Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-29

The CITIZEN some days ago published
 an editorial upon Court business taD,i-e . the ground that County Courts shonl5
 De established or the powers O; Probst. : Judges increased to enable them to re.
 heve the District Courts rinos husi.
 ness. Wl.h 8 view Co obtaining the
 views ot the city bar on the question
 the CwEas has collected She followipy
 interviews.
 iContiuueLl
 JUDGE EALLL.
 In the opinion of Judge F8ru fine
 District Courts should -It only in thsir
 own iadiclal districts, Of which ,aerc are but three, and abolish the present system O. holding Distric. Cont sss- slOns "a sly counties ,l4l those dssln- mated by Congress, ylZ.: Pima, 1Iar!c1ga and 4lsapll and Iu lieu thereof. etrer enlarge the powers Of tLa Probate Courts or or-,allz- County Courts. But m either ease tle presIding Judges should be Jcen ver-ad m tle law. Gual- ned and admitted Co practice before tle supreme Court Of the Territory. Either remedy, u properly applied. would rdulcally relieve the Distinct Court sf the mass oi criminal business that ac- cumdlate8 between tue different ses- slOas. The Courts so organized Co have c3gnIzauCe of all criminal cases other than those of murder or treas u. Al cases or appeal tJ toe made from the Courts m question to be made directly Co the Supreme Cou-t of the Terr!tory and thus avoid the necessity ossle same judges sitting on cases In which they had previously rendered decisions. All appeals made from Justice Courts tn be heard by the County Court prior to an appeal from there to She Supreme Court ln case of necessity.
 JUDGE ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.
 To enlarge the powers Of the Probate Court would, in the opinion og Judge Campbell, be, to say the least, t.nwise. unless the laws provided and specific! that any ono elected to the office Ur Probate Judge, must be possessed of the ueressary qualifications, as provided Tor Tn the Constitution or California. otherwise instead ol Investing the Dis trict CUur ui much ol the pettg arim.- nal business, it would but iucummsae and hamper lt by .ua appeals that must be made from its ruIiu-s.
 To establish county Courts and UaY salary sufficient to warrant capable and qualified men in acceptur the position oi -uD or iad-es ot Euch Court or courts. uoula lr an expense that uid lily lc borne b, the sparseiy settled couuti--, and hs would m their ste :, advocate tls for melton aLd esiani lmeut uf C.cui- D.GEts, aa.lu- two erIs Der year, e-. 2! required, -- Il session tue Wear around, by a.lHuu;u- from term tn term. Lla C.--ue, CaUrts would then be enabled Co dispose O. -., cly.l cases coming under their IuIs4Iet
 The bower cJ m ike au-I changes i- vested ln tine Legislature yl 5na Ter -Itury, and even it It were nor. the Ter -l-ory cuusu or can get ali tle CuH-ies ilonal ala required il 1t mad a Delegate lf any efficiency whatever.
 JUDaE E. D. FERGUSON
 You ask, ''can ile Judiciary system oi .Ais Territory ha changed far She bet .er:'
 h-ieily lu ny ofilICu, yes.
 LSt. Congress -Lau.- increase a.. number cf Supreme Judges .5 four, au. ruvl1e that LO Judge ua 2. case ape .gaieI .rum t.e mol pilus Court over s llch Ae has presided should se rci- Mttet To have g. yu.ce Iu the hearing nd decision G '-aof Ilia y-lald o.- 'laie In p.rI I.e pT.ucVai objection. |lt ;h, usM-uirl would still remain, hat tl. ...a-r- sitting as a Court tH aa- El.'u .. ..-F- previously decided ig ie abs. -i ll-e, would, to some ss- a2t n- Imggls-ea iaHt Ir iLaIr ..ace- -ll5 cZciuuea JUiGe would, lu tuuu. sIs Q rass upuu their previous aac.sI.-s.
 2L The Legislature sloulG abolish he Probate Courts, and iu their stead -s.ltUte a like number of Surerir- .surts clothed WIth original iUusd,r- ,On ln all cases iE equlty, also lu all ascs at law in which ls involved the .'le or I-hr of possession fH, rr t..s- fnssesssou of real e-iate or mi: -aims, OF the locality of any ta-, lM- g .1Et, assessment tol or municipal fine. ud lu all other eases In winch She de- hands le-clU-ive Cf interest,", or :Iei , liue of tue property ID cOliravtr-E ? Eceels three hundred dollars. ai-u iu ' v cases relating to the estates o- .eceasea persons, and the persons and , states ai minors and insane re sons, nd uf the action of .olcih entry pn9 , ltaIuer, and also iu all crlmiua. eases D which the uii=Use charged aUuUut- n felony iu winch Che UuilaLuout * , as- than State prison for Ely. They should also have final lateliatt e lusdlctIuu il eases arising ID .'-s lcFS ' aCrt5 and such u.aer inferior tribunals s may be established by iaN. Tlfh c ower to lssue wr.ts of mandau us in i motions, 4Uu warrants, cer.i0Tari c ahaas rorpus. etc. etc. , 3d. The law in regard C. Justices or 2 le Peace, sEould be made te conform @ D tEe above. Y there ls not sufficient q o"er under the pres ut organic act. l 'r the above purpose, let Cougros O ularEe Euch power, and gt tLC earliest racticahie moment.
 lth. The grand jury system shoUlt e abolished. For whatregsou Is there. |, ftcr committing Uagl- tratCs have held ' lrtIes :o answer for crimes char-ed Q hat the county should De compelled [. l be great expense of Eattius to-e:le-. fl nd maintaining not less than seven zen men, besides a mulrtU 'e p' witnesses, tCrdCrg0 Ir ' lOst cases Co he paId from Inc county a -easury.D simply t0 find what 'he q have al-eady found. 70 wit. bat there is suiiiclont caU-e to }e igvt bat the parties should go Co trial on D be charges m-l.2 d Aunll-a all ih-s Uunccesea-- fo0'lsl- . .zs and Usc tle money thus e-reuasa ]. D maintain yuIr Superior Courts, and t uu vill find the system vastly iu- 9 reve3. Much more might be said, hnt J a la-lue you desire h-avsty f.- want as u pace. Respectfully. @