Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-19
Wong Ark Receives His Sen
tence Yesterday.
Appraisers Appointed to Value
the Itata.
She Will Probably Sail From San
Diego Next Week.
Proceedings Yesterday in the Various
Courts-WOng Ark Will Try an
Appeal-COurt Notes.
New Cases.

Wong Ark received his long-delayed
sentence yesterday afternoon at the
hands of Judge Mckinley, in depart
ment six of the superior court, and now
stands committed to the states prison
at San Quentin, for the remainder of his
natural life
The case was called at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon. AS had been announced
the defense presented a motion for a
new trial, and based it upon the follow
ing reasons:
First-That the prosecuting attorney
has been guilty of misconduct, by which
fair and due consideration of the case
has been prevented.
Second-That the court misdirected
the jury in matters of law.
Third-That the court erred in its de-
cisions of questions arising during the
course of the trial.
Fourth-That the verdict of the jury
was contrary to the law and the evil
dence.
This motion was argued at great
length by Attorneys Hardesty and
Guthrie, and was denied by the court
before any argument had been heard
from the prosecution.
Attorney Guthrie then moved to set
aside the verdict in the case, on the
grounds that it was contrary to the law
and the evidence. This motion was
presented without argument, and was
likewise denied
Attorney Hardesty next presented,
also without argument, motion for an
arrest of judgment, on the ground that
the Information in the case did not COM
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ficient grounds to constitute public
offense, and because the defendant had
been charged with more than one offense.
This motion was likewise denied.
Wong Ark was ordered to stand up,
and the court, in very few words, pro-
nounced the sentence, which will make
him prisoner for life.
On the application of Ark's attorneys.
Judge Mckinley agreed to sign certif-
icate of probable cause for an appeal,
and instructed the sheriff not to remove
the prisoner to San Diego pending this
proceeding.
THE ITATA's APPRAISERS.
Judge Ross yesterday, as was an
nounced in the HERALD, appointed
appraisers to report the correct
valuation of the steamship Itata and
her cargo of arms. Three experts were
named in each case. j. G. Ainsworth,
William Banning and Andrew Young
will make an estimate of the value of
the steamship, and H. Slotterbeck, L.
Wundhammer and John @. Tufts will
appraise the rifles. These appraisers
will take the oath today, and the entire
party, accompanied by Judge Alexander
A. Campbell, District Attorney Cole,
Hon. S. M. White and George j. Denis,
will proceed to San Diego tomorrow
morning. The appraisement will be re-
turned into court on Monday, probably,
and there is nothing to prevent the
bond being lied Immediately thereafter,
thus enabling the Itata to sail by the
middle of the week.
TWO ALLEGED PERJURERs.
The case of All Sing, a Chinaman
held to answer for perjury by Justice W.
D. Morton, of Pomona, was called yes
terday before Judge Smith. All Sing is
accused of swearing falsely on August
9TH, at the examination of All Wal. an
other Ch1naman who is also resting un-
der charge of perjury. Sings attor-
neys moved to set aside the information
against their Client but the court denied
the motion. A demurrer to the COM
plant was then filed and this was taken
under advisement till September 21st,
which is the date set for the defendant
to plead.
The district attorney filed an informa-
tion in the same court against All Wal,
who is also charged with perjury and in
whose behalf Sing is alleged to have
periured himself. Wal will be arraigned
on Monday.
COURT NOTES.
In department three yesterday Judge
Wade ordered decree for the plaintiff
in the foreclosure suit of Chaffee VS..
Firsich. The mortgage amounted to
$25OO and the judgment included $3.50
attorneys fees.
The case of Riley vs.. Chamberlain,
which had been settled out of court, was
formally dismissed yesterday in depart
ment three.
The argument in the case of Clemente
Cruz de Coronel VS.. J.. M. Wolfskill
commenced yesterday before Judge
Wade in department three.
The district attorney yesterday filed
an information against Juan Caneda in
department one, charging him with an
assault with deadly weapon. Caneda
was arraigned Immediately, and on the
district attorney changing the charge to
simple assault the defendant pleaded
guilty. He was then sentenced to serve
thirty days in the county Jail.
William Morgan, who was found
guilty of an assault upon one George L.
Lorm with intent to do great bodily in
Jury, in department one, by jury,
Thursday, came up before Judge Smith
for sentence yesterday. The court de-
MED the defendants motions for a new
trial and arrest OF Judgment, and SEN
fenced him to pay fine of 500 or be
committed to the county Jail for fifty
days.
An interlocutory decree was ordered
entered yesterday, by Judge Van Dyke,
in the case of George L. Arnold vs..
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