Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-03
4 SUIT AGAINST OLD TIMERS,
A Former United States Mar
ShaPs Accounts.
Hazel Baldwin's Suit for Payment of
Her Torn Thumb.
A San Diego Bank Suit Brought to the
Federal Court-DOdd Held for
Trial-An Expensive Pic
ture-New Suits.

Trial-An Expensive Pic
ture-New Suits.
1t is not very often that thirty-seven
years elapse before suit is brought on an
official bond, but such case has been
dug up and the complaint was filed yes.
terday in the United States district
court.
The suit is entitled the United States
vs.. Edward Hunter, John g. Downey
and B. d. Wilson estate. Edward Hun
ter has long since been numbered with
the silent majority, but in 1855 he was
the United States marshal for the south
ern district OF California. In that capa-
city he gave bond for $25, 900. two OF
his sureties being Ex-Governor John G.
Downey and B. D. Wilson. Nearly
all, if not all the other bondsmen are
dead and buried and their estates set
tied.
The suit is to recover nearly $4,000,
alleged by the government to be due
from the late marshal. 1t is claimed
that a shortage to that amount has been
found in his accounts. The manner in
which the shortage occurred, it is al.
legged, is by disallowances of bills which
he put in for articles purchased by him
for the Office and court.
1t seems very singular that such case
should have slumbered all these years,
to be brought to the surface at this late
day. To be sure, no plea can be made
that the matter can be outlawed as
against the government. The trial OF
the case will be very interesting, and
will bring out many page Of the his
tory of this country in the early days.
TRANSFERRED FROM SAN DIEGO.
Yesterday, in the United States cir
cult court, the case of Eli H. Murray,
receiver OF the California Savings bank,
vs. F. N. Pauly, receiver of the Califor-
MIA National bank, was transferred from
San Diego to the federal court in this
city. The case involves the payment of
note for $40, 900, given by the defunct
California National bank to the plaintiff
bank, during it's celebrated career.
HELD FOR TRIAL.
An examination was held before
United States Commissioner Van Dyke,
yesterday, of Mr.. Dodd, of Beaumont,
who is charged with selling liquor in
Beaumont without government license.
This is the case in which the defendant
claims to have been running a butcher
shop, and denies having sold liquor
without license. At the close of the
examination Commissioner Van Dyke
held the defendant for trial, fixing his
bail in the sum of $500, which was
given, and he was released from Gus
tody.
HER THUMB WORTH MONEY.
A curious case was finally disposed of
by Judge Wade, yesterday morning, by
dismissing it for want of prosecution.
1t was damage suit for 10000, brought
by E. G. Baldwin, as guardian of Hazel
Baldwin, little girl years old, against
H. 3. Perry, the owner of the ostrich
farm at Santa Monica. On October FL,
1891, the defendant had bear on exhi-
ton at the farm, which it is alleged was
of a mischievous disposition and accus-
toned to attack and bite persons. Hazel
Baldwin went along in front OF the cage,
which, in the complaint, is alleged to
have been negligently constructed, with
the bars sufficiently wide apart to per-
NIT the bear to bite persons approach
ing it. At the time the little girl went
near the cage there was not an attend
ant there, and the bear caught hold OF
Hazel by the thumb and bit it off. 1t
| was learned that the case had been set
tied out of court, by the payment OF
5000 to the plaintiff by the defendant.
AN EXPENSIVE PICTURE.
Judge Mckinley and a Jury, yesterday,
heard one side of somewhat interest
ing case, but the trial was brought to q
full stop by the court instructing the
| jury to bring in verdict for the defend
ant, which they did without leaving
| their seats.
1t was an appeal case in which 0. P,
and ]. E. Hayes wished very much to
secure judgment for $3.50 against pret.
| ty little Nellie H. Gleason for fearful
and wonderful water color portrait ol
herself. In 1887 Mrs. Gleason gave the
artists named very large portrait ol
Miss Nellie, from which they were to
paint her portrait in water colors. The
portrait was produced, and Mrs. Gleason
paid about $50 on it, when
she declined to pay any more
She began to conceive suspicious
CuHL Cn0 pOrCrAlC Oh Ine llCCle girl WAL
not masterpiece, and even was worth
much less than S130. The plaintiffs
won their suit in the justice court, ant
presented very much the same testi
mony yesterday. At its conclusion the
defense moved that the court instruc
the jury to render verdict in favor o
their client, claiming that the statute o
limitations has barred the plaintiffs
The court granted the motion, and in
structed the jury, who returned yer
dict in accordance with his instructions
The plaintiffs appeared to be very much
disgruntled at Che termination of tn,
case, and their attorneys asked for
stay of execution, in order te prepare
motion for a new trial.
NOTES.
In Judge Wade's court yesterday il
the case OF Patterson vs. the San Gabrie
Valley Rapid Transit company, deere
was ordered as prayed for. 1t was sui
on four-time checks amounting t
1920.
Yesterday Judge Van Dyke continued
the hearing in the case Of Trumbull VI