Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-07
AMONG THE COURTS.
AN Ex-GRAND JURYMAN'S CASE
AGAINST M. J. RILEY.
Mamie Calvert's Case Carried Over Prob
ably to be Dismissed of Cases
Acted on Yesterday.

The trial Of the case against M. J..
Riley, upon the charge OF vagrancy pre-
ferred against him by John H. F. Peck,
ex-foreman Of the grand jury, occupied
the attention of Township Justice STAN
ton yesterday afternoon. Riley at the
time of his arrest claimed that Peck
used the process of the criminal court
as means to compel him to pay debt
of $40, statement that was somewhat
borne out by the fact that Peck subse-
quently appeared and asked to have the
case dismissed. To this, however, both
Justice Stanton and the district attorney
refused to accede, and Riley was COM
PEELED to stand upon his trial.
A number of policemen and detec-
tives were called for the prosecution,
and all testified that they had seen
Riley enter crib on Alameda street oc-
cupied by woman, who bore his name,
at various times and hours during the
month OF December, January and Feb
ruary last, and that he had no visible
means OF support.
At the close of the case for the pros
ecution, the complainant Peck not be-
ing present, the defendants attorney,
w. Crawford, ESQ.,, moved the court for
dismissal of the case, on the ground
that the evidence was insufficient to
sustain the charge, but the court
promptly denied the motion, The de-
fendant's witnesses not being in attend
ance, the case was continued on his mo-
tion until Wednesday afternoon next.
MAMIE cALvERT's CASE.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, the
hour set for the trial of the case against
Mrs. Mamie Calvert, charged with hav-
ing committed adultery with William
Crumb, the fireman, who was recently
acquitted of the same charge owing to
defect in the verdict returned against
him, the district attorney appeared and
moved the court for continuance, the
case to be reset for trial hereafter, which
motion was granted by Judge Smith. 1t
is understood that the case will ulti-
mately be dismissed, on the ground
that the evidence at the disposal OF the
prosecution is insufficient to warrant a
conviction.
COURT NOTES.
Max Roth, Main-street cigar dealer,
was yesterday held to answer by United
States Commissioner Van Dyke under
bonds in the sum OF $500, to the charge
of having, in February, sent pro-
hibited matter through the United
States mails, to wit: A printed list OF
the prizes awarded at the February
drawing of the Louisiana state lottery.
Elwyn S. Hall, ESQ.,, OF Ventura, was
yesterday admitted to practice in the
United States circuit court, by Judge
Erskine M. Ross, upon presentation of
his license from the supreme court and
on motion of j. M. Brooks. Esq.
On motion of the defendants counsel
the time for passing sentence upon
Frank Glencross, recently convicted in
department six OF having assaulted an
old man named Martin Reagan in No
vember last with intent to do him great
bodily harm, was yesterday deferred by
Judge Lucien Shaw until Saturday
morning next, when it is understood a
motion for a new trial will be made.
The trial calendar for the April term
OF the superior court was called before
Judges Clark, Wade, Van Dyke and
Mckinley, sitting in bank, yesterday, in
the court room of department five; and,
as matter of consequence, no civil
departments Yesterday.
James McGraw, the youth recently
convicted in department one of grand
larceny, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge B. N. Smith to imprisonment in
the state penitentiary at San Quentin
for period of two years. AlcGraw
stole horse and buggy belonging to j.
d. Barrows, of Jefferson street, from the
corner of Second and Broadway, where
the owner had left it hitched to post.
The arraignment of Mrs. Madrona de
Quiquis, upon the charge of adultery
committed in January last at Azusa, was
yesterday continued by Judge Smith on
motion OF the defendants attorney until
Friday morning next at 10 o'clock.
The case against Ralph Murphy and
John Wilson, charged with having bur-
glarized freight car of the Southern
Pacific company at Tropico recently, was
yesterday set for trial by Judge Smith
on the 21st inst, and the five cases ap-
pealed by Wong Load Foo ct al, were
set for hearing in the same court on
May 9th next.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court of the state con-
vened in semi-annual session in the
Amestoy building, in this city, at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning, Chief Justice
Beatty presiding, with Justices De
Haven, Harrison, Paterson and Sharp
stein upon the bench, and the following
officials in attendance: Clerk L. H.
Brown, Deputy Clerk George A. Mccall
Wy, secretaries to Justices II. @. Finkler
and IT. Meagher; stenographer, Z. A.
Girvin. and Bailiff E. j. Washburn.
The following were, upon presentation
OF their respective licenses and on mo-
ton of various attorneys, examined and
duly admitted as attorneys-at-law to all
the courts of this state: G. W. Morti-
mer, licensed from Upper Canada; Ed
ward K. Blades, from Illinois; Luther
M. Sprecher, United States circuit court
of Ohio; Charles Monroe, Kansas
George A. Gibbs, Massachusetts; Spen-
Ger G. Millard, Michigan; Lewis A.
Croft, United States circuit court, and
d. A. Givens, Ontario.
The appeal in the case of the Porter
Land and Water company vs.. Hall was
dismissed.
A dismissal of the appeal was entered
in the case of Latham VS.. the City OF
Los Angeles as to the respondent Bige-
low in accordance with the stipulation
filed therein.
By consent of the attorneys it was
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