Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-30
AMONG THE COURTS.
A GAY LoTHARIo OF A FIREMAN
IN JAIL.
Billy Crumb Arrested for Adultery
Lot Of Notes About Legal Matters
New Cases Filed.

isaac CalverC on wednesday 6WOre
out complaint against William Crumb
and his wife Mamie Calvert for open
and notorious adultery. The dirty linen
Of the Calvert and Crumb families will
be aired in the court. Crumb is q mar
ried man and lives on Botello street.
The Crumbs have three children. Mrs.
Mamie Calvert is also the mother of
two children. She is quite good look
ing. Crumb is the foreman of No. s
engine, and was yesterday held in $500
bail by Judge Stanton. He refused to
give any information that would divulge
the whereabouts of Mrs. Calvert.
The charge OF perjury against Mrs.
Pates was yesterday dismissed at Bur-
bank, ON the motion OF Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Diehl. The arrest of Mrs.
Pates on charge Of perjury was the
outcome of the recent charge OF an as
sault with deadly weapon. At that
time Mrs. Pates swore that a certain
party had threatened her, holding q
hammer and q hatchet, one in each hand.
The charge against Mrs. Pates was based
on the fact that the complaining witness
had only hatchet at the time.
The contest to set aside the title to q
piece of property in Sonoratown is still
In progress before Judge Wade. The
contest hinges on whether = conveyance
was obtained from q person who ct the
time was insane. The suit Is entitled
Alvarado We. Romero.
Judge Wade yesterday adjudged Jose
Urquidee insane, and ordered him sent
to the asylum at Stockton. Urquides
was examined several days ago, and n,
that time the doctors gave it as their
opinion that he was suffering from fever,
and ordered him sent to the hospital.
The same doctors yesterday testified
that he was insane.
Frank Lowry is to be the clerk in de-
partment two of the superior conrt. Mr..
Ashmoie has not yet received his COM
mission as deputy supreme court clerk,
nevertheless he has been kept busy in
the past twenty-four hours in receiving
the congratulations OF his friends.
In the United States court yesterday
Judge Ross instructed the jury to ac-
quit Jose Lola, as that court had no
jurisdiction in the matter. Lola was
charged with an assault with deadly
weapon, and a clear case had been made
against him.
NOTES,
Della w. Chase sues John F. Band
holdt ct al. on promissory note for
$4,000.
Edward King has commenced suit
against Stella Jordan and Jacob Hoops
to recover $l4l7, alleged to be due on q
promissory note.
The county of Los Angeles and Will
liam H. Edwards and Daniel L. Hunt
ington, executors of the estate OF Henry
s. Schell, sue Nathan Cole, Jr., ct al.
for $25O0..
George Weiss has petitioned Judge
Clark to be appointed guardian OF Adolf
Nelson, q lad of IL years.
Arthur G. Gaylord sues r. B. Powell,
NJ. w. Conkling. Charles s. Russell and
Jane Russell for $500 due on promis-
sorry note.
Henry Hanson has petitioped for the
probate Of the will Of James M. Tears.
The district attorneys Office has flled
on behalf of the county Of Los Angeles q
suit against the Southern Pacific COM
pany in the Justices court, to collect
1858 for taxes levied IN 1887 on behalf of
the county.
Los Angeles county sues B. Ballerino
to collect county taxes amounting to
$688.O7, on the tax levy Of 1888. Baller.
ino enjoined the tax collector from sell
ing at the regular tax sale in 1889, the
said injunction not being dissolved until
last May.