Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-15
COURT NEWS IN BRIEF.
Business Transacted in the Various Do
partments Yesterday.

!uio q, seCtiOu VI tnc new IuIeH, WueIc-
by the appellant is required to file his
brief by July 30, 1892 for all transcripts
filed prior to July /, 1892
In the United States district court
Henry F.. O'Brien, charged with falsify-
ing the books OF the defunct California
National bank of San Diego, was ar
raigned. Demurrer was overruled for
want Of presentation. A plea of not
guilty was entered.
In the same court Charles Milhahns,
who interfered with marshal at Fres-
no, while the officer was seizing certain
property on an execution, was also ar
raigned and plead not guilty.
Receiver Pauly of the California Ma
tional bank of San Diego, petitioned to
be allowed to compromise claim. 1t
being shown to the court that the debtor
was insolvent, the order was made as
petitioned for.
In department one of the superior
court the case Of Quaidarole, who is
charged with manslaughter, was called
for trial yesterday. 1t had been learned,
however, that the Mexican witnesses in
the case had disappeared. 1t is sup'
posed that they ran away to Mexico in
order to shield the prisoner. The case
was continued until July 11th, so as to
give the district attorney chance to
make out case, if possible, without the
missing witnesses.
A new trial was granted by Judge
Smith to Antonio Gotta, who was con-
victed of battery in police court, and
appealed. The new trial was allowed
on account OF insufficiency of evidence
to convict in the police court. The case
was set for July 9th.
In department. two the cases OF Baker
We. Smith and of Van Sewer VS.. Roth,
which were transferred from depart
ment five, were set for July 1st.
In department three of the superior
court a decree quieting title was ordered
entered in the case of Wilson VS..
Riecker.
The petition of Sallie E. Adams to be
declared sole trader was presented,
and an order was signed granting the
petition after examination of the appli-
can't. The petitioner alleged in her ap-
plicatlon that on account of the drunk
enness and shiftlessness of her husband,
John I. Adams, she was compelled to
support both herself and him, and de-
sired to start millinery business.
In the case of the City Water company
vs.. s. @. Hubbell ct al, on motion Of
defendants counsel it was ordered that
on filing of the answer in the afternoon
the defendants motion to set aside the
restraining order and to deny injunc-
ton would be heard. The answer was
filed at 2 p. M, but the hearing on the
motion was continued until Friday, June
18th.
In the foreclosure suit of Mede vs..
Kraemer decree was ordered as prayed
for, for $5S7. so and costs.
In Moses N. Avery and Millard N.
Sheldon vs. H. Wilkins Judge Wade
ordered writ of assistance to be issued
to the sheriff to put M. N. Avery in pos
session of certain property which M. N.
Avery has bought. Millard N. Sheldon
in his affidavit set forth that he had
presented to one William Ridge. alias
Charles Manning, who is in possession
of said property the sheriff's deed for
said property and demanded possession.
Ridge alias Manning, had refused to
yield possession of the premises.
In department four Judge Van Dyke
ordered that the name of the Crandall
Stove Manufacturing company be
changed to the Cass & Smurr Stove com.
pany, as prayed for.
In the city of Los Angeles vs.. Dan
Freeman ct al, defendants were granted
ten days additional in which to prepare
and serve statementon motion for new
trial.
In Dan Freeman vs. A. Berg ct al, a
suit to foreclose vendors lien on certain
property at Inglewood, judgment was
ordered for plaintiff as prayed for by the
interlocutory decree signed in open
court. The amount due was $1,000.
Mary E. Borden was granted divorce
from w. L. Borden on the ground oi
failure to provide. The costs are to be
paid by the defendant, and it was fur.
ther ordered that the custody of the
minor children remain as at present, to-
wit: that the son, Charles A. Borden,
remain with bis father, and the daugh-
ter, Bertha A. Borden, with her mother,
In the case of the Bank of America vs,
F. Mohr, a suit to recover on notes,
JUDGMENT was entered for plaintiff, de-
fendant defaulting, for $3.50 81, and
attorneys fees amounting to $3.50.
An interlocutory decree was signed in
the suit OF Emeline Childs ct al. vs.. ]
S. Mailman and George Hansen for a
partition, and an order made as prayed
for. H. T. Finney, Esq, was appointed
as referee to partition the estate. The
premises of which partition is ordered
are described as follows: Lot 6, block
20; lots 7 and 8, block 81, and division
Z" Of lot Z, block 80, all OF Hancock
survey, and recorded in book 2, page 210
miscellaneous records of Los Angeles
county.
Judge Van Dyke also tried John F.
Gibson for his sanity, Drs. Cochran ant
Reed conducting the examination
Gibson is a rubber-stamp maker, agel
80, and native of Indiana. His men
tai balance was disturbed by the exces
sive use of tobacco, and he now imag
ines he is pursued by enemies. He wa
committed to Stockton.
o. P. ,Burk, Jr., was also charged will
being insane. Upon examination itwa
found, however, that he is addicted t
the use of opium, cocaine and chloral
and that otherwise his mind iH in nor
NAL condition. He was therefore dis
charged.
| In department. five the case of th
| City VS.. Linde ct al. (the Temple-stree
case), the plaintiff was on rebuttal AM
rested. The case was closed before tn
jury, which was excused until Jun
10th at 10 am, when the case will b
argued and submitted. The trial Of tn
cause in the sixty-six cases in whicl
/ jury trial was waived was proceeds
with before the court alone.
InRdepartment two, before Judg
Clark and q Jury, the case of Josepl
P. Taggert va. John Bosch is on trial
This is an action to recover $4,000 on
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