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The herald., 1897-08-13
Petitions in Insolvency

James A. De Hay yesterday filed his
petition in insolvency. He has been car
rying on blacksmith's business at Pas
adena. The Indebtedness is placed at
$4941.4S; real estate $377S, encumbered
to the extent of $255S.
In the matter of L. Ashner the credit
ors yesterday filed their petition The
following claims are included: NJ A.
Newmark & Co., $436.7S; Haas, Baruch
& Co., $39.22; Newmark Bros, $4S34
Cass & Smurr company, $70.3S; South
ern California Cracker company, $42. So.
The insolvent has made an assignment
and sale of his estate and credits to F.
L. Eldredge with intent, as it is alleged,
to delay and defraud his creditors
Lille E. De Hay filed her petition in
insolvency separate from that of her
husband. The Indebtedness of the insol-
vent is set at s4191; real estate $377S, en-
numbered to the extent of $255S, the
assets being the difference between the
value and the encumbrance.
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glance over these monthly claims and
notice the utter lack of legal knowledge
that is made manifest, and also to what
shifts the country justice is sometimes
put to swell his fees For instance, JUS
tice Patterson of San Pedro had a small
claim for July, but all was grist that
came to the judicial hopper that month.
The first entry made is the case of a
boy, Eddie Anderson, charged with dis
turbing the peace. Opposite the name
is made the official entry: Committed
and the commitment suspended" Prob
ably the boy was committed, but if so
the matter there ended so far as Justice
Patterson was concerned. He has no
power or authority to suspend any COM
mitment.
Then the "baby burglars" as they
were termed, were duly entered and
charged for at the rate of So per baby
These were the boys, Willie, aged 8
years, and Ernest Leonhardt, aged 7
years, who were arrested and charged
before Justice Patterson with burglary,
and then convicted and sentenced 10
fifteen days in the county Jail for petty
larceny. The boys were at once released
on habeas corpus when it was shown
to Judge Allen that they had been rail-
roaded to the county Jail in such reckless
fashion. The county pays Sc to the
justice, all the same, for their commit
ment, Illegal though ii was.
The herald., 1897-08-13
New Suits Filed

Ella Harper VS.. J. S. Hall-A suit to
recover $400 on nots, $50 attorneys
fees and costs.
Maggie Smart, formerly Maggie Myers,
VS.. George P. Allen and Nellie S. Allen
"A suit to obtain decree determining
a certain deed to be mortgage and that
plaintiff be allowed to redeem the prop
erty from the lien upon it; that defendant
account for the rents, issues and profits
J. c. Kinsman VS.. w. c. Mosher ct al.
"A suit to recover $6494 as street assess
ment at Pasadena, SIS attorneys fees
and costs.
The estate of Moses c. Dunkelberger-
The petition of I. r. Dunkelberger, Vic
tor p and Ruby L. Dunkelberger for let
ters of administration with the will an
nexed. The value of the estate for which
probate is asked does not exceed $4,000.
J. d. Hooker company VS.. General Con-
struction company, West Los Angeles
Water company ct ALA suit to recover
$9650. .02 for material supplied, with int
est and costs.
Gregory Perkins jr., as receiver of the
estate of L. Ashner VS.. F. L. Eldredge
ct ala suit to recover possession of
the premises and stock at South Main
street and for $500 as damages for de-
tention
Herman Tucker vs. Isaiah Tate-A
suit for an accounting and dissolving
of partnership in the livery business at
311 Also street. and that defendant be
restrained from interfering with the
affairs of the partnership.
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THE TWO GEORGES
Judge Allen Has Little Mercy for
HighWaYmen

George Bassett and George Williams
are two worthless who took to the high
way and held up at the point of a re-
volver quite goodly number of citizens.
They ran their brief career, however,
and were finally arrested.
Yesterday both the young fellows de-
termined to plead guilty upon being
brought up for arraignment, but at the
last moment Bassett weakened, and as
yesterday was not the time set for his
arraignmert, Williams played the part
of penitent alone. Sure enough, he plead
ed guilty before Judge Allen to two dis
tinct charges of holding up Frank Saw
age and E. B. Burns. In the one instance
he got away with a gold-filled watch
and in the other a silver case watch
Witness offered no excuses and said he
did not require the services of an attor-
ney. He was aware of the gravity of
his offenses and knew, he said, that he
was bad man. The court took him
at his own estimate and sentenced him
to ten years in Folsom penitentiary for
each offense, the second sentence to be-
gin at the expiration of the first.
Today Bassett will be arraigned. and
1t is matter of some little curiosity
with the officials as to what he may do.
He has prior conviction against him
and so he cannot hope for better terms
than his companion in crime
The herald., 1897-08-13
MEMORIAL HALL
The Court Refuses to Appoint a
Receiver

In the contractors wrargle over the
building of Memorial hall, at the Sol
diers' home F. O. Frazier yesterday
filed his answer to the complaint of his
partner, C. A. Conant, and made denial
of most Of the allegations made.
The matter came up before Judge
Campbell for hearing on the matter Of
the appointment of receiver. 1t ap-
peared, from statements of counsel, that
Frazier had put up all the money for
carrying on the work to date, while the
law required partners to furnish equal
amounts. In such case Frazier had
refused to furnish any more,
unless Conant made assignment of
his share in the contract, in the hope
that Conant would either act fairly and
furnish his share of the money or sur
render his interest. At the same time
Frazier, by his counsel, argued that it
would be ruin Gus for the copartnership
if a receiver was appointed, and as be
did not choose to lose money simply to
please his delinquent partner he was
and had been ready to go on furnishing
what money might be required in ex-
ecuting the contract. On this showing g
the court refused to appoint receiver,
and, presumably, work will be resumed
on the Memorial hall.
The herald., 1897-08-13
NEW LEGISLATIVE ACT
Providing Penalties for the Redemp-
ton of Property

The last legislature has already given
the courts quite a good deal of work in
Strengthening out the entanglements
which have snarled up so much of its
work
Among other laws amended was the
one affecting the redemption of prop
erty sold for delinquent taxes and the
penalties imposed were much in excess
of those obtaining under the old law
In a recent San Diego case the supreme
court has held that that amended act
is not retroactive, and that person
whose land has been forfeited under
the old law could also be redeemed under
that law
This decision has given the cue to a
number OF people in this county who
have made redemptions under the
amended act. They are now piling in
their applications with the board of SUI
pervisors asking for refund of the
amounts paid in excess of the penalty
required under the old act. The amounts
claimed range all the way from $4 to $50,
and as there are very large number of
them the aggregate amount to be re-
funded will be quite considerable. But
there appears to be no alternative for
the attorney general has given an opin-
ion wherein he holds that the payment of
a voluntary tax gives to the payee no
title of contest, but that with the pay
ment Of an involuntary tax such right
does exist. In the redemption of prop
erty the tax is clearly involuntary; it
is pressure brought to bear upon the
property owner to which he must respond
by paying the penalty fixed or lose title
to his property.
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Stockton Attorney Under
Arrest for Nothing
A NEW LEGISLATIVE ACT
HIGHWAYMAN GETS TWENTY
YEARS AT FOLSOM
Justice Patterson's Odd Methods
Guardian Appointed-Memorial
Hall Contract-Notes

On the last day of July Sheriff Burr
received telegram from Stockton ask
ing that due notice be taken of the ar
rival of Attorney ]. G. Crouch in South
ern California and also of the arrival
of certain furniture that had been for
warded from the Slough city to Los
Angeles.
The furniture was located all right at
the Redondo depot but Mr.. Crouch did not
put in an appearance until yesterday,
when he was placed under arrest by
Deputy Sheriff White while laying
claim to the furniture that had been
awaiting the owner.
1t now appears that Mr.. Crouch arrived
from the north about the time the tele
gram was sent, and has been visiting
with friends at Newport. He states that
the carse of his arrest on the charge of
grand larceny is with him mere matter
of surmise. He came south intending
to practice law in Los Angeles county,
as he had done previously in Stockton.
Some time ago he had some business.
dealings with Mayor Inglis of that city
and made collection on a note for him.
he had to go twelve miles into the coun-
try on his wheel in order to collect Trips
of that character, when undertaken by
attorneys, are not generally taken mere
ly for healthful purposes and Crouch
charged SIS as his collection fee. He only
collected $12, however, and applied that
on his BILL and he has some idea that
Mayor Inglis may have thought he had
cause for proceeding against him.
AS for the furniture which he Is
charged with purloining, Crouch profess
es ignorance. When he gave up his
house at Stockton he claims he left GER
tain furniture behind. The owner he
did not know, and no one claiming it, he
just left it and gave the key of the house
to neighbor. Whether it was stolen or
not after he left he processes to have
no knowledge.
On the other hand it is stated that since
the first complaint was filed against Mr.
Crouch in Stockton other charges have
been preferred, to which he will have to
answer when taken back.
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Q7,71O The estate of Mary ]. Brown; pc

Q7,71O The estate of Mary j. Brown; pc
tition to mortgage real estate.
IN p. 2161) The estate of j. Schissl ct al ;
letters of guardianship.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
(2SO6S) Bishop VS.. creditprs report.
In re habeas corpus of B. c. Gard.
2379 People VS.. A. H. Freeman, assault
to plead.
23sO People VS.. c. Hill, grand larceny;
to plead.
1882 People VS.. G. Perkins and F. Phil
lips, murder; to plead.
1888 People VS.. e. G. Tollmon and j.
Burns. grand larceny; to plead.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
People VS.. Joseph; $3.50.
Cowles VS.. Waddingham; 30
Hutchinson VS.. Hoffman: 400.
To Be Called Tomorrow
DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
Nothing set.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Hall and Swinford; g.
Clearwater Creamery company VS.. Back
er Bros. 80.
Norton VS.. Schmitz: 3.
Stephens vs. Merchants Advertising
company: 10:30
Olshausen VS.. Lord; 1:&.
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KLONDYKE GOLD
NOVEL PRNMxUMS

Subscribers to The Herald and ad-
vertisers in our classified columns
have chance to participate in two
very interesting guessing contests, tn e
particulars of which are to be found
in other columns. Ninety dollars I'm
bright Klondyke nuggets are worth
guessing for. Likewise, forty-Ave
dollars in Klondyke nuggets are ditto,
ditto, ditto. Here are chances for all
the Yankee guessers in the country;
also for naturalized citizens who are
good at divination. There IN no extra
charge for engaging in this guessing
bee. Subscribers and advertisers are
given regular rates, and the gold
goes as 'lanyap."
The herald., 1897-08-13
Court Notes

In the matter Of the Dunkelberger will
for probate of which petition was filed
yesterday, Colonel Dunkelberger was
appointed by Judge Campbell as special
administrator. The amount of interest
in this county is very small, most of the
property being in the east.
In the district court yesterday the two
Japs, G. Tanaka and T. Kanda, who
were charged with having been impll-
Gated in abstracting letter from the
Bakersfield postoffice which was ad-
dressed to a third Jap, were arraigned.
The plea Of each was not guilty, and the
setting of trial was passed.
| Patrick McManus was yesterday or
dered committed to Highland asylum
as an insane. He is 54 years of age.
and has been an inmate of the county
farm. There is insanity in his family
his sisters have been under confinement
and he himself has been on a previous
occasion committed to Highland.
Alterations are being made in depart
ment three that, when court reopens
will make the conduct of business much
more convenient. Some slight altera.
tions, too, are to be made in department
Judges York and Allen will have court
rooms second to none of the others for
comfort.
The embezzlement charge preferred
against James B. Collins by man named
Smith fell to the ground in the township
court yesterday, as the amount is below
$50. The charge was dismissed and new
complaint filed, wherein the defendant
| is charged with petit larceny. The ex-
animation was set for the 10Th instant,
and the bail was fixed at $780,
In the Pasadena suit of Livingston
VS.. Livingston. wherein Judge Allen Or
dered that the plaintiff pay her husband
$24 per month for his support and was
upheld in that decision by the supreme
court, the motion for an increase of this
allowance was yesterday argued. Judge
Allen overruled the motion, holding to
his original estimate, but the matter of
fixing the attorneys fees was submitted.
The herald., 1897-08-13
THE COUNTY RATE
A Very Small Cut Made by the State
Board

The state board Of equalization has
made such an insignificant cut in the
county assessor 8 valuation that the tax
rate will probably not be in excess of
last year, and may. indeed, be less The
changes made by the board reduces the
valuation from s1O0, ,S25 to s10O ,O99, ,799,
the difference being only $271 ops.
This year, however, as heretofore re-
ferred to, there will be a number of
special charges against the county, and
as yet 1t is moot point whether the in
crease in revenue will offset these. This
will not be known until the board of
supervisors receive from the state board
of equalization the estimate of this
county's proportion of the states prob
able expenses. When this has been re-
ceived a very little figuring will show
exactly how the county stands. and the
rate will be fixed.
The herald., 1897-08-13
GUARDIAN PRO TEN
A Girl Exercises Her Right to Chose
Her Guardian

Isabelle Chevanton, the 15-year-o
daughter of Mrs. Blanche Murray, ran
away from home a short time ago be-
cause. as she claimed, her mother was
habitually Incorporate, ard made a
habit of sending her for beer against
her wishes. The girl was taken in
charge by Humane Officer Clark and
then the mother sued out a writ of ha-
beas corpus to obtain possession of her
daughter.
The matter came up for hearing yes
terday afternoon, but as it is said there
is more in the case than appears on its
surface, Judge Allen set the hearing for
the 23rd inst. before Judge Var. Dyke.
Meantime, however, Isabelle was placed
at the instance of the mother, under the
guardianship of the Rev. C. S. Billings
of the Third Congregational church, un-
til the hearing on the writ has deter
mined what shall be done in the prem
ises. The mother will have free access
to her daughter, but will not be able to
remove her from the custody of her pres
ent guardian.
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the afternoon. There was the hungriest
lot of fish about there that ever delight
ed the heart of fisherman. They just
slid over one another in their attempts
to get at the bait, and in three hours 9
yellowtail and 81 barracuda were
caught. Then there was captured big
sun fish, which for size and general
mean appearance discounted the 1900
pounder caught about week ago, and
was towed astern. Logan says that they
didn't weigh the ugly looking brute, but
that it was big as a house. He put on his
hat and cleared out before more exactly
stating whether it was dolls house he
meant
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COURT CALENDAR
Cases to Be Called in the Several De.
partments Today

ONE-Judge Smith.
In holiday recess.
TWO-Judge Allen. (Pro-
bate calendar.)
IN. P. 1873 The estate of G. ]. Hopkins
final accounting and distribution.
IN. P. 2152) The estate of c. o. Lamber-
son; letters of guardianship.
IN. P. 950) The estate of G. M. Walker;
petition for appointment of trustee.
IN. P. 2110) The estate of w. H. White
more; letters with will annexed
IN. P. 2159 The estate of C. Munzel let
ters of guardianship.
IN. P. 1S0S) The estate of Della Clark;
final accounting and distribution.
(S749) The estate of Emily Lelande; final
accounting and report.
On. p. 1090 The estate of Prudence Win
ters: petition for allowance.
IN. P. 1125) The estate of jamie Young;
petition to sell real estate
IN. P. 1856 The estate of H. Jones; final
accounting and distribution.
IN. p. 63O The estate of Carlotta and c.
Weinheimer; third annual accounting
of guardian.
IN. P. 2065) The estate of Ambrose H.
Spencer; letters of administration.
IN. P. 1880 The estate of G. b. Islip; final
accounting of administrator.
IN. p. 2Oo2) The estate of ]. Suman; petit
tion to sell real estate.
IN. P. 2143 The estate of Edith Dorothy
Creede; letters of guardianship.
On. P. 2050) The estate of Marcia L. John
son: petition for allowance.
IN. P. 215O) The estate of E. Wall; let
ters of administration
IN. P. I59) The estate of r. Hanna; final
accounting and distribution.
n. +. 2149) The estate of D. p. McEWen:
letters of administration.
N. p. 213D The estate of Edith J. Person
letters of guardianship.
(N p. 2120 The estate of E. L. Seeber:
letters of administration.
IN. P. 212S) The estate of F. D. Seeber:
letters of administration.
IN. P. 1888 The estate of D. H. Bellows
final accounting.
IN. P. 2123) The estate of Ella G. McMas-
ters; letters with will annexed.
IN. p 1889 The estate of r. NJ c. Wilson
petition to set apart the estate to the
widow.
The herald., 1897-08-13
They Went A'Fishine

c. L. Logan, clerk in department one,
was back at his desk for couple of hours
yesterday in connection with certain
cases on appeal, and he reported such
good sport at the fishing grounds as to
cause the minds of the officials who are
still tied to the court house to be filled
with divine discomfort.
Logan and his brother-in law, Prof.
Henry of the high school, with party
of friends, wene out in the yacht Clemente
on Wednesday. and after making the
run from Long Beach to Portuguese
Bend they got their lines out about 2 in
The herald., 1897-08-13
JUSTICES JUSTICE AGAIN
How Fees Are Charged Without War.
rant of Law

Justices of the peace, save in the cas-.
on tne city justices. are paid no salary.
Due most OF them contrive to worry
along very well on the fees and perqui-
sites of their office.
Each month all the justices send their
claims in to the board of supervisors.
and II the claims are valid they ars
passed and paid. It is interesting to
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Peerless Santa Catalina

Grand Illumination Saturday night.
High and fancy diving Saturday and Sum-
day. Best band in the southwest. Daily
concerts. Unsurpassed fishing. Wonder
full views of submarine life from glass
bottom boats. Three boats Saturday, two
Sunday. Banning company, 222 South
Spring street. Telephone Main SO.
The herald., 1897-08-13


DILLER-Thursday, Aug. 70, 1897, Christ
ian Diller, brother of Mrs. D. Schieck
native of Germany, aged Ga years.
Funeral from the parlors of Peck 81
Chase, 1925 South Broadway at p. M,
Sunday, Aug 18th. Friends and acquaint-
ances invited to attend. Interment at
Rosedale. Colusa papers please COPY
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The Divorce Mill

Rose E. Stock was yesterday granted
a decree by Judge Campbell divorcing
her from Frederick Stock on the ground
of failure to provide and desertion.
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Largest variety Concord business wag-
ons and top delivery wagons. Hawley
King & Co.
The herald., 1897-08-13

For dynamos, motors and electrical sup
plies see Machinery and Electrical COM
pany, S51 1868 North Main street.
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Hawley, King 6 Co., cor. 9TH st. and Bwy.,
agents genuine Columbus Buggy company
buggles and Victor bicycles.
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Our Home Brew

Maier = Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald., 1897-08-13
FUNERAL NOTICE

Asylum of Los Angeles Commandery,
No. 8, K. T.-Sir Knights: You are hereby
ordered to meet at our asylum on Friday
afternoon, at l o'clock sharp, for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral of our late
frater, Capt Frank Beers Taylor; full
Templar uniform; Templar service. Serv-
ices at st. Johns Episcopal church at 2
p. m.
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DEA THIS

Everything on wheels. Hawley King s:
Co. cor. Fifth street and Broadway
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JOTTINGS

Wall paper. late styles. low prices, al.
A. A. Eckstroms s. S24 South Spring street.
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Agents Victor. Heating. World and
March bicycles. Hawley, King & Co.
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All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
\. A. Eckstrom. 324 South Snring straAt.
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GEORGE SINSABAUGH,

Commander.
w. B. SCARBOROUGH. Recorder.
The funeral of little Ada Wallom will
take place at 10 a. m. today at the Church
of Christ, on Broadway opposite the court
house. Friends invited.