Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-07
A Number of Cases in De-
partment One.
The Trial Calendar Called Yes
terday Before Judge Smith.
Cases Which Came Up Before JUS
tice Stanton Yesterday.
The Edelman Cases Set for September
14th-B0ys on Trial for Petit
Larceny-The iMasas
Examination.

Judge Smith called the trial calendar
inshis court yesterday. The nine cases
pending against Henry Edelman in con-
nection with the issuance of fraudulent
county warrants were set for trial on
September 14th. One case, against B.
W. Edelman, was set for Septem-
ber 2lst. Four cases against ex-
Hon. j. M. Damron were set for Sep
tember 2Sth. Four cases against ex-.
Deputy County Auditor Frank Lauterio
were set for September 2Sth.
The case against j. M. Davis, the San
Pedro hardware merchant who is
charged with issuing defamatory cir
cular against the character of Banker
Peck, of the same city, was heard on de-
murrer. The demurrer was overruled
and the case transferred to department
six for trial.
The divorce case of Hattie M. Gordon
VS.. Robert B. Gordon came up on
motion for the allowance of temporary
alimony. The granting of the order was
contested by the defense and, after
making an order that Gordon should
not draw any salary pending a ruling
on the motion, the court continued the
case till Saturday.
The condemnation case OF the Los
Angeles Terminal Railway company vs..
c. w. Scott, administrator of the An
derson estate, was decided by consent,
the plaintiff agreeing to a judgment of
$2750.
In the foreclosure suit of August Krug
vs.. J. Eddy ct al, the default of the de-
tendants was entered and judgment
ordered $5496.55 and $3.50 attorneys
fees. Similar action was taken in the
foreclosure case of Cox vs. Sorabjee, the
judgment amounting to $3668.20 and
$500 attorneys fees.
BEFORE JUSTICE STANTON.
The four boys who were arrested
Wednesday for stealing 100 gunny sacks
from Williams & Davis's ranch on New
Main street-Claud Van Normand,
Ralph Story, George Woods and John
Liddell-came up before Justice Stan
ton yesterday. All save Story pleaded
guilty Wednesday, and the latter, after
a trial, was found not guilty yesterday.
Liddell was sent to the reform school
for one year, and the other two were
allowed to go on their own recognizance
till this afternoon for sentence. The
boys range from IA to II years in age
and are tough customers.
Charles Blacklow was found guilty of
disturbing the peace and of assault in
Justice Stanton's court yesterday, and
released in bonds of $500 in each case
to appear for sentence Saturday. Black
low, together with a number of other
sheepherders, got into a fight on the
Centinela ranch. August Bellue swore
out complaints against three or four of
the crowd, who, he claims, assaulted
him, but all the cases fell fat except
that against Blacklow.
THE MAsIAs EXAMINATION.
The Masias murder examination is
still in progress before Justice Stanton.
Yesterday the defense introduced
great deal of testimony going to show
that the purse found on the defendant,
Masias, which was claimed to belong to
the murdered Chinaman, Yung Him,
had been in Masias's possession for
some time prior to the murder. Several
witnesses swore that they had seen
Masias have the purse, which they de-
scribed, during the Chinaman's life
time. The witnesses examined yester
day were: Pedro Talemantez, Miguel
Masias and Francisco Masias, the last
two named being brothers of the defend
ant.
NEW CASES.
The Security Savings Bank and Trust
company sues John w. Ellis Ell al. to
foieclose mortgage for $3.50.
VIM. H. Landreth sues John 1. Hollo-
way ct al. for 1000 damages sustained
by plaintiff in the fall of derrick
owned and controlled by the defendants.
Margaret J. Prouty petitions for let
ters of administration on the estate of
Joseph Prouty, who died in Ell Monte on
July 20, 1891, leaving real and personal
property valued at $2150.
D. w. Field petitions for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of Mary Mar
tin who died in this county on August
2. 1891, leaving real and personal prop
erUy valued at $4,000.
Leonard Labery petitions to be ap-
pointed guardian of Francisco Yndart,
an incompetent.