The herald., 1894-12-11
Court Notes.

Robert F. Train, native OF England,
wss yesterday admitted to citizsnship
OF the United States by Judge CLARK,
upon the necessary proofs as to quali6ca'
tions being submitted.
J.. w. Ellis, charged with burglary.
was arraigned in department one yester.
day, and entered his plea of guilty.
Tuesday was set for sentence.
Tho case of Anne Giilis We. ]. Gillis, .
petition for divorce on the charge Of cru
city, Q decree as prayed for by plaintiff
was ordered entered by Judge McKin-
Icy yesterday by default. In the case.
also OF Sophia Liable We. J. P. Liable, a
decree was ordered in the same
court.
In department two yesterday the case
Of Val Schmidt vs.. Marco Hellman came
up for hearing before Judge Clark on a
motion to set aside the order OF arrest
issued by Judge Van Dyke against the
defendant when the suit was filed on
October 2sth last. BY consent the mat.
ter was ordered su omitted upon briefs, to
be filed in three and two days, respect
lively.
Judge Clark yesterday granted the
days time within which to prepare,
serve and file their proposed bill OF ex-
ceptions and notice of intentions and
move for q new trial. Although judg-
ment has not ye6 bean rendered on the
verdict in the case, this notion was made
merely to keep within the limitations OF
the statute.
In the caee OF Mrs. Janet Butler vs.
Emma Lewis an action to foreclOse q
mortgage on two lots in the Providencia
& Scott tract, near Burbank, for $45l.70,
the defendant having submitted to a
default In department four yesterday.
Judge Van Dyke ordered decree
against her ss prayed and appointed F.
@. Anderson as com missioner to sell the
property.
Judge Clark yesterday settled and al
lowed the statement, but denied the
motion for a new trial of the defendant
in the case of A. A. Beatty vs. II. g.
Roberts, and in the matter of the estate
of Jean Barre. deceased, denied the
motion to set aside the dismissal of the
eontest.
The case OF Ruth G. Heritage vs. Mrs.
M. E. Brainard ct al. being an action to
foreclose mortgage on four lots in block
2 OF the Foothill tract for $1l29 10, was
before Judge Van Dyke yesterday. A
decree was ordered for the plaintiff as
prayed, but it was also ordered that ii
any surplus remains from the proceeds
of the sale after the satisfaction of the
plaintiffs claim it be paid into court.
The case of G. R. Rounds vs. @. NJ. |
Wells ct al, an action to obtain parti.
tion of piece OF community property, |
came up for hearing in department six
yesterday before Judge Mckinley. 1t
resulted in an interlocutory degree be.
ing ordered for tho plaintiff. G. Purcell,
]. Mailman and A. R. Frazer being
appointed commissioners to partition
the property in dispute.
The trial OF the charge against Olgen,
Smith and Menzies. the Santa Monica |
cafion smugglers, was continued by
Judge Ross in the United States district
court yesterday until December 10Th.
This course was rendered necessary in
consequence of the sickness of II. A.
Pierce, esq.,. of counsel for defense.
The trial calendar was called yesterday
In department one, and the following
cases set: Robert Rock we'll. December
22d; ]. w. jacques and J. Friend, bur-
Rlary, January 2lst; Arthur E. Beverly,
burglary, January 22d; 0. J. Lee, Jan
uary 25th; Marcus Shinn, forgery, JAM
uary 9th; A. Dahl. January 2Sth; and
Guy Roberts, forgery, January 29th.