Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1879-09-12
From Saturdays Daily.
District Court.


on Monday next trouble commences in
The District CourI Of lhs First Judicial
p.,ric, OF this county. His Honor Chic
Trs,Jce French will preside OF course. viii
O. A. Clum clerk aud tia bar well sus
tnined bv legion counsel furIoso, with al
that that implies), and If between them
ALI they do not break up a majority Of the
bovs II wont be their fault. The clerk In
forms Us that the calendar for this term
is the largest ,vrT known In Pima county
the law aud civil actions mum bering thIr
ty-nine. There are about seventeen cases
20 be submitted to the grand jury, In eacl
OF which tits probable an indictment will
be found. To this ert the District A:t0r.
new has been emInenily dil!gent in the
presen tAtIou OF his cases. However the
good 70 result from all this will depend
upon the deter minatlon OF the Grand jury
20 suppress crime and also the power o
the law and order spirit which may hover
over said jury. All In ali We expect {
long AMI i'm portAnt term.
The court convened h, Ten o'clock
The following named gentlemen we're ad
mItted TO practice IN this court. upon Ger
tlhcates from the courts OF other states
Nathan d. Anderson, Warner Esrll and
John Haynes. The following Grand Ju
rors answered TO their names: T. J. JET
ID Toole, john &. CLASSIFY Oscar BucksIe~
C. H..Labsree. William Ohne.Orgen. Da
via ID. Harshaw. y Hem, J. K. BsiIy
John Bartlett, c. NJ. Hooker. Samuel
Hughes. Peter Kitchen. &. .. Brown. W
W. ANS and Piacldo Rueias. =. c
Good IN was excused.
The prisoners ia the jail awaiting action
BY the grant Jurors We're bTousht in and
all passed the jury, excepting Charles
Powell and W. A. McDurmott, the former
interpOsed sucosssfu chal ienges to Messrs
Toole, Williams and Hughes, the latter
10 Mr.. Hughes. Jude Freaoh then charg-
ed the Jury. The charge WAS brief and
quite pointed, laying before the jury very
clearly their power as 4 booty Of inquest,
referring generally 10 Their dulles. Par
ticular attention was directed TO the law
touching the use OF deadly weapons, and
the duties OF citizens and officers Ihereun-
der. The cases OF Mickey vs.. Ferguson
and Arey VS.. Ferguson were set for Sept
TEN Der -, Canill vs.. Martney for the Goth,
and Morgan VS.. Morgan for the 9Th. The
afternoon and tomorrow will TIC taken
up with the hearing Of motions and argu
ment OF demurTcrs.
The court held n short session Tuesday
afternoon, FOR the hearing II motions, the
principal ore heard being one for the set.
Element Of costs In Drew We. Mason.
THIS morning The time was taken up
with The argument OF demurrer, rs here
toioTs set. with the exception OF a few
during which the grand Jury re
ported nine Indictments, rs follows. Jose
". Hernandez, two Indictments for grand
larceny Miguel Laradia, burglary; Chas.
Powell, murder, aud Two indictments o.
parties not yet IN custody, but al large on
bail. This afternoon VIII also Dc taken
mp with the hearing vi mC,.Ons.
From sonora yeste rtay returned Mr.. g.
Hill Howard, VII" has just visited the cap
Ital G.. that State In connection with land
cran. business In which he il engaged.
The country, he says, is SUI: aTlng for
water. The people ara yery ducile at
present. The new Vice Governor was in
liermosi!lo nud expected To receive the
relns flom Gen. Serna on
Monday last. MIR Howard will now re-
main in Tucson for some months. while
ms land claims before The sur
geyor General.
Miss NELLIE CAsHNAN still keeps the
De!monico above par and her list Of
ooarders Is regularly Increasing. No use
alking, II requires lady 10 run kitch-
r. and that Is the secret CT Ter success.
THEo. WELIsCH got back from Tomb
stone yesterday, much delighted With
v hat ne saw and heard We understand he
some real estate al New Tomb
stone.
THE Military Brass Band will add TO
he distractions at the Feast Grounds to-
night. The dear people will probably be
we'll represented and will retire delighted.
j. w. DAVIS. the Patagonia merchant,
'ame in YESTERDAY from the country OF
great ledGes