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THE IN OF THE GRAND JURY. Another Mistake Said to Have Been Made by the Court. The Grand Jurors, Who They Are and Their Occupations. How the Names Were Dnwn-Where the Legality of the Jury Can Be Questioned— The Persunallty of the Member*. At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Judge Smith, in department one of the superior court, proceeded to draw a new grand jury. » Glerk Crane picked up the slips of paper containing tbe names of tbe thirty-five persons heretofore drawn, and in a solemn manner, as if he were officiating at a funeral, deposited them again in a japanned tin box, known as the grand jury box. This made fifty nine names in the box. the slip contain ing the name of M. H. Ledbetter, de ceased, having been destroyed at the first drawing. While the court looked on, Mr. Crane shook the box so that it rattled as if it had a severe attack of fever and ague. When it was opened, the following ' names were called out as the venire to be served by the sheriff: Wm. H. Forker, D. 0. Miltimore, Ed win Munsey, Samuel W. Luitweiler, W. H. Webber, Geo. H. Bixby, W. v! Masters, T. J. Stuart, Samuel B. Caswell, W. 8. Arnold, J. R. Dobbins, W. T. Martin, Andrew W. Barrett, Henry De Garmo, Charles Forman, Fred. J. Teele, sr., G. B. Adams, Seward Cole, A. E. Pomerov, Wm. H. Russell, Thomas E. Rowan, S. Kingery, Hancock Banning, Stephen H. Mott, John Chancellor, Edwin J. Vaw ter, Thomas Meredith, W. E. Willson, Henry Giese. The following is the order issued by Judge Smith calling for a new drawing: JUDGE SMITH'S SECOND OKDER. In the superior court of the state of California, in and for the county of Los Angeles, Wednesday, August 31,1892. In open court at 10:30 a. m., preeent Hon. B. N. Smith, judge, the sheriff, re porter and clerk. It is hereby ordered that a grand jury be drawn and summoned. that the drawing take place in department one of this court, at 2 o'clock p. m., of this day of August 31, 1892. That tbe names of thirty v 3O) persons be drawn from the grand jury box of the county to' serve as grand jurors, and that they be sum moned to appear and attend the said court on Monday, the 12th day of Sep tember, D. A. 1892, at 10 a.m. of eaid day. B. N. Smith, Superior Judge. Signed, August 31,1892. A SINGULAR FACT. The singular fact about this second drawing is that twenty-eight of tbe thirty names secured are the same as were drawn on Monday, when under an illegal order thirty-five names were taken out of the box. It certainly does seem strange that with fifty-nine names in the box and thirty chances to draw, twenty-eigbt names should be taken out of the possible thirty-five names that were replaced in the box yesterday after noon. But the question is now, had Judge Smith a right to put those thirty-five names that were drawn on Monday back into the box yesterday afternoon so that ■twenty-eight of them could be drawn again. Some lawyers say that he had and some say that he had not. Any way this is a very nice point of law, aud raises a question which the supreme court of tbe state will probably have to pass upon. Any way, as the proposition stands, the validity of the grand jury is brought into question from the start. A techni cality is raised as to its validity. Sup pose that the grand jury commences its investigation and return* an indict ment. 1 hen some one seeka to re strain it from acting further on the ground above stated. The ques tion goes to the supreme court and the jury is tied up just as waa tbe grand jury Judge Wallace impaneled in San Francisco, when it was investigating legislative bribery and corruption. Ow ing to the blunder of Judge Smith, the situation is decidedly complicated. But about the thirty gentlemen whose names were drawn from the box yesterday; seventeen arejfrom the city and thirteen from the country. Ac to who and what they are, the following is pertinent: SOMETHING AB TO THE THIRTY, William H. Forker was the first man drawn. He is a bookkeeper according to the great register, and a resident of Newhall. D. O. Miltimore was drawn second. 1 He is the vice-president of the Univer sity bank, and is on the bond of the Evening Express company, in so far as the contract tbe said company obtained from County Clerk Trowbridge H. Ward, to print the great register of this county at 23 cents per name, is con cerned. Tbe said University bank is also a depository for county and city funds. Edwin Munsey was drawn third. He is a coal dealer, of 1200, Downey avenue, East Lob Angelea. Samuel W. Luitweiler was drawn fourth. He is a dealer in wagons, etc., at 200 Los Angeles street. W. H. Webber was drawn fifth. On the great register he appears as a book keeper, living at University. He was the bookkeeper of S. M. Perry, chair-1 man of the board of supervisors. George H. Bixby was drawn sixth. He is a rancher, of Cerritos. W. U. Masters was drawn seventh He Uvea at Pasadena, and is secretyry of the auxiliary committee of the Demo cratic state central committee. T. J. Stuart was drawn eighth. He is a real estate agent, and lives at Alham bra. Samuel B. Caswell was drawn ninth. He is the auditor of the Los Angeles City Water company, and lives at 518 West Fifth street. W. S. Arnold was the tenth man drawn. He lives at 500, East Seventh street, and was the contractor for the court-house wall. John R. Dobbins was drawn eleventh. He ie an orchardist, and lives at San Gabriel. W. T. Martin wbb drawn twelfth. He is a farmer, and lives at Pomona. He is an ex-supervisor of,this county. Andrew W. Barrett was drawn thir teenth. He is a resident of Lob Angeles, and superintendent of the Los Angeles Electric railroad. Henry De Garmo was drawn four teenth. He ia the president of the Los Angeles Lime, company, and live* at 729 - Rosas street. Fred J. Teale, sr., 1b a farmer, who ICS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1892. resides at 231 South Bote street. He was drawn aa tbe fifteenth man. Charlea Forman is a capitalist, who resides at 1015 West Pico street. He ie i one of the two new men whose names were drawn from tbe box. He was drawn sixteenth. G. B. Adams is a fruit grower, wbo resides at Al ham bra. He was drawn seventeenth. Seward Cole was drawn eighteenth. He lives at Cabuenga, and is a farmer. He is also the People's party candidate for the assembly in his district. A. E. Pomeroy is a real estate dealer of Loa Angeles. He was drawn nine teenth, and his was the last new name drawn out of the box. William H. Russell is a farmer, who lives at Whittier. He waa drawn twentieth. Thomas E. Rowan is a real estate dealer of this city. He was a member of the board of supervisors. His was the twenty-first name taken from the box. The name of Samuel A. Kingery does not appear on the great register. He was drawn twenty-second. Hancock Banning was drawn twenty third. He ia a commission agent and coal dealer. . George L. Arnold resides on Boyle Heights. He is the cashier of tbe Uni versity bank and secretary of the Re publican congressional committee of the Sixth district. His bank is the deposi tory of city and county funds. He was drawn twenty-fourth. Stephen H. Mott was drawn twenty fifth. He lives in the city, and is secre tary of the California Sewer Pipe com pany, secretary of the Loa Angeles City Water company, and vice-president of tbe Perry, Mott Lumber company. John Chancellor was the twenty-sixth man drawn. He is the Main street grocer. Edwin J. Vawter was drawn twenty seventh. He is a resident of Santa Monica, and is a Republican applicant for the nomination for supervisor. Thomas Meredith is retired. He lives at 120 Hellman street, East Loa Angeles. He was drawn twenty-eighth. W. E. Willson was drawn twenty ninth. His name does not appear on the Great Register nor in the City Di rectory. Henry Giese is a druggist of Lob An geles. He waa tbe last name taken out of the box. OUNCES Off PREVENTION. MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOB KEEPING THE CITY CLEAN. Street Superintendent Hutchinson to Flush the Sewers Regularly—Health Officer MacGowen to Take All Sanitary Precautions. The city of Los Angelea, which is, un questionably one of the healthiest met ropolitan centers in the world, will not be caught napping by an epidemic of cholera, if the dread disease should reach this end of the American conti nent. Tbe announcement yesterday that twenty-two cases of cholera had arrived at New York city did not take the local authorities by surprise, for the reason that they have been expecting such tidings. Street Commissioner Hutchinson yes terday stated: "Since the announce ment of the cholera epidemic in Europe, we have been doing a great deal of thinking aa to the precautionary meas ures which should be adopted. When I heard today that twenty-two cholera cases had landed in New York City, I immediately made arrangements to in crease the sewer crew. I propose now to nightly flush the main sewers of the city, and take every eafeguard to pro mote the general health of the city. I am satisfied that by keeping the sewers clean and clear, we will do much to pro mote the general healthfulness of the city. Dr. Granville Mac rowan, of the board of health, is equal; .• interested in put ting the city in a thorough hygienic con dition. He propose sto have all masses of rubbish, decaying vegetable matter, etc., removed, and hll of his assistants will be out bright and early this morn ing on tbis misson. Through tbe co operation of the street commissioner and the health officer, there ia no doubt that the city will be put in good order, from a hygienic stand point, within the next twenty-four hours. FRUIT FOR ODD FELLOWS. A Car Load of Refreshments for I. O. O. F. Pilgrims, The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which met in Los Angeles four years ago, will bold its session this year at Portland, Ore., commencing Septem ber 19th. A special train bearing some 500 or 1000 eastern and foreign dele gates will leave Chicago on the 10th, proceeding thence via Kaneas City to Portland. Unfortunately, the itinerary of the party does not include Southern California, but that the visitors may not come to the coast and return to their far-distant homes unimpressed with tbe hospitality of this section, a South ern California treat ia ia store for them. Last night a special car, filled with native wines and fruits, left this city for Kansas City, to be attashed to the train bearing the pilgrims. To Mr. Eugene Germain, commissary general of the grand lodge, belongs the credit of getting up this car of refresh ments. The wines, including brandies and sparkling California champagne water, were donated by various wineries throughout the state, and it was essayed to procure the fruit, also, by soliciting donations from groweis, but some diffi culty being encountered at the outstart in procumng samples of tbe best, the Germain Fruit company jumped into the breach and made up the entire do nation, which consists of mammoth watermelons, grapes, pears, peaches, plums, apples, walnuts and raisins, all of the choicest varieties. Tbe chamber of commerce improved the opportunity by sending along with the car a good supply of literature, set tins; forth the advantages of Southern California. A mute Recover* speech Alphonce Hemphliug, of Summit township, Butler county, Perm., made an affidavit that bis twelve-year-old son, wbo had had St. Vitus Dance for twelve years, lost his speeoh, was completely cured after using three bottles of Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, and also re covered his speech. Thousands testify to won derful cures from using It lor nervous diseases, dyspepsia,nervous debility, dullness, confnsion ot mind, headaohe, etc. Four doses of this Nervine cured Mrs W. B Burns, South Bend, Ind., who had been suffering with constant headache for three months. Trial bottle and elegant book free at C. H. Hanoe, William Slaney, Raving opened his new store at 244 South Spring street, with an entire new line of boots and shoes, would be glad to meet his old friends and patrons, and many new c nes. His stock embraces the best roods In the city, and at the most reasonable prices. PURE HEALTHFUL REFRESHING AGREEABLE Apollinaris "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." "The best of all I consider Apollinaris." GEO. W. CHILDS. ProD'r., PHILA. PUBLIC LEDGER. LEGISLATED OUT OF OFFICE, How Justice Stanton Did Up Justice King. An Interloping Cadi from Burbank Summarily Squelched. The Action of the Supervisors—Justice Stanton Sees His Opportunity and Seizes it—King's Judicial Man tle Very Likely to Drop. Whether Justice A. E. King, formerly of Garvanza, more recently of Burbank, but now attempting to open a justice office in this city, is a full fledged jus tice of the peace or merely a private citizen, is a problem which has at last been solved by the appointment and qualification yeaterday of Justice L. Stanton as township justice. The causes which have led up to the present state of affairs form an interest ing history. Mr. King was elected jus tice of the peace at Burbank, and S. G. Bartholomew at Garvanza, at the last general election. The board of super visors bad many complaints from Bur bank and vicinity aB to the manner in which Mr. King waa conducting his office. The billa be sent in were re garded by them with suspicion, and the plan was formed at last in June of this year to take those two townships into Los Angeles township. At that time tbe board did not contemplate the leg islating out of office of the two legal luminaries mentioned, until the next election. As President Perry informed a Herald reporter yesterday, "tbe idea of the board was, that they would be only able to get rid of the objectionable justices at the next election, when only one town ship justice would be elected. The justices had made themselves so ob noxious by the manner in which they worked to make up their monthly allow ance that something had to be done, and the board took what they thought at the time to be tbe speediest way of relegating them to the walks of private life. When the readjustment of the super visorial districts and township lines was made on June 2d of this year, the board of supervisors quietly, but effect ually changed the lines of Loa Angelea township by taking in Burbank and Garvanza, so that the new township comprises the election precincts of tbe city, Burbank, Glendale, Garvanza and La Canada. Justice King kicked, to use classical language, like a bay steer, but tbe work went right on. He conceived the idea that he could not be legislated out of office, and as he could get but little business at Burbank, he moved into the city, and a week or two ago opened an office in tbe Temple block. But Justice Stanton, who waa elected a township justice at the last general election, took a position, which the dis trict attorney's office and prominent at torneys say haa ousted the two objec tionable jueticea from their offices. Upon the theory that the creation of the new township created a vacancy in the office of justice of the Justice Stanton went before the board of super visors last week and presented a petition that he be appointed township justice of Los Angeles township. The board acted favorably on the petition, and he was appointed. As such justice, he givea a $10,000 bond, and yesterday it was com pleted and approved by all the superior court judges, bo that Justice Stanton is now the fully accredited dispenser of justice for two townships; and just where Justices King and Bartholomew stand it would be difficult to say. Un der the circumstances some mighty in teresting questions would arise, as to their liability, if they brought about the imprisonment of individuals. The law under which the appointment of Justice Stanton was made, is section 107 of the code of civil procedure, and section 58 of the amendments of 1891. The former reads as follows: "Sec. 107. The justices of the peace elected in the townships at the general state election of 1879, or persons ap pointed to fill their places, are succes sors of the justices of the peace of the townships, respectively, wbo held office at tbe time of such election; and in case the townships of any county are here after changed or altered, the board of supervisors of such county shall make provision as to what justices shall be successor of the justices of townships so changed or altered." Section 58 of the amendments of 1891 reada aa follows: "The officers of a township are two justices of the peace, two constables, and such inferior and subordinate officers as may be provided by law, or by the board of supervisors. "Provided, that in townships contain ing cities in which city justices are elected, there shall be but one justice of the peace. "The board of supervisors of each county, on or before the first Monday in September, 1891, and thereafter, as pub lic convenience shall require, shall divide the respective counties into town ships, for tbe purpose of electing justices of the peace and constables; provided, that the board of supervisors shall ha ye power, whenever they may deem it for the good of the county, to allow only one justice of the peace and one consta ble in any judicial township having a population of less than 3000 inhab itants." According to the opinion of the dis trict attorney's office, the board of supervisors having created the new township, the old officers held over until the board appointed the new justice and he qualified, and that that having been duly accomplished, Justice King and Bartholomew are thereby ousted from their respective offices. That a justice can be legislated out of office, it is believed, ia clear. For it is contended that such an officer can be so ousted out unless the term of the office is fixed by the constitution; and that then ia nothing in the nature of a eon tract between the government and these officers. In these cases they are not mentioned by the constitution. Just what Mr. King will do under the circumstances it will be interesting to see. He has not much popularity, and is not credited with a mind voluminously Btored with the principles of law, and from the knock-out' blow which has been given bis judicial ermine, it seems to be in danger of dropping completely from his shoulders. STRUCK BY A CAR. A Schoolmaster Who Met With a Bad Accident. Antonio De Piri, an Italian school teacher, was struck by a cable car at the corner of First and Alameda streets, at noon yesterday, and received injuries which will probably result in the loss of one leg. De Piri had just left his lodgings at 507 Banning street, and attempted to cross First street when he waa struck by a cable car, and sustained a com pound fracture of the left leg, and a simple fracture of the right ankle. He was attended by Drs. Bryant, MacGowan and Brainard. He was removed to his boarding house, ancl will probably lose his leg today. Dr. Brainard stated that the man told him that he had been Buffering from epileptic fits, and it is supposed that he was Buffering from one at the time. AMONG THE COURTS. AN INSANITY CASE OF VERY PITIA BLE CIRCUMSTANCES. The Sad Condition of Robert Henry King—Notes of Cases Acted Upon Yesterday—New Cases Filed. Marriage Licenses. An insanity case was tried before Judge Smith yesterday morning, and Drs. Orme and Bryson, which developed some very pitiable circumstances. The patient waa Robert Henry Klug, who has been a clerk in the dry goods houee of B. F. Coulter up to three weeks ago, when he developed unmistakable symp toms of insanity, and in a short time was a raving maniac. He was exceedingly violent yesterday, and it was as much ac the officer could do to control him. The insanity of Mr. Klug was brought about partly by financial reverses, and latterly by religion. He is a man of in telligence, and had a happy little family of a wife and three children. He bought i a house and lot in East Los Angeles on the installment plan, some time ago, the payments amounting to $15 per month. After he bad paid for a number of months, tbe bouse was burned down one night. Tbe insurance money went to the man from whom he purchased. During tbe fire, Mr. Klug tried to save some money which he had hidden un der a carpet, and while in the room was struck on tbe back of the head by fall ing timbers, and severely hurt. The man, from whom he had pur chased, put up a smaller house on tbe lot, and Mr. Klug refused to pay the same amount as before. He was sued, but the case was decided in his favor. In addition to all these, sources of trouble, he began to attend religious meetings, and grew wild about such subjects. All these causes combined un balanced his mind, and he became the pitiable raving creature that he was yes terday. He was adjudged insane, and will be sent to the Stockton asylum. Mr. Klug is 37 years old, is a native of Illinois, and baa been in California for four years past. NOTES. In the case of Glassell et al vs. Ver dugo et al. Judge Van Dyke yesterday directed the reporter to transcribe the testimony, and when it was presented to him the case would then be set for argument. In the case of the Southern Pacific Railway company vs. Townsend, the order of Judge Van Dyke setting aside the order to enter a default, was set aside, and the motion to set aside was plated on the calendar for September 12th. In the case of G. Sormano vs. G. Tononi, before Judge Van Dyke, the death of the defendant appearing, his executrix was substituted as defendant. A similar order was made in the case of Studebaker et al. vs. Bessonett. Tbe death of J. I Case, one of the plaintiffs, appearing, his administrator, H. W. Brown, waa substituted as a plaintiff. Paul Theodor Hopf and Brederick Karl, natives of Germany, wefe natural ized by Judge Smith, yesterday. New Cases. A petition was filed by Mrs. H. A. Watson for the guardianship of George Simons, 4 years of age. She alleges that the father has abandoned him, and tbe mother is leading a dissolute life. Also a petition for tbe guardianship of Rose Retto, 4 months old, who has been abandoned .by both her parents. Canaille tiarnier and Louis Polaski, administrator, began suit agains Joseph Jullien upon a promissory note for $2500. A petition for tbe probate of tbe will of Robert W. Lacey was filed by Mrs. N. E. Lacey. 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