Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-24
WEBB IS NOT GUILTY
DOUGLAS MAN, CHARGED WITH MURDER, IS ACQUITTED BY
 JURY IN CASE.
Butte & Arizona Company. Supposed to Be Branch of Amsigamated, Files It's Articles of incorporation--Two Divorces Are Asked For.

TOMBSTONE, May 2S.-The court room last evening was crowded with interested spectators, who were at tracted by the announcement that the lawyers were to argue the case of the Territory vs. Webb, Many of them were of the gentler sex. and were greatly interested in the remarks of the various attorneys. The argument of the case was started by Deputy Dis trict Attorney Ed Flannigan shortly after [ o'clock. who spoke for the pros ecution for nearly half an hour. He was followed by c. D. Parsons of Douglas for the defense, who occupied about the same time Joe Morrison was the next attorney to address the court and the jury and for nearly an hour he argued. He was followed by District Attorney Flannigan, who con Cluded the case, it going to the jury about $40 o'clock The jury was out about twenty minutes, bringing in 2 verdict of not guilty. The verdict met with the approval of most of those who had heard the testimony throughout the case. as the Territory had failed te make a very strong case. The yer. dict met with the approval of those of the gentler sex present, who plain ly showed that their sympathy was with the defendant. After the jury had brought in the verdict they were discnarged from further consideration os the case and the defendant ordered released from custody. His aged mother. who had come from Graham county to attend the trial, presented a pathetic scene when the verdict was announced, and she threw her arms around the neck of her son.
 This morning the first case taken up was that of Al Mountain and Chas. Mason, charged with resisting Off cer Wilmoth in Bisbee. The case against Mountain was taken up first, and the jury after being out over the noon hour brought in a verdict of not guilty
 The next case called was that oI tie Territory vs. John Conchin, charged with grand larceny, alleged to have been committed in this city during the early part of March, 1902. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty this aft ernoon.
 The Campbell murder case will be called tomorrow morning.
 New Company.
 The articles of incorporation of the Butte & Arizona Copper Company were filed in the county recorders of flee yesterday The company is in- corporated at a capitalization of s1,. 250,O00, and the principal place of bus mess is given as Cochise county and such other places as the company might select. The company is -o-ned of citizens of Butte, Mont. The agents of the company have recently taken a bond on the property of w. T. Fowler and N. J. Mitchell in the Hartford mining district in the Huachuca MouG tains It is currently reported that the company is branch of the hmai gamated Copper Company of Butte The principal man in the deal is 4 F Pohndorf, at whose request the arsl cles. were filed yesterday, and who lefi last evening for the properties in the Huachucas.
 Want to Be Single.
 Two more divorce cases have re gently been placed on the docket :n the clerks office. They 'are those oI Emma Drennen vs. Benjamin F. Dren nen on the grounds of cruelty an1 non support bo.h parties being residents of Bisbee, and the other is that o Ella Mcclure OJaughlin vs. W. J O'Laughlin, on the grounds of deser ton and non-support. The residence of the plaintiff is at Fort Huachuca an that of the defendant at Manila. wierc he is stationed as an army officer.