Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-08
AMONG THE COURTS.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY IN THE
SUPERIOR COURTS.
Civil and Criminal Cases Which Were
Acted On Yesterday-New Cases Filed.
Notes.

In department one of the superior
court. Yesterday. the five cases appealed
by Max Harris, who was convicted in
the police court OF selling lottery tick
cts. were ordered submitted. by Judge
Smith, on briefs, which are TO be pre-
sented on the 14th inst.
The appeal case OF w. Larkin, who
was recently convicted by Justice
Twichell of Santa Monica, and fined in
the sum of $50, for breaking open gate
belonging to Felipe N. Valenzuela, at
the latter's ranch, some seven miles up
the coast, came up before Judge Smith
Yesterday, and was set for hearing on
Saturday next at 10 o'clock am.
Edward Roberts appeared before
Judge Smith yesterday smorning, to
plead to the charge of having assaulted
one Peter Gottleib with deadly weapon
recently, but on motion of his counsel,
John Robarts, Esq, the time was ex-
tended until Monday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Judge Smith ordered the case of
Michael Ryan, which was appealed
from Justice Lockwood's court, trans
ferred to department six for hearing
yesterday morning.
The appeal case OF Clayton White,
who upon his third trial was convicted
recently by jury in the police court of
the crime of battery upon the person OF
General John Mansfield. came up for
hearing before Judge Smith, who, after
hearing the matter pro and con, took the
matter under advisement for one week.
r or,if nf nil fxuni1ot
vs.. Wicks ct al, Judge Pierce of San
Diego, sitting for Judge Clark yesterday
in department two, ordered judgment
by default entered for plaintiff, who was
granted decree for $500 as prayed for.
Judge Pierce rendered judgment for
the defendant for its costs in the suit OF
the Los Angeles Pressed Brick and Terra
Gotta company vs. the Simpson M. E.
church, an action to recover $1400, al
legged to be due for brick and other ma
terials furnished during the construc-
ton of the Simpson tabernacle, but
which the defendant corporation did
not order.
Only one case was disposed Of by
Judge Wade in department three yes
terday. This was the foreclosure suit
of Kiefer vs. Lambie, which resulted in
Judgment for plaintiff, who was grant
ed decree for $500 as prayed for.
Judge Shaw, sitting for Judge Van
Dyke yesterday in department four, or
$ dered decree as prayed for in the case
NUrtasun VS.. Hume, it being stipu-
latec however, that plaintiff should be
awarded judgment without his costs.
NEW SUITS.
Among the decuments filed with the
county clerk yesterday. were the pre-
liminary papers in the following new
suits:
Julia Collins vs.. Jennie s. Wiseman
ct al. suit to foreclose mortgage on
lot z, block A., j. II. Bryan's Figueroa
street subdivision, dated November 26,
1890, and given as security for the pay
ment of two promissory notes for $3.50
each, both bearing interest at the rate of
10 psr cent. per annurn.
Jasper Woodward VS.. James Herald
ct al. suit to obtain the appointment OF
a receiver to take possession and man.
age certain saloon at San Pedro, and
for a decree ordering defendant to exc
cute bill of sale OF all the personal
property described in certain agree
ment to sell the fixtures OF said saloon
to plaintiff for $500, dated March 8, 1890;
and for 5000 damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason of the defend
ants failure to execute the bill OF SALE
Mrs. Florence l.. Carroll, of Baltimore,
filed petition for letters of adminlstra-
ton to the estate of the late II. p. Car
roll, her husband, who died on April
II, 1888, leaving real and personal prop
erty in this county valued at $1,000.
Mrs. Della Clayton filed petition for
letters of administration to the estate of
the late William Clayton, her husband,
who died on February 18th last, leaving
personal property valued at $475.
NOTES.
A dispatch was received yesterday
from j. A. Donnell, ESQ.,, the attorney
for James T.. Halstead, the young, man
recently convicted OF petit larceny by
Police Judge Austin, to the effect that
he had secured writ of habeas corpus
for his client in the supreme court, and
would return on Monday to this city.
The amount OF Halstead's bond pending
a hearing of his application in the su-
preme court was fixed at $500.
Jose Valdez. Mexican, appeared be-
fore Justice Stanton in the township
court yesterday for arraignment upon
the charge of petit larceny, preferred
against him by Mongolian named All
Lee, who accused him OF having stolen
a coat and vest from a laundry at the
corner of Bellevue avenue and Buena
Vista street. The defendant was placed
under bonds in the sum OF 500 to ap-
pear for trial on the 18th inst.