Arizona republican., 1909-11-23
THREE SENSATIONAL SUITS
In Which Hoval A. Smith, the Warren Realty and Development and the Warren Ranch Compan- ies Are Defendants

Tombstone. Ariz.. Nov. (Special) Sensational suits were filed in the United States court here today by United States Attorney Alexander against Hoval A Smith. and various other parties. for the restoration to the public domain of tracts of land,in the neighborhood of Bisbee aggregating about 1900 acres. on the ground that fraudulent representation
 There are three of the suits. The first is the United States of America against the Warren Realty company, Hoval A. Smith. Dell Williams and $. w. Waiter IL is claimed on the part of the government that in March. 1901. Thomas A. Tait. George Williams and Parker Woodman located four mining claims near the present townsite of Warren. The locations were made un- der section 2320 of the United States revised statutes and under the act of the legislative assembly of 1895. con corning mines It is alleged that previous to 1905 MT. Smith became the remote grantee of these locations and that in August of that year he made application for patents which were issued In october of the following year.
 IL is the contention of the govern ment that these lands were not sub- ject to location under the mineral laws as no mineral had been discovered at that time or at the time the pat ents were issued. and it is also alleged that previous to the application for the patents. Mir. Smith had transferred whatever right he had i'm the location 10 the Warren Realty company. It is claimed that Mrs. Williams. the wife of one of the lOcators. who had died in the meantime. had transferred a part of her interest to MT. Smith and a part 1 to Walters
 The Warren Realty company is all ! legged in the complaint to be the agent l of the Bonanza Circle" which com prises half a dozen valuable mines owned chifelv by capitalists of Duluth 1 and Pittsburg. Among the properties are the Calumet and Arizona. the Pittsburg and Arizona and the June tion. The four claims mentioned in this action include sixty-four acres. ! The government prays that on account of the fact that the ground was non- mineral ground and not subject to To- | cation and subsequent patent the court order a cancellation of the patents and l direct the defendants to bring them into court for cancellation.
 The title of the second suit is The ] United States of America against the ! Warren Realty and Development com pany and Hoval A. Smith In this l case it is alleged that there were thir- | ty-nine mining locations embracing 500 acres. Similar allegations as to the | non- mineral character of the land are | set forth
 The third and last case and the most ! important by reason of the value in | is that of the government I against the Warren Ranch sompany. ! Hoval A. Smith and Henry B. Hovland. ! This action involves thirty seven min | ing claims and 590 acres. In all of these cases the cancellation of the 1 patents and the reversiOn of the land . to the government is asked. In these l last two cases there is a long list of I locators. many of them prominent citi- | zens and business men of Bisbee.
 It is stated that the title to the land | embraced within the Warren townsite | is open to the same objection. but that | action is not begun for the restora | tion of that for the reason that the | title has passed to innocent holders. | but it is understood that action will | be begun against the patentees for the payment to the government of the value of the land sold.
 These suits are the result of invss- tigation by the interior department | covering a period of nearly three years | A corps of inspectors have been at | work and it is said that Assistant Sec 1 retary Pierce of the department has | taken an active interest in the matter l