Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-14
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put at the head of the shipping list, in
order to give him chance to immedi-
ately chip on board a vessel.
May 9th, and before the day set for
the trial, e'shipped as a seaman be-
fore the mast on the ship Commo-
dore. The day before he sailed, he
was met at IL O'Clock at night,
by Justice Sweet, who asked him if he
had already shipped, and. upon reply
ing that he had, the justice told him
that he was all right, and the cass
against him would be settled. Further,
the justice told him, that in order to
keep the record straight, he had better
Withdraw the plea OF not guilty and
enter plea OF guilty. Being thus met
by the justice, and desiring to go to sea
without further touble, ahd believing in
the assurances of the justice, he replied
to the request, alright.
A ehort time afterwards Justice Sweet
refunded the money deposited as bail to
the person who put it up. May 9th
Stephen sailed on the Commodore, and
while beyond the jurisdiction of the
justice the latter pronounced judgment
againt him, and sentenced him to the
county Jail of Los Angeles county for
six months.
The voyage was completed about July
Goth. He remained in San Pedro and
saw Justice Sweet almost daily from
that time until August 18th, when the
justice issued commitment for his i'm
piisonment, and he was taken to Jail,
where he has since been. Stephen
AYERS that he is sailor and has been
going to sea regularly since he was 15
years old. By his decision the court
casts very grave reflection upon the
methods of Justice Sweet, and it looks
very much as ii his conduct should be
investigated.
MAX HARRIS FOUND GUILTY.
Yesterday, in the United States dis
trict court, Max Harris was tried on the
charge of using the United States mail
for purposes of doing lottery business.
The testimony was not voluminous, but
very conclusive that the defendant had
used the mails in manner contrary to
the provisions Of the United States stat
utes. The jury found him gully, with
out requiring much time for delibera-
tion. The defendant will be sentenced
this morning.
DAMAGING CUT.
Yesterday, before Judge Wade and a
jury, a damage suit of considerable in
terest to people in the west end occupied
the court during the day and will be re-
sumed this morning. 1t is a suit
brought by 3. D. Eachus and wife
against the Los Angeles Consolidated
Electric railway company. The plain
tiffs own the southerly 80 feet of lots IL,
13 and IA, block 2, of the city, where
they have nice home, trees, shrubbery
and various buildings. They occupy a
commanding site, but it has become too
much 80 by reason of a cut which the
railroad company has made. By it they
claim an excavation 33 feet in depth has
been made along their lot ON First
street, 10 feet deep at the intersec-
tion of First and Figueroa streets,
below the established grade of Figueroa,
and 171a feet below the established
grade at the intersection of First street
and the alley. They contend that the
cut has made Figueroa street and the
alley useless to them, and has destroyed
the value of their property, for which
they ask damages in the sum of $4,000.
There are quite number of witnesses
in the case, and it is closely watched bv
property owners in the vicinity. Photo
graphs showing the appearance of the
property and the excavations are among
the exhibits in the case. The railroad
is attempting to prove that no real dam
age has been done to the property.
THE RITTER BIT
A "hoss" case was tried by Judge
Shaw yesterday. Neles Larsen and
Christian Jensen made a trade last
March for a couple of mares. As is
natural with horse trader, Jensen pre-
sented the points of his animals
with cunning, and concealed certain de-
fects which afterwards became glaring.
He sold the two mares and saddle to
Larsen for $40, saying that while one of
the mares had slight case of dis
temper, it was rapidly getting we'll.
After the trade the distemper proved to
be glanders, and the animal was shot
by order Of DR.. Cooper. Larsen offered
to give the remaining mare, saddle and
a colt born to the glandered mare. back
to the astute horse dealer, and wanted
his money back, but Jensen declined
with thanks. The court rendered judg-
ment for the plaintiff, awarding him $40
and the mare, colt and saddle, much to
Jensen's disgust.
AN INCORPORATION.
The California Construction company
filed articles Of incorporation yesterday
in the Office of tie county clerk. The
purposes of the company are to build all
kinds OF gas, electric and water works,
railroads and mountain elevators; to
manufacture all kinds of machinery, en-
gines, boilers, motors, and gas and
water meters, railway cars, and do a
general manufacturing business. The
directors are Leon p. Lowe, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado, Thaddeus Lowe,
jr., A. w. Roche and Wilson G. s..
Lowe, Pasadena, and A. P. West. Los
Angeles. The capital stock is 500, 900,
all OF which has been subscribed. The
Los Angeles Safe Deposit and Trust
company, as trustee, is the largest
stockholder, having subscribed for $685.
600 worth OF stock.
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