Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-09

q. Udall vs. the California Oll company
has been transferred from the superior
court OF Ventura county to the United
States circuit court. The plaintiffs sue
to quiet title to land in the Little Sespe
oil district, in which is included the
Razzle Dazzle claim, on which the de-
fendant company is now applying for a
patent. The executor of the estate OF
Joe Dye is also contesting the granting
OF patent to this same land.
The case of John Anderson ct al. VS..
the Big Rock Greek Irrigation district
has been transferred from the superior
court OF this county to the circuit court.
1t is an action to quiet title to the waters
of Big Rock creek in the Antelope val
ley.
DESERTED HER HUSBAND.
J. H. McWilliams was yesterday
granted decree of divorce from his
wife, 1. McWilliams, in department one,
on charge of desertion. J. H. Nc
Williams, Mary Abrahams and w. f.
Abrahams testified as to the desertion
and letter written by Mrs. McWil-
liams from Spokane Falls to her hus-
band, in which she stated that she
would never come back to him, was Of
leTeu Ill eVlueICe.
HOFF DISCHARGED.
On motion of the district attorney
Judge Shaw yesterday dismissed the
case of the People vs.. r. w. Hof and
discharged the defendant. Hoff, it will be
remembered, was arrested for firing the
Solomon block, which was badly burned
six weeks ago, and was held to answer
oil roh h
is not the least doubt but that the fire
was of incendiary origin, and the evil
dence at the preliminary examination
pointed very strongly toward Hoff as
the guilty man, but the district attorney
has decided that he has not enough evil
dence to convict.
COURT NOTES.
Judge Smith has prepared an opinion
on the Sunday liauor-selling cases which
have been appealed from the police
court, in which it is understood he
grants new hearing, on the grounds
that the defendants should have been
allowed jury trial. The opinion will
be either approved or non-concurred in
by the other judges before it is handed
down.
All jurors ordered to appear at depart
ment six on August 10th will report to-
morrow in department one, Murrietta
building, New High street.
Judge Smith yesterday, in an opinion,
denied the petitions of William G. Will
son for letters of administration on the
estate of Elva D. Wilson, and of Low
Tung for letters on the estate of Law
Goen.
In the divorce suit of Gordon VS..
Gordon, Judge Shaw yesterday vacated
the order that the defendant should pay
alimony and costs, and made new
order that he should pay into court $50
in three days, $50 more in thirty days,
and another $50 in sixty days.
In the damage suit of G. B. Van
Steenburg VS.. The Los Angeles Terminal
Railway, the plaintiff was yesterday al
lowed to amend her complaint for the
fourth time. She seeks 1000 dam
ages for the loss of her little daughters
limbs.
An information was yesterday filed in
department one charging E. A. Mecca
hel with burglary. The defendant will
be arraigned on August 10th.
The appeal Of All Charley, who was
convicted of selling lottery tickets by
the police court, was heard yesterday in
department one and new trial ordered.
The rehearing is granted because the
defendant was denied jury trial.
NEW SUITS.
George H. Bonebrake sues w. w.
Crosier to forfeit thirty shares OF stock
of the Semi-Tropic Land and Water
company, deposited as collateral on two
promissory notes for $400 each.
A. l.. Bryan sues Alfred Jones ct at,
to foreclose mortgage for 1920.
CT. Bean sues Mary o. Stoneman
for $9234.7S damages, for the cutting off
of the water supply from his land, in
the Stoneman ranch, and for injuries
suffered by his orange grove.
The Church of the Unity petitions to
be allowed to sell the lot on Seventh
street, near Broadway, and to purchase
lot l., block 20, of the Huber tract, from
H.W. Hellman, $500, and the adjoin-
ing lot from M. A. Newmark, for $4,000,
giving mortgages on the same.
1. n. Mundell, assignee of j. R. Yo-
cum, sues the West Pasadena railway
company for a restraining order to pro-
hibit the defendants from selling shares
of stock belonging to the plaintiff in the
defendant company on delinquent as
sessment.