The herald., 1894-04-15
THE COURTS.

The Paddock Trick swIndIer Myrtle
Must Serve 500 Days.
Franz F. w. Hoppe, native of Ger
many, was yesterday admitted to citi-
zenship in department six.
The cause of j. w. Ritzmsn against
the Pasadena and MI. Wilson railway
was on trial before Judge Mckinley
yesterday. 1t was a suit to recover
80, alleged to be due plaintiff as 6
balance for services rendered at the in.
stance of President T. s. @. Lowe. De-
fendant denied that Ritzman's services
were worth more than 5000, and, having
paid him $3.50, rendered him a balance
| OF $3.50 frat before the bringing OF the
suit. which, however, was not accepted
by plaintiff. After hearing the evidence
the court ordered that judgment be en-
tered for plaintiff as prayed for.
In the matter of the insolvency of the
California Fruit company Judge Clarke
yesterday ordered, by consent, that Az
signee w. J. Vsriel pay Immediately
dividend OF 30 per cent OF the preferred
laims.
q. &. Bartlett. a native of New Bruns-
wick. w&s nstursiized yesterday by
Judge Van Dyke.
Judge Smith in department one yes
terdAy took under advisemeut a motion
to set aside the informations charging
G. F. Wilson and w. f. Murphy with
obtaining 500 by means of false pre-
lenses and I. A. Brooks with robbery.
Brooks was partner of s. P. Richards,
| the man who shot a policeman on
Twelfth and Pico, while detected in the
act of robbing a party named Hamer,
several months ago.
d. d. Durham, who presented forged
check for $25 on the 18th OF March to NJ.
Newberry, the Spring street grocer,
pleaded not guilty yesterday in depart
ment one, and his case was act for trial
May 2let.
Judge Smith yesterday, on appeal,
affirmed the judgment of Justice Sea-
man fining Charles Myrtle, paddock
game swindler, to pay q fine of $500 or
be imprisoned in the city Jail for 500
days. Myrtle beat a tenderfoot out of
$36 by the paddock trick.
In the case OF the people against
Simon Msier, Charles Gsssen and Louis
Streuber, the wholesale butchers in
dicted for migdemeanor in connection
with their slaughter houses, defendants
demurrers were filed Yesterday and
taken under advisement by Judge
Smith.
An Sue. All Lsung, An Kay and All
Ing, found guilty by Justice Austin of
the crime OF gambling, appealed their
cases to the superior court. Judge
Smith found that the. evidence did not
! indicate that the manner in which they
had shaken dice showed that percent
| age game had been carried on. For this
I ind dnpo nf 10 ~
WAS reversed and the defendants dis
charged.
In department five yesterday the com.
mittee on examination reported favor
ably on the application of J. O. Brown,
and on motion of ]. d. Rsymert, Geo.,
he was admitted to practice in the su-
perior courts Of Los Angeles county by
| Judge York.
In the Los Angeles township court
yesterday Justice Bartholomew on mo-
| tion of the district attorney dismissed
the complaint against Louis E. Ewing,
charging him with grand larceny. Ew-
| ing Was accused by 2. III. Darcy, ex.
chief OF police, with having stolen q
buggy from him valued at $50 ON the
! 10th instant. The evidence against
Ewing was sufficient to hold him.
NEW SUITS.
Public Administrator Kelsey yester-
day filed petition for letters to the es-
tate of Fritz Bsrendes, who died on the
1lth leaving life insurance policy for
$4,000.
E. H. Rust sues W. W. Crozier and
Frank c. Bolt for $500 and interest aimee
March, 1890, secured by mortgage and
$3.50 attorneys fees.