Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-10-28
OVER IN GRAHAM.
Attempt at Indictment for the
Phoenix Gazette.
Where Hard Times Are Not-Judge
House's Court-A Prominent
Man Gone.
SoLoMoNvILLE, A. T. Oct. IA, 1893.


The district court of Graham county
met here last Thursday, with Judge
Owen T. Rouss on the bench. The
grand jury was empanelled, consisting
OF twenty-one respected and trusty
citizens Of the county and W. G. Bird
we'll, of Arivaipa canyon, was appointed
as foreman. The grand jury made
final report yesterday evening having
found seven true bills of indictments.
The final report shows that all the
county offices are in good hands and
run according to law. District
Attorney Wiley E. Jones was compli-
mented and thanked for his prompt
efficient service before the jury; also
Judge Rouse came in for appropriate
thanks.
While the grand jury was in session
it was whispered around that Francis
j. Heney, the territorial attorney gen.
ersl, was trying to procure indictments
against John Dunbar and Sam Webb,
proprietors of the Gazette at Phoenix.
This report set our people generally to
talking. Heney has always been very
popular in Graham county, blu; even
his personal friends could not and
would not consent for him to bring
political quarrels with the Gazette into
the courts of our county. 1t was ar
gued that if the Bulletin published here
went into the libel business it would be
the duty of the grand jury to deal with
its editor in a way that would keep him
within the bounds of truth, but that
for the grand jury or the courts Of
Graham county to undertake to prose
cute all the editors in Arizona (includ-
ing the Arizona Kicker) for lying, was
an undertaking entirely too costly to
think of. Besides Graham county
would be entirely unable to accomplish
such an undertaking, so long as Gov
ernor Hughes remained q member of
the profession.
The most important case on the court
docket here now, outside of the crimi-
nal docket, is damage case brought by
Martin Allen against the Arizona Cop
per company. This case was tried at
the last term of court and the jury
returned verdict of $4,000 but new
trial was granted on motion before
Judge Rouse. Allen was seriously in
jured in a mine about two years ago.
Judge Alexander Campbell, who Is ex-
pected here tomorrow, and Col. N. j.
Egan, of Clifton, will appear for the
Copper company and F. j. Heney will
represent Mr.. Allen.
1t Is believed this term OF court will
continue until about the 25th. Judge
of court in ella county to begin Monday,
October 30.
DR.. j. d. Groeshecle, an old and res
pected citizen of this county, died sud-
dendly last Thursday after a two
days sickness; spoplexy was
pronounced as the trouble. Dr.
Groeshecle has been prominent in the
valley for ten years and had made him.
self one of the prettiest homes IN
Graham county, surrounding it With
every comfort and luxury-orchsrd,
shade trees and flower gardens. He
was member OF the territorial demo-
cratic central committee from Graham
and was an active and sterling democrat
known to all the prominent politicians
in the territory. His funeral. which
occurred yesterday, was one of the
largest ever seen in the valley. The
procession of wagons, vehicles of all
kinds and those on horseback was fully
half mile long.
This valley was never in a more
condition. Money is scarce,
but We have experienced no panic and
s'ockmen, miners and all others
pursue their several industries undis-
turbed oy the wall of hard times.
Graham county stands in line with
those In favor Of free coinage of silver
and eur people read with humiliation
and indignation that Gov. Hughes
nad made the outrageous assertion in
MS annual report that Arizona could be
trusted to vote for gold as against
silver.
SYLVESTER.