The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-10
UNITED STATES COURT.

italian COunterfeiters Get Severe Sem
tencss-Fresh COntempt Case.
8. Goldstein, former employee Of the
Southern California railroad, is in
trouble with the United States court.
He was brought into the circuit court
yesterday charged with contempt, and a
hearing set for tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, before Judge Ross. His bail was
fixed at $1,000. which he gave.
Goldstein's arrest was caused by G. Z.
Hamilton, @ conductor on the road.
Goldstein met Hamilton on the street
and got into an alteration with him.
Hamilton says that he called him scab
and other opprobrious epithets, and tried
to assault him, and would have done go
if he had not got out of the way. He
went TO the attorney of the road and re-
lated the circumstances, the result
being that the attention OF Judge Ross
was called to the matter. and Goldstein
cited to appear for contempt. He was
one OF the men who during the strike
was served with the injunction OF the
United States court forbidding interior
ence with the passage of the mails and
operations of the road, and that injunc.
ton is still in force.
Biago Cell and Michael Elengo, two
OF the Italian coun terfeiters captured q
few weeka ago by the police. withdrew
their plea OF not guilty in the United
States District court yesterday and
pleaded guilty. Four men were cap
tured and TWO of them pleaded guilty,
receiving sentence of four years each
on two indictments, eight years each, at
Folsom penitentiary. Cell and Elengo
tried to fight the case, but yesterday
thought better of it. The court allowed
the defense to put Geo. Riedrich on the
stand to testify as to the previous good
standing OF the men, and then they
we're sentenced. They presented very
timid appearance, and looked anything
but the bold and skillful counterfeiters
they were. Judge Ross sentenced each
man to nine years at Folsom. There
were two indictments, but sentence on
the second has not yet been entered.
Owing to an error in the pleas of the
men the cases were continued until to-
morrow, when the mistake will be recti.
fed.
In the United States district court,
the conspiracy cases against w. II.
Clune ct al. came up. Demurrers were
overruled and Monday morning, at 10 80
O'Clock, was set for the men to plead.
Judge Ross denied the motion to dis
miss the indictment against DR.. N. T.
Ravelin, who ia charged with seditious
uttersnces.
In the cases OF John L. Campbell, L.
J. Morse, E. E. Thompson and the
Southern California Railway company
vs.. the Southern California Motor Road
company. ct al, Judge Ross overruled
the demurrers presented.
The conspiracy cases against Thomas
Prindiville had further hearing in the
circuit court. and after some further tes-
timony were submitted to the court.
Victorian Ualde was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Van Dyke,
charged with resisting Deputy Marshal
James D. Faris when he arrested Bel
tram Yvairat and Juan Schista, who are
charged with destroying timber on gov
eminent land in San Bernardino county.
The examinations of the men were set
for August 18th. Their bonds were
fixed at $1,000, which were given.
Yesterday afternoon FL. Ourran and
other employees of the Atlantic and Pa
oific railroad filed their verified petition
in the United States court, asking that
the receivers be cited to show cause
why an order should not be made to pay
the men back salary they claim is due.
Judge Ross ordered the receivers to be
cited, and fixed the hearing for August
10th at 10 am.