Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-28
Judge Smith Yesterday Repri-
manded the officer.
Ora Dahlitz Preferred a Chinaman
to Her Husband.
vasterday,s Doings in the Courts-The
whittier Incorrigibies Question.
Notes-New Cases Mar
riage Licenses.


has had occasion to refer more than
once in the last few days.
The complaint in this case was made
by Officer Wright, and the boy whom
he sought to send to the reform school
was Morris Hill, the boy who figured in
the escapade at Mother Browns road
house with some young girls, month
or two ago. At that time young Hill,
who is Is wears old, made promises that
he would mend his ways. Officer
Wright arrested him day before yester-
day, claiming that he is as wild as ever.
The parents of the boy retained r. A.
Ling to defend him, and all parties were
in court yesterday morning.
Officer Wright told his story, which
was to the effect that two nights ago he
was going down Spring street, and when
near the Salvation Army headquarters
he saw some boys coming out of the
stairway leading up to the rooms of the
army. They were making noise, and
he recognized young Hill among them.
He stopped and spoke to him. and after
a word or two Hill called him vile
name. He told him he ought not to
use such language, and warned him that
he had a warrant for him, which he was
carrying. After some additional spunky
language he arrested the boy. He tes-
titled that the boy was not doing as he
promised; d that he is reckless, and
should be sent to the reform school.
Morris was put on the stand and tes-
titled that he had not been away from
home late at night since the trouble he
was in before, with one or two excep-
tions, one of them being the night his
brother Ed was hurt by the electric car.
He had steady place to work and had
been working right along. His testi-
mony in regard to Officer Wright was
anything but creditable to him. He
said he and the boys were in the Sal
vation Army meeting, and made no
noise, neither were they asked to leave.
He did call Wright name, but it was
after he had slapped him on the
shoulder. He further said that the
humane officer got mad, and before his
companions told him he had better be
careful; that he was one of Mother
Browns chickens, and he was carrying
a warrant for him.
Officer Wright sat near the witness
stand and asked Morris a number of
questions, which were more in the ma
ture of justification of himself than
questions put to develop the truth in
the case.
Finally Mr.. Ling wished to put Mr..
and Mrs. Hill on the stand, but Judge
Smith said it was not necessary. He
said the complaint never should have
been brought. The evidence showed
that the boy had been steady at work;
that he was trying TO be man,
and the action of the officer was de-
cidedly wrong. 1t was wrong i'll the
boy to have called names, but when he
retaliated for holding him up to the peo-
pie around, many of whom did not know
him as kind OF criminal, and apply
the epithet to him that he did, it was
something which no officer should do.
He was supposed to be there, acting
without prejudice or spite, and to dis
play such, as he evidently had done, was
the dismissed the charge against the
defendant, and he was discharged.
Two other incorrigible cases were to
have been tried before Judge Mckinley
Yesterday morning, but went over,
owing to another case having prece-
dence. One OF them is the case of VIM.
Colon, 16 years old, Officer Gridley hav-
ing sworn to the complaint. Mr.. Craw-
ford has been retained to defend the
boy, and has asked for a jury trial. The
case was continued until Saturday next.
The other case is that OF Louie Cas-
solo, 13 years old, and it was continued
until next Monday. The boys mother
is the complainant in the case.
SHE LIKED A CHINAMAN.
A divorce was granted by Judge Wade
yesterday to Paul Dahlitz, baker, from
his wife, Ora .Dahlitz, the ground being
adultery. Two correspondents were
named, white man. called George, the
last name unknown, and Chinaman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahlitz were married in
1886. The woman is Mexican and her
husband Swiss. About year ago she
applied for divorce, on the ground of
cruelty, but it was not granted. She
went wild after thissand committed the
offences charged with the two men. FL
nally she ran away with the Chinaman
to Seattle, where they are now living to-
gether. She left two little children, a
boy of years, and girl of six. The
court granted the father the custody
of the children.
NOTES.
The case of w. Ell. Holmes vs. the Los
Angeles Transfer company was on trial
before Judge Mckinley, yesterday. 1t
took all day to hear the testimony. and
the Jury was dismissed until Monday,
when the arguments will be heard.
Mr.. Holmes wants $299 damages for the
alleged failure by the transfer company
to deliver his household goods at the
time promised by them.
In tine case of Little vs.. Robinson
Judge Wade yesterday, upon the state
ment that the defendant had been ad-
judged an insolvent, ordered the case
stricken from the calendar.
A motion for change OF venue in the
divorce suit of Rosa Lee Barnes VS.. j.
Barnes, was continued for hearing by
Judge Wade, yesterday, until Septem
ber 3d.
A judgment of foreclosure was granted
by Judge Clark, yesterday, in the case
OF r. Nance end Charles A. Doyle, the
amount being 1888 66.
Boy Cornelius Volkerts, a native O
Germany, was admitted to citizenship
by Judge CLARK, yesterday.
Judge Wade granted divorce yester
day to A. g. Ogilvie, from his wife,. Mrs
MI Ogilvie, on the ground of deser
tion.
An Italian named Rizzinotti was vi
for admission to citizenship, yesterday
before Judge Mckinley. After mum
her of questions as to the government o
the United States, he wound up by say
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