The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-02-09
THREATS ARE MADE ID PLACE
 SANDERS BEHIND THE BARS
Justice Auditor Mining Companies His Court To Answer Charges of Contempt
 Alleged to Have Been Committed On the Street
JUSTICE DELIVERS STREET CORNER OPINION ID LARGE CROWD
Before Court Convened
 Audito to Until

Having been summoned to appear in the court of Justice of Peace Mod CT to answer to charge of Contempt of Court, on Monday last, F. A. Sam ders, auditor for the three large min ing companies of Greenlee County, was granted stay of execution" un- til Saturday next In continuing the case until Saturday the Justice stat ed that in the event MT. Sanders re- signed his position as County Auditor the contempt proceedings would be dismissed.
 Another act in the bowling farce in Greenlee County's public affairs was played in front of the Justice Court in Clifton on Monday afternoon last. Justice of the Peace Moder held the center of the stage from start to fin- ish and delivered rapid fire opinions, and judicial decisions, running the gamut of contempt of his court to the proper management of the affairs of the three largest corporations in the county, and for good measure, ad- ded some advice to all concerned.
 There was present at the street ses- sion of the Justice Court several depu- ty sheriffs, F. A. Sanders (the undesir- able citizen), A. T. Thomson, Traffic Manager of A. & N. M., Norman Car michael, General Manager of the A. c. Co.,. Ltd, J. w. Bennie, General Manager of the Shannon Copper Co.,, John R. Hampton, Attorney for the accused, reporter for the Era and His Honor.
 The contempt proceedings had been set for three o'clock. It was charged by His Honor that the said F. A. San ders, who is employed by the three mining companies in this county, to audit the county records, had used language to His Honor which, had tend ed to embarrass, influence and intimi- date him in the consideration of the cases pending before him wherein the Territory of Arizona was plaintiff and F. A. Sanders defendant, was charg- ed with altering the public records of the county This influencing" and ''intimidating" was alleged to have been committed in the interim cover ing the arrest of Sanders and his pre- diminary examination The exact words used on the occasion cited were alleged to have been as follows:
 Judge, how could you take this complaint against me? Don't you know that could prefer criminal charges against you? Why, Judge, you will have to discharge me in those cases. '
 This contempt" conversation is al- legged to have taken place on the street some three or four weeks ago. Since the conversation the felony charges against Sanders were heard in the Justice Court and the defendant held to await the action of the grand jury.
 On Monday afternoon, when the con tempt proceedings were to be heard and all the interested parties assem- bIed and ready to enter the court room, His Honor, for some reason best known to himself, called a halt. He halted in the middle of the street and held an informal session. He took oc- casion to unburden his soul and the reporter for the Era gathered the inn pression that he had intended, on that beautiful, sunny afternoon to sen tence Sanders, (the undesirable) to durance vile-but he hated to do it. We gathered further from the extem- poraneous remarks of His Honor that he is a tender hearted man, a man of family, a man who loves peace-but he has little use for the position of county auditor in the person of F. A. Sanders.
 T admit" said His Honor," that MT. Sanders is competent man, but he has treated me and the county off cers worse than Yacqui Indians and Mexicans. He comes in my office and says this is rotten and that is rot ten' He causes more trouble than everybody else. MT. Sanders should quit. Then everything would be al- right"
 The above remarks were delivered in general, but addressed in particu- lar to MT. Sanders and the managers of the mining companies who stood