Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-31
WEARIED JUDGES
PLAN VACATION
SUPERIOR BENCH ARRANGES
PLAY TIMES
DATE CHANGED FOR GRAND JURY
SESSIONS
Meeting of Officers of Superior Courts
Held to Arrange Summer Sched-
ule and Clear Calendars
for Period

Sessions Of the county grand jury
which have heretofore been called for
June Of each year will in the future
begin in December, according to an
agreement reached at a meeting yester-
day of the twelve judges of the superior
court. The change is made on account
of the inconvenience judges, witnesses
and grand jurors have experienced in
the past because the sessions were held
at a time when the vacation season
is on.
The law provides for the calling of a
grand jury once each year, but on ac-
count Of the meeting of the special
grand jury in April no call was issued
last month, and business that would
have come before that body will be
called to the attention of the Jurors
when they meet in December, The
exporting of the books of the county,
which is done annually, will also be
delayed. Among other matters to be
taken up by the next investigating
body will be the charges of graft in
San Pedro, reference to which was
printed in The Herald on Wednesday.
Arrangements for the assignment of
cases during the vacation period in
the courts were also made at the meet
ing of the judges. The regular vaca-
tion period will begin August Is and
last until September IS, and during
that time only one civil department and
one criminal department will be In ses-
sion. No contested cases will be tried
in the civil department, only urgent
matters being heard. There will be no
call of the probate calendar from Au-
gust 6 until August 80, Judge Rives
now making a special effort to dispose
of pending cases before the former
date, when his vacation will begin.
Broadhead Case Long One
Judge Willis is now enjoying his an
nual rest, and will return to his de-
partment September i. Judge Davis of
the second criminal court will begin his
vacation about September Is, unless the
trial Of the Broadhead case extends
beyond that time. Several other i'm
portant trials are pending in his de-
partment, among them that of Sam
Schenck, indicted on a charge of brib-
cry, and w. H. Carlson, charged with
enfbezzling funds from the Consoli-
dated bank. The Broadhead trial prob
ably will cause a continuance of both
these cases.
Judge Conrey expects to leave in a
few days and will spend few weeks at
his old home in Indiana. Judge Mon
roe departs next Monday on a trip to
Europe, which may last seven weeks.
Judge Bordwell viii close his@tlepart-
ment tomorrow and will be absent from
the court house a month, part of the
time being spent in visit to the Seat
tie exposition, while a considerable por-
ton will be taken up in work on inn
portant cases awaiting his decision.
Judge James will abandon his court
work about the middle of August, and
will make short trips into the sur
rounding country, spending a portion
of the time at his summer home in the
mountains Judge Moss expects to
leave August 20, remaining away until
September 21 and passing his vacation
at Lake Tahoe. Judge Hervey will
leave October 1 and spend most of his
vacation in the east.
Judge Appointed Delegate
Judge Hutton of department seven,
who has been appointed delegate to the
National Irrigation congress by Mayor
Alexander, will leave for Spokane Au-
gust 4 to attend the congress, which
meets August g. The sessions will last
about a week, and from Spokane Judge
Hutton will go to Yellowstone park,
spending about three weeks in sightsee-
ing. 1t was due to Judge Hutton's
familiarity with and long study of irri
cation matters that he was selected as
a delegate to the Spokane gathering.
He has delivered numerous lectures at
the law school on this subject, and