The herald., 1894-03-20
TIE COURTS.
Gases Acted Upon In the Various
Departm ents.

Gases Acted Upon In the various
Departm ants.
]. P. Knox appeared before Judge
Smith yestsrday and asked leave to
withdraw his plea of not guilty to the
information charging him with an
assault with intent to murder ]. IL.
Perkins, at Monet, on the 9TH of Janu-
ary. This having beer srmitted Knox
pleaded guilty to a charge of simple
assault and was sentenced to 80 days in
the county jail.
Judge Smith gave his decision yester-
day in the habeas corpus proceedings OF
IL. Gilmore, carpenter OF Sll Eosth
Main street, who had been held to
anHwer by Justice OF the Peace Seaman
on the charge Of embezzlement, and or
dered the prisoner discharged. he had
been accused by Mrs. Elizabeth @. Gum
minge OF East Fourteenth street with
appropriating 800 belonging to her, to
his own Use, but the proceedings showed
that there had been come misunder-
standing under contract with the COM
planning witness, and ss the court iailod
to see the commission OF any offense,
he ordered the release OF Gilmore.
A motion for q new trial in the case of
Cockins against Cork aud others was
denied yesterday by Judge Van Dyke.
Mrs. Ellen r.. Ousick few days ago
went before the board OF supervisors
and, alleging destitution obtained an
order from them empowering County
Clerk Ward to file without costa her
complaint to obtain q divorce from
Jamea K. Cusick, as we'll aa alimony.
Cusick yesterday appeared before Judge
York and made an affidavit that he had
himself secured q divorce from the
plaintiff in December, 1887 in the supe-
rior conrt of San Francisco. On this
showing the case was continued until
the 26th.
The supreme court has confirmed the
Judgment of the superior court in the
case of George Abbott, who was sent up
for five years for burglary from Los An.
geles. Com plant was made on the ap.
peal of certain remarks by the judge
touching the conduct of appellant's at
torney respecting the bribery OF q wit
ness. The opinion of the supreme
court is to the effect that if the cireum-
stances were such as to impress the
Judge with grave Suspicion that ths
witness had been tampered with, the
investigation should have been con.
Quoted in the absence OF the jury in Or
der TO prevent them from being inhu-
enced in their verdict, but no exception
to the course pursued having been
noted, it did not deyolve upon the
higher court to paas upon this branch Of
the controversy. The suprems court
did not fad any merit in the appellant'f
complaint that tw Instructions in re-
gard to the possess on oi the stolen
goods did not state the true rule OF law
and for that reason the judgment ol
conviction was affirmed.
A motion to strike out tho contest oi
the will in tho matter o! the eatGte o.
Mary Pattlson, deceased, was denied
Yesterday by Judge Van Dyke.
la department four the suit Of Man
riquez against the Southern Pacific com
pauy, was dismissed 90 motion Of A. B.
Hotchkiss, attorney for tho railroad, thC
plaintiffs attorney not o'j9e!ing,
Emma j. Moody was granted di
vorce yesterday by Julgs Van Dyke
from David Y. Moody, on the ground o.
deseition. Toe case Na4 no canteatsd
Parcy Wiitiam !Iovie, native OF
England. was natutaIiz.l yesterday BY
Judge lark.
Charlotte Bickel was divorced iron
| George w. B;cSei yester.ily III depart
meat five, and paalins ioass also Oh
tanned Il digorte from rhnnas a. Jones
on statutory grounds.
Henry Blocker was appointed guard
I ian al Item i1r defea ants, Pgrton:
I5ovatd aud Marion Bstatd, in ths
crse Of Green ct A. asriDsr ward OF al.
Antoiae Ssve, native ni France va
yesterday gran Ell naturalization papers
by Judge Webb in department five.
Ia the Gaze OF Leonia ys. Biseailn1
Judge Yarke yesterday, upon stjpula
tion and by consent, ordered judgmen
for the defendant,
NEW SUITS.
petition was filed 60 have the viii
of Mason G, Nelson probated. Tho es-
tate consists OF 80 acres OF land in Colo
Water cafion, life insnrance policy foI
$1,000 and come psrsonsl property.
The California Loan and rrust com
pany sues James HAmmell to have sol
aside coat bill. Assigned to depart
ment six.
The German American Savings banh
brings suit against Joseph M, Workman
ee 81. to obtain payment of $1,000 and in
terest secured by mortgage.