Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-14

United States Court Commissioner
Van Dyke yesterday approved the bond
of e.. w. Burt, the supercargo of the
seized schooner Robert and Minnie, and
he was released from the custody of the
United States m arshal. The bond is for
$4,000, and is signed by Burt as principal
and by Thos. l.. Duque and H. w.
O'Melveny as sureties. Captain O'Far-
rel, who is co-defendant with Burt. is
still in custody, he not having filed
bonds as yet. The case is set for exam
ination on the 10th instant, before Com
missioner Van Dyke.
COURT NOTES.
Albert Peca, or Pico, as his name was
subsequently ascertained to be, was yes
terday arraigned before Judge B. N.
Smith, in department one of the superior
court, on charge of embezzlement.
Time for pleading was fixed by the
court, and set for May 10Th, at 10 am.
The Leonis will contest, which has
been on for nearly week now, is still
slowly progressing before Judge Clark
and ten Jurors. The court is still taking
the testimony OF witnesses for the sup
posed widow of the deceased, Sefiora Es-
piritu.
In the case OF Mrs. Aurelia J..Corker
vs. John f. Corker, of which such sensa-
tional developments were promised,
Judge Van Dyke yesterday granted a
motion for a non suit, after hearing the
testimony OF two witnesses for the plain
tiff.
Newell Nightingale has filed a COM
plant with the clerk of the circuit court,
asking that the corporation known as
the Milwaukee Furniture company be
dissolved, and that the members, him
self being one, be declared members Of a
copartnership.
Judge Mckinley s at present occu-
pied in the trial of case entitled w. @.
Harrison vs.. l. III. Johnson, it being a
suit in which an attempt to collect a
Doctors bill for $S5 is met by counter
claim for attorneys fees, amounting to
Sill. m
The suit of w. S. Bower vs.. ex-Sheriff
Aguirre, for the recovery of certain at
tached property, to wit, the Domestic
bakery, on Main street, was yesterday
dismissed by Judge Wade, the attorneys
having effected compromise, whereby
Bower gets his property by paying half
the costs of suit. 81 csss
Tung Kee Yuen was yesterday held to
answer without bail, by Judge Austin,
on a charge of numbering his cousin or
partner, Wong Dick, at La Canada some
weeks ago.
John Friday, accused by his wife of
the crime of battery, was yesterday dis
charged by Judge Austin, there being
insufficient evidence to prove the COM
mission of the offense.
Joseph Shultz, of the Palace saloon,
came up before Justice Owens, yester-
day, for sentence on the charge of bat
terry preferred by one of his former
walters. He gave verbal notice of an
appeal, when the court ordered him to
pay fine of $15, and was released on
bail while he determines as to his fur
ther procedure.
Three cinnamon who were up before
Justice Owens, yesterday, charged with
playing fan tan, were placed under
bonds Of 500 each pending their exam
ination, which takes place on the 25th
instant. Under the new law the mini
mum fine for playing fan tan is one hum
dred dollars. 3sa
John Frisco, the barkeeper who as
saulted Officer Craig in his saloon with
a revolver recently, yesterday demanded
jury trial, and his case was set for the
2lst before Justice Owens.
Martha Lawson, the 15-year-old girl
about whose arrest for vagrancy consid-
erable comment has recently been raised
in public circles, was yesterday re-
manded into the custody and under the
guardianship of Mrs. Watson by Judge
Owens.