Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-31
STORY OF FL
 TlGRE LITIGATION

ment due on July 9th from the Tigre
 Mining Company. and, although he
 had power of attorney to receive the
 whole sum deposited. he went through
 with the form of making partial de
 mands in the name of each of the creditors individually for the col
 lection Of sums of money which were
 no longer due to them, but had been
 assigned to the Ensenada Mining com
 pany the previous month. Mir. Ora
 ham concealed. the existence of said
 company and of the contract of as
 signment, and notwithstanding the full
 amount due was deposited subjected
 10 the orders of the creditors, Mir.
 Graham refused to receive the same,
 claiming that the distribution was not correctly indicated by Mfr Sooy, al
 though he had a jcint power of attor-
 ney from all the creditors. After nak-
 ing his preparation, at midnight on
 the 9th of July. having engaged a spe-
 cial train in Bisbee. and having pre-
 vi0usiy obtained a force of some dozen
 men, armed with Winchester rifles and
 several thousand rounds of ammuui-
 tion. he crossed the international
 boundary line before davlight and on
 the following day arrived at the mine
 declared the contract forfeited, and
 making an exhibition of force, took possession of the property. The Tigre
 Mining company, represented by D. J.
 Half. of Kansas City. and his asso-
 ciates. Lie Alfonso Arriaga, of the
 City of Mexico. end Lie Juan N. Anna
 dor, of Juarez. immediately initiated
 criminal proceedings in the court of
 Moctezuma against Mir. Graham and
 the leaders of his band. and also pro- ceedings for the possession of the
 mines and after four months of legal
 battles, the Tigre Mining company
 was restored to the possession of its
 property on the 18th of December, and
 on the 2ath of December the principal
 case in the Cananea court for the for
 feitUre of the property was decided on all points in favor of the Tigre Mining
 company; and the Ensenada Mining
 company and MT. Graham were de- clared without right or pretext to the property of its possession
 The case was appealed by MT. Ora.
 ham to the supreme tribunal of the state of Sonora, and unanimously af- firmed in favor of the Tigre Mining company. During the trial of the said
 case in the Cananea court, however, Mir. Graham's attorneys had asked for an extraordinary term Of four months tH take testimcnZ- in the United States. The judge cut this term down to ten days. Mr Graham asked for a writ of suspension from the Mexican feder- al judge of Sonora, and on revision by the supreme court at Mexico City it was decided that ten days time was too short and that a longer term should have been given. This result ed in reversing all proceedings taken after the date when this term of proof was asked. and consequently set aside the decisions both of the Cananea court and of tho supreme tribunal of Sonora. Meantime. Mr. .Graham's at- tornevs in the name of the Ensenada company had applied to the federal district judge of Sonora for suspen- sion of tho order of the judge of Moe trzuu7a, which had restored the nos "asSion of the mines to the Tigre Min ing company. and the federal judge rranted inc suspension and ordered the NootOzuwa jUdGe to execute the emo and deli-c~ the r7ine again to
 7r~. Graham. A@ainet this order the TigTn c0mrarv' attorneys appealed to IeNlCN tlf%- ana the supreme court ra~Oved from office the federal dis trfct irdro. set aside his decree. and "~1n~e1 him tn Meyico City to be i prosecuted for his act.
 Meantime 2 new judge had come in 10 office in Cananea, and he rendered 2 decision in favor of the Fnsenada Mining company. declaring the deed | of sale rescinded and ordering the -1'nes restored to said Ensenada Min 1 ing company. From this decision The | Tig~e Mining company ap7eled by way of demand fO~ amparO and suspension
 Hefore the federal district judge of l Sonora. which amparo and suspension were granted in favor of the Tigre
 Ninin~ CornDanv. and this is the docis- | iCI which has just been fully confirm ! ed hv the supreme court of the Re , public at the City of Mexico.
 l Meantime the new judge of NOcte- zUrna proceeded with the trial of the 1 crimiral Case acai-st F. r. Graham.
 John Brooks an. T. T. Wiley. leaders
 of thH armed invaders. and after talk : i-~ tho evidence. thcv were ordered l held for robbery and dosnoiliation and +hov forfeited their bonds and are now i fugitives from Mexican justice.
 After the foregoing order in the