Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-18

Diseussion-some New Moves.
 Judge Half, of the Fl Tigre Mining Company, was in Bisbee yesterday on business for his company Judge Half is the legal adviser for the Kansas City stockholders in this company, and has been in Douglas and Sonora for the past thirty days, since the Graham party proceeded to the mines from Bis bee on the night of July 9th and en- tered into possession of the property.
 The Review a few days ago publish ed a statement from Judge Half, in a telegram received from Douglas. in which that gentleman stated that B. F. Graham, John Brooks and James Wiley were under arrest at Moctezu- ma. Yesterday the statement was re- iterated by MT Half
 The question whether or not Mir Graham was placed under arrest has been disputed by some. but the admis- sion made by ST. Candle, one of the Mexican lawyers for Mir. Graham, who arrived in Douglas on Wednesday, has settled this question.
 The Review has no disposition to try
 
 aim of this paper has been to state the facts in connection with this import ant law suit, obtained from both sides of the controversy. The Reviews object is to give the. news, not opin- ions.
 When seen at the Copper Queen Ho- tel yesterday Judge Half was just de parting for the train en route to Doug las and was 10th to discuss the case at all When asked about the arrest of Mir. Graham, Mir. Brooks and MT. Wiley, the Judge again said
 You can say again that MT. Graham and associates were placed under ar rest by Judge O'Farrel and were re- quired to accompany him to Moctezu- ma. This is no secret, and was well known to everyone that was in Naco- zaTi on the evening that the Judge re- turned from Fl Tigre mine accompan- jed by the above named gentlemen.
 "The parties were allowed to occu- py quarters in the MOctezuma Hotel, but four guards were stationed at the doors The next morning the Judge departed for Moctezuma. and Messrs. Graham, Wiley and Brooks were con- pelied tc accompany him."
 Judge Half positively refused to dis cuss the case for publication and only vouchsafed the above information re- garding the arrest of MT. Graham when advised that his statement on Tuesday had been cOntradicted by some
 The Review learns the arrest was a result of an issuance by the Judge of a formal order, after the hearing hel2 at the mine, at which time several declarations were taken in writing. The charge against the parties is un- lawfully taking possession of real proper,y, which under the Mexican law is punishable Ly imprisonment of from one to two years and a half
 Under the proceedings of the Mexi- 1 can courts it now devolves upon the accused parties to show cause, and in- l troduce evidence, why they should no, be sentenced in accordance with the reached by the Judge, bas- | ed upon the evidence already taken by ! him.
 Tn the event that Messrs Graham. | Brooks and Wylie are released on | bonds, il is the expectation of the other 1 parties to the shit that the bond will | be sufficient to cover any civil action | for damages that may be brought later. | Last Monday at MOotezuma the Fl | Tigre Co., through Judge Half. filed Q i suit with the Judge of the First h. i, stance for possession of Fl Tigre mine and for damages This is the first civil suit that has been filed in the con -roversy.
 Through Judge Richardson. at Cana nea today, a suit will be filed in be- half of the Ensenada Co.,, asking pos session of the property on the ground of violation of contract in the matter of payments not delivered when due.
 It is not yet known whether Mir. Ora ham and associates have been releas- ad from custody under bond. Mir. Ora ham had not up to last night returned 10 Douglas, nor had it been possible to | have communication with MOctezuma. \ The wires to that point have been down all week because of storms that have prevailed, and there has been no brought out since the ar rest of MT. Graham and his associates was made.