Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-10
AMONG THE COURTS.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY BEFORE
THE DIFFERENT JUDGES.
The City Printing Bobs Up Again-Pro-
ceedings in the Superior Courts-The
San Pedro Lumber Company's Case.

Judge Mckinley issued writ of man.
date several days ago on the petition of
Spencer, Palm, ct al, then proprietors
Of the Court Journal. commanding the
city of Los Angeles or its legal represen-
tatives to appear and show cause why
the said Court Journal should not be
awarded the contract for the city print.
ing, that publication being the lowest
bidder. The case came on to be heard
yesterday, the demurrer OF the city sus.
tained and the writ dismissed. The de-
murrer cited the fact there was no law
compelling a contract to be awarded to
the lowest bidder, and also that the
complaint did not show sufficient cause
of action.
The insolvency case OF Pollack &
johnson was called before Judge Nc
kinley yesterday afternoon, a rehearing
having been granted,
BEFORE JUDGE SHAW.
Angel Del Monte, convicted OF an as
sault with intent to commit murder,
was yesterday sentenced by Judge Shaw
to two years in San Quentin.
E. Martinez was convicted of the
charge of assault, with intent to kill.
His crime consisted in having shot and
seriously wounded Antonio Nunez on
December 9th. The evidence showed
the trouble occurred at dance on Ala
media street near the southern limits OF
the city. The defendant and Nunez
had been drinking, and although good
friends became involved in row over
trivial matter in which Martinez was
informed by his friend that the latter
was "good man" intact he was ia bet
ter man than Martinez if he was full of
beer" One word brought ON another,
until Nunez advanced ON his friend,
welding stick in threatening man
ner. Martinez drew his pistol, where
upon friends of the two men separated
the would-be combatants, and escorted
Martinez out the rear entrance OF the
saloon. Nunez left by the front door
and was confronted by Martinez, who
had gone around the house. Evidence
was introduced to prove that Nunez was
again the aggressor by advancing upon
as he did so Martinez fired. This was
denied by others, who testified that
Martinez fired Immediately upon seeing
Nunez. The jury was out but short
time and returned a verdict of "guilty
as charged" Wednesday was the day
set for passing sentence. Counsel for
the defendant gave notice of a motion
for new trial
BEFORE JUDGE SMITH.
Robert Black and James S. Barker,
two boys charged with burglary in the
second degree, were before Judge Smith
yesterday morning. Counsel was ap-
pointed to defend them, and today set
as the time to plead. The defendants
are two ill-favored youths, of II and 19
years, and are charged with having en-
tered the residences of two farmers near
Downey, and distracted sundry articles
of clothing and small amount of
! money.
Michael Ryan, who was arrested sew
eral weeks ago, charged with burglary.
was able to appear before Judge Smith
yesterday. Ryan was placed in the
county Jail upon being arrested, but in
day or two was taken with typhoid
fever, and Judge Smith ordered his re-
moval to the county hospital. He will
plead to the charge on the 10th inst.
In the case Of the People vs. Thomas
Sullivan the defendant pleaded guilty to
the charge of burglary in the second de-
gree, and was sentenced to one year at
Folsom.
Henry T. Gage was examining the
grand jurors before Judge Smith yester-
day, in regard to their bias and preju-
dice against the Edlemans, whom they
had indicted for drawing fraudulent
county warrants. The defense is en-
deavoring to prove that there existed a
prejudice against the defendants in the
minds of the jurors, and that there
were others than the jury and witnesses
present during the taking of testimony.
man. was set for April Sth, and that of
James Neill, charged with illegal voting,
for March 9th.
BEFORE JUDGE CLARK.
The case of the San Pedro Lumber
company VS.. Merrick Reynolds is still
on before Judge Clark. 1t has been
brought out in the evidence that during
the past seven years the company has
distributed in dividends to its stock
holders $4l7 900, and that there is now
on hand undivided $246, 900 above the
original sum invested, which amounted
to 100000. w. H. Perry was on the
witness stand yesterday afternoon testi-
flying to the value of the stock in COM
pany that earned such dividends. He
was not prepared to give an estimate OF
its value, but he considered any invest
ment which paid 10 per cent. on the
amount invested was good one from a
commercial point of view.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Argument was heard by the United
States circuit court yesterday in the case
of the Union Loan and Trust company
VS.. the Southern California Motor rail-
way. This is suit on foreclosure of a
mortgage Tor $3.50, 900 on the motor road
which runs from San Bernardino to
| Riverside.
THE JUSTICES COURTS.
Dan Murphy, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of battery in Justice Ovens
court Saturday, was sentenced to 250
days in the county Jail, yesterday.
Murphy hit man named Dan Crothers
in the mouth with fence ornament and
cut his lip open.