Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-05
AMONG THE COURTS.
PRocEEDINGs OF INTEREST IN THE
DIFFERENT TRIBUNALS.
The Crurab Case Before Justice Owens.
The Parties Held-Business Before the
United States and Superior Courts.

United States Commissioner Van
Dyke Yesterday concluded his prelimi-
nary examination of the case against
Ramon Pena, an Indian, who is charged
with having assaulted another Indian
named Pablo Saudi, with intent to COM
nit murder, on December :22d last, and
held the defendant to answer to the
charge, under bonds in the sum of $1,000
On the date in question the Indians on
the San Ysidro reservation, in San Diego
county, were holding feast of the dead,
when Pena and Pablo, between whom
bad blood had existed for some time
prior thereto, became involved ia an
alteration, which resulted in the latter
being seriously stabbed.
Two brothers, named Antonio and
Valentine Serano, were brought in from
Redlands, yesterday ON warrants issued
by Commissioner Van Dyke, charging
them with selling liquor to Indians.
Both were subsequently released on
bonds In the sum Of 500 each. q
SUPERIOR COURT.
In department one Of the superior
court yesterday the case Of James Neill,
charged with illegal voting, was called
Tor trial by Judge Smith; but on motion
of the defendant continuance was
had until'this morning, in order to allow
his counsel time in which to prepare a
formal motion to set t,aside the informa-
tion on file against him, on the usual
technical grounds.
The three men, Erbst, Bessmeyer and
Hermann, who were recently convicted
by Justice Stanton of obstructing the
public highway, by ploughing up road
in the Cahuenga valley, were yesterday,
released by Judge Smith, in department
one, upon writs Of habeas corpus.
When William Williams, who was
recently convicted of burglary, appeared
before Judge smith for sentence yester-
day, #. r. Willis, Esq, announced to
the court that his firm, that of Willis &
Appel, had just been retained in the
case, and asked that they be substituted
as attorneys for the defendant for Clay
ton White, Esq. It was so ordered.
Mr.. Willis then asked that sentence be
deferred and the evidence transcribed,
as he was not conversant with the facts
in the case. Judge Smith informed the
attorney that that kind of practice was
distasteful to the court and seemed to
him to be an attempt to trife with
Justice, but in spite Of the objections OF
Deputy District Attorney McComas to
deferring sentence, the court gave the
defendant until Friday morning.
On motion of Deputy District Attor-
ney McComas, Judge Smith yesterday
issued an order declaring both bail bonds
forfeited in the case Of James Hood, the
defaulting confidence man, who was ar.
rested some two years ago for buncoing
Judge Haskins Of New York, but subse-
quently skipped the country, and has
not since been heard of.
The trial of the case in which the San
Pedro Lumber company brought suit
against Merrick Reynolds, its resident
manager, to recover $65, 900 which was
embezzled by former bookkeeper
named Drane,; who escaped from the
country, which has been pending for the
past two weeks in department two, was
resumed yesterday before Judge Clark.
1t will probably take another week at
least, as REYNOLDS has fled cross-com-
plaint, asking for 5000. 600 damages for
Illegal detention OF property.
Judge Clark yesterday rendered judg-
ment for the defendant in the suit
brought by E. E. Burnett against the
Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale
railroad company to recover $4,000, the
alleged value of A. miles of track
between Eagle Rock and Garvanza,
which was torn up by the defendant in
the night time some two years ago.
The following cases were continued by
Judge Clark yesterday for the session:
Peck vs.. Peck /; Carter vs. Baldwin, and
Leonis VS.. Biscailuz.
In department three yesterday Isaac
keene, a Pasadena chicken dealer, ap-
peared befor Judge Wade and the lunacy
commissioners for examination as to his .
sanity. He was adjudged to be insane
and was committed to the Stockton asy-
lum. Keene's mania is of a religious
nature, and he insists that he is the
-'Son Of God"
Owing to the enforced absence of Judge
Van Dyke, who is seriously ill, Judge
Mckinley presided over department four
yesterday, and heard come of the testi-
mony for the plaintiff in the case
OF Tutewyler vs.. Foyer, q damage suit
instituted against the defendant as con-
Stable at Redondo Beach, for an alleged
Illegal seizure of horse.
lvhe divorce case of Gilmore vs. Gill
mose was yesterday transferred by
Judge Mckinley, sitting for Judge Van
Dyke, from department four to depart
ment five, and will come up for hearing
on Saturday.
r. A. Pollack, an insolvent debtor,
filed a petition for his final discharge in
department five yesterday; and Judge
Mckinley issued an order notifying the
creditors to appear on March 9th next,
to show cause why the petition should
not be granted.
The divorce case Of Wheat vs.. Wheat
was continued by consent by Judge Nc
Kipley until March 18th next; and the
case of Moreno vs. the Southern Pacific
company until Tuesday.
In department. elk yesterday morning
the case against Angel del Monte,
charged with having assaulted E. Cor
rieri at San Gabriel mission, on October
20th last, with intent to commit murder,
Was resumed before Judge shaw and q
Jury. The defense madea strong effort to
show that the. defendant was tempo
rarily deranged at the time OF the as
sault, with which view the court ap-
peared to coincide, but the jury after q
brief deliberation returned into court, at
O'Clock p. M. with q verdict Of guilty
az charged, and the defendant was
ordered to appear for sentence on Mon
day next. It is understood that tanother
effort will be made to prove that the de-
fendant was non compos mentis at that