Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-07
IS IT A KANGAROO COURT.
William Daggett Objects to
Kings Jurisdiction.
Yesterdays Happenings in the Fed
eral and County Courts.
VIM. G.. Lorbeer's Serious Case-United
States Jury Impaneled-The Oyster
Grotto Suit-Notes-New Cases
Marriage Licenses.

William Doggett filed petition yes
terdsy in the superior court for a writ
of prohibition against P. E. King, once
justice of the peace. It is only few
days since the HERALD called attention
to the irregular court which King has
attempted to organize in this city, and
the action of the board of supervisors by
which he has been knocked out as a
justice of the peace. The petition filed
yesterday will test the matter legally.
The petition recites that King was
elected justice of the peace for Los An
geles township in November, 1890, for
two years, the township at that time
comprising the voting precints of Bur-
bank, Glendale, Garvanza. La Canada,
and Tejunga, in this county. He quail
fed and exercised his privileges, duties
and immunities OF the Office. The afi-
ant is informed and believes that King
has never been removed from the office,
has never resigned, and is now 9. duly
elected, qualified and acting justice of
the peace within the territory men
toned; that the city of Los Angeles
Angeles township, and has never been
added thereto, and King has never been
appointed and has no authority to act as
justice Of the peace or to hold his court
as such justice in the city.
| 1t then recites that prior to August
%, 1892, King selected room 70, in the
Temple block, in Los Angeles, as his
office, and in go doing is acting without
and in excess of i,lrisdlction
August 22d H. w. Newman COM
menced an action against affiant by
fling complaint in Kings office and
court, and unless restrained will proceed
to try the case September 9th, at 2 80 p.
m. He therefore asks for a writ OF pro.
hibitiol to prevent King from proceed
ing further in the case.
HE JUMPED THE HoMEsTEADkRs.
The case of the United States vs..
VIM. g. Lorbeer was on trial in the dis
trict court yesterday. The defendant
was indicted on the charge of interfer-
ing with the peaceable settlement Of
persons on government land, near Lang
station, in this county. The testimony
OF witnesses for the government was to
the effect that Lorbeer had two places,
one at some distance from the land in
question, the other on the land, he hav-
ing email shanty on it. Two men,
named Burger and Kelso, filed on the
land near Lang'e, and were working in
accordance with the requirements of the
law, when Lorbeer came over and
threatened violence. He said there had
been shooting on an adjoining claim
and there was liable to be some there if
the men did not vamoose, or words to
that effect. They became frightened
and left. Lorbeer claims he is proving
up on the land. The case will be re-
sumed this morning.
UNITED STATES GRANDI JURY IMPANELED.
In the United States district court the
following term trial jury was impan-
eled: John Lowell, George w. Van AL
stine, John S. Ward, George r. Shatto,
| William @. Bluett, William Mead, VIC.
Patterson, Samuel H. Kingery, James T.
Fosmir, F. w. Sabichi, J. N. Preston,
William B. Scarborough, Daniel Neu-
hart, L. F. Scott, N. s. Montague, J.. G.
Hanna, r. L. Rice, w. D. Campbell, J.
| Percival, j. A. Donate, A, B. Chapman,
William II. Rorick, j. Barringer, H. w.
Brown, B. A. Breakey, H. A. Zeck,
Aaron Mason, @. I. Paul, William A,
Henry, e. X. Green, E. A. Preuss, Jo-
seph Fiscus.
THE OYSTER GROTTO CASE.
Yesterday Judge Smith had Phil Hoff-
man before him for trial on charge of
embezzlement. The jury was impaneled
| by afternoon, and considerable testimo-
ny taken before the adjournment for the
day. The complaining witnesses against
Hoffman are z. III. Crowell and Homer
Courtright, who formerly ran restau-
rant known as the Oyster Grotto on
Temple street. They were attached,
and placed their fixtures and gtock in
the hands of Hoffman, who was cred
itor. They claim that he sold the stuff
for $3.50, without consulting them, and
pocketed the money. 1t is for this that
a criminal action was brought against
him. Courtright was not in court yes
! terday, and an attachment was issued
for him.
| The preliminary examination of M.
E. Henderson, who was charged with
enticing young girl, l3 years of age, to
this city for immoral purposes, came up
| yesterday before Judge House, of Re-
dondo Beach, w. A. Ryan, of this city,
| appearing for the defendant. 1t was
found that the charge was entirely with
out foundation, and the prisoner was
discharged. The Santa Fe trainmen
who bave, from the start, believed him
to be innocent, are much pleased with
the result.
NOTES.
Yesterday Judge Smith dismissed the
charge against Anthony Gotta of battery,
on motion of the district attorney. The
case was an appeal from Justice court,
where Gotta was convicted of battering a
police officer. The dismissal was granted
on the ground OF insufficient evidence to
convict.
The trial of A. Grant, charged with
embezzling a saddle, was yesterday con-
tinued by Judge Smith to September
14th.
Judge Lucien Shaw, of department
tive OF the superior court, returned yes
terday from his vacation. He spent the
month of August with his family on
Mount Whitney, in Tulare county.
NEW CASES.
A complaint was filed by Ireby Bar
row vs.. James McLaughlin, B. G. and
Emma G.. Latin and Frank Glencross.
The complainant alleges that, March 9,
1887, he and others entered into con-
tract, by which he agreed to convey five
acres OF land to McLouehlin, contiguous
to the line of the Temple and Diamond
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