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Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
PRESCOTT JURY FINDS HURLEY
 GUILTY, GIVES LIFE PENALTY

der cases in the territory of recent years. Every technicality in criminal law was invoked by Attorneys j. F.
 Wilson and Reese NJ. Ling on behalf
 of the defendant IL was as bitterly
 fought by District Attorney R. E.
 Morrison and his assistant, J. C. For est MorTison's closing argument was
 pronounced one of the abIest ever made in a criminal case before the local bar. His eloquent plea that jus
 tice be meted out to Hurley for mur-
 dering the husband of the mother,
 who sat in court with her fatherless
 children, brought tears to the eyes of
 many in the audience and his refer ence 10 the evidence of May Conray, the eight-year-old daughter of the mur- dered man. the only eye witness to the tragedy, supported by the testi- mony of her mother and Tilden Scott, and only contradicted by the defen-
 dant himself, appeared to convince everyone who had heard the evidence that Hurley was guilty of the crime with which he was charged.
 May Conray told the same story of the shooting of her father at the trial that she did to the coroner's jury a tcH liOuIo diIcf oStlHS hSE SAiOt
 to death on the side of Bull Hill. In
 her innocent and g,Iileless way she re-
 peated her statements on cross exam
 ination, looking straight into the eyes of Colonel Wilson, who was making
 the effort of his legal career to have
 the jury declare the slayer of her
 father blameIess for his crime. She
 repeated how she was standing on the
 hillside overlooking Hurley's resR dence and of seeing him stand in the door and shoot at her father. She re- lated how Hurley went to the corral near his house and fired two more shots at her father while the latter
 was coming down towards Hurley to get within range of Hurley to return
 the fire with his shotgun.
 She admitted seeing her father fire
 two shots and of seeing him retreat up
 the bill when the third shell stuck in his gun and of seeing Hurley shoot at him again twice, and Of seeing her father fall after the fifth shot. She saw Hurley enter his house and re turning, fire five shots at her father as he lay bleeding to death with a 1 wound in his back in a clump of bush
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
HARD ID UNDERSTAND WHY
 k|bBEY IGNORED STATEHOOD

No little comment has been maue in Bisbee on tue action of Cover nor Kibbey in ignoring stateaooo n. his report In past years his handling of the subject has been of use in the educational campaign that has been made to get Arizona into the union.
 According to the report, Arizona suffered slightly from the financiaI disturbances that affected the whole country. It was felt mainly in the sudden and radical fall in the price of copper. This depression was nat urally communicated to other bust! ness interests. Ill the opinion of ttl, governors though there has not been the marked diminution of mining ay- tivity in Arizona that has been com plained of in other parts of the coun- u.y. Mines and reduction plants aIe now running with practically their full complement of men. Wages have been somewhat reduced to meet the lower price Of copper, but there is a feeling that this condition of depres- sion will be of short duration.
 The value of the copper product in 1907 was more than S50.00O,O0, an m crease of a million and half dollars over the value of the product or the previous year, though tae price ul copper was less.
 These figures are taken from the sworn report of the operators to the territorial auditor for purposes of tax ation. They do not include the prod ucts of mines producing less than s375o for the year. The product D. gold was 11S,37S ounces, and of sil- yer 2.7O4.04 ounces. The total value of gold. silver and copper produced was s54,7SS,6T3.
 There has been an increase in farming operations on account Of the better supply of irrigation water which promises to be still better as rapid progress is being made on the government works at Roosevelt and Yuma. The live stock business has been fairly prosperous. Says the re port:
 notwithstanding the financial de pressicn, business of all kinds has l. creased within the year just ended.
 As to the population of Arizona the
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
DOUGLAS NEWS NOTES
Gnternational-Anerican.)

Mrs. T. F.. Merritt went to Fl Paso last night to meet her son and daugh- teF-in-Iaw. from Colorado, who are coming to Douglas to spend the hol- idays.
 Rev. r. C. Reid, territorial mission ary for the Presbyterian church, ar rived in town this morning and spent the day with Rev George Logic leav- luz lii the afternoon for his home III Phoenix.
 Mrs. Alice !. Waldron, the state commander of the Ladies of the Mac cabees, from Detroit, is in the city this week in the interest of the order.
 Frank Douglas has for his guests his brother. George Douglas, and his brother-in-law. C. J. Welsh, both or Urbana, H., Mir. Douglas old home.
 A telegram was received this after noon announcing the birth of a 1-2 pound girl to MT. and Mrs. Lue MOr- l ris. in ontario. California. Superintendent and Mrs Hawks of the E. F. & s. W. returned to Ei Paso this morning on his private car.
 A. D. Norcop left this morning for his ranch near SepaT, New Mexico after a weeks visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles BOleT are en- tertaining MT. Boler's mother from Al Paso
 Thomas McEniry of Fl Paso is in the city today and ia q guest at the Gadsden.
 John Boier came down from Bisbee yesterday.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
TERRITORIAL AND COUNTY NEWS
es on the hillside.

eS cH luS ulilSldt-
 Tn addition to her mothers testi- mony. little Mays evidence was cor roborated accidentally by question asked Til Scott by one of the jurymen during the trial. Witness Scott was asked if he had searched for empty shotgun cartridges at and around the scene of the shooting and answered that he had found three empty shot gun cartridges, two of which were fresh and one which had evidently 6een used a long time before.
 This proved the testimony of little May as to the number of shots fired by her father. Its accidental discoy- cry as well as the fact that her testi- mony was substantially the same at the trial as well as at the coroners inquest, when the tragedy that left her sisters and brotherless fatherless was still fresh in her memory, proved beyond reasonable doubt that she told the truth.
 Hurley is 60 years of age. according to his own statement. He is a native of Iowa. He came here from Nevada eighteen years ago. He has been en- gagged in mining and prospecting in the Black Hills almost ever since. In 1901 he got into dispute with Con ray and has not been on friendly terms with him since.
 He claimed that his rights were in yaded from time to time by Conray, who, he maintained, invaded his premises by grazing his goats on his mining claims and around his home. Bad feelings between the men con tinued until the shooting of Conray, for which Hurley was found guilty last night
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
Man Who Shot Down Goat Herder Must Serve Life Sentence To Expiate His Henious Crime.

PRESCOTT. Dec f4.-The jury in the css eof E. D. Hurley, charged with the murder of F. J. Conray returned a verdict of guilty In the first degree and fixed the punishment at life i'm prisoament
 The case was given to the jury at 6:So o'clock Saturday after a five days trial.
 The jury was returned to the jury room ct 7:30 o'clock after supper. At s:30 o'clock the foreman announced to the officer in charge that a verdict had been reached
 At $50 o'clock the jury walked in- to the courtroom and announced the verdict in the presence of the court, counsel for both sides and the audt. ence which filled the courtroom.
 When the verdict was read, the de fendant. who has been enjoying his liberty under $10.eo0 bail, leaned backward in his chair. He, sat un- moved as the document. pronouncing him convicted feion was read. The sinister smile which he displayed when District Attorney Morrison eio- sq1entiy and bitterly arraigned him in sPhis closing argument to the jury, had deserted him aud was replaced by an ssheR palor that creR slowly over his countenance as he realized for the first time that he was condemned to the fife of feion for his remaining days
 His demeanor as he left the court in charge of the sheriff indicated for the first time during the trial that he re aIized the heinousness of his offense when on May If of this year his con duct in shooting to death Fred J. Conray left widow to struggle for a living for herself and eight fatherless children. the oldest only thirteen years and the youngest only twelve months old, with no earthly possessions but a few hundred head of goats.
 The trial was one of the noted mur-
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15

report says: T estimated the pop u'atiCn of the territory last year at 1S5,e00. l believe 1t is safe to s-y that the ratio of increase observable in later years has been maintained. UDon that basis l would now esti- mate the population at nearly 2O0,-
 000." The increase for the year is
 attributed mainly to immigration from the middle western states. The financial condition of the ter
 ritory is satisfactory. At the close of the fiscal year the cash in the treasury amounted to S456, ,324.51, ana
 increase of $75, 5,30S.S6. The territorial debt has been reduced by s10.000 by the redemption of ten 6 per cent.
 bonds and beside there has accuni---
 latd in the redemption funds SS367.71. The territorial rate of taxation is
 75 cents on each $100 of valuation the same as last year, notwithstand-
 ing extraordinary appropriations by the last legislature amounting to $369 300.
 All the territorial banks weatherea
 the financial storm. though three na- tional banks suspended. Two of them have since resumed. Among the ter
 rftoriaI banks there were two con solicitations and three new banks were admitted.
 An abstract of the condition of the ! twenty-eight banks on June F shows | as follows: Resources, loans, dis counts and overdrafts. s5.9S3, ,03S.36: I bonds, stocks and otaer securities, S904. .217.733; real estate. furniture and l fixtures, 2,640.32: expense fe- count. S117.775.20; cash and due from ctter banks, S3.709, 10; total, S11.- 1 AT, ,91l.0l.
 l Liabilities. capital stock, s1.034. 800; 1 surplus. s425,S96.6T; undivided profits, | $3iI.l23.41: deposits and due other | banks. S9,54G.181.77: bills discounted
 and bills payable, S69, ,20S.S6.
 The part of the report relating to l the schools is wholly statistical and shows q marked increase.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15

$f0.00 Genuine Sterling
 Silver Sets at. ... .S.5o $S.50 QuadruPIe Silver
 Plaited Sets at =. .$6.75 s6.5O French Stag Horn
 Sets at ..S .S4.50
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
Joe Rurkhart Dead.

Joe Burkhart, an employed Of the Copper Queen smelter, died at the Windsor hotel last evening from con sumption after a lingering illness. Sc far as known. he has no relatives in rhis part of the country He was 8 man about 8 years Of age The fun eral will be held this afternoon, the employees of the smelter have raised $1Oe and will take charge of the In- terment
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
To Colonize Yaauis.

Frank Watts arrived in town today from his ranch near Nacozaro ana returned home this afternoon. Mir Watts has a colonization undertaking oH foot to locate the Yaqui Indians on twelve or fifteen thousand acres ot land belonging to the Wheeler Lana company. The matter is now being laid before President Diaz by Gov ernor Torres and definite information will be given out shortly.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
wiI co to culiscan.

Inspector Charles T. Cornell of the immigration service, who Is at pres ent enjoying vacation. returned to. day from Tucson and win leave with in a few days for 2 trip down tne Robert Cornell, will accompany him and the trip has nothing of an ofi- cial nature connected with 1t, Mr- Con nell merely desiring io look over that country and utilizing part of has vacation for the purpose.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
Smoker Tonight.

The first of the Country club Sat urday night smokers under the new regime will be held tonight At the meeting of members last Saturday committees were appointed to push this feature with George B. Lee at the head. He lost no time and the result Is that bridge and chess clubs have been organized and other socIai features planned and a notice of the smoker sent to the r-embers. A good crowd and jolly time is expected by the members tonight
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15

Public, Examiner w c. Foster is in Tombstone from Phoenix on official visit and will examine the books of the various county officials for his yearly report.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-15
Will Resume His Practice.

Dr. !. J. P. Armstrong is able to be out and around again and will ne at his office Monday to resume his nractice.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
TO SEEK IMPROVEMENT
OF VOIGT PARK

The need of Improvement In Voigt
park. which lies west Of Woodward
ave. In the northern end OF the city.
was discussed in a meeting OF resi-
dents of that neighborhoed held in
the North Congregational church.
Woodward and Blaine-aves. Monday
evening. Frank w. Blair presided
II was decided to ask for an appro.
priation of $4,000 To- conduct the work.
Secretary NJ. p. Hurlbut. of the park
department. stating that this would
be enough to do the necessary work.
A committee headed by David b. stew
art was chosen to push the project
and see that the wants of the district
are given proper consideration by the
board of estimates.
Those present In the meeting de-
cided to ask the North Woodward i'm
provement association to extend its
boundaries so as to take in more ter
ritory on the western side OF the
avenue.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
ROBINSON LOOMS
UP As PROBABLE
WINNER
DARK HORSE STANDS COOL
CHANCE OF LANDING CHAIR
MANsHIP OF BOARD or EsTI-
MATES-6ARNETT LESS ACTIVE

That the race for the chairmanship
of the board of estimates Is sort or
Marathon, in which the palm Is not
always TO the contestants who get
the early start, is the indication to be
drawn from the present status OF the
fight.
Thomas c. Craig. Edward Barnett
and George Brown were the early
starters. while John +. Behlow. w.
w. Robinson and Edward L. Nichols
came In later. Now fl Is whispered
about that Brown is likely TO with.
draw and that the other early start
ers are also less the contenders. w.
w. Robinson, who has the longesf
service on the board OF any member.
is looming up az Formidable dark
horse.
Whether ! win or net, have cae-
complished the result for which | en-
tered" says Barnett II believed that
the citizens generally want good pave
ments and also a fair measure OF I'M
provements. Detroit is no longer 4
village and the people want TO get
up to date as was shown by the vots
on the convention hall and Other
propositions.
Il came out TO beat Thomas G.
Craig. who stood for keeping In the
old rut. and i am convinced that
have put him out Of the running.
fully expect to lead on the first ballot
Next to winning myself, l would like
TO see w. w. Robinson or l.. Il. Mich
olds win. Both are rCad-minded
men who are In accord with the sen
timent OF the public"
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
HAS NO CROUCH ON
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

The Hon. Edwin DENLY, representa-.
tive in congress from the First dis
trict OF Michigan, has no crouch on
the honored president Of these United
states even il the said president did
remark that congress did not allow
secret service funds because the Nom.
Ders. just possibly, were likely to be
investigated themselves. Hon. Edwin
DENLY is a member OF the committee
that is TO ascertain just what Theo.
dore Roosevelt meant when he said
That, and why he said il even If be
did mean IT.
There is no timidity on the part of
congress in making this investigation
says Congressman DENLY, who re-
turned home to Detroit Monday. There
Is simply desire to be fair and lust
ana dlgnifed and proper The reflec-
tlon II any. is on the people who
elected the congressman. says Mr..
DENLY, because they knew these can
didates accurately and knew what
kind of men they were electing.
With regard to Panama, DENLY de.
clares that the people who are trying
to find graft in the purchase will be
unsuccessful. He declares that the
United States got for it's $40, 900 900
about S35,00O,000 worth OF excavation.
plans and specifications worth 81 900.
coo. nearly another million dollars
worth of engines and rolling stock,
and about $500 buildings OF all kinds.
including $5.000,00O hospital. This,
with 10000 acres of lands, strikes the
congressman as having been a pretty
fair trade.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
1903 SIN j c GLE s
ROUNDED UP IN
IS DAYS
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ON DETROIT
SIDE KEPT ON THE HUMP
SOME LOADS THAT WOMEN
CARRY.

This has been busy month 1or
the customs inspectors at the Wood
ward-ave. and Joseph Campau-ave.
docks. In 10 shopping days, they
have made 100 seizures and the mar
vest Is getting better as Christmas ap'
proaches The queer thing. however,
is that the customs officers on the
other side of the ferry are making
Just as many seizures.
Some times the customs officers on
the two shores will seize identical
ARTICLES, the deluded smugglers OF
both countries going abroad to get
bargains" they could have had as
at home. Some Detroit womer
have been caught smuggling back
cheap lewelry manufactured In the
United States and sold in Canada plus
duty. in the vain idea that they were
beating Uncle Sam.
Sweaters are the principal Things
which the customs officers on the De
troit side get. or the total seizures. 80
have been sweaters. and the coming
customs sale in May will look like
clothing department store in the open
air. There were all kinds Of sweaters
In the lot and their bulk made them
particularly easy to detect.
Some OF the women smugglers have
carried wonderful loads OF contraband
goods. Here is a sample package:
One dozen napkins, 10 handkerchiefs.
che necktie, one pair OF stockings aud
four yards Of dress goods. Another
woman had this little pile OF junk:
One sweater, two pairs of undergar-
ments, six pairs of stockings, two pairs
OF socks two pairs OF gloves and two
and half yards OF cloth.
An old Irish woman was heartbroken
when the men in blue seized bottle
Of whisky from the ould sod" which
she was bringing across TO present 10
her husband. Another woman bad A
half pound Of prepared opium.
Men are in the minority In their
smuggling seizures. Their clothing
does not allow of so much room foT
concealment Of goods and they do not
have the shopping craze TO the extent
Ct risking their money for bargain.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
WORK BREITMEYER HARD
FOR GIFTS OF FLOWERS

That politics does not pay very
well in conjunction with the floral in.
dustry is the statement OF the clerks
in the Breitmeyer store. Philip Brett
meyer has always been noted for his
generosity in giving flowers as well
as more substantial things, for charit-
able causes. but the record for appli-
cations of this kind has been passed
and re-passed this season.
One church held a bazaar recently
and five separate donation committees
waited upon the mayor-elect and ask
ed for floral gifts. The fifth delega-
ton was turned down. This is but
an instance OF the kind Of applications
that have been coming in.
While the worthy objects are still
receiving the attention always given
them. there is more care being given
TO requests now and IL has TO be a
real case OF deserving charity that
gets the posies.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
SANTA CLAUS MORE
GENEROUS THAN
LAST YEAR
REVIVAL IN BUSINESS REFLECT
ED IN CHRISTMAS GIVING.
GREAT HOLIDAY RUSH ON IN
PosToFFIcE.

This is a bigger Christmas by far
than that OF last year. So say the
clerks In the stores, the postal authori-
ties and the express companies. The
extent OF the Christmas giving can be
Judged to a fair degree now since the
final rush Is on.
Monday morning the rush began all
along the line. II was most notice
able at the postoffice, perhaps. There
must have been thousands OF persons
who came to the office to mail pack
ages and parcels during the day. They
did not come in a steady stream but In
punches, the lines in front OF the
three stamp windows running down
10 three or four persons each, at times.
while, at other times, the lines ran
back Is or 20 deep.
AT the side table where mail pack
ages are weighed, there were n per-
sons grouped at one time TO learn
the correct postage to be put upon
their gifts. AT other times there was
breathing space OF moment Or
two for the clerk with no one TO In
terfere. The Red Cross stamp sellers
did a thriving business In the little
charity stamps.
Patrolman Greene had an all-day
job in keeping the stamp-buyers in
line and helping to answer their ques'
tons He showed the anxious people
where to get their parcels weighed.
pointed out the warning not TO mail
~ Canada and dis
claimed information or predictions az
to when a package mailed here would
be delivered In Joplin, Mo-
Greene is in the corridor for some
thing beside answering questions and
keeping the lines in military order
The postofflce officials found two years
ago that pickpockets and handbag
thieves were doing Santa Claus busi-
ness for themselves, and so they got
a man In blue TO brighten away such
gentry. Assistant Postmaster May
worm helps out in thee orridor work
at times.
Great as was the number OF letters.
cards and packages mailed, the ONCE
was cleared by the time the ONCE
force left at night. Every piece or
mail had been sorted and sent away
on It's Journey Every clerk and sub
stitute available is at work In the
offices, and the four postal automo'
biles are doing double service collect
ing mail from the stations. The car
riers force will be increased to It's
limit the three latter days OF the
week
The Christmas rush that Is going on
now is just the climax OF the gift-send-
inr as the season began away back in
October when the first presents for
the Philippines and Australia were
sent away Then came the people
who wanted 10 send to friends in
eastern Europe and lastly the ones
who had friends or relatives In Great
Britain. France OF Germany.
AT the express companies the re-
port IA general that business Is better
so far this year than II was year ago.
These. too. have extra forces working
and are prepared 10 rush things to
get the gifts to their destinations as
speedily as possible.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
TWO WOMEN WILL
BE GIVEN DEGREES

Mrs. Eva Henrion. a helpless Grip
pie. was wheeled into Judge Murfin's
court Monday afternoon To- testify In
her suit for divorce from her husband,
Edward Henrion. She charged him
with cruelty and non-support. She Will
probably get a decree.
Mrs. Theresa Rogers said that at
the age OF 35 her husband. William III
Rogers. decided to study medicine.
and she kept boarders TO help pay
expenses. until his practice began to
pay. Then she learned he was spend
ing money on other women. He IS
now living In Saginaw. She was prom
Used decree
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
Ruy Aim sonethina from hoIton,s.

Holton's. las Woodward-ave.. Is the
mecca for ladies who desire TO add
10 their husbands supply OF good
cigars, smoking tobacc0s and sup
plies. No dealer has a more varied
and complete line than Is To be found
at Holton's. Humidor TO keep cigars
fresh. are priced at $50; beautiful
meerschaum cigar holders. with case
can be bought for 1Jc and 81. Ladies
unacquainted with brands may de-
pend upon the recommendation OF
Mr.. Holton or his stan OF statesmen.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
A Danoerous Operation.

is the removal OF the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DR.. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to
this frightful ordeal. They work so
quietly you don't feel them. They
cure constipation, headache, bilious
ness and malaria. AT +. c. Ninsefs.
Central Drug Co.'S, and Gray IL Wor-
cester's drug stores.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-22
Veteran Conductor Dead

William Sloan, for p years a Mich
igan Central passenger conductor
died In his home. No. 19l Melbourne
ave. Sunday afternoon. He had been
i'll for six months with stomach trouD-
le and for three months was confined
TO his home. Mr.. Sloan is survived
by his widow. three daughters and
one son. The remains were taken 20
Dexter. Tuesday morning. for inter-
mpnt