Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-29
THE COURTS.
JIM DAMRON'S JURY LOCKED UP
FOR THE NIGHT.
Murder Case The Terminal Company's
Condemnation Suit-Notes.

"Jim" Damron did not appear to be
worried yesterday. He listened atten-
lively to most of the arguments, and
seemed to have no doubt but what the
result of his trial for forging the names
of w. H. Dunlap and DIR. Walter Lind
ley to note would be his acquittal.
Deputy District Attorney McComas
opened the ball and made straight
forward, strong argument, based on the
law and the evidence. Ex-Judge Cheney
and Hon. S. M. White then followed for
the defense. Mr.. White seemed to enter
fully into the work before him, and
made an impassioned, powerful address,
in which he really appeared to -booomo
enthusiastic.
District Attorney McLachlan then
spoke. His effort was just about equal
to the ability he has shown as prose-
cutor of criminals. He began by saying
that 81 regret that l have not the elo-
quence of Demosthenes, SO that he
could make the speech he ought to make.
He also regretted that he did not have
the overwhelming force of "a western
tornado" or the persuasive power OF a
mother singing lullaby, or the plead
ing effectiveness of "a dying calf" in its
remarkable effort.
The jury was then charged and retired,
and failing to give verdict after some
hours, were locked up for the night.
A RIGHT-OF-wAY SUIT.
The Los Angeles Terminal railway
company yesterday won its suit against
Charles Stem and thereby gained right
OF way across the 1000-foot strip neces-
sary to complete its line through this
city. The property condemned lies just
north of the Macy-street bridge, and the
additional sum OF $3.50 was allowed Mr..
Stern by the jury as damages, making
the total cost to the company of $3.50 to
complete its right of way.
Ex-Mayor Workman is of course one
of the principal workers for the COM
pany's interests, and he expressed him
self last evening as highly gratifed with
the result of the several suits made nee
essary in securing right of way through
the various properties. Said he: "Mr.
Beaudry has given us a sixty-foot strip
through his property, distance of 1000
feet, at a cost to us of but $1,000. The
valuation and damages assessed by the
juries in all the cases have been very
reasonable and quite satisfactory to us.
We now have control of our proposed
roadway to the city limits, and but lit
tie prospect of opposition between here
and Long Beach. Yes, l feel quite en-
couraged, and can promise that work
will be pushed with all possible rapidity
toward completion.
THE cRosE CASE.
Albert Crose, one of the sons-in-law of
Geo. H. Boutwell,, whose family difficult
ties have already attracted so much of
the public attention at Rosedale, as we'll
as in this city, was yesterday brought
before Judge Smith on writ of habeas
corpus. Crosse was some time ago
arrested and tried in Justice Stanton's
court ON a charge of assault with
deadly weapon with intent to commit
murder. Boutwell, was the complaining
witness in this case, he alleging that his
son-in-law struck him with knife, dur
ing a Jamily row. Crosse was held to
answer, but for some reason or other the
commitment was allowed to read for
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm" This offense constitutes SIM
pie misdemeanOr and consequently is
not proper to be brought into the
superior court save on appeal.
On these grounds the writ
was prayed for and granted.
Last evening, however, Judge Smith
declined to issue an order discharging
the defendant Crosse from custody until
he had seen a transcript of the evidence
before the lower court. The case on the
writ was therefore submitted to the con-
sideration of the court until 80 pm.
today, when the question of the legality
of the commitment will be decided.
A CHINESE MURDER CASE.
Tang See Yuen, the Chinaman charged
with the murder of his partner, Fawn
Dick, at La Canada, on the 10th inst.
was up for preliminary examination be-
fore Justice Stanton yesterday. The de-