Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-04-23
DISTRICT COURT
Verdict For Plaintiff in Third Trial ( f
the Sotelo Case.

The Sotelo case occupied the atton-
ton OF the district court nearly all day
yesterday. other bushes disposed Of i'e
ing Of a minor ana routine nature. The
case was finally sffted down 10 thu
issue of whether the deed given by
Sotelo to Wormser for the rancn under
dispute was a decd in reality, o.
whethe~ it was understood by both per
ties to be given fer the performance
Of the duties Of a mortgage. The plain
tiffs case rested on the dee beinS
, what it pretended to be the burden
Of proof in support of the TortSag
( theory resting on the defendant. Tho
case was given to the jury about
O'Clock and q verdict was returned in
short time. [ found for the piaiu-itf.
Charles Goldman. aetni-i -t:a ~ @; the
estate of NJ. W0r,nser.
Rather a startling inCi1eut occurred
I while ;le jury was in the COX n II just
as the verdict was HANDED in. Jury
man Cube~. who i . sufferer at times
from epilepsy. was sel1aI wi-h fit
j. was = severe one and ~ while
/ it was feared would rasalt fatally. \
uhysician was summoned ana re vas
restored sufficiently to he taken from
: the court house.
An incident Of the Jay was The ;-sr-
ancc OF an attachment for . Q. Eel
/ ton. c iuryman wfo failed to appear
when his name was Gale I. =. J. Eaker
ard ". i. Mann were excused from
/ jury duty
/ Counsel for John IIesroa, indicted i-r
burglary. filed a Ear0rnwe- which was
/ overrUleI and defendant plead not
guilty.
! I'm the DAMAGE salt q James Pou-
I thron rs. the PhoeuiH Light au1 POW cr
company Bullard {. Aliexan1ec were
/ entered Is attorneys for tho plsiljiI.
! }. o. Phillips appeared for Frank
Cline indicted fo- cons piracy 80 hrs II,
/ jail, and ". L. Richardson Vas at-
pointed associate counsel. lie vas al
TaiEned and waived ne reading Of HE
Indictment. To-day Was set Cor plead
ing.
7. G. Wetherly waived ti7e reading Of
! Indictment and today was also SCI FOR
pleading II his case
! The same action was taken in the
case Of John Maber. only thar The case
Was set for trial On The 9th. .Attorn =
/ Leyhe defends.
! Attorney Flanagan Ms assigned -
defend Haveal and Fa9pa. They lii
| plead today and the trial a. 1heir case
IS set fer the 18th.
The case CT John Miller Tor the burg
larry OF the Peoples store ut Ales2 MS
set fer the 24th.
In the case CT $. c. Dunlap ". Geo.
HEargaritch Il motion TO Quash writ wa
denied and the defendant was given
time 70 file demurrer 10 third amended
complaint.
The only report submitted by the
Grand jury yesterday ignored the
charge Juan Gonzales fer assault On
| Ramon Fi"ueroa. Gonzales was or
dersd discharged from custody.
The grand jury still has something
up its sleeve and the fact that the city
| police and ether city officers. the resi-
dents CO South Seventh street and var
ioJs repI eseEta$ives u the Ministerial
association were called 10 testify before
them, suggests that an investigation of
moral conditions is in progress.
Among the minor matters attended
- was the refusal of naturalization
papers to one Jose AiiQaz. He was
r-erented before Judge Kent by Efren
Gonzales who voUched for his good
qualities and recommended him as fine
1a.. material for the moulding of q
good citizen. He proved to be raw
enough bat not of the right quality.
The court asl,eI him what he knew
about the constitution OF the United
States. Fc said Ii knew nothing.
i was evidently the first time h had
ever heard cf it ana ne did not know
whether il Vas something % vote for
or something good 10 eat. The court
na--t asked him il he was taking any
steps to post himself III the duties OF