Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-19

Gays ago sne ran away ana Mrs. Gray
had not seen her since.
When Officer Whaling took the girl in
custody at Mrs. Halls residence, she
was acting in such strange way that a
big crowd had assembled Every bit oil
paper that blew about in the wind she
would run after and put behind door
knob, and she was otherwise busily en-
gagged III piling up rocks in the back
yard. Mrs. Hall was alarmed for her
safety and had sent for an officer in
haste. When the girl was examined by
the doctors she said that both her father
and her brother were insane, but that
''her father was her brother" She
| learned this by telephone. The girl
had 1858 on her person when arrested.
She was committed to Stockton.
PLEADED GUILTY TO ASSAULT.
Manuel Flores, whose trial for an as
sault with deadly weapon upon Frank
Ortega at San Gabriel on April Goth,
was set for Yesterday in department six,
was allowed to withdraw his plea of not
guilty and enter one of guilty of simple
assault. Judge Shaw then imposed a
fine of $100 on Flores on the latter
charge, with an alternative of 80 DAYS
in Jail. Flores and Ortega got
into a fight at San Gabriel and
the latter was stabbed in the
abdomen. Flores says that he used
small pocket knife in the operation,
but Ortega was of the opinion that a
dirk knife was used.
COURT NOTES.
The case of the City OF Los Angeles VS..
Louis Wilson, to quiet title to a lot OF
ground 150x125 feet on Buena Vista
street adjoining the Southern Pacific
company's lands, was tried before Judge
Mckinley yesterday, and submitted on
briefs.
The petition of A. B. Caldwell to be
discharged from insolvency. against
which protest is being made on the
part OF the creditors, was heard in de-
partment five yesterday and submitted
on briefs.
The suit Of Watson VS.. Summers for
damages to the extent of 5000,
alleged to have been suffered by
plaintiff through defective skylight in
defendants building, through which
the rain poured and injured plaintiffs
stock, was dismissed by agreement in
department five yesterday.
The order to show cause why S. J.
Fleming should not be punished for con-
tempt, for disobeying an order of the
court in the case of the Redondo Beach
Company VS.. the Chautauqua Assembly
of Southern California, was dismissed
temporarily by Judge Van Dyke yester-
day.
Judge Smith yesterday examined
number of persons who were desirous of
going on the bond of Rev. S. j. Flem-
ing, but refused to accept all save one,
VIM. Barber, who has agreed to qualify
for $1,000. The remaining $1,000 OF the
bond is still to be secured.
In the appeal case of the people VS.. All
Charley, who was convicted OF selling
lottery tickets before a police justice,
Judge Smith yesterday denied the mo-
tion to dismiss, which was offered on
the grounds that no statement on ap-
peal had been filed in the lower court.
The case. went over till July 9th. An
appeal is taken because the Justice re-
fused to allow the defendant trial by
jury.
Department six of the superior court
will close after Monday until the 10th of
July, Judge Shaw having disposed of
everything on the calendar until that
date. The Judge will make visit to
the Yosemite, and Clerk George Reed |
will take trip east. When department
six reopens it will be in the new court
house.
The trial OF the case of Henry Lang
ct al. vs.. Leopold Winter ct AL, suit to
recover $2700 damages for breach of con-
tract, was on trial yesterday before
Judge Van Dyke. The complainant sets,
forth that the plaintiffs, who rented
building of defendants, allowed the lat
ter the temporary use of it after the !
burning of the Los Angeles cracker fac
tory, and was unable to regain posses
sion of the property at the termination
of the lease agreed upon. The defend
ants also agreed to give the plaintiffs
certain plumbing work to do, which |
agreement they failed to keep.
NEW CASES..
Among the documents filed with the
county clerk yesterday were the prelim-
mary papers in the following new cases
Emily w. Alexander sues 7. w. r. Rich
ards ct al. to foreclose mortgage given |
to secure promissory note for $500,
executed July s, 1889.
Albert Vernon Millard files a petition
in insolvency. His liabilities are sched |
uled at $1322.19, and assets. consisting
solely of real estate, at $275.
The peculiar combination, proportion, and |
preparation of Hoods Sarsaparflla makes this |
medicine different from others and superior 70 |
them all in actual curative power. Sold by all |
druggists. Prepared by C. L. Hood & Co., |
Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.