Arizona republican., 1905-10-17
The OPENING OF COURT
Six indictments Returned by the U. 5
Grand Jury.

The October term of district court
was opened yesterday on the United
States side. United States District At.
| torney Nave arrived from Tucson il
the morning. Walter B. Kibbey, his
assistant had come from Prescott the
day before. The following grand jury
| was impanelled: NJ. G. McDougaIl
foreman; w. Y. Price, L. c. Herr, o
H. Christy, Harvey J. Lee, A Gold
berg, c. H. Davidson, Al Miller H. A
Diehl, John 7. Dennis, L. H. Lands
E. E. Ford, E. L. Andrews, Thomas
Morrow, N. A. Morford, o. S. Stanley
/ G. i. Compton, e. A Murphy, D. H
Burtis and H. Mcdonald.
| The grand jury, having been sworn.
/ entered upon the investigation of ten
! or twelve cases which have accumu-
lated since the sitting of the April
grand jury. In the course of the day
two reports were submitted It is like
| ly that the work of the grand Jury will
be concluded today.
Indictments were returned against
the following persons, all for selling
liquor to Indians in charge of an IN
dian agent: Ygnacio Alvarez, two:
George Brown, Agapiao Valdez and
Jose Maria, an Indian. An indictment
custody. No bills were found against
Stephen White and GuiIIermo Gil. who
mad been held on charges of selling
liquor to Indians.
These boys had already been pun
lshed more severely than they ought to
nave been. They were passing through
the country from Mexico, where they
had always lived, to San Francisco.
Where brother of White was living
They knew nothing about the laws of
the country or the English Iangua ge.
whites father was an EngIishman
who had married a Mexican woman.
and the youth had been educated
wholly in the Spanish language. The
rather of Gil was a Frenchman, his
mother a Mexican. He. speaks both
languages.
They were making their way through
the country without money. and we're
tied up one night at Maricopa. After
they had gone into camp for the night
some distance from the station. they
were approached by an Indian who
asked in Spanish if they wanted to
make some money. The Indian had
touched them in a weak spot. They
We're willing to do anything for money
and they were particularly willing to
DO anything so easy as buying LIQUOR
on a liberal commission. They did So
and their arrest shortly followed. That
was the first time they knew they had
violated any law.
All the indicted persons in custody
We're arrafgned at four o'clock. and as
they were an impecunfous lot. attor-
neys were assigned to their defense.
Maria. the Indian. could not be made
TO understand, :the absence of an in
terpreter, why the government of the
United States had it in for him. He
VIII be informed of the contents of the
indictment this morning.
Valdez was asked if he wanted
lawyer. Through the Interpreter af-
ter surveying the members of the bar
who happened to be seated In the
court room. he expressed Indifference
on the subject. The court told him
that he would not assign any one to
defend him unless he directly asked for
an attorney. The interpreter made
this known to Valdez, after which the
interpreter said: HE says he will take
a lawyer
After the impaneling of the grand
jury, the trial of the case of the VuI-
ture Mining company against Charles
kinsley was resumed and was con-
tlnued throughout the fourth day with
out reaching an end. Time was taken
In the afternoon to hear and sustain
a demurrer in the case of F. G. Fisher
against J. w. Ellison.