacific railroad COM
pany, suit on notes and a contract,
judgment was rendered by Judge Shaw,
yesterday, for the plaintiff as prayed
for.
Judge Mckinley, yesterday, admitted
Robert j. Mayberry, a native of Ire
land, and M. A. Bayer, native of Ger
many, to citizenship.
The second trial of L. Hall, charged
with gaming, was set by Judge Smith
yesterday for October 9th.
An application for writ of review in
the case of Brousseau vs. Jones was
argued before Judge Clark yesterday,
and submitted.
A new suit was granted by Judge
Clark yesterday in the case OF the dam
age suit of Richmond vs. The Los An
geles Ice and Cold Storage company.
Ex-Judge A. w. Hutton was yester-
day appointed special assistant counsel
for the government in the Itata cases.
In the United States district court
yesterday Jim Pori Chetta was ar
ranged, charged with selling liquor to
Indians at Mesa Grande, San Diego
county. The Gaze was continued until