Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-07
BANK OFFICERS
 ID PLEAD
That Will Be First Business in United States Court
 Today
Trial of Rapier for Forgery Ex- pected to Be Early Court
 Event
Especial to RaYiewl


 TOMBSTONE, Ariz-. May 6.--There was no session of the district court today, adjournment being taken last evening until Friday morning, owing 10 Judge Doan leaving for Tucson this morning. He expected to leave sast evening on the train. but the SIand jurying coming in with a par tial report delayed him until after the ram had gone.
 Edoieman and Nolan
 When court is called in the morning The hrst matter to be taken up win ~be the pleas If w. J. Policeman and ]. II. Nolan, indicted on charges of attempting to defraud the First Ma tional Bank of Bisbee It is under stood that the attorneys for the de- fendants will file demurrers to the Indictments. they being at work pre- parins the same icdsy.
 The Ropier Case
 he case of the government against Bluefcrd Rapier, charged with pass ing and attempting to pass forged and stolen government reclamation cheeks. will be called and jury se- lected to try the case. The case against the defendant arises out or t.'e theft of a number of booSs of checks from the office of the reclama- ton service at Roosevelt dam a few years ago. The cnscxs reii into the hands of F.. Rapier. who with his brother and two or three others. forged the names of the officer in charge at Roosevelt and began pass ing the checks In hunter of places They passed scme in Globe Deming. Douglas, Bisbse and Tombstone. F. P. Rapier was arrested in Bisbee and tried in the district court on a charge of attempting to pass one of the checks on the First National bank there. He entered a, plea of guilty and was sentenced to serve a term of seven years in the territo- rial penitentiary. where he is now confined Others implicated in the transaction were tried in Globe and sentenced to serve terms at Yuma :. There are still several indictments against f.. P. Rapier.
 The grand jury will reconyene, and it is expected they will make another part.9l renort during the afternoon bringing in a number of indictments c. 5. Cass and John Critshley, wh6 were summoned as trial jurors, were excused by the court for the term, I.te former on account of the serious illness of his child at his home in Naco.
 About the Court House
 Sheriff WJ te tIeft yesterday ,tor Phoenix having in charge the youth Clarence Smith. who was ordered committed to Phoenix on account oi his insanity. White will spend few days there getting acGainted with his son, whom he expects to eb able to bring home with him during the next few days.
 Deputies of the sheriff's office arr busy rounding up witnesses ant grand jurors to attend the conVenln: of the term of court which will opei its first session Monday.
 Former Captain of the Rangers Harry hweeler is at present workini ar a deputy sheriff under Sher1r White and assisting Deputy Porte Mcdonald in securing jurors ant witnesses.
 The county jail at the present tiih contains ever lGJ prisoners.
 County Treasurer Hicks has aa spreral changes made in his ohice which provides considerable nor rrom but the office is moi iars enonsh to acocInngoC ate the busines at tax paying time.