Mohave County miner., 1912-05-11
Superior Court.

COurt was convened at the court house last Monday morning, Judge Carl G. Krook presiding. In attendance was L, M. Teale, Clerk; c. w. Herndon, County Attorney, and J. P. Gideon, Sheriff. The grand jury was empanel- ed with E. F. Thompson as foreman. The grand jury completed its work Tuesday morning, returning indict- medts against nearly all the prisoners held to answer.
 Monday the docket was read and causes set for trial far into next week. Among the civil causes there will be but few jury trials. most of the liti- gants preferring to submit their dis agreements to the court.
 Abundio Marin and Frank Garcia, who were indicted of the crime of as- sault to murder, were allowed to plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon and are to be sentenced this morning. These are the men that attempted to murder Chinese baker named Fong Chee, last December. They were captured at Signal.
 John Harris plead guilty to burglary and will be sentenced this morning. B. F. Skidmore, who was indicted of the crime of assault to kill. was tried before a jury Thursday evening and found guilty of assault with deadly weapon. He will be sentenced this morning. Skdmore shot H. G. Schader in dispute over a mining claim near the Tom Reed, one day last week. Schader was doing title work for man named Nelson and was ordered off the ground, and when he refused Skidmore, who owned title to the claim, went to his camp and re- turned with a gun and immediately began firing. Schader was struck in the lower lip, the bullet knocking out two teeth and lodging in the front of the jaw. The range of the bullet was probably downward and encountered the we'll protected frontal part of the jaw, which saved the mans life, for had it either been an inch higher up or lower down he surely would have been instantly killed.
 The cause of the State against George Feagles, who killed the Mexi- can at Blackberry last Saturday came up before the court and a motion to quash the indictment was sustained, and as the grand jury had been dis charged no further action can be had until the next term of court. Feagles is being held without bail.
 Sheriff Gideon and his deputies are securing the hills for witnesses in the cause of the State against Altorro | Munoz, who is accused of an attempt to kill certain mem bers of his family. This cause will probably come up early in the week. Munoz is said to have the playful habit of shooting at his wives feet, just to see her dance around in fright. The wife, getting tired of this playful prank of her husband took up her abode in the paternal mansion and there last week Munoz hied himself with the avowed intention of wiping out the whole family. But when the irate papa got through with him he was minus gun and large amount of epidermis. He was also hailed before the Justice of the Peace of Signal precinct, and was committed to Jail to answer to the grand jury.
 AS we go to press the noted case of the State against Charles Jaggers is being tried before jury. The State rested yesterday afternoon and the de- fense is having its inning. For the State County Attorney c. w. Herndon, assisted by w. E. Moroney are ably prosecuting, while the defendant is being defended by Judge w. G. and Ross H. Blakely. Jagger is accused of the crime of murder.
 Judge Krook is getting the ma chinery of the law in first class work ing order and the many causes that are coming up will be disposed of ex- peditiously.
 This morning Judge Krook imposed the following sentences on all defend- ants having pleaded guilty or having