Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-04


demanded $40 per lot bonus. Suit was
brought and judgment rendered that
Mattern take nothing and pay the costs
of the suit.
DIVORCE BUSINESS.
Maria V. Prescott is suing Frank G..
Prescott in the superior court for di-
vorce on the grounds of cruelty. She
alleges that he has used violent Ian
guage to her and accused her of being
intimate with other men. The defend
ant is an attorney, formerly employed
in Judge Bicknell's office, but now
associated with Judge Carpenter.
The suit of MRS. Harry Rose' against
Harry Rose, a son of Senator l.. J.
Rose, for divorce, came up in depart
ment two Yesterday on motion to
strike out part OF the defendant s answer.
The case was continued to go on the
trial calendar.
Antoinette Difani was yesterday
granted divorce from Edward Difani
in department four.
A VICTIM OF BAD SPELLING.
G. A. Baskerville obtained Judgment
of $500 from W. T. Barnett in Judge Van
Dykes court yesterday, on an account
for cigars. The defendant admitted the
account and agreed with Baskerville to
turn over house and lot on Pico street,
valued at $1,000, and take the balance in
trade. Baskerville's partners in San
Francisco would not agree to the trade
and refused to accept the deed, because
the transcript showed that the property
at one time had been transferred to a
man named "Edleman" and decided by
him under the name of ''Edelman. -
The former, through Baskerville, then
brought suit and recovered the $500 due.
COURT NOTES.
A motion for non-suit was granted
by Judge Shaw yesterday, in the appeal
case OF Jean G. Laulive VS.. Celestin
Save ct al. Laulive sued for $299 for
trespass in Justice Stanton's court and
recovered $50, when Save appealed.
The case of Jennie Abbott vs.. Ed Glib
son, suit to recover pair of horses at
tached by j. Marion Brooks, is on trial
in department FIVE.
The case Of Tungate VS.. the Azusa
Water Development and Irrigation COM
pany was resumed yesterday and con-
tinued till today.
Patrick Purcell was examined yester-
day before Justice Stanton on a charge
of assisting Michael Murphy, an es.
capped prisoner, to get out of the reach
of the sheriff. He was discharged as
soon as the prosecution had introduced
its testimony.
All cases filed in the supreme court
before September 3rd, whether con-
tinued from last term or recently ap-
pealed, will be put on the calendar for
the October term of court. The calendar
will not go to the printer before Sem
tember IA. So far it contains five cases
from Ventura. 28 from San Diego, so
from Los Angeles, IL from San Ber-
nardino, 8 from Orange, 10 from
San Luis Obispo and from Santa
Barbara. Besides these there will be
from fifteen to twenty criminal cases.
Very few cases will be heard in banc.
NEW CASES.
The following litigation was com
menced yesterday:
G. w. Tubbs sues S. A. Rallman tc
foreclose a mortgage on block o, Wal.
nut Grove tract, given to secure note
for $3.50.
Louis A. Michaux, an infant, by
Louis Ardaut and F. ]. Esler, guardians
sues Camilla Esler fora partition of lot
IA, block G, Also tract.
The Hallock Paint and Oil company
sues A. G. Raphael for $356.96 on ac
count.
Stephen A. Foss sues Nettie E. Duke
man for judgment in the sum of $500
on promissory note.