The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-28
United States Court
n In Session Today.

Judge Geo. X. Davis convened the
United States Court at . $50 this morn.
ing. While the Chinese cases were set
for today, there are a number OF other
cases WHICH will be heard II the court
has time. When court opened this
morning the chamber was filed
with many Of the leading city attorneys
r presenting clients, among them Judge
ID 1nes, Rochester Ford. A. NJ. Franklin,
Judge Lowell, Roscoe Dale, Thos. b.
Bennett, A. OrAia, General Wilson and
j. A. Zabriskie.
When the first Chinese case was call.
cd A. M. Franklin asked that a hearing
b fixed on the motion to set aside Sher.
Ih's Sale in the case of l.. Zeckendori Il
Co. vs.. the Azurite Mining Co. Judge
Gliddep, the opposite counsel, consent
ed and Judge Davis set hearing for 4
o'clock ON Tuesday He stated that he
would be very busy on Monday and
Tuesday considering chamber business,
and that he would leave on January lat
for Nogales TO convene court in Santa
| Cruy county.
Rochester Ford, representing Pima
county in the auit Of Utter ct al, vs. ri.
ma county, asked for an immediate hear
ing on his motion of abatement. This
IL second suit brought by the holders
OF the narrow guage bonds 10 save the
plaintiffs from the statute OF limitations.
Judge Barnes argued for the plaintiffs 6
that the hearing would take at least a
half q day and Judge Davis set the case
for Saturday. January 18th, when he
will be here for one day during the ses-
sion OF the Supreme Court.
The case OF Wong Ling. which came
up on appeal from L. y. Commissioner
| George, at NoRaies, was next called.
General Thomas +. Wilson represented
/ the defendant and AZ the same point Of
! law was involved az in the cases Of Wong
| fook and Wong Gar, Judge Barnes as
sisted General Wilson. The counsel for
the defendant asked that the case be
dismissed because Of the insufiieiency OF
the complaint, which was signed by
George Webb, and alleged that Wong
Ling had been arrested on Information
and belief that he was unlawfnlly IN the
United Statee. General Wilson and
Judge Barnes argued that this was con.
trary to the constitution Of the United
States. Judge Davis held that the OBJ
lection to the insuiiiciency Of the com
plant was meyitorions he therefore sus-
tanned IL and ordered that the men be
dismissed. L. s. Attorney Bennett inn
me.iiately gave notice that new com
plants would be sworn and the China.
men re-. arrested, and that they would be
brought up before the court for hearing
on the new charge
/ VIM H. Addy, Chinese inspector al
Nogales this morning swore out new
complaints against Wong Ling. Wong
Fook and Wong Gar. alleging that
they were Chinese laborers illegally, In
/ the United States. On motion of the
defendants. who stated that they had
an important witness taking testimony
In San Francisco. all three cases were
continued until Saturday. January
| 18th
The appeal In the case Of Ii Sam
Sing was dismissed on motion of the
defendant and hts attorney. J A,
Zabriskie Sing was ordered deported
by United States Commissioner Camp
/ bell and appealed his case. lie later de-
cided not to fight II but to abide ny
/ the United States Commissioner de-
cision.
The case OF the Southern California
Saving Bank ys. Eliza ID. Williams si
al. was tritd by the court and judg'
rnent rendered in favor OF the piaintn
This was a tax suit brought To fore
close a mortgage.
The divorce case of Mathe ]. Lee VS.
Joel Lee was referred 10 the Clerk ot
the District Court to take testimony
and report.
The case of Miguel Hidalgo vs.
Annie E. Lord ct al 10 quiet title to ?
piece OF property. was tried by the
court and Judgment rendered In favo'
OF the plaintiff.
An order to appoint appraisers In
the Wedge case has been submitted t
the court. The attorneys In this cas-
we're not ready today to argue the mo-
tion for new trial. Judge Rouse Is
out OF the city and the hearing Of THU
motion was continued until some fu
ftIrA date