Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-10
BUTLER CASE STILL
 BEFORE THE COURT
Overlook Assessment Matter Also Comes Up In Tomb
 stone Yesterday.
Special to the Reviewo

TOMBSTONE. Dec. 9.-The atten- . tion of the court was taken up a part of the forenoon in the trial of the case of the territory against Frank Butler,
 which was started yesterday, but mot
 much progress was made After the jury had been accepted late yesterday afternoon the prosecution began it's.
 side Of the case and put on a number 1 of witnesses. The testimony against the defendant given by some of the
 witnesses was very damaging. All of the witnesses were subject to ;L lengthy cross examination by the at torneys for the defendant Tais morn
 ing the prosecution put on one addi-
 tional witness, after which they an
 nounced that their case was in.
 The defense then asked for an ad-
 journment until after the noon hour Tn
 order that they might put on the stanu
 witness who was to arrive on the noon train The request was granted and an adjournment was taken until l o'clock. The jury was locked up
 last night and slept in the jury rooms and from all appearances will have the same experience tonight, as there Is not much probability of their re- .ceiving the case before tomorrow.
 After the Butler case had been con tinued the attention of the court was taken up in the case of c. A. Over
 lock vs. the city of Douglas, arising out os the assessment of the Queen
 Hotel in that city for taxes. OverlocK claims that he gave in the assess ment on the property and that it was accepted by City Assessor c. A. Tay- tor. That afterward the city board or equalization raised the value on the property, without notifying him or receiving any testimony in regard to the value of the property. He now seeks to have the acts of the board in raising the assessment nullified.
 A number of new actions have been filed in the district court during the past few days, among which are the following:
 Guillermo Lucero vs. Keith Preston Is the title of one action in which the plaintiff brings suit to recover the sum of S400 alleged to be due for Ia. Dor performed for the defendant on certain mining claims in the Dragoon mountains.
 The Bropay Carriage company has brought suit against E. F. Fisher and his wife, Lula Fisher, for debt in the sum of $52.90 alleged to be due fo- goods and wares furnished to the de fendants.
 Sherwood & Sherwood, the San Francisco liquor dealers, have brought suit against L. J. Dunagan and F. s. Douglas for debt in the sum Of $500 ! alleged to be due on a promisory note | given in December. 1907.
 Banuelfa Garcia has brought suit | against Timeteo Garcia for divorce al leg1ng that for the past five years he i has failed to provide her with the i necessitfes of life, and has abandon | cd her. J
 J. c. Pimpen and E. G. Dement, are | plaintiffs in an action against J., r. | Lewis and his wife, Annie L. Lewis, to | quiet title to real estate in the city of ! Douglas. s1 i
 James NJ. Montana of the Fairbank Commercial company has brought al, | action against Arthur I. HeRey as sec retary and treasurer of the company ro i compel him to allow the plaintiff to | inspect the books and accounts of the | corporation. The complaint asks tO, writ of mandamus to be served ou the defendant. This action is but ] one that will be brough, ! against the firm by Montana for an | accounting and settlement.
 Thomas Donion has brought suit fo. divorce against aMrguerite Donlon. al 1 leging desertion as the grounds.
 Myrtle Schaffer of Bisbee wants the court to grant her a decree of di- Force from George Eugene Schaffer on the grounds of cruelty, etc