Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-02
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge A. W. Sheldon. Associate Justice. lContinuedl.

Judge A. W. Sheldon. Associate Justice. Continuedl.
 FRIDAY, May 9.
 Territory of Arizona vs. MargaIito OcLoa; grand larceny. continued till Monday, May 2S. Witness in this case ordered by the court to appear Monday. Territory of Arizona vs George Cooler; tbe court appointed Judge Campbell to prosecute his case and to appear before the grand jury ID same.
 Abe Hart, a trial juror, was excused for the remainder of the term on phy- sician's certificate of ill-health. The trial jurors were excused till Mon day.
 Territory of Arizona vs William Don ehy, murder: on motion of counsel and district attorney agreeing, the court al- lowed defendant to withdraw former plea of not guilty, and he pleaded guilty of manslaughter; sentence reserved tlll Monday.
 Levi Ruggles vs John T. BartlesOn; motion was made by F. L. B. Goodwin ! to restrain the probate judge, as trustee, 1 from selling certain town lots ID Flor ence; the court being fully advised m the premises the clerk was ordered to | issue writ of injunction, upon plalntlti 1 filing proper bond, Tn the sum of sou. SATURDAY May 26. Court opened at 10 o'clock a. m-, Judge A. W. Sheldon, presiding.
 United States vs. Ezra HoaG. Motion | to quash indictment denied; exceptions ! taken; defendants counsel interposed | demurrer.
 Territory vs. Juan Moreno. On mo- ton of District Attorney and recom' meudati1n of the grand jury the pris- oner was discharged.
 Territory vs. F. Lopez; Same order. United States vs. c. II. Lord. Motion to quash indictment denied; exceptions taken and demurrer interpOsed. David Durham Ys. Marcus katz. Mo ! ton to quash execution issued hereln | by clerk, argued and taken under ad visement.
 United States vs. Levi Ruggles ct al | Passed till June ?.
 Territory ys. E. L. Lile, three iudict- ments. Arraigned and given till May 2Sth to plead.
 Territory vs. s. W. Waring and Keener; two indictments; arraigned and given till Monday to plead.
 Annie E. Whitney vs. Geo. H. Whit ney: stricken from calendar. Charles Ruff vs. J. ;. Morgan; set Tor June II.
 Territorv vs. Casey and Sinclair; mo- ton to quash indictment denied and exceptions taken; demurrer taken 1nder advisement.
 On motion of the United States dis | trict attorney httachue ents were issued t., the United States Marshal for Major Papoose and Jim, Indians, as witnesses
 Territory vs. Daniel Moore; argument of demurrer being heard.
 MONDAY, May 2S.
 Court met at 10 a. n.
 The minutes of May 26th were read and approved.
 The grand jury made partial report Territory vs Joseph Casey and Harry | Sinclair; demurrer overruled and ex captions taken by defendants. J. A 1 Anderson, esq, substituted as attorney for defendants in place of T. l.. Stiles Plea of not guilty entered. Case set fol 1 trial Monday, June II.
 Territory vs. Jno. KeeDer and $. W 1 WariuC: indicted for malicious mischief Plea of not guilty entered. Separat, | trials demanded; ordered that JohI l Keener be placed on trial first; set fol June 5th. The case of ;. W. Narlng tC | follow immediately after.
 Territory vs. Wm. Donehy; murder ] change of venue from Yuma county | Plea of guilty of manslaugh'er hereto fore entered. Sentenced to five years II l Yuma penitentiary.
 Territrry vs. Altanacio Martinez; mur der. Demurrer overruled; exceptions taken; plea of not guilty entered; set fol Friday JuneS.
 Territory vs. James Carroll and B. De Garmo Grand larceny; 3 indictments Plea of not guilty entered. Case set ioi trial on Friday, June lst.
 Territory vs. Thos. E. Lille; nidlct. ments for grand larceny. Plea of not guilty entered. Set for trial Monday June f.
 It appearing to the Court that Wed nesddy, May 30th was Decoration Da! and a legal holiday, 1t was ordered thai all cases set for trial on that day be con tinued till Thursday, May 3lst. United States vs C. H Lord; ordered that the demurrer in this case be flied as of Saturday, May 26, nunc pro tune.
 United States vs. J. c. Tiffany ten indictments; United States vs. Reuben l Wood; Unted States vs. Ezra Hoag, 1 Ordered that all motions not heretofore l fled m the three above cases be filed as l of May 22, nunc pro tune, and the de l murrer m those cases be filed as Of Sat urday, May 26, nunc pro tune. | On motion Of United States District | Attorney Jas. A. Zabriskie, 1t is ordered | that venire be issued for a full United States grand jury, returnable June 4th Territory vs. Margarito Ochoa; jury l drawn: plea of not guilty entered; case on trial.
 TUESDAY, May %. Court met at 10 o'clock a. n. MIn- utes of May 2S'h read and approved. Michael McMahen was qualified a cit | izen of the United States upon Oaths of 1 NJ. Fatlev and R. H. Paul. P. T. Bowling vs. Ajax Mining con- pany. On motion of J. A. Anderson, Esq, for defendant, ten days additional | time given to answer. ! W. $. Osborne vs. James Bowley. On motion of Wm. M. Lowell, Esq, fo- | plaintiff. 1t is ordered that plaintiff have | two days additional time to file amended complaint.
 W. NJ. Mueller vs. R \ Leatherwood. On motion of Hugh Farley, Esq, coun- sel for defendant, 1t is ordered that de- ! fendant be permitted to file new an- swer.
 In the matter of the application of ! the grand jury to furnish counsel to con- | fer with them in a matter wherein She | District Attorney may be an interested party, it IS ordered that T. l.. Stiles, Esq, be appointed for said purpose.
 Territory vs. Geo. Cooler; misdemean- or. Defendant admitted that his name l was correctly written in indictment. Given till May 3lst to answer indict- ment c. c. Stephens, esq, appeared for | defendant.
 | Territory vs. Vicente Cosio; indicted under name of Vicente Casio. Hugh Farley, esq. appointed counsel for de- | fendant. Indictment read and interpret ] ed by the sworn court interpreter. De feDdant given till May 3l to answer the i indictment.
 Territory vs. Margarito Ochoa: grand 1 larceny; this being the day fixed for passing the sentence upon the defend ant, he was sentenced to a term Of two ! years in the Territorial prison at Yuma. Territory vs. II. Sinclair; burglary; l jury trial; on trail.
 Do Something.
 After SO much money had been ex- pended in improving the Court plaza, 1t seems strange to the people that the grass should be allowed to die and the weeds go to seed, and that that was pre- pared for a fountain remains without