Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-27
HE MUST STAND TRIAL.
REV. FLEMING HELD TO ANSWER
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Justice Stanton Thinks He Cannot be
Convicted "A Batch of Legal News
Notes.

Township Justice Stanton yesterday
afternoon denied the motion Of the de-
fendant's attorneys for a dismissal Of
the case against Rev. .SamuelJ. Fleming,
and held him to answer to the charge Of
having assaulted Anna Peterson, do
mestic servant in his employ. with in
tent to commit rape, under bonds in the
sum of $1,000.
In rendering his decision, Justice STAN
ton remarked that this was one of the
most complicated cases that he had been
required to pass upon for some time
past. He was satisfied, in his own mind,
that the defendant would never be con-
victed by jury upon the testimony in
troduced by the prosecution at the pre-
liminary examination; but, under the
law, he did not feel justified in discharg-
ing the defendant, and he would there
fore hold him to answer in the superior
court.
COURT NOTES.
Captain w. H.a Crawfurd, deputy
United States marshal at San Diego.
came up yesterday to make his returns
upon the papers he served upon Col
lector John r. Berry at that port, in the
$4,000 damage suit recently brought
against him by the owner of the British
steamship Scandinavia, for illegally de-
tanning her.
Jose Maria Moila appeared before
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
yesterday for preliminary examination
upon the charge of selling liquor to In
dians, and was held to answer to the
charge under bonds in the sum of $3.50.
The trial OF the case against HI. F.
Parkins, charged with having received
stolen goods, which was set for yester-
day in department one of the superior
court, was continued to April 9Th.
Mrs. Maud Swanson, native of
Sweden, rs years of age, was taken be-
fore Judge Wade in department three
yesterday afternoon on complaint of
Mrs. II. A. Watson, for examination as
to her sanity by Lunacy Commits
sioners Kierullf and Cole, upon whose
Recommendation she was duly adjudged
insane and committed to the state
asylum at Agnews.
Judge Wade, in department three,
yesterday committed Angelo Rauzoni, a
native of Switzerland, 81 years of age,
to the state asylum for the insane at
Stockton, upon the recommendation of
the lunacy commissioners appointed to
examine him.
The trial of the case of Miss M. T.;
Sterling vs.J Smith, an action to re-
cover a sum of money alleged to be due
as the balance Of the amount entrusted
to the defendant by Miss Sterling, as
her confidential agent and adviser, to be
invested in real estate, was brought to q
close yesterday, being submitted, after
argument, to Judge Mckinley on briefs.
On motion OF Deputy DistrictAttOrney
Diehl the case against Mace M. Mayes,
of Lancaster, which was set for trial
yesterday in department six, was dis
missed by Judge Shaw, on the ground
that the evidence for the prosecution
was insufficient to warrant conviction,
and Mayes was thereupon discharged.
The preliminary examination into the
charge Of perjury preferred against Dem
mis- O'Brien by Miss Jessie Marshall,
was resumed for short time before
Justice Stanton in the township court
yesterday, but after hearing the testi-
mony OF few unimportant witnesses,
the case was continued until 1 80 o'clock
this afternoon.
All Louie, willy Mongolian, appeared
before Township Jnstice Stanton yester-
day afternoon for examination upon the
charge of having obtained fifteen hogs
valued at $l05, from Frank Carroll, a
Compton farmer, by means of false pre-
lenses. After hearing the testimony
Justice Stanton took the matter under
advisement until 80 o'clock this after
noon.