Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-17

tne case should be continued Tor two or
three days or the middle Of March next,
it was decided that the case should be
proceeded with this morning in any
event, the defendant, if he cannot pro-
cure counsel, to conduct his own case.
Yesterday was Flaw and motion day"
in departments two, three and five,
while all cases in department four were
continued for two weeks, owing to the
sickness of Judge Van Dyke, who is
still confined to his room.
In department six yesterday b. I.
Martinez, who was recently convicted OF
an assault with intent to commit muir
der, appeared before Judge Shaw for
| sentence. He was accompanied by his
attorney who moved the court for an ar
rest OF judgment and a new trial upon
the usual statutory grounds, but the
motion was denied, and the defendant
was sentenced to imprisonment in the
penitentiary at Folsom for one year.
A petition was filed in the superior
court yesterday by Miss T. L. Kelso, the
city librarian, asking for q writ OF man
date compelling City Auditor Frank T..
Lopez to number and record her demand
for $3.50, her salary for the month of
January last, which had been approved
by the old board of library directors.
The cause of this is that there are now
two boards of directors OF the library,
one set elected by the people at the last
municipal election, and the old board,
who refuse to yacate their offices.
Under the circumstances Auditor
Lopez refuses to sign the warrants drawn
by the old board, which still transacts
the business Of the library, and the way
to the city treasury is blocked to the
librarian and her assistants. There are
thirty-six unpaid demands in the hands
of these workers in the library, aggre-
eating .53, including pay for salaries
and miscellaneous expenses.
The following order was made by the
court in the premises "Let an alterna-
tive writ issue herein, requiring the
defendant to do the acts prayed for, and
show cause on Wednesday, February IS,
1891, at the court room of this court,
why peremptory writ should not issue
commanding him to do So"
THE JUSTICES COURTS.
An elderly man named John Long ap-
peared before Township Justice Stanton,
yesterday afternoon, for trial upon two
charges Of threats preferred against him
by Mrs. Lulu Dumont and w. +. Ligon.
1t was shown that on the 1st inst. Long
said something to Mrs. Dumont, which
was overheard by Iigon, who expostu-
lated with him, saying that "he was no
gentleman for threatening to kill a
lady" Long thereupon turned upon
Ligon, and threatened to blow his
brains out If he interfered with things
which did not concern him. 1t appears
that Mrs. Dumont induced Long to pur-
chase the good will and furn-
iture Of the Winona lodging-house,
425 Temple street, and install her
as manager, on January 18th, last.
1t subsequently reached Long, however,
that Mrs. Dumont intended to sell out
and abscond with the proceeds, where
upon he commenced suit against her in
the superior court for $4,000, and asked
charge of the Winona. Hence the Bit
ter feeling between the parties.
The first charge, that of threatening
Mrs. Dumont, not being proven, Long
was discharged; but in the second case
he was convicted, and was required to
keep the peace for six months, on his
own recognizance.
May Stow, the courtesan arrested
Sunday for robbing an old man OF 500 in
her crib on Alameda street, was arraigned
before Justice Austin yesterday, and her
examination set for February goth.
The case Of Angel Montijo and An
dreas Ranjel, who are charged with rob-
bing a buc0lic Mexican of his clothes,
was continued till tomorrow by Justice
Austin.
Justice Owens was i'll yesterday, and
no business was transacted in his court.
NEW SUITS.
Among the documents filed with the
county clerk yesterday were the prelim-
mary papers in the following new suits
I. L. Kelso vs. Frank E. Lopez petit
ton for writ OF mandate compelling de-
fendant to number and record demand
for $3.50 for petitioners salary as libra
rian for January, 1891.
Lucy A. Pomeroy VS.. I. K. Webb, ct
al. suit to foreclose mortgage on lot
26 and the E. 75 feet OF lot q of the
Mes tract, dated April Is, 1889, and CIV
en- to secure the payment OF promis-
sorry note for $2250, bearing interest at
the rate of 13 per cent. per annum.
John E. Murray filed a petition for
letters of administration to the estate of
John Smart, who died February /, 1891,
leaving property valued at $1608.94.
julius Blatt, saloon-keeper, filed a
petition in insolvency, in consequence
of bad debts and the loss of custom.
Liabilities, $202l.83; assets, $1938.