Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-16
HOLIDAYS CAUSE
MUCH CONFUSION
COURT MACHINERY UPSET BY
DELAYS
Attorneys and Judges Prepare Suits
and Motions Galore to Be Pre-
sented When Business
Begins Again

In anticipation OF a speedy close to
the holiday season. Los Angeles attor-
neys are preparing scores of suits and
motions which they intend to present in
court as soon as the governors ban Is
lifted and the legal calendar resumed.
More than 500 cases have been dis
arranged by the enforced holidays, so
that the cases when, set will extend far
into the summer vacation Of the court
and the judges will probably postpone
their own holidays until very late in the
season.
Yesterday Il was reported in the court
house that next Monday might be the
day for resuming legal business. The
report caused a furry among the court
officers and clerks, and attorneys began
TO get papers in shape for as quick
work as possible.
On the morning of the first legal day
II is planned by the judges of the
superior court to meet en- bano in de-
partment and there receive reports
of every case to be tried this season.
AS more than 500 cases have already
been delayed 1t is expected that the
court room will be crowded to its limit
with attorneys to hurry UP their legal
proceedings
Divorces Are Anxious
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marriage license Office to handle the
rush on the first day after the holidays.
Many licenses have been issued as
usual since the closing of the courts,
but on the first legal day about fifty
final DEGREES of divorce will be issued,
and as the parties concerned have been
making daily applications for their
DEGREES II Is thought they will seek to
re-enter the bonds of matrimony within
five minutes after having received
freedom.
Yesterday the first final decree OF
divorce since the declaring of the holi-
day was issued. and that only after the
judges had made a careful investiga-
ton and learned that certain condi-
tions would justify the action.
Besides the disarrangement of the
civil cases. Of the inconveniences in
probate cases where women and chill
dren suffered because the court could
not grant them the money from estates.
There are a dozen important cases to
be attended to as soon as the holiday
season closes.
Chinese Sent Away
e. r. Hazard, a real estate man who
was found guilty of felony against 16-
year-old Susie Rowland, will be SEN
fenced as soon as possible but it is
understood the mans attorneys will
appeal the case to the supreme court.
Final papers in the Buck case will be
attended to after the legal work has
been resumed.
The trials of Losee and Emo, former
Long Beach trustees who are accused
of having accepted bribes in connection
with the letting of contracts for the
new pleasure pier, will be taken up.
In the county Jail and detention
home the cells have been crowded to
their utmost because of the fact that
men, women and children charged with
ali manner of offenses could not re-
ceive trials and had to remain in GUS
tody until the courts could resume
business.
Yesterday twenty-nine Chinese were
sent from the county Jail to the depot
en- route for San Francisco, from
whence they will be Immediately de-
ported to China. Their cells were i'm
mediately filed with other inmates of
the Jail.