Weekly journal-miner., 1908-11-25
GRAND JURY'S WORK ENDS WITH MANY INDICTMENTS
Apache Indians Will Be Tried For Murder Of
 Tribesman

shooting fellow tribcsman at Fossil Creek, were arraigncd in the district court yesterday and pleading not gull ty, the hearing of their cases was set for December I. They were represent. cd by Attorney ]. F.. Russell. !. l.. E. Alexander, United States district al. torney, will be associated in the de fensc at the trial, the accused Indians being wards of the government.
 Garfield Farrell, indicted on the cnarge of criminal assault, was ar raigncd and given the statutory time 10 plead.
 Frank Spence, indicted for murder in the first degree for the killing of Edgar R. Sullivan, was arrsigned and pleading not guilty, the trial of his ease was set for November 90.
 The following trial jurors answered roll call Don Dochcrty, miner, Derby mine; <. C. Dickinson, farmer and stockman. Verde Valley; ]. K. Mler, miner, Prescott: Archie Grant. con. tractor. Prescott; W. w. Durbin. con. tractor. Prescott; W. A. Allen. miner, Groom Creek Mark Boston. miner, McCabe; II. \. Clarke. smcltcr man agcr, Mayer; l.. A. Murphy, merchant, McCabc; J. \. Trcnbcrth. contractor. Mayer; Chester Dickcrson. mcrcaant, | Ash Fork: O. X. Benedict. farmer, Verde Valley; F. E. Drciscr, mining man. Prescott. l.. NJ. Bailey, barber, Prescott; ]. H. Kelly. railroad man. i Ash Fork, D. S. .ieBsyBs, mining man, Mayer; Henry Brinkmcyer, hotel pro prietor, Prescott; T. II. Bate, photog rapher, Prescott; r. F. Fitzsimmons, contractor, Prescott; Alonzo Hill, farm CT and stockman, Mayer; Walter Hill, merchant, Prescott; C. E. Coulson, farmer and stockmsn, Verde Valley; A. c. Aston, book.keeper, Prescott; F. B. Modem, bookkeeper. Prescott; A. ! Burmister. farmer and stockman, Agua Fria valley; Len Young, farmer and stockman, Verde Valley; F.. w. Mon roe, farmer and stoekman, Verde Val ley; Oliver Loper, merchant and min ing man, Cherry Creek; II. C. Hefel man. merchant, Mayer; !. V. Dickson stockman, Skull Valley; ]. D. Mason liverymnn. Dewey; ]. M. Cook, stock
 man, Yaeger Canyon; ]. J. Harter, en
 gineer. Congress; George D. Scholey
 farmer and stockman, Agua Fria val
 ley: NJ. ]. Bradley, merchant. Jerome
 and William Ritter. stoekman, Thomp
 son valley.
 Jurors Docherty. Miller, Clarke Bate, Mason, Harter and Scholey wer excused for the term.
 A jury was impanellcd in the cas of the territory versus Ricaard D' Kuhn. the hearing of which closed q
 5:30 o'clock. At late hour las night the jury had not agreed upon verdict.
 DeKuhn is charged with mutilatin , the justice court docket of Cherr
 Greek precinct while serving as ju
 tiee of the peace last year. Testimon
 for the prosecution was introduce tending to snow that the docket ha
 been delivered 10 defendant with nor
 of the leaves removed when he qual fed as justice of the peace. His sa
 eessor, Judge D. F.. Parks, admitted
 the witness stand that he found SC q eral leaves removed from the dock c when Judge DeKuhn delivered 1t f him. It was also shown that some l. tho leaves removed contained the '
 cord of cases in waieh Judge Dekui IT and his son were the principals a, At 2;30 o'clock the grand jury hl' r into the courtroom and submitted 1, ,. following AS its final report 10 | h. court, and was disehsrged'
 h Hon. R. F. Sloan, Judge Of q m Fourth Judicial District of the Ter
 tory of Arizona, County of Ysvapai. A. We, the grand jury impanelled ,e the 10th inst. beg leave to submit tf k final report.
 II We have examined into thirtyfo ,e cases brought before as, viz' Murd s. four. assault with intent 10 comm n murder one, assault vita deadly VI e, pn twelve, burglary three, grand Il
 eeny six, aggravated a~aul, two, p ie jury one. petit larceny one. eatti IT. and destroying pipe line one, hle' ,n practicing of medicine one. us Of these eases investigated we ha
 returned twenty five indictments,
 nored five and passed to the H' ib grand jury two.
 n, The grand jury takes occasion ,Y, commend the district attorney and h. assistant for the promP, manner
 which the cases wore presented to