Arizona republican., 1906-05-20

jury the spectators and litigants were turned out into Wall street and the jury was left to fight it out in the sWeltering court room. While the .ry was so engaged the case was re-tried in the alley with so much vigor that the officers had 10 interfere to prevent a misdemeanor case from springinG up. The conditions within the jury room were not conducive to an exten- siVe wasting of time over a matter of abstracting water. and within ten min utes il was announced that a verdict had been arrived at. It was a major ity verdict. eleven for acquittal and one for conviction. The lone juryman said that he had known Mir. Casey a long time and knew him to be a truthful man. Therefore when he said that he had interfered with the gate he felt bound to believe him.
 N PORTER VERY ILL.-N Porter, who left here several weeks ago. suf- fering. of an affection of the heart, for a trip through old Mexico, in the hope that his condition migt be improved. returned home Friday morning in worse condition than when he went away. He was taken much worse on bOaEd a steamer from Vera Cruz to
 
 was taken off and sent to a hospital in Monterey, where he remained a couple of weeks before his family learned of his whereabouts. He was finally located and arrangements were made for his return to Phoenix. A portion of the time he was delirious. and fancied he was en route home in stead of lying in a hospital. Though he had money and all necessary ere dentials in his pockets, for some req son the authorities did not cOmmuni- cate with his relatives here, who. in the meantime had taken up with the consul at Tampico the matter of lOcat- ing him. But before the consul report ed, he had already been communicat- ed with direct. On reaching here he suffered a fanting spell at the depot and had to be carried from the train. He was considerably better yesterday though he is still confined to his bed.
 DISTRICT COURT. - Two cases were tried in district court yesterday. The first was the damage suit of c. M. Futile against the Mesa Roosevelt Stage company for injuries received by the overturning of a stage last fall on the road between Mesa and the dam site. The plaintiff was given judgment for SOUL The other suit was an action by the Arizona Ironworlzs against Filing Olsen. 4 verdict was found for the defendant under instruc- tions by the court. In the case of the territory against Pedro Cuen, against whom an indictment had been found by the late grand jury. sne defendant was given leave to withdraw his plea of not guilty in order that demurrer might be inteTpOsed. The demurrer was set for hearing on May 24. and the trial was set for May 26. In the case of Joel Huntsman and others against F. $. Wakelin, the trial order was va cated. The case of Francisco Gonzales against w. w. Cook. sheriff was reset for June f. Similar orders were made in the case Of Martin Gold against K Donnelly. garnishee. and that of Annie V. Phelps against Ella F. Root and others. The case of V. F. Messinger against the county of Maricopa was set for June s. The jury in the case of Charles Bauer against Mrs. Laura Billups in which a disagreement was reported late the night before, was discharged.