The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04
COURTS OF ALAMEDA
WILL RESUME WORK
ON THE CALENDARS
Important Criminal Cases Are
to Be Taken Up at
Once.
Judge Melvin to Devote First
Week to Hearing Of
Probate Matters.

OAKLAND, June All preparations
have been made for the opening of the
courts on Monday next but just what
will be the programme is a matter of
general speculation. The jury panel
has been notified to be present, but
most of the courtrooms are in such a
state, owing to the work of replaster-
ing and painting, that they cannot be
used.
An effort will be made, IL the legal
bars are down, to resume work. In
Judge Harris department the criminal
calendar will be called and the long
list of cases will be parceled out to
the various departments, as these cases
have the right of way, and it is in
tended to try criminal cases until they
are out of the way. Among the more
important criminal cases to come up
are those of Lester C. McNulty. charged
with assault upon Dorothy Olsen of
Berkeley; Percy Pembroke, charged
with the murder of Thomas Cook
at Fruitvale; w. NJ. Simpson, accused
by Isabelle Davis of Alameda of seduc-
tion under promise of marriage; Otto
l.. Hasse, charged with the classification
of stationery bills presented to the
Board of Supervisors; Henry Logan
charged with having enticed away
Ethel Cook, a minor child; A c. Webb
Jr., charged with a felonious assault
upon Florence Cook of Alameda.
The case of Hasse has been tried
once before Judge Melvin, and will
come up for a second trial. Owing to
the fact that Attorney ]. j. Burke,
who is associated with Attorney Lin
Church in his defense, is a member of
the Legislature, an effort is to be made
to have this case continued until his
return from Sacramento. There in
all probability will be no objection to
this as District Attorney Allen is
anxious to begin the trial of Percy
Pembroke for the third time. AS
Church is also attorney in this case
it is probable that it will be taken up
at once before Judge W. H. Waste, he
having heard the two former trials.
McNulty's case is also down for a
hearing, and it is probable that Judge
Harris will take this case up as soon
as it is possible for the attorneys to
begin. Deputy District Attorney Ever
EFT Brown represented the people in
this case at the last trial, and is
ready to begin Immediately, and un-
less there is some good and valid rea-
son given for continuance by Attorney
A. L. F'rick, McNulty's case will pro-
ceed.
Judge Melvin stated this morning in
regard to the probate department. over
which he presides, that he will devote
the first week to probate matters and
get the most urgent out of the way
The making of orders and doing the
routine work in regard to appraise-
ments of estates he believes will oc-
cupy his entire time for several days.
Senator Simpson is anxious to have
his trial at an early date, and if the
Pembroke trial is not taken up, At
toruey Church will be free to take up
this matter, he having been retained
by Simpson.
The Webb trial has been heard once
by Judge Ogden, and it is probable
that he will take up that case again
as soon as Attorney Frick is free to
proceed with it. He is associated with
Attorney Fred st. Sure in the defense
of Webb
There are a number OF other cases
to be heard, some of which will prob
ably be assigned to Judge Ellsworth's
department.