Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-05
THE COURTS.
A SAD CASE OF INSANITY INvEs-
TIGATED.
Mrs. Pellegrini's Hallucinations-A Franco
German Combat-Damages for a Life.
Court Notes.

Mrs. Josephine GellegTlnl WAS eAau-
ined before a commission in lunacy, in
department one of the superior court
yesterday afternoon. The patient is
the wife of restauranteur, who for
merly ran an eating house ON Main
street, between First and Second, but
who recently has been the proprietor of
candy shop at Gil South Spring street.
Financial reverses have come to the
couple within the past year, and these,
together with severe physical ailments,
have upset her mind. Mrs. Pellegrini
talked very sensibly to the physicians
composing the commission until she got
on the subject of religion, and then she
told wonderful tale.
Sine had been troubled great deal by
the devil of late, she said. One night he
came to get her and to stave him off she
began to pray. She prayed to beat the
devil for a. long time, and this proved
her only salvation, for as long as she
prayed the devil would not touch her.
Daylight soon ended the ordeal.
On another occasion she lifted up the
coverlets on her husbands bed and
found the whole couch in flames. The
flames shot up to the ceiling, and in the
midst of them her husband appeared en-
tirely surrounded by fire.
The physicians decided that the poor
woman was insane, but it not appearing
that she was at all dangerous, her GUS
tody was awarded to Mr.. and Mrs.
Reithmuller, who hope to restore her
reason.
A FRANCo-GERMAN COMBAT.
Mrs. Eliza Fisher was on trial before
Justice Stanton yesterday for battery.
The complaint in the case was sworn to
by Jennie Couzat, who together with
Jennie Sarrail, both of whom are pretty
French school girls, claims to have been
assaulted by Mrs. Fisher. 1t seems that
the trouble between the parties has
been brewing for long time. Mrs.
Fisher is an excitable German woman
who lives near the University public
school. The girls have been in the
habit of passing through a lot next her
house on the way to school, and, as
Mrs. Fisher claims, they annoyed her
greatly.
On the afternoon of the Goth of May,
as the girls were returning from school
Mrs. Fisher ran out and began to beat
the Sarrail girl. Jennie Couzat inter
fered to save her friend and struck Mrs.
Fisher over the head with lunch
basket. The woman thereupon turned
on the Couzat girl and battered her in
the back with cobblestone. The latter
swore out warrant several days later
and had Mrs. Fisher arrested. The
trial will be continued at 9:30 this
morning.
DAMAGES FOR A LIFE.
Mrs. Auguste Schwamm yesterday
obtained verdict against the Southern
Pacific company in her suit for damages
for the accidental killing of her husband
in this city in 1887. The suit has been
OH trial three days, and the jury, after
being out about four hours, brought in
verdict awarding the plaintiff $4,000
damages This is the second trial of
the case. On the former trial judgment
was awarded the defendant. Mrs.
Schwamm appealed and was granted
new trial, which resulted yesterday as
stated.
COURT NOTES.
Truman Lee and Geo. A. Trepannier
we're arraigned for robbery in depart
ment one Yesterday. They pleaded not
guilty, and the case will be reset for
trial July 9th. Lee and Trepannier are
railroad men, and are charged with re-
lieving VIM. Pertram of 500 on the Dow
ney-avenue bridge, on the night of May
28th.
The case of Bing Hi VS.. Woodbury. ct
al, for damages for alleged imprison-
ment, was discontinued in department
six yesterday, the plaintiff having failed
to pay the cost of the last continuance.
August Kursisnski, native of Prus-
sia, was naturalized in department six
by Judge Shaw yesterday.
Peti Sappo, an Italian, was yesterday
tried for insanity in department six.
The patient was found to be entirely
harmless, his insanity manifesting
itself only in long solitary walks and in
his refusal to eat, and he was therefore
discharged.
The Schallert-G -Ganahl Lumber compa-
ny obtained judgment for $1100 against