The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-07
7 H Z W H { { |
OF JUSTICE
BEGAN to R6VOIV6 In the u. S.
District Court This
Morning.
The Noted H0eu Gases Set for
Trial on Next Friday
Morning.

The spring term of United States
court for the first jucdicial district of
the Territory of Arizona was con
vened this morning, Judge Davis pre-
siding. Those ct the bar when the
court convened, were united States At
torney Nave. Assistant United States
government, Hon. M. G. McLemore,
the special representative of the gov
.ernment. detailed to prosecute the Hoey
case and Judge Blenman, counsel for
Mr.. Hoey. The court appointed w. J.
kirkpatrick to represent such defen-
dants. as did not have counsel. at the
exam nation of the grand jury.
The following grand jury 0: fifteen
members was thcn empannelled. ]. $.
Bayless. NJ. G. Samaniego. l.. Cooley.
George F. Kilt Gust a. Hon. Robert
Brooks. Frank Allison, O. b. Steen,
Geo. w. Atkinson II. NJ. Gee, Henry
Harmon. B. Maier =. p. Via Kuran,
w g Davis AMI John Gardiner. fore
IAN The grana !Nrors were sworn and
examined by ;he governme l. counse!
md the counS2! tor the DEFENDANTS.
Judge Davis read them their in
,lructions AMI taey adjoufnct TO Tire
office of the county scnool superinten-
dent. where they are now in session.
f. b. Bridweil and Jacob Sheck were
chosen baltiffs.
In the Hoey case the application OF
the defendant counsel for commits
sion to take the depositions of VIII
snesses in Mexico has been granted.
The order appointing J. +. Darnall,
the United States consul at Nogales.
Sonora, as the commissioner to take
this testimony was revoked as he is
relative of Hoey. anu Albert marto-
witz. the vice consul at that port was
appointed commissioner to take lnls
testimony. Inc cases against hoey
were all set tor Friday. April IL. at
40 O'Clock The order of the cases
as they will be tried is as follows.
First. aiding and abetting in the know
/ ingly .I.Aging of six Cinnamon mo
the United States unlawlully, second.
accepting a bribe and third. con-
! spiracy. The counsel for the defense
filed their interrogatories for the
Mexican witnesses last Friday and Mr..
McLemore filed his rterrogatories to-
day. II these dispositions can be taken
and returned by Friday the case W.,
no doubt go to trial then. as botn the
government and the defendant have
signined their Willingness to try the
case at this term of court. Judge
Barnes, who wl.l defend Hoey wia4 re-
turn from Cananea in time tor the
trial In the meantime Hoey IS being
represented by Judge Blenman.
The witnesses to be examined in
Mexico are frank How, the Chinaman
who is accused of having entered into
a conspiracy with Hoey and was in
dicted by the last grand jury, Charles
r. Hood. who can not come into the
United States, as the sheriff of luna
County. has a warrant for his arrest,
John Sapauna. who was the central
figure in the sensational affidavit fiied
by Hoey to secure a continuance ami
Yee Kim, anoIner Cinnamon. who is
accused of being a partner in the con-
spiracy.
The question of setting the criminal
case against Patsey Sneeny ct al, came
up at the session this morning. lac
defendants were represented by Judge
Blenman. who was willing to have the
case set. United States Attorney Nave
asked until tomorrow morning to ae-
eide on a day for the trial of this case.
The case against thirty head of cows
belonging to V. Fl. lgo was dismissed
at the latter has paid to the govern
ment the difference in value OF the
cattle between the entry and appraise-
ment.