The herald., 1895-09-19
The Recorder Refuses an In
spection of His Docket
THE K. OF P. CELEBRATION
The Knights Have a Good Time at
Their Banquet
Court Records That Are Held From the Pub
iic-The HlI-Nutting Wedding.
Notes and Personals

PASADENA, Sept. 1s.-The Herald
correspondent wishing to LOOK up a
number of matters in connection with
the public records of che recorders court,
went to the Office of that individual this
morning for the purpose OF inspecting the
court docket. This was his fifth trip for
that purpose, not having found the
recorder in on each of the previous oc-
casions. Upon seeing the recorder and
stating what was wanted, he said: at is
over in the court room, ana you can't see
1t till afternoon. what time shall l
Gomez was asked. "Apout u o cock. "
he said. The reporter was on hand about
90 minutes before II, and when he asked
to see the docket the recorder replied.
NO. you can't have it. l wouldn't
trust you with 1t after the report you gave
of that trial. If there are any cases you
want to know about you can tell Mr.. Nc
CaTtney (the young man in the o@ce)
and he will LOOK them up for YOU" After
stating some of the cases the record of
which he wished to inspect, the reporter
stated that there were some cases of
which he did not know the names, and
asked that be be allowed to look over the
docket himself. To this Recorder Ros-
sitter replied: mo, you can't do it.
Well see what use you make of what you
get" The reporter then asked: How
ABOUT the docket of the justice COURT"
You won't let me see that either?" Ros-
sitter said mo, you can't see that
either" The Pasadena correspondent of
the Times was present and heard the
whole conversation.
The law is very explicit in regard to
this matter. Section 1892 of the Code of
Civil Procedure says: / Every citizen
has right to inspect and take a copy of
any public writing of this state excepl
as otherwise expressly provided by
statute. (These exceptions are divorce
and attachment proceedings, Section
1S94.) Public writings are divided into
four classes; first, laws; second. judicial
records, etc. Section 1904. A judiciary
record is the record or Official entry of
the proceedings in court of justice. or
of the official act of a judicial officer i'll
ar action or special proceed ing. Section
1882 of the Political Code states the
same. and under it is noted, For viola
tion of this section. see 176 Penal code"
which reads as follows: every willful
omission to perform anv duty enjoined
by law upon any public Official, ar person
holding any public trust or EN- ployment.
whore no special provision shall have
been made for the punishment OF such
delinquency, is punishable as a misde-
meanor.'
X. OF P. CELEBRATION.
The Knights OF Pythias celebration has
been an unqualified Success in every way,
and the visiting knights will leave Pasa-
dena with the best of impressions of the
city and the entertainment they were
afforded while here. Today has been
spent in driving about the city and vi
entity in carriages and seeing the attrac-
tions of Pasadena. In his address last
evening Hon. Stanton l.. Carter gave
some interesting statistics relating to the
order which will prove of interest to the
general public. 1.-The X. OF p, said the
speaker, lis one of the youngest of the
great iraternal orders, having been founded
in the city of Washington ON the 18th of
February, 1864, but it has had a marvel
Gus growth. Friendship, charity and be-
nevolence is the X. OF. P trinity of virtues
of which the corner stone is friendship.
The order now numbers nearly half mil
hon members having $4,000 lodges. The
endowment rank, furnishing life insur-
ance to members. numbers 81 900 MEM
bers. representing SIS 100000 insurance.
During the past year mem bers' families
have beer paid over S1,000,0O0 in death
benefits, and since ths organization of
the order over So, 900. 900 has been SO paid.
In the uniform rank there are 40 00O mem
bers, all drilled according to the tactics
of the United States army and recognized
by the government as a part of the mill
tary forces of the country. to be called
upon in time of war. The order teaches
allegiance to the government and incul-
Gates lessons of Loyalty at all times.
This evening, aiter2 the work in the
lodge room, to which, of course, only
members were admitted. an adjournment
was taken to the Carlton hotel, where q
banquet had been prepared with covers
laid for go. Many additional guests
have come in tonight from Los Angeles
and other places and the knights and la
dies are enjoying this appropriate ending
to very successful celebration. with
toasts and speeches and feast of good
things. DR.. DalIymple was master of
ceremonies, and among the toasts re-
spo nded to were the following:
Pythianism. Professor Reyes; Pythian-
ism in Arizona, Mr.. Hayes, grand pre-
late OF Arizona; The Uniform Rank, Col
onel Fellner of Los Angeles; Pythian re-
citation, Hon. Stanton L. Carter, of Fres-
no; Gardena Lodge, Mr.. Selig of Alham-
bra; Ladies of America, George McLach-
Ian; Rathbone Sisters, Mrs. Monroe of
Riverside.
:HILL-NUTT1NG WEDDING.
Last evening there was wedding at
the home of Mrs. 1. NJ. Hill of Madeline
drive. the daughter, Miss Caroline Hill,
being united in marriage to Mr. FLOYD J.
Nutting of Denver. Tine family of the
bride are numbered among the earliest
settlers of Pasadena while the bride her.
self has been one of the most popular
young ladies The bouse was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion, the
room in which the ceremony was per-
formed being festooned with smIIax and
bride roses. while the halls were covered
with garlands of ivy geranium, smilax