Tombstone epitaph., 1909-09-26
coehiss County Case
 Involving a Million

Gleeson vs Martin Costello The suit | involves approximately over sl ,OOO.- 900 embracing some of the most vslu able mining claims in the TurQu ,ise dist jet, in this county The com plsipt is s lengthy one, covers over II typewritten pages, alleges partner ship agreement between the pi-infitf. Attorney James Reilly, now decess'd snd Mart Costello, which dates back to 1903. Many allegations gre made and important transactions re- cited, all of which are involved. The parties to the suit are well and fsvorsbly known. John Gleeson, a resident of Gleeson, in whose honor the town was named. is a pioneer of the county, while Mart Costello. also pioneer Tombstoneite. is the well known ti-nillionsire, and as 6 consequence much interest attaches to the outcome of the case.
 | Attorneys Geo Neale of Bisbee, Eugene Ives of Tucson. and II L Pickett of Tombstone, represent the l plaintiff.
 The complaint alleges that in July, 1903, plaintiff was owLer of & certain option to purchase cf the sO-calltd Patrick Powers group in Turquoise district; that Costello and James Reilly ownei other claims in the dis triet: that g partnership was formed for the purpose of taking up the Pow CTS option, and in consideration Of same, Gleeson was to be equally inter es,ed in the Mona and Hard Upc'sims; that sn November 6, 1904, the Powers or ton of S20,' % was taken up. in clnding partial payments previously made by Gleeson; that it was under st. d the partnersh p agreement was for the purpose of acquiring, locating, buying. selling. etc of mining claims, and that each Of said parties should contribute and advance one third of the capital necessary in [ ur- suance of same.
 That !; was understood and agreed that the title 10 all such property would .tsnd in the name of Mart n Costello. in trust for the use and ben eft of the partnership.
 That Gieeson was to have The su- pervision oi sff4irs, attend 10 the annual work and Tn general direct all wcrk, for which he should be allowed s250 per month, 10 be paid by the partnership.
 That at the time Gleeson did not have the money necessary to pay his proportion oi the capital required, and he assigned certain notes Of the Cop per Belle company 10 Costello for S53.000, together with mortgage, in 5, curits for the amount.
 That in pursuance o! the partner ship agreement the following mines were purc hased: The Contention mine rom Hoeher estate for SSU00; the Gaetjens group for S7000; the Payla, { Csrlevsto & Musso group, S6252 5U; the Hurricane m ne, $30O0; the Silver Bill group, ty sheriff sale, for $3l GOO; The Alexander Casey group, s2n.000; The Powers mines, 500; d W Bost- -Y.ck mines, Si0o; Michael 0'Connor mines, si00; John W McCiusky m nes, $l00; Alex Cs.ey mines, $5OO; Fonn G Woods and William Bennett mines, S2J0O; Wm Cummings ard Win Shaw mines, sjOO; three mines To- csted. Total amount paid footing i00. 452 50 and title to same vested m he name Of Costello in trust; that many oi the claims enumerated were patented and expense of same paid by Costello in trnst, expense oi which does not exceed 5000.
 That the partnership has also ex- pended in work approximately S5OoO That ali payments were made by Costello or Rei y, who kept the ac- counts o' the part ncrshIp. and plain. tiff has never been informed thereof and for that reason ioes not know the exact an cunts expended.
 | That Tn pursuance of the agree ment the plaintiff supervised the i management of affairs from July 1, 1903, at the stipulated payment of f25O per month, and is entitled to the sum of SIS, ,750 salary up to Nov l, 1908. which has not been paid. That during the times mentioned plaintiff furnished fol use of said partnership tools, team, wagon, etc, the resson- able value If which is S60 per month sid oots s3.7S0. That in pursusncs of agreement Costello had advanced and ps,d from time to time on behalf of plaintiff on account o! partnership the sum of s36. 6.35U SS.
 That on Sept 90. 1907, the partner ship. through C.stello. optioned to L W Powell the Black Hawk. Smile of Fortune. Hard Up, Tin Horn and Head Center claims for Sl5O.UOO, of