Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03
RESET TING
CASES KEEPS
COURT BUSY
ATTORNEYS AND LlTIGANTS
THR0NG CORRIDORS
ACTIVITY MARKS END OF THE
HOLIDAYS
Many Who Have Waited Trial Face
Bench--Importan Trials
Are Soon to Be


Animated excitement prevailed during
the entire day at the county court house
yesterday as attorneys and litigants
swarmed In and out getting cases reset
and arranging dates for hearings. Prac-
tically the entire legal fraternity of Los
Angeles was present during the morning
hours when the judges sat en- banc to re-
set cases which had been passed during
the legal holidays.
Presiding Judge Monroe occupied the
middle seat, Judges Wilbur, Hutton and
Bordwe.l sitting on his left and Judges
Conrey, James and Houser on his right.
In front of them sat the clerks of the
various departments with the judicial cal
endars of their courts in hand. The at
torneys occupied all the remainder of the
available space, filling department six to
the walls while others waited their turns
outside.
All cases which had been passed over
during the holidays were given the pref
erence in setting dates for hearings. The
probate department of the superior court,
presided over by Judge Rives, was also
flied.
Judge Smith was i'll and was unable to
reassign criminal cases. as was expected.
In the afternoon Judge Wilbur sat in
department one. During the afternoon
the jcdges held court in their various
departments for arrangement OF the law
and motion calendar.
Baldwin Pleads Guilty
J. s. Baldwin, charged with forgery
pleaded guilty and was remanded into the
custody of the jai.er to be brought up
December 6 for sentence. The charge OF
forgery was brought against Baldwin by
Charles S. Cramlet who alleged in the
complaint that the defendant had tried
to swindle him and III. A. Werdin and the
First National bank of Monrovia by pass
ing a forged check to which the name of
the complaining witness was attached.
Lorenzo Isaia. charged with assault to
murder appeared in company with his
attorney. Frank Allender. and pleaded not
guilty to the charge but pleaded guilty
TO assault with a deadly weapon De-
cember was set for the sentence.
The suit for criminal libel against Ed
win a. Alpaugh. Alvin w. Lane and
Charles e. Lovelace of the Ocean Park
Evening Journal was dismissed upon mo-
ton of District Attorney Fredericks. The
complaint was sworn to by Charles L.
Bradt.
Francisco Loturco, the father of Naz-
areno Loturco. who was convicted of the
murder of Maria San Marco, was brought
trembling before the court. charged with
completely in the murder. He was wit
ness in the trial Of his son. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney c. c. McComas moved that
he be dismissed
Claude Mcbride. charged with attempt
ing to rob the store and room of WA.
Gillian September 4 was dismissed on
motion of Deputy District Attorney
Keyes.
Case Dismissed
A. J. Tawsey charged with a stau-
tory offense. was also dismissed.
T. N. Langdon of Sawte.le, charged with
a statutory offense, was dismissed.
Fred Rebolledo was brought before the
court on two charges of murder. De-
cember was set for the hearing on both
charges.
Evelyn Ferguson, charged with assault
to murder. was dismissed on motion of
District Attorney Fredericks.
The case of Joe Guthrie. charged with
assault with deadly weapon, was set
for December 9. Frank Guthrie con-
victed of forgery, will be sentenced De-
cember 6.
Francisco Monies charged with bur-
glary. presented a letter to the court In
which he pleaded not guilty and asked
for an attorney. In the note he said At
torney Adcock had left the city with S20
which the prisoner claims he deposited
as a retaining fee. The case was con-
tinued to December 6.
e. w. Moore. charged with embezzle-
ment, will appear Wednesday, December
IL. to have his case set for trial. Rich
ard Murphy. charged with assault with
deadly weapon, wanted to plead guilty.
but the prosecution not being prepared
to take action the case was set for
Wednesday.
Harry Sauner, whose attorneys have
twice taken his case to the higher courts
on habeas corpus alleging uncons stitution-
ality of the penal code, will appear for
trial December 12 y
Sherman VOORHEES, the San Pedro book
keeper charged with statutory offense
will appear for trial December II. Edwin
Carey, charged with a similar offense,
will appear this morning to have his case
set for trial L. A. Pratt will appear De-
cember 8 on charge of felony.
Crystabelle Morley and Harry Sauner,
convicted of arson, will be sentenced De-
cember g. Jesse Simpson, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon, will come
UP for trial December 8.
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