The herald., 1893-05-19
THE couR IS.
Gases ON Trial Yestsrday-New Suits
Filed.

Gases on Trial Yestsrday-New Suits
Flied.
Judge Wade yes erday gave judgment
by default for s40O in the foreclosure
suit OF s. s. Chaffee vs.. F. M. Randolph
ct al.
Additional testimony was taken before
! Judge Wade yesterday, in the case of
James Smith ct al. vs.. The Kansas Street
Improvement company OF Pasadena, and
the defendant having rested, the case
was continued to day hereafter to be
set.
In the suit OF Phillips ct al. VS.. Leh-
man ct al. to quiet the title to certain
property, Judge Wade yesterday gave
judgment for the defendants in accord
ance with settlement made in open
court.
Judge Mckinley late yesterday after
noon granted decree of divorce to Mrs.
@. Taylor from her husband, Mr.. Taylor,
upon the grounds OF desertion and nom
support.
Judge Shaw yesterday Mrs. O. Murray
divorce from A. Murray. by default,
the ground being desertion and nom
support.
In the case of Bresnahan vs.
] g. Cline, sheriff, Judge Shaw yester-
day modified the restraining order go as
t } permit the defendants to postpone the
sale of the property involved, under
execution. A motion to increase the
bond was continued to May 22d. =
Charles Bell, charged with grand lar
cency, entered plea of not guilty be-
fore Judge Smith yesterday, and his
trial was set for June 10th.
Edward Fonda entered plead of not
guilty in Judge Smiths court yesterday
to the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses and embezzlement, and
his trial under the charges was set for
June 18th and June 14th respectively.
A third informations charging the de-
fendant with obtaining money under
false pretenses, was filed by the district
attorney, and time for arrsignment was
set for May Goth.
The case OF L. N. Germain vs. s. II.
Vslin ct al, which has been on trial in
Judge McKinley's court for several days
past, was on again yesterday, and the
taking OF testimony was not concluded
by the time of adjournment in the aft
ernoon.
Judge Smith yesterday oyerruled the
demurrer to the information charging
Thomas Peterson with assault with in
tcub W COuIllb uufueT, anu bIlo CAUSE
was set for trial on June 1st. The de-
fendant's bail was fved at $500.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Suit was begun yesterday by Francis
E. Downs and M. J. Downs vs. J. Me-
cartney to quiet the title to lot 8, block
6, Gsrvanza.
Amelia G. Cstlin vs. N. P. Campbell
ct al Suit to quiet the title of lot III of
the Alcantars Grove tract.
John II. Watson vs. Geo. LIE Mes
nager, sr., ct al. Suit to quiet the title
to lots and 8 in the Ybarra tract.
Mrs. E. II. Andres vs. The Sierra
Madre Hall company. Foreclosure suit
for $1,000.
Petition by Ada B. Stevens Phillips
for letters of administration upon the
estate OF William Stevens, who died in
Los Angeles April 2Sth, leauing real and
personal property valued at $4,000.
Divorce proceedings have been COM
menced by Anna P. Sherman vs. Hiram
M. Sherman, and Ida Kelly vs. w. r.
Kelly.
Tue Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany va. CIV. Boquist and A. NJ. Thorn
ton. Suit to recover $2S6.08, balance
due on land contract.
Southern Pacific Railroad company
vs. II. A. Palmer. Suit to recover
$840 80, balance due on land contract.
Southern Pacific Railroad company
Vs. g. N. Wilson. Suit 10 rennu~--