Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-15
Legal Heavy Weights Around.

Friday mornings train from California
 brought down such an array of legal and
 professional mining talent, in the inter
 est of the Head Center Mining Company,
 of Tombstone, as might almost cause the
 great Western folks, if they had not
 backbone plenty, to succumb and throw
 up the sponge at once, among whom
 were such men as the Hon. R. $. Mu-
 sick, who was rarely known to fail in his
 various mining cases, and has managed
 to successful issue some of tine greatest ] ones Nevada ever saw. He is a tall, slim
 man, of keen perceptions and thoroughly
 versed m the pros and cons in connection
 with mining matters, and is himself a
 legal warrior that few have "passage- at-arms' with and come off unscathed.
 The gallant Col. Harry l. Thornton will render his old chieftain his able assist
 ance In the strategical management of
 the various phases thls molnentous case
 may present. Besides he has also had wldt experience in similar cases, and can
 and hls associate materially at every point. While the clear head of the tena
 clous and pugnacious, though eloquent
 and learned lawyer, G. k Williams. of
 Nevada, will give strength and weight to the defense, especially when these experts
 give their opinion on the Head Center's location; Louis Janin, Samuel Curtis and Professor Jennie form the noted trio. J. l.. Woods, Esq, President. and the Hon. Mark l.. Mcdonald Ursa Ma l !orl, one of the principal stockholders, | had splendid champagne breakfast | served on board of the train at Los An | geles. The yiands and wines. the straw | berries and fruits were greatly enjoyed | during heavy snow storm that was | falling thick and fast at the time, and | this was rare sight, especially here. | though most acceptable one, as there | has been every appearance and great | apprehension of dry year, which means l rum to many, many poor farmer
 The whole country, from Los Angeles down to Dos Palms, IS covered with . 2 to 3l inches of snow, which must. if It continues, prove fatal to the great stock and sheep interests; the latter have already been dying of, for want of feed, by the hundreds for some time back. But to get back to the great mining suit.
 There are always two sides to a case, and the Western owners, fully alive to the precariousness of mundane matters. particularly connected with legal eccen- trlclties, have gone into the trial fully prepared for a strong fight, a glorious struggle, and for a complete routing of the enemYD This will be a test of strength and learned skill, such as has seldom been witnesses ou the Pacific slope. nit plaIn matter of fact and cold law will take the place of brilliant ora tory. Authorities w.I be quoted and similar cases brought before the learned Judge and cited for al they are worth. Metes and bounds and dates of location will make strong showing too. The Hon. Wm- NJ. Stewart, t-a old war-horse of the Nevada legal profession, will be pltted against and put on the gloves to do combat with his learned friend Judge Merrick. When these two skilled gladia- tors meet in the arena, 1t IS no longer by-play. They will strip to the buff and strip the whole Contention hill, from the apex to the very center, but each will prove hls cause a good, a just and an honest one. Woe be to the expert, on either side, who comes lamb-like before either of these gigantic minds, his posi- ton will be assailed; his evidence will be pulled to pieces, and unless facts are left, he will find there Is nothing else for him to stand upon, the ordeal will be hard and a rugged one at best. Mr. 1 Stewart has a perfect galaxy of brilliant , men to assist him, if necessary, with , their learning and experience. Lewis X Berry, of Tombstone; Earll, Smith I Campbell d Robinson, of Tucson, be- . sides "dark-horse," whose name could , not be got, and as experts the famous Professors Reyes, James, Church and |, Blake.
 The cOntending parties will have . hearing at Tombstone next Monday be- fore his Honor Judge W. H. Stilwell, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, and each of them must feel [ pleased at the case coming before tri- : )unal presided over by a nan of charac- | ter, learning and legal acumen, such as .his honorable iurist Is possessed of.