Arizona republican., 1901-09-26
STILL HANGING FIRE
Celebrated Cases in Police Court Hard
 to Work Off.

Recorder Johs is having hard work to Cisposs fs me of the eases that have accumulate, since Sunday. and they are being kicked around till it is feared holes will be won into some of th5m before they are settled The city court has besn a sort of hotbed for the pro pogation of cases for the district court during the last few weeks. and another was transplant5d yesterday. while there is one or two more that may end somewhere else than in the city hall
 Jack LeRoy. who was found guilty the day before On the charge of strik- ing Mrs Duran and break king up her household effects. appeared yesterday for sentence. H. was accompanied by Attorney J. l.. B. Alexander. who had been employed to make talk to the court in the hope of an easy let down LeRoy also presented a receipt from Mrs. Duran showing that he had set tied in full for his work of destruction. and his attorney sta;ed that he had in terviewed the woman and that she had said she was satisfied with the settl- ment. The record=r then deliv- cred one of his most imp ressiVe lee lures on the subject of the crime of q man striking a woman and sentenced him to a $50 fine or fifty days in jail. His attorney at once gave notice of appeal.
 The case of c. A -Trowbridge. who was arrested for destroying. temporar- i,y at least. the good looks of NJ. A. Ratchf0rd. was postponed till Monday next The two Were engaged in busi- ness. together on circus day and the only witness to the fight betwe= n them was A. T.. Romany. wto was also in terested as a packer of the business Romany announced that the case had n.. ---fa {. town on business and did not know as he could get back for two months. The prosecuting witness. R1tchford said he could not get the attorney he wanted till Monday. and the case was set for hearing Monday1at 10 o'clock Meanwhile the serving of q subpoena on Mir. Romany it is thought will as sist him materially in making other arrarSe Tlents rega ding his business affairs elsewhere. Ratchfori saw part of the fight. but his eyss Were clcsed 8 the finish.
 The case of Estevan Moline. held over from Tuesday to giv= the defen- dant a chance to prove his innocence. was tried His witnesses failed to sponC in his behalf and vaSrancy trim mings were iITtrOduced by the prosecu- tion. He was sent tO jail for thirty days
 I ne TWO MeEicanS- B- Pefdita and M. C. Nerdugo, arrested the night be- fore in GoldberS's store. W re held over for further action. probably today. if Harry Azu!. the ownsr of the big check arrives. Ths $500 cheek was dIawn on the treasurer of the United States by Agent Hadley at Sacaton in favor of -Azul. and was not endorsed. Tha S10 check was drawn in favor of r. G. Kinney on the Phoenix National bank. and was Tot endorsed The de- feudants said they found them at the circus tent one folded within the other. ' They also acknowledged having had a third check for s4.6S that they cash@d somewhere. They wers recognized by Officer Russell as men he had been watching since circus day as suspicious characters and had seen them in diff fsrent parts of town. This case may have developments in another court
 Jose Garcia and Edward Burke both arrested by Officer Lawrence for drunkenness and disor5erly conduct.