Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10
FILE SUIT
 IN BEHALF IF
 COURT CLERK
Attorneys For George Wilcox File Suit Against cochiSe County For S949 Fees A. leged to Be Due


 TOMBSTONE, Ar'z., Apr1 9-Suit was filed in the district court this morning by Cunningham & Riggs in bshalf of C'erk of the Coust Gccrge B. Wilcox against the county in the sum of s949 allegrd to be due as fees Tn the back tax eases that were fled by Tax Collector J N Gaines against the property owners. These fees are In cases in which there were no judgments rendered and wAiCh are standing on the books as yet It h1s heretofcre been the general under standing of the law that in the eyeat that tae eases were not pushed to iudgme nt that the clerk of the court as well as tke sherif. clerk O. the board of sur cry scrs. tax attorney and other off ciais received TO fees what ever. Should tris suit be eec de1 against the county it means that the bala7ce of tFe officials vii be in 8 cond ton to bring acton and recover amounts that will amcu1t to s verai Thousand do lars The claim cf MT. Wilcox was presented at the recent mee ing of the board of supervisors and wac disallcwed by tat body. NIT. {. Wi lc7x stated when the demand was presented to the b-aTd that he want- ed to take the matter into the courts 10 determine whether or net the fees could be recovered.
 The outcome of the case wiH be watched VI tn interest. As has been statsd. a verdict against the county win open the way for iudgments of severfl fhousa1d dcl'ars in fsis coua- ty and will also es' 'ab'ish a precedent that will mean the fling of similar suits in other counties Of the terri tory
 ins@sctor at wcrk
 c. H. John on. a representative of the United States land department. was in the city today 'oofirg up the records and titles ot a number of mining claims on which applications for patents have been filed iq the gen eral land office Mr Johnson had nothfDE to Yay regarding his official inquiries, and refused even to admit that he was in the employ of the government or wAat h's m's-ion was. but it was ascertained from a most reliable source He left on the after noon tran for Bisbee. and 1t is under stocd that he vii spend s7me time il that section. as vel as in the Hua- chucas and will later visit the Glee- sen and Court ard camps. A number of interes- ing cases will arise in the latter place. where there have been filed mineral and homestead entries on the same ground.
 SoI1 at Sheriff Sale
 The property of the little Jessie Gold Mining Company. located at Pearce, was yesterday sold to E. c. Griffield by Sheriff White to satisfy a judgment that had been obtained against the company Dy MT Or If cid for money advanced to the company to be used in the development of the property. The judgment was for the sum of $f200 and costs. Mir. Grif- fed stated. before returning to Pearce that he expected to beg'n operations on the property at once and inter ded oextend the lower tunel a distance of about 50 feet with a view of strik- ing tie edge that was uncovered in the workings further up the h:ll. The Little Jessie property has been worked cons 'derably and several good pockets Of free milling gold ore have been opend up. but So far they have not been very large in size. Mir. Griffie'd is of the opinion tSat with the depth that will be obtained in running tbe tunnel it shou' d be deter mined whether or not @ mine can be opened up. and he is wiling to- bacl his judgment to t1at extent and vii sIe1d the cost cf continuing the tun nel until the ledge has been encoun tered.
 The Little Jessie Company was composed of Los Angeles parties, ant they spend considerable money or the property. but never opened ul