Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-05
The Case of Wilson VS.. the
City Decided Yesterday.
Judge Mckinley Gives Both
Sides Some Land.
Several Divorce Cases Which Came
Up Yesterday.
-Chauncey Crew Sent to stockton-Lid-
dell demanded to Whittier-COurt
Notes-New Cases Filed
Yesterday.

Judge Mckinley has made ruling
adverse to the municipality in the case
OF The City VS.. Louis Wilson, which is
an action to quiet title to triangular
shaped piece of land on Buena Vista
street. The property is bounded by the
Southern Pacific lands, the Jose Sever
ano tract, the Zanja Madre and Buena
Vista street. Wilson claimed that he
had come into possession of the land
legally and had held peaceable possess
sion of it for more than five years at the
time Of the beginning Of the suit. The
court holds that he is entitled to the
land, all except 80 feet adjoining Buena
Vista street, which is public thor
oughfare.
DIVORCE BUSINESS.
J. f. Burns has filed an answer in the
divorce case brought against him by
Mrs. Burns, and also a cross complaint,
in which he asks that he be declared
the sole owner of all the property now
in his name. In Judge Van Dykes
court yesterday Mrs. Burns was given
five days to answer the cross complaint
after the court decides her motion to
strike out that document.
Judge Mckinley yesterday granted
Nathan Campbell decree of divorce
from his wife Matilda Campbell, on the
grounds of desertion. Testimony was
introduced to the effect that the parties
were married in Austin, Tex, and that,
after Campbell came to Los Angeles he
sent his wife money to come to him,
which she refused to do.
In the divorce case of Patience Nc
Mullin vs. Thomas G. McMullin, Judge
Mckinley yesterday refused to grant a
decree, and dismissed the suit.
Leopoldina Harvey is suing George
Harvey for divorce, the first papers
having been fled thursday with the
county clerk.
SENT TO STOCKTON.
Chauncey K Grow, the 1S-year-old
son of Geo. R. Crow, of No. 1912 West
Seventh street. was brought before
Judge Mckinley yesterday from the
Whittier reform school, to which insti-
tuition he was committed few days
since, to be examined for insanity. Drs.
r. Wernigk and Thos. Davidson formed
the commission, and after hearing a
great deal of testimony, adiudged the
boy insane and recommended that he
be sent to Stockton. Crow has been
acting very queerly for some months
past He would not stay at home and
remained on the streets nearly all night.
When given lodging at the police station
the day before he was sent to Whittier,
he made the night hideous with his
howls and screams for liberty. His par
ents are well-to-do.
MUST GO BACK TO WHITTIER.
John Liddell, who was committed to
the Whittier reform school several
weeks ago by Township Justice Stanton,
came before Judge Mckinley yesterday
on writ of habeas corpus sworn to
by his mother. Liddell, with other
boys, was convicted of petty larceny in
the Justice court, and Justice Stanton
thought it best to send the boy, who is
not over Is years of age, to the reform
school instead of incarcerating him in
the city Jail. Attorney M. w. Conkling,
who appeared for Mrs. Liddell, asked
for the boys release ON the grounds
that the statute did not contemplate
that the reform school should oe place
of punishment for criminals. The writ
was refused and young Liddell ordered
back to the reform school.
ASKS FOR AN ACCOUNTING.
Judge Van Dyke heard testimony yes
terday in the case of w. S. James VS.. @.
Worth, an action to dissolve partnership
and to obtain an accounting. James &
Worth carried on a real-estate, collec-
tion and ticket brokerage business, each
partner handling separate department
and keeping separate books. Last April
they agreed to dissolve, but, as James
alleges, his partner could not account
for certain sums of money he had han
died, and suit was brought to compel
him to settle up. The case was finished
and submitted.
COURT NOTES.
Feliz Rios pleaded not guilty to grand
larceny before Judge Mckinley yester-
day, and the case went on the trial
calendar. He is accused of stealing a
saddle and Spanish bride from w. r.
Rowland, of El Monte.
Garrett Mcnamara, native of Ire
land, was made citizen yesterday by
Judge Van Dyke.
Judge Shaw yesterday cut down the
judgment in the appeal case of Rollin
W. Grannis vs.. M. H. Gordon from $10O
to $25 and costs, the former sum. which
was awarded by Jury, being deemed
unjust The suit was appealed from
Calabasas, and was an action for dam
ages for the plowing up of plaintiffs
fruit trees.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Judgment Of the superior court OF Sar
Diego county in the case of George w
Marston (respondent) VS.. Arville A.
White (appeliant) The case was ap
pealed from an order refusing to sci
aside a sale of real property under q
decree of foreclosure of mortgages upor
the property.
The case of Mrs. Jennie Abbott vs
Ed Gibson, as sheriff, and others, il
still on trial in department five before
iurv. The plaintiff sues for the posses