Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-09
AMONG THE COURTS.
THE TRIAL OF h. +. PARKINS
COMMENCED.
Strong Testimony Against the Alleged
Receiver of Stolen Property-The Su-
preme Court-Notes.

The trial of the case against III. F.
Parkins, the proprietor of the Three
Mile house, at Tropico, charged with
having received property which he
knew to have been stolen, in January
last, was commenced before Judge B. N.
Smith and a jury in department one of
the superior court, yesterday morning.
Deputy District Attorney G. @. Nc
-Comas appeared for the prosecution
and the defendant was represented by
]. Marion Brooks, Esq.,
The first witness called was Charles
Seyler, the local freight agent OF the
Southern Pacific company, who testified
briefly to the fact that goods had been
stolen from the company's freight cars.
At the afternoon session Ralph Muir
ply, one OF the two boys recently con-
victed OF the crime of burglarizing the
freight car and stealing the goods,
which Parkins is accused OF having re-
ceived, was called to the stand and
told the story of his crime. He stated
that he first met Parkins at the Three
mile house about five months ago. The
defendant did not have much to say to
him on that occasion, but next time
they met Parkins offered to take and
dispose of any goods that he might steal,
and give him two-thirds of the pro-
ceeds. He accepted the proposition and
with his partner, Wilson, stole seven
bolts of silk, five cases of shoes, and
small box of ribbons from a Southern
Pacific freight car that night, and took
them to Parkins, telling him that they
were stolen. The witness and his "pa"
got in the car at the depot in this city,
by breaking the seal, and rode about
four and one-half miles out of town
when they threw the goods off. They
then hid the goods at place about 300
wards from Parkins' house, by covering
them with brush. The defendant gave
the witness 81 and told him to come
round in day or 80 and get some more
money, intimating that he had $500 in
the bank.
John Wilson, Murphy's partner, was
next called, ,and he corroborated the pre-
ceding witness in every particular.
Sheriff E. D. Gibson testified to hav-
ing searched Parkins's house with
Henry Russell, one of his deputies, and
found the stolen goods, and A. H.
Seekatz, q special officer at the Arcade
depot, testified to having taken a switch
engine up to the Three-Mile house and
/ brought the goods back from there.
Len Harris, the Southern Pacific detec
tive. told the result of his official inves-
tigation of the matter.
The prosecution endeavored to intro
duce confession made by Parkins to
Harris, but the defense objected on the
ground that it was obtained under du-
ress, matter which the court took
under advisement.
Detective Wallin, of the police force,
testified that Murphy was arrested on a
description furnished by Parkins, but
never seen the boy before, when con-
fronted with him at the city Jail.
at this juncture recess was taken
until 10 O'Clock this morning, when the
trial will be resumed.
THE SUPREME COURT.
At Yesterdays session of the supreme
court, before Chief Justice Beatty and
Justices De Haven, Garoutte, Harrison,
Paterson and Sharpstein, sitting in bank,
the appeal in the cases OF the People vs..
Tom Bing, All Sing and Lee Mong was
dismissed, on motion OF the attorney
general.
Upon stipulation, and on motion of
the attorney-general, the following cases
were continued: People vs.. Bibby, to
the May term at Sacramento; People
We. Choynski and Carroll ct al, to the
July term at San Francisco.
On motion of the attorney-general, it
was ordered that the appellant in the
case of the People VS.. w. S. Clendennin
be allowed twenty days in which to file
his brief, the respondent thereupon to
have twenty days in which to reply, and
the appellant ten days after that again,
the case then to be submitted.
The appellant, w. S. Clendennin, is
the man who shot at and wounded Judge
Pierce, of San Diego, about eighteen
months ago, for which crime he was
subsequently sent to the penitentiary for
fourteen years.
After hearing the argument of J. A.
Donald, ESQ.,, for the appellant in the
case of the People VS.. Louie Tung, the
court permitted the respondent to file
his brief, the matter being thereupon
submitted.
The case of the People vs. Staples was
argued pro and con by Mr.. Crawford
and Attorney General Hart, the re-
spondent being allowed ten days in
which to file his brief, the>case there
upon to be submitted.
The case of the People vs. Elliott was
submitted after argument by w. w.
Conkling, Esq, for the appellant, and
the attorney-general for respondent.
In the case of the People vs. Brooks,
@. @. Stephens, ESQ.,, who appeared for
respondent, was allowedto file corrected
copy Of the original information, and it
was ordered that the case be submitted
upon briefs to be filed in ten and five
days time.
On petition of H. B. Waterman,
Esq., writ of habeas corpus directed to
the marshal of Pomona, for the body of
j. Merced Soto, alleged to be illegally
detained by him, was issued by the
court, returnable at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
Friday next.
Court then adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning.
COURT NOTES.
The case of John Rebman VS.. the San
Gabriel Valley Land and Water COM
pany, an action to obtain judgment for
$500, the balance alleged to be due for
material furnished to defendants for the
erection Of hotel upon its property at
San Gabriel, between Aug. Is, 1887, and
March !, 1888, came up for trial before