Arizona republican., 1908-10-01
COURT GRIND
 AT FLAGSTAFF
Verdict in England Case
 Was Not Guilty
Sentences Pronounced On FOur--Death Invades Two We'll Known Families.

Correspondence of The Republican, )- The wheels of justice continue {,
 turn slowly in the. district court anC
 one more case is disposed of. All tn, evidence was taken in the, England case which excited so much atten-
 tion here, by Friday night and tn,
 case was given to the jury about fiv, 1 o'clock. After a deliberation lasting
 only about fifteen minutes, the jury
 returned with a verdict of mot | guilty" During the trial of this case i the court room was crowded, many | prominent women being regular at | tendants.
 1 Friday night Judge Sloan sentenced ! four convicts, two of whom were con | victed by juries and two of whom ! pleaded guilty. A negro, charged with
 a felony, pleaded guilty and was sen ] tenced to a term of two years. A | Mexican pleaded guilty to a similar | charge and received sentence of two years also. Ada Parks, a Williams negress, was convicted of a felony and received a sentence of one year. Ysabel Lopez was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and
 win reside at Yuma for four years.
 The famous Shell case was taken
 up Saturday morning. The jury on
 this case was kept together by the
 sheriff over Sunday. Dr. F.. B. Perrin
 of Williams is the plaintiff in the case and c. P. Shell of san Fran
 cisco the defendant.
 There is murder trial set for Tuesday morning which will probably
 Fal- will be in attendance from Williams. this being a case where a negro shot and killed a Mexican deputy sheriff at that place.
 Jennie. the little daughter of Mir and Mrs. Boss" Acker, passed quiet ly away at the home of the family on Friday evening. after an nlness of about two years. Two years ago Miss Jennie submitted to an opera ton in an Albuquerque hospital and her life was then deSpaired of but of late the parents thought she was improving greatly, and MT. <Acker. feeling that all was well. left last week for his ranch. the Apache Maid. about thirty-five miles southeast of here. A telephone message was sent to Loy's ranch, where a messenger was dispatched to convey the sad tid- ings to Mir. Acker, and he was ex- pected to arrive here Sunday after noon. The funeral will be held Mon day afternoon but at this writing ar engagements have not been completed. Jennie was fourteen years old. of a lovable and very sweet and patient disposition and was very much loved by all of her playmates The family has the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community in its loss.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs John Sheehan is dangerously i'll.
 The two-year- old son of MT. and Mrs. Dan Hogan is quite seriously ill, but it is thought he will recover.
 Colin Campbell went to Ash Fork Thursday night to look after his sheep interests. l 57
 Jack Newman came up from Phoe- nix last Thursday
 Louis P. Boardman. a noted Cali fornia attorney. arrived in this city last Friday, and will be one of the attorneys for the defense in the Shell case.
 Miss Birdie Mohlenpah returned last Saturday from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Colum- bus and other Ohio cities.
 Jos. Blumberg, the genial Williams merchant, spent Sunday in town vis- iting his many friends here.
 Mrs. Claud Thompson and son Lewis came down from Bellemont Friday night and spent Saturday and Sunday in town with Mir. Thompson
 Miss Lenora Francis, daughter of Sheriff J w Francis, was visiting with her parents Saturday and Sun day, having come down from Maine. where she is teaching school.
 Carl Walters went deer CD hunt ing in or around Maine on Sunday.
 Harrison Conrard, the general man ager of the j. NJ. Dennis Lbr Co. | to Maine Sunday morning after a stay in our town of about week.
 A Mrs. Chapman, who came here l from Winslow early in the summer | with her husband, and who have been | living in a tent up in the park for | the benefit of her health, became i worse last week. Her husband think Ing to better her condition, had her taken to the train Friday morning md they started for Phoenix. The end for Mrs. Chapman, however. proved to be nearer than was expect d, and she died on the train about hree miles west of here. Her body vas brought back and the funeral vas held from the M. F. church Sat lrday afternoon. During her stay lere, Mrs. Chapman made many warm friends here and a large gath ring of them turned out to assist n the last sad rites The husband las the sincerest sympathy of the whole community.
 Mrs. Chas. Foo and children left Sunday morning for a two weeks 'isit with friends in Nogales.
 Arturo Valdevio, a Mexican em- 'loyed in the lumber yards of the A L. & T. Co, fell from the top f a high pile of lumber to the round on Friday of last week. He onsiders himself fortunate that he anne out with only a broken arm.
 Mrs. c. P. Shell and two daughters |. rrived Saturday morning from San francisco and will remain for about .
 week. [.
 F. Higgins. wife and child, who ave resided here for some time, went . o Phoenix Sunday. where they will . lake their future home.
 MT and Mrs. Lee returned to Will . ,1ar |.