Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13

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not allow such terms to be used incourt,
as he considered them as insulting to
both the person referred to and the dig
nifty of the bench.
Mr.. Appel: 81 object, If it please
harping upon me in this way"
The court, sternly: "Mr. Appel, the
court will certainly not permit you to
its rulings. The court has not harped
upon up you, nor will It. 1t certainly does
not intend to permit itself to be in
term Niger sir. Proceed, sir."
The cross-examination of the witness
was then resumed, without further incl
at 5 O'Clock.
The case will be resumed this morn
ing, and will probably last for the rest
of the week, as there are fifteen wit
nesses for the prosecution and twelve
for the defense still to be examined.
COURT NOTES.
Jas. Neil, who was recently convicted
OF having illegally voted at the last city
election, appeared before Judge Smith
in department one to receive sentence,
and by his counsel moved the court for
an arrest of Judgment and a new trial
upon the ground that the information
was defective. After hearing the matter
argued, Judge Smith took it under ad-
visement until Saturday next.
Judge Wade, in department three,
yesterday, heard the case of the Philip
Zang Brewing company, of Denver, vs..
F. M. Reach, and rendered judgment
for plaintiff, as prayed for. This was
an action brought by the plaintiff to re-
cover the sum OF 1865, due upon the sale
of 1857 empty sacks by defendant, a
local commission merchant, to whom
they were entrusted in February, 1889.
Judge Van Dyke was yesterday re-
ported as much better, and hopes to be
able to be in his court room some time
next week.
In department four, yesterday, Judge
Wade, sitting for Judge Van Dyke, over
ruled the demurrer in the case of Var
nell vs.. Johnson, pursuant to the man.
date of the supreme court. The case
was thereupon submitted on the plead
ings, and Judge Wade ordered judgment
for plaintiff as prayed for.
The supreme court has ordered writ
of habeas corpus to be issued in response
to the application of Angel Montijo, re-
Gently convicted in department six.
The Judgment of the trial court in the
case of Burke Adm vs. Bours ct al. has
been affirmed by the supreme court,
sitting in bank.
Pedro China appeared before United
States Commissioner Owen yesterday
for examination upon theRcharge of in
Producing liquor into the Indian reser-
vation at Satoba, in San Diego county,
in January last, and was held to answer
under bonds in the sum OF $3.50.
NEW SUITS.
Among the documents fled with the
county clerk yesterday were the prelim-
mary papers in the following new suits
L. L. Baker and R. M. Hamilton VS..
the Pacific Wagon company suit to re-
cover the sum of $64S alleged to be due
on promissory note dated October IS,
1890.
John M. Austin We. George 0. Tiffany
ct al. suit to obtain judgment for $4,000,
with interest thereon at the rate of liz
per centper annum from May q, 1889, and
for the further sum of $1,000 with inter-
est thereon from June 4, 1890, alleged to
be due on two promissory notes, and for
decree OF foreclosure OF two mortgages
on the fractional N h of the N. w. a OF
Sec. 1, T. 8 S., r. II W., S.B.M.
Juan Urruty VS.. Jean Duhalde, adj
ministrator; suit to recover the sum of
$500, alleged to be due for money
loaned to Arnauld Duhalde, since de-
ceased, on September "a, 1889.
The City OF Los Angeles vs. The
Southern California Railway company !;
suit to obtain judgment for $SS5S dam
ages alleged to have been sustained to
the Buena Vista street bridge on De-
cember "a, 1889, by reason of the wash
ing out of span OF defendants trestle
bride across the Los Angeles river,
which, it is claimed, was not construct
ed in accordance with the terms of its
franchise.
Perry Olmsted vs. the Fairmont Land
| and Water company ; suit to recover the
sum of $1,000 alleged to be due as COM
pensation far plaintiffs services in me-
gotiating the sale OF $40 acres in section
20, township s north, range is west, 4.
B. M, at $25 per acre, according to an
agreement made between the parties.
Gerard Stosak VS.. Joseph B. Dabney
| ct al; suit to recover all sums of money
paid to defendants and notes executed
to them by plaintiff under certain
contract for the purchase by plaintiff Of
lot 4, block 304, Inglewood, made March
IA, 1888, and lot 6, block 313, Inglewood,
made March %, 1888, and for the can
collation. of said notes and contracts, on
| the ground of breach of contract on the
part of defendants.
A petition was filed by R. w. Poin-
dexter ct al, as beneficiaries OF certain
trusts in the matter of the estate of
Samuel B. Hunt, deceased, for the ap-
pointment of the State Loan and Trust
company as trustee in place of the late
s. B. Hunt.
Charles M. Stephens filed petition
for the probate of the will of Florence
Louise Stephens, his deceased wife, who
died February 2, 1891, leaving real and
personal property valued at $3.50.
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