Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-08
THE COURTS.
H. t. PARKINs IS DECLALED NOT
GUILTY.
of Notes About Suits Acted Upon
Yesterday.

II. f. Parkins was yesterday acquitted
OF the charge of having received stolen
goods, the case having been on trial for
several days before Judge Shaw and a
jury. The evidence throughout failed
to show any criminal intent on the part
of the defendant, and the story told by
w. A. Bosqui, the detective, who helped
to locate the property, part of which the
two burglars, Wilson and Murphy, had
deposited with Parkins, was such as to
completely exonerate him. The case
was submitted without argument, and
the court instructed the jury to acquit.
A verdict of mot guilty" was accord
ingly rendered, and the defendant was
discharged from custody.
THE LEoNIs WILL CASE.
The Leonis will contest was still in
progress in department two all day yes
terday, all the witnesses SO far examined
being in behalf of the widow Sefiora
Espiritu. The testimony is intended to
establish the fact that Espiritu was in
truth the wife and not the servant of
Leonis. The names of the witnesses ex-
amined yesterday were A. r. McCobb,
j. A. Bernal. ]. P. Goytino, A. Jeremius,
Francisco Dornec, Catalonia Dornec.
Fabica D. Graugrasse, Guadalupe D. la
RocLa, A. Rocha and Leon GARNER,
The case will probably last week or
possibly more.
COURT NOTES.
In the case of Jose Moreno VS.. the
Southern Pacific company, Judge Nc
Kinley yesterday granted a motion for
non suit. Moreiio sued for $4,000 dam
ages alleged to have been sustained by
being struck and thrown from his wagon
by train on San Pedro street. The ac
cident, in which the plaintiffs arm was
broken, occurred on the 9TH of April,
1889.
In the suit of E. J. Nettleton VS.. the
Duarte Mutual Irrigating and Canal
company, Judge Van Dyke yesterday
ordered judgment for the plaintiff in the
full amount, as prayed for.
The trial of Max Harris for selling lot
terry tickets was yesterday continued by
Judge Shaw until Tuesday, May 10th.
Deputy Marshal Charles Jenkins has
returned from Yuma with three of the
defaulting witnesses in the case of the
People of the United States vs. Chief
Miguel, and several of his tribe who are
charged with the murder, some time
ago, of the medicine man, Capedeat.
The case is now ready for trial and will
come up before United States District
Judge Ross on Saturday.
Charles Dillman was arrested yester-
day morning by Constable Lester d.
Rogers on charge of embezzlement.
Dillman is liquor man and is charged
by A. W. Lewis with appropriating to
his own use something more than a
thousand cigars, valued at 5000, the
same being the property of Otto Fritz
and Richard Fritz. Dillman was ar
raigned before Justice Stanton and his
examination on the charge specified set
for today at l 80 p. m.
Samuel Hamilton, an attorney, was
also arrested yesterday for embezzle-
ment, and brought before Police Judge
Austin. He is charged by client, j.
Levy, with retaining and misappropri-
ating $40 belonging to Levy and in his,
Hamilton's, hands as his attorney. The
defendant was released on his own rec
ognizance, to appear for examination on
the 9th.
All You, the Chinaman recently con-
victed of petty larceny, was yesterday
sentenced by Judge Austin to serve sixty
days in the city Jail.
G. A. Kent was yesterday held to an
swer on charge of assault to murder,
Justice Owens fixing bonds at $4,000.
Kent, it will be remembered, is the man
who recently interfered with Officer
Valencia while the latter was making an
arrest, and upon being demonstrated
with, took shot at the officer with a
six-shooter. Kont is bad man, and
affects the cowboy style.