The border vidette., 1909-10-23

l nesday, on a change of venue from Cochise county, resulted in a disagree ment. the jury standing six to six The Jury was discharged and it was agreed Go leave the matter in the hands of the judge, who will decide the case at later day.
 San Lacey. one ot the star witnesses in the case of Oasiano Romero. con- victed "Wednesday in district crurt of the murder of the late Edwin Egau, is natural born detective. To him in a large measure is credit due for brin eing to justice the murderer, who will spend the remainder of his i days 1n the territorial prIson Sam was great assistance to the sheriff and district attorney.
 Miss Sarah Maria Reynolds, the ac. complished daughter of U s Customs Inspector Richard Reynolds, is here from Los Angeles, where she has been attending school, and will spend a couple of months here with her father. Mir. Reynolds two younger children, Billie.and Emily, are now ettendin 2 school in Lbs Angeles. where their mother resides. While in Nogales, Miss Maria will reside at the pleasant home of Mrs P J. Aguirre.
 Fred Afford, the assayer. ~bo is now with the Sonora Copper Company in Sonora, spent A couple of days here the forepart of the week He reported every body well and happy at Oobre Grande. and operations progressing in very satisfa aotory manner under the mana cement of A. M. Conard. who is also president of the big company owning the mines. Mrs. Afford and the little girl now reside at Cobre Grande. where tho weather is ideal, just now.
 Monday Ira Bower. the mine sup erintendent, was a visitor in the city, having arrived the evening before from Noria, Sonora, near which place the
 
 are located Mir. Bower reported op- erations at the Llano Copper Com pany and Otate Gold Mining Com pany's mines progressing nicely. under his supervision. Both properties are situated short distance from the So nora Copper Company's Cebre Grande noinss east of Maria
 Wednesday the following well known citizens of Tom bstone were visitors in the city, called to appear before Pro- bate Judge Marsteller's court in con- nection with the will contest in the James Reilly estate, brought here from Oochise county on a change of venue, Wright. attorney for the widow, who seeks to have the will of her dead husband set aside: Martin Costello. Attorney D. L. Cunningha Probate Judge Goodbody, Attorney Lee Wool cry and U. s. Commissioner A. l.. Grow. Attorney Cunningham repre- seated the executors of the estate, Messrs. Costello and Bacon
 The trial of Casiano Romero, in dicted for the murder of Edwin Egan, the Calabasas rancber. ended We'd nesday afternoon, after having been ca since Monday morning. and It only took the jury about one hour and a half to return a verdict of murder ir the first degree. Attorney Frank J. Duffy assisted District Attorney w. A. O'Connor in the prose ecution, and MT. J. T. Matthews, & recent arrival in this county, ably represent ed the defendant. The case was stubbornly fought throughout, and ali | the attorneys and Sheriff Saxon de- i serve credit for the result, as do those | who assisted in securing the evidence a gainst the convicted man.
 Frank F. Oranz. ex mayor of No gales, Arizona, and one of the best | known mining men in the west. died | last Sunday at the Los Angeles Hos pitaI, after 8 lingering illness. The ] telegram conveying the sad intelligence to friends and acquaintances in No gales, was received Sunday evening by | MT. Bracey Curtis, cashier of the First |