Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-02
DR. WISE IN ADANGEROuS STATE,
So Ira L. JOnes's Suit for Dam
ages is Continued.
Three Women Tired Of Matrimony
Get Divorce DEGREES.
Proceedings Yesterday in the Various
Courts-Notes OF Cases Which
Were Up for Actfon-New
Suits Filed.

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A motion for continuance in Judge
Shaw's court yesterday morning, in the
case of Ira L. Jones vs.. DIR. K. d. Wise,
revealed the fact that the defendant is
in very serious condition, as far as his
health is concerned. The suit is for
$4,000 damages, alleged to have been
caused by the unskillful setting of a
broken arm. And the defendants
physicians say that if he does not have
perfect rest and quiet they will not
answer for the consequences.
The suit is quite singular one in
some of its features. Jones, the plain
tiff, was an employe of the Electric
company, and September 81, 1890, broke
an arm, the radius bone being fractured
The complaint sets forth that the plain
tiff entered into contract with DR..
Wise, by which the latter was to treat
him aud cure him permanently. This,
he alleges, was not done. By unskillful
treatment, his wrist did not heal up and
he was not cured. On the contrary,
his injured wrist was 80 badly treated
that it has become useless, and he has
been rendered helpless. He asserts
that he has been damaged to the extent
of SIS 600 by the treatment received.
Also that he has been kept out of his
work for six months. He was receiving
$65 month at the time of the accident,
and he demands that amount per
month, from the time he was injured
until the commencement of the suit.
In the affidavit for continuance,
Messrs. Wells, Monroe & Lee, counsel
for DR.. Wise. state that he was thrown
from his buggy in April last, bis head
striking the ground, and has not yet re-
covered from the concussion he suffered
at that time. Since then he has expe.
rienced much pain in his head, and his
physicians say that it is absolutely nee.
essary for him to avoid the worry that
this trial would entail. They do not
think his mind would stand the strain.
They have tried to get him to 60 away
from the city for time, but he has been
awaiting the trial OF this case.
The continuance was granted by Judge
Shaw until such time as the physicians
say that the defendant will be able to 90
on with the trial. During the past year
DR.. Wise has been the defendant in two
other malpractice cases, in which ver-
diets were given in his favor.
THREE DIVORCES.
Yesterday morning Judge Wade grant,
ed DEGREES of divorce in two cases. One
was the suit of Mrs. May A. Bowman,
who asked for divorce from her hus-
band, David M. Bowman, on the ground
of failure to provide for his family, which
consisted of himself, wife and one child.
The couple were married September 15.
1890. The case went by default, the
mother being awarded the custody of the
child.
The other decree was in the suit OF
Mrs. Della A. La Bonte against her hus-
band, J. A. La Bonte. This was also q
default case. The wife secured the de-
cree on the ground that her husband
had been convicted of felony. He was
tried and convicted OF burglary in de-
partment one of the superior court on
March 7, 1890, and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary at San Quen-
tin.
A divorce was granted by Judge Clark
in department two in the case of Mrs.
A. Sours vs.. Samuel L. Sours. This di-
vorce was also by default, the defendant
not appearing in court. The hrounds al
legged against him were desertion and
failure to provide.
FELL IN GOOD HANDS.
An application for the adoption of
Ross Andrews, 311a-year-old boy, a
bright little fellow, by George B.
Shaffer. was heard by Judge Smith yes
terday in department one of the
superior court. The history of the boy
is pathetic one. His mother died of
been deserted by her husband for some
time before her death. After that hap
pened the boy was cared for by Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaffer, and they now perfect their
good deed by the adoption of the home
less little fellow. They are kind hearted
and he has fallen into good hands.
Since his desertion of his wife not q
word has been heard from the father.
AN INCoRRIGIBLE.
Miles Edward Sheehy was yesterday
committed to the Whittier reform
school by Judge Wade, for four years.
A complaint was made against him as
incorrigible. his father testifying
that the boy is so vicious that he has
ceased to be able to exercise any control
over MIN. He has been living at Re-
dondo and is, according to the evidence,
about as tough little fellow as there is.
His mother is dead and he has been
running wild. His father agreed to pay
| $40 per month towards his maintenance
at the reform school.
Court Notes.