The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-24
Want THEIR PRESENTS
THE LEGAL PREDICAMENT OF
MR.. AND MRS. MIDLAND
Who Owns the Young Talamante-An
Absent Judge 0auging the
Situation

SAN BERNARDINO, July ga COM
plant has been filed for securing the mar
riage portion that has been nine years on
the way, but to which the bride and groom
wish to secure title. The plaintiffs are
William Medland and his wife Eugene
Mary Robinson Roche Medland, and the
defendants are John Garter and Rev. AL
eAander Wellesley MacNabb. From the
complaint it seems that on January 2, 1883,
William Medland decided piece of land to
the defendants in trust for young girl
named Eugene Mary Robinson Roche,
with the understanding that they should
deed it again to the young lady and her
husband on her marriage. On March 10,
1889, a little more than two months later,
Medland married the girl and demanded
the deed of the property which the de-
PENDANTS held in trust. For some reason
they refused, and although the bride and
groom of long ago have resided on the
property for nine years and improved the
same, they have no title to 1t and they take
this means to gain it.
Don Juan's Boy
A little over year ago there was born
at Redlands junction, to Dolorez Guiterres
and Juan Talamante, an illegitimate child
and as Juan contemplates trip to Mexico
he concluded to take young Talamante
along with him. The mother sought a
lawyer and secured a writ of habeas cor
pus against Juan and also against Leandro
GonzoleZ, his friend, demanding that they
bring the child into court before Judge Os-
ter. Leandro was present but not Juan
and the child. and writ Of attachment was
issued to have them there the next morning
at 10 o'clock. AT this point the story be-
comes enveloped in legal fog, but at the
time appointed the whole family of Next
cans were on hand with the attorney and
the clerk of the court, but no judge ap-
peared. At noon the clerk made the min
ute, Continued to Saturday, July 49," and
the court proceedings stopped. In the af-
ternoon the attorney found Judge Camp
bell Of the other department and asked
him to sign a commitment to jail of Juan
Talamante for contempt, which ne did,
and Juan was locked up. Judge OSter, who
had been trying to make a governor, with
H. T. Gage as the material, over in River
side all day, came back in the evening.
Learning that Juan was in JAIL the judge
released him, stating that the attorney told
him in the morning that the case had been
settled out of court. Some one had blum
dered," but as the attorney was called
away to San Francisco after failing the
Mexican the particulars cannot be OBJ
tanned.
The Republicans will hold caucus next
Friday night, primaries Saturday and have
convention the following Wednesday. Ac-
cordingly there Is considerable skittering
to and fro among those who seek office.
Letters are pouring in from the members
Of the Seventh that give horrible reports
of the conditions In the camp, not only AS
to food unfit for use but alleging that 1t Is
of such insufficient quantity that the men
are nearly starved and are rapidly break
ing down under the pressure. The filth Of
the camp is said to be frightful, and the
men are not allowed to do anything them
selves to remedy 1t. The letters are all
private and are marked destroy this" for
fear they will get into print.