The herald., 1897-03-23
SAN BERNARDlNO

SAN BERNARDINO, March 22.-
Irregular Correspondence.) A case Of
more than ordinary interest is up on de-
murrer today before Judge Cope. 1t is
that of l.. N. Breed ct al. of Los An
geles against Mckee Crilly, collector of
Grapeland irrigation district, to restrain
him from selling lands of the plaintiffs
to pay interest on bonds issued and the
running expenses of the district. The
plaintiffs aver that the issue of bonds
for which the taxes are levied are fraud
ulent, inasmuch as they were not is
sued in accordance with law. Today
the plaintiffs scored the first point
motion of defendants to strike out part
of the complaint being denied.
j. j. Lefergey today took judgment
against the Silver King Milling company
for. $117.2S.
Some time since. John Calur, a miner
in Holcomb valley claimed the right to
prospect in the tunnels of the Holcomb
Valley company, limited, and that being
denied, he brought suit Today the
court denied his petition for permis-
sion to do so.
William Madison, who was on last Sat-
urday discharged from the county Jail
after STRIVING a term for petit larceny,
was again arrested today by Constable
West. Since his liberat ton he has paid
Mettler's hardware store several Wis
it's and under the pretense of waiting
for friend found time to abstract sew
eral sets of carpenters tools, which he
sold to Schaffer Bros.
Saturday next will occur unique
game of baseball between the Repub-
lcans of this city and the Union teams.
The case of William Gleason, charged
with assault with deadly weapon, was
tod sat fnr trio Ion Mo-
Yesterdays baseball game was sur
prise to the local players. Riverside ap
peared with an aggregation of picked
players made up from six different cit
les of Southern California, and as re-
suit the home team was scooped by a
score of II to Z. -. --
Attorney Leonard was today arguing
for the reopening of the case of McBeth
VS.. the Redlands Heights Water COM
pany. Some time ago judgment was
given for the defendants, and on the
discovery of new evidence it is sought
to again put the case on the trial calen-
dar
Flushed with victory in Sundays base
ball game. Manager Westerfield of the
Riverside team challenged anything and
everything in sight. Mayor Diss and
George Boren called him, and the sight
of $100 caused Manager Mike to call all
bets Off The result is that today a
challenge was forwarded to Riverside
to play county against county for any
reasonable amount of money.
Judge Walter B. Cope of Santa Bar
bara today occupied the bench in de-
partment No. 2. Judge Ostis assuming
like duties in Santa Barbara
Tonight the Democratic city central
committee will hold session in the city
hall to outline plan of campaign. Thus
far this campaign has been devoid of
any special features. each candidate
being busily engaged in feeling for the
other fellow.
General McComb large mining pro-
prietor of Randsburg, is in the city, the
guest of John c. King He is sanguine
of the ultimate outcome of Randsburg
as a mining camp.
The life of little John Hockstrauser,
who was stricken with scarlet fever at
the Santa Fe depot, is despaired of.
At last reports he was very low and sink
ing.
John Sweeney, a relic of mining days
of 40, entered the New York Kitchen
Saturday night and calling for a meal
devoured it. Not having the coin of the
realm to pay for it, a quarrel ensued.
and the result is that Sweeney is laid up
for repairs.
The case of John Cram VS.. Carrie
Cram, action for divorce. came up today
before Judge Cope. Plaintiff was pres
ent with witnesses to prove his inabil-
ity to pay alimony as ordered by the
court, but Judge Oster, before whom the