The Arizona sentinel., 1909-10-07
ARIZONA SENTINEL.
una, Arizona
THURSDAY. OCT. I, 1909.
DISTRICT COURT


. opened on Monday morning, the seS-
sion being held il the dismantled din
ing hall of the old penitentiary. Judge
John H. Campbell is on the bench, c..
z. LlrraEee, official court reporter:
Chas. lifting, clerk of the court; E. e.
Vinsoa, assistant court clerk and
Sheriff Livingston and his assistants
in charge Of the court room. The first
proceeding was the empaneling of the
grand jury, of which Althee Modest
was made foreman. The jury is COM
posed Of the following citizens: Geo.
NJ. Bridge, Alexander Durward, Fred
j. Nottbusch Drury L. Bailey, John
NJ Huffman, A. L. DeMund, R. B
Mcdonald, John A. Donovan, Isaac
Polhamus, Grin c. Johnson, w. A
Bowles, Alexander E. LEcBcath, Her
man c.. Haupt, George A. Thurman,
Harry Brownstetter, John NJ. Specse,
Frank C. Biaisdell, John S. Cox, b. F.
Hopkins and Moses S. Ttibhard.
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grand jury returned true bill against
Francisco Marquiz, who has been q
prisoner since the 23rd of June last.
charging him with the murder of 2
B. Hodges.
The Indictment was read to Marquiz
and he was given until Tuesday morn
ing at 1000 o'clock to prepare his
Plea. Attorneys H. Wupperman an ,
F. L. Ingraham were appointed by the
court to defend the prisoner. The ter
ritory will be represented by District
Attorney Tfmnons.
In the afternoon indictments vera
returned by the grand jury against
Juan Lano, w H Cokeley and Josef
Stern, all three pleading not guilty on
Tuesday morning. The case of Eugene
B. Stork, charged with the embezzle
ment OF funds belonging to the order
Of Owls was ignored by the grand
jury and Stork was released, after
having spent the last three months il;
the county Jail awaiting the action OF
the jury.
Three prospective citizens appeared
before Judge Campbell during Mon
day afternoon in the persons Of 10
names Johansen, q native of Sweden,
Jose Diaz, a Mexican by birth and
Charles w Fisher, who claimed Ger
many as the country OF his nativity.
Johansen was admitted to citizenship,
and Fishers application was continu-
ed until the next term of court for the
purpose Of obtaining further proof.
The application Of Diaz was refus-
ed, that worthy betraying profound i:s-
norance concerning the history and
laws of tho country in which he as
pired to vote.
The civil suits Of Frank Baxter VS..
John w. Darlington, libel; c. D.
Branch VS. W. J. Nichols and G f.
Collie and A. F. George VS.. Syverson
were set for trial on Saturday.
The cases of Baldwin, ct al, VS.. Cum
ningham, debt; C. D. Chamberlain VS..
the. New York and Plumosa Mining
Company; j. w. Darlington VS.. Noah
C. Nelson, debt; J. NJ. Molina VS. Por-
firio G. Green and the case of the
Yuma Motor Company VS.. r. D. Mol
10y, debt, was dismissed.
Following the pleadings in the four
criminal cases, Tuesday, the remain
der of the day was occupied with clean
ing up to q very considerable extent
the civil calendar. Matrimonial bonds
were severed In three cases, divorces
being granted Ida G. Topham from
VIM E. Topham; Luella Moore from
John w. Moore and Lucia Perez de
Dominguez from Amanda Domin-
CUES. nj the case of BeItran VS.. Bel
tran, alimony was allowed temporar-
lily, also $50 for attorneys fees
Several civil suits of minor impor-
lance were dismissed and Judgment
was rendered in a number of others
The grand jury ignored the cases OF
Earl Brandon cofored, charged with
robbery and Jose Martinez, accused of
assault with a deadly weapon John
Mcdonald tried and convicted of rob
bing the store of the Colorado River
Supply Company at Parker, was SEN
fenced to a term Of nine months in
the territorial penftentiary at Flor
ence.
Wednesday was entirely consumed
in an attempt to secure a jury for the
trial OF Francisco Marquiz, and at
night only sixteen Jurors out of the
twenty-nine wanted, had been secur-
ed. A special venire was called for
Wednesday evening, and Thursday
the filling Of the jury was again taken
up, but as the Sentinel goes to press
the jury has not yet been filled.
The grand jur yis expected to con-
clude its Iabors Thursday night.
Judge Campbell has announced that
court will cease to be after Tuesday
next, the 18th of the month.
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