Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-18
CIVIL CASES ARE ON TRIAL AT
 TOMBSTONE
Only Little More Time to Be Given Civil Suits, and Court Will Turn to Heavy Gist of Criminal Cases.
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 TOMBSTONE. May 1.-The atten
 tion or the District Court today wa.
 taken up in the trial of the Hands ys
 Sullivan mining cases invulviRs ths
 question of title to number of valu
 able mining claims situated in tbs heart of the Paradise mining district
 The cases were started yesterday anC the demurrer to the plaintiffs com 1 plaint was sustained by the court and the defendant given until this morn ] ing to amend. which was done. The
 cases are being stubboIssly fought
 and there is a number of cuunsei on each side, Messrs Goodrich and 1 O'Connell being for the defense while Messrs. Ellinwood. -Sutter and
 Shelley are for the plaintiff.
 The cases of Frank Graf ys. the
 Bank of Bisbee and one against hath.
 crime Reilly for debt alleged to be due
 for commission on handling a num-
 Der Of shares of Denn stock, are set
 for trial in the morning.
 In the case of O. Gibson ys. Martin King, for debt, after considerable tes- .imony had been introduced. the case was ordered continued.
 In the case of Payne and Schliefer ys. Lucy Seabury, judgment was awarded to the plaintiff for the amount of the alleged debt. some $500.
 In the case of McClane vs. Walter Cummings ct all. involving a question or title to several mining claims in the Turouoise district, judgment was given to the defendant and notice of appeal given to the. Supreme Court of the Territory. A peculiar circum- stance of the case was that the plain tiff lost his own case on the testimo- ny of his witnesses, the defense not putting on a witness. When the plaintiff had concluded presenting their case the defendant moved for Judgment, which was granted. .
 In the case of Tommy Taylor. who was indicted by the recent grand jury on charge of escaping jail, a plea of not guilty was entered and the de fendant released on bond.
 In the case of Victor F. Huffman ys. Anna M Huffman, for divorce, after hearing some testimony an or der was entered continuing the case Tor the purpose of obtaining addition al evidence, there not being sufficient Tn the eyes of the court to grant the decree.
 Matte Welsh was granted a de cree of divorce from Frank c. Welsh on the ground Of non-support and de sertion.
 In the case of Wendan vs. wendan. tor divorce. decree was ordered 1 granted.
 In the case of Leyvas vs. I.eyYas. | Tor divorce, il which community l property was involved. an order was 1 giving the plaintiff posses iicn of the same pending the settling ,f the case.
 In the case of Edward F. Layerty l IS. Edith Laverty, an order was enter | sd continuing the case for the term.
 In the case of A. Billingsly vs. the Douglas Lumber Company, an order | vas made vacating the order made in | he case, in which the lumber com 'ary secured judgment against the plaintiff now, and the plaintiff, Bill ngsly, was given possession of the property involved, which had been purchased at sheriff sale under the ormer judgment, it being shown that
 misrepresentation of facts had been made in that case.
 The case of Hopkins vs. Hopkins, or divorce, was ordered continued or the hearing of additional testimo- ", there not being sufficient produc- d to warrant the court in granting he decree.
 Only few days more will be devot- d to the trial of civil cases. The ourt will be adjourn next week as udge Doan is compelled to go to 'hoenix to attend a meeting of the upreme court, which will last for eyeral days. When the court re- onvenes on the 27th criminal busi- ess will be taken up, the first case 0 be tried being that of s. K. Will i ans. charged rubornation of perjury l connection with the Campbell mur- |, CT case. Nearly fifty witnesses ave been summoned in this case.