Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-10
BOSWELL TRIAL MONDAY
EkroRTioN CASES AGAINST
BLACKBURN AND JOHNSON
ORDERED DISMISSED.
Especial to Review,


court In the way of a trial. An attach
ment was issued for a defsulting wit
neS In the Boswell case, who VIII
have To explain to the court the rea-
son for a non-appearance.
The most important entry on the
clerks minute book today was that Oh
the motion of the district attorney
for d dismissal of the cases against
Charles G.. Johnson and c. w. Black
burn. charged with extoriion. The
district attorney stated in making the
motion that the prosecuting witness,
zee Shang, was without the jurisdie'
ton of the court and did not expect
TO return for sometime and he did
rot feel like keeping the charge hang
ing over the defendants. The charges
against the defendants grew out OF
the arrest of the complaining WI,
ness, zee Shang, on the charge MED
against him by c. w Blackburn OF
making an assault with intent to COM
nit rape on his l2-year-old daughter,
in the room Of the Chinaman at the
San jose house during the winter
of 1904, After the Chinaman was ar
rested. he was released on bond and
shortly after claimed he was held a
prisoner at the house of johnson By
him and Blackburn. and under threats
Of injury and violence was compelled
10 sign notes in the sum of $500 and
10 pav $500 in cash, in order TO secure
his release and dismissal OF the charge
that Blackburn had filed in the justice
court.
ThS case was tried against Back
burn Mt the April term of last year,
and resulted in hung Jury. The
case was passed at the last term of
the court on account of the absence
of material witness for I've prosecu'
ton, and has at last been rassed 10
the archives where there have beer
numerous others placed.
During the past two days there have
been three divorce DEGREES granted
Mary Z. French of Douglas was eiver
the necessary papers TO forever re
nounce her allegiance TO r. N. French
on the grounds OF cruelty and drunk
ennass; Fora Mpgnet from Nj. j.
Mognet on the ground of desertion ant
non-suppert. both of the above iron
Douglas, and l.. a. Dudley from Lotu'
dudley on the GROUND OF aesefioh.
a. "a'e's mo'on.
IN 'ne case Oh ine ieIIisors We. Au
gcstn valencia, IN wnlch .he JURY yes
81 terday brought In a Veralrt on GU.
oil murder ID tne seconu aesree; la
an arrest of Judgment will come up TO
argument on Monday morning ahe
hrss wing 1nere rs one pecoias
circumstance ABOUT me ahair. va
iencia, Wnlie ne entered plea Oh no
ghiity 10 the charge does not knos
IN ms own mind wne.ner or not ~
hred the snots tnas kiiieo tne "onnal
ana wounded nimseH. he mas mai
tanned from the start tnat ms tnin'
is oianh on the occurrences OIL ena
nignt, ana does not kno" snV,ns''
tnat nappeheo tnere at .ne nouse
Dousias AT tne uhe Oh tne hiiilhs,
Inc court mas feiuseo 70 iur
noio Comestora, on ene piea Oh ~. ".
insanity anu mas notinea tue sherln
Once thai ne can De taHen 70 iutnd q
any .iihe' ne VIII prooaoy DC 'dAs
on Mouoay evening WIN hatriS, WI
Sh serve lhree years ana Eatehcil
u tue nio'ioh ior a ne" u'di 10 ue
hieu'
The last OF the prisoners in IN
county iaii for trial at this term of the
court have now been tried and the ba
ance or the criminal work OF IN
court VIII be in the trial OF case
where the defendants are out On bono
-,, 81,
''t
notwithstanding Inc lact that IN
grand Jury mas put completed its Eor
ma cleaned up all Oh the crlmlna
cases that were ready 10 De brough
oelo-2 IL, ana especially all asalns
nose III eonhnement, there are at "a
present tlne thirteen prisoners neld
,ne county jall penang the acuon 2
the next grand Jury. lhey are nei
tor the ahesed commission OF Eliho
son @ Io' - uasi,,r'
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az 80 pais s 1910 e. .,;.T. tn
Sose vas eoiieu ioi 'iioi.