Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-27
LOCKWOOD In SUSPENSE.
THE JURY IN HIS CASE LOCKED UP
FOR THE NIGHT.
The Testimony Yesterday Very Strong
Against Lockwuod's Claim Of Having
Taken Bond In Place Of Cash.

The case Of w. 9. Lockwood, ex-jus-
tice Of the peace Of this city, charged
with the embezzlement OF $500, bail
money, was concluded at $50 o'clock
last evening Judge Smith charged the
Jury, and then the members retired for
supper before celebrating.
The testimony introduced yesterday
was very damaging to Lockwood. Ex-
pert Blackman testified that he made
an examination Of Justice Lockwood's
books ia March, and that at that time
1t appeared that Morton had given cash
bail of 4SCO and that Lockwood bad so
told him at the time. Blackman
testified that the record had been
changed since he went over the book,
and q bond had been substituted in
stead Of cash. It will be: remembered
that Lockwood testified that he frst
took cash bail Of $500. but that the
same evening he returned the money,
and that Z bond was filed in lieu OF the
The Testimony OF Mr.. Blackman
knocked this statement galley-west.
Attorneys Ling and Shinn each ad-
dressed the Jury for the defence.
District Attorney. McLachlan made
strong address, and urged upon the jury
to assist him in bringing all such offend
ers as Lockwood to justice. The dis
trict attorney made strong point by
calling the attention OF the jury to the
fact that il Lockwood had taken bond
that there would have to be two bonds
men. "Where are these bondsmen ?"
asked the speaker.
The jury deliberated for about three
hours, and not being able to arrive at
any verdict, was locked up for the night.
Lockwood talked with one Of his at
torneys while ths jury was out, and the
minutes must have seemed hours to
him, judging by his anxious look.
THE PUBLICATION OF THE TAX LIST.
Att 80 O'Clock last evening there was
an array Of legal talent in Judge Nc
Kinley's court. That was the hour set
for hearing the arguments on the de-
murrer fled by the district attorney to
the writ of mandamus filed by the Court
Journal to compel the board of super
visors to award the contract to the Court
Journal, as the lowest bidder, for the
publication Of the delinquent tax list.
r. +. Del Vale. G. G. Stephens, M. K.
G. Munday and Frank @. Prescott ad-
dressed the court on behalf of the
Court Journal. The point made by the
attorneys for the plaintiff was that there
was no conflict between the political
code as established in 1887 and the
county government act of 1883, and that
the latter did not touch upon the man
ner of collecting taxes.
Stephen M. hite, who appeared for
the Times. made a voluminous, convinc-
ing and eloquent argument. Deputy
District Attorney York also spoke briefly.
Judge Mckinley gave it as his opinion
that there was 9 conflict between the
code and the government act, but that it
did not appear 70 him that the board Of
supervisors had any power to award the
contract ~, the printing Of the, deiin-
quent taxes, and that the tax collector
was'the only authorized person to award
such contract, therefore he would sus-
tain the demurrer, and ordered the writ
dismissed.
NEW SUITS.
The town Of Santa Monica has COM
menced suit against John P. Jones and
Arcadia B. de Baker, and request the
court that the defendants be required to
set forth, the nature of their claim to GER
tain property.
The San Jose Ranch company cues
Stephen Townsend ct al. for $3348. .66,
the amount alleged to be due for failing
to live up to certain contract.
The San Jose Ranch company sues Ly-
man Allen ct al. for the sum of $7O45,
alleged to be unpaid on . contract and
note.
Ransom Young and Liora G. Young
have commenced suit against Herman
L. Welch and i. A. Learned and George
w. Learned, and request tie court to
order the sale of property in the Mount
Pleasant tract, which is jointly owned by
several parties.
Thomas Jefferson Shackeford and
James H. Blanchard have petitioned
Judge Clark to be appointed executors
of the estate of the late M. g. Daven-
port. The estate is valued at $35, 600.
The Main Street Savings bank sues (.
II. Prizgant and Broneslowa Prizgant for
Ml6 and interest, alleged to be due on a
promissory note.
COURT NOTES.
The district attorney yesterday began
'00AS uHHbAloU NJ A1ACAbOA 0uO ~ LIZ w.
Pattison to recover $500 on d bail bond.
On the 18thday Of last February DR..
-Jaxtheimer was arrested for practicing
medicine without license. He was re-
leased on bond OF 5000. Jaxtheimer
failed to appear when his case was
called, and his bond was declared for
feited. The defendants in the present
case weIe the sureties.
In department one, of the superior
conrt, yesterday, the time for the ar.
raignment Of Michael Ryan was 'contin-
ued until February I'd.
The time to plead in the case of i. B,
Cohn was, on motion Of w. n. Thomas,
counsel for the defendant, continued
until February I'd.
The case Of William Williams was
continued until 10 O'Clock this morning
J.F. Conroy Of Santa Barbara was
yesterday admitted to practice in the
y United States court. y
The trial OF Blanty, for selling liqnoz
70 an Indian at Porterville, Tnlare cor1n'
ty, was set for February z1st by the
United States commissioners.
Jennie Marshall, the girl awarded
$25, 900 damages in her damage suit fol
seduction against Jacob Taylor, the rich
Oceaneide hotel man, Dennis O. 'Brien,
the alleged mutual friend, and Taylor,
the principal in the recent damage suit
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