The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-13
TWO PRISONERS ARE SENTENCED ID
 PENITENT|ARY
Judge Laine Holds Session of Superior Court-Nineteen Foreigners Ad- nitted to Citizenship-Board
 Canvasses Returns of Lo-
 cal Option Election.

InurSQay afternoon by Judge F. B.. Laine to serve not less than one year nor more than fourteen years for the crime of forgery committed at Mo- renci on the 16th day of August last The defendant had sent word to Judge Laine that he would like to plead gull ty and the District Attorney filed an Information against him and he was
 brought into court. The crime for which LaZenby was arrested was the forgery of two Wells Fargo money or ders, while employed as railway clerk at the depot at Morenci. When ask ed by the Judge why he committed the crime Lazenby stated that he had been in saloon in New Town all night drinking. That he had played in a poker game and lost heavily, all the money he had, and had given checks overdrawing his bank account That he was still drinking the next morning when he went to work in the depot and that in that condition and under those circumstances he commit ed the crime
 Alfredo Ortiz was at the same time sentenced to serve not less than five years and from that to life for an assault upon Gid Thomson, night of fcer, which occurred in a saloon on Chase Creek on the morning of July 10th. Ortiz told story of his inno- cence of wrong doing and that the of ficer who attempted to arrest him came there to kill him and not to ar rest him. He said he protected him self with the knife when the officer began shooting at him and that he did not cut the officer until he had been shot in the leg. Ortiz was shot two times but afterwards made his escape and was captured in Tucson few weeks ago. Sheriff Patty teSti- fled that Ortiz had been arrested once before for carrying concealed weapons.
 ? Tn the Superior Court this week AL bert Allen and J. D.. lobe, of Morenci, filed a petition for naturalization and Richard Edy. declared his intention of becoming a citizen. --.s
 On Monday, before Judge Laine, nineteen foreigners were admitted to citizenship in the United States and will have the privilege of casting their first ballot on November 5th next Those naturalized included Vincent Dunn, of Metcalf, native of Great Britain; Dan w. Grant, of Metcalf, a ntive of Canada; A. Bennett, of Mo- renci, native of England; Mangus Pherson, Morenci, England; Paulo Berautto, Morenci Italy; Tomas Ponce, Morenci, Mexico; John Stir ratt, Clifton, England; Robt Russell, Clifton, England Jose Tellez, Moren- ci, Mexico; H. Fuentez, Morenci, Mexi co; Luigim Marietta, Morenci, Italy; Jose Marietta, Morenci, Italy; Ernest c. Lloyd, Morenci, England; Minor Roscoe, Morenci, England; Bernardo Blessent, Morenci, Italy; Alrice Paule, Tfo1U Rof renci, Italy; Alrico ,WsS, ,winti; ,, Phm- renci, Italy; M. Ramirez, Metcalf, Mexico; John A. McLeay, Clifton, England.
 The following documents were filed for record in the office of the County Recorder this week:
 Dissolution of Partneship-By CheS- terfield and Whittredge.
 Bill of Sale-Jos. Whittredge to Chas. Chesterfield.
 Realty Mortgage ge-Guadulupe Telle~ to Sam Sidebotham.
 Bill of Sale-B. A. Edgington to Donald A. Smith
 Satisfaction of ortgage-August Brutinel to Jos. Whittredge
 Articles of Incorporation-Clift Lumber and Imp. Company.
 Bill of Sale-Rafael Cabazo toGreen lee Inv. Go.
 Deed-Amada Federico to Margari-a Garcia.
 Satisfaction of Mortgage-John Stirratt to Amado Federico.
 Agreement-Mrs Julia Pitt ct al to Arizona Con. Copper Co.,, of London.
 Realty Mortgage-O. G. O'Dell ct ux to Daniel de la O.
 According to the terms of an agree nent filed with the Recorder this week the Arizona Con. Copper Co.,, oe London, by w. c. Bowen, has become owner of the Rattle Snake, Grand Cross, Cuerno, Champion, Guadalupe md La Corona mining claiVe. The purchase price named in the agree nent is ten thousand dollars, two thousand dollars being paid down, '4,0O0 in twelve months fron~the date )f the agreement. Mrs. Julia Pitt md others were the original owners. t is understood that development work is to be started at once.
 The Board of Supervisors were in ession on Monday of this week for he purpose of canvassing the returns # the local option election held in Duncan Justice precinct on Aug. 31. The precinct voted wet by a big ma ority, being 94 against local option nd 43 in favor.
 Estimates on all kinds of building Equipped for first class 'laning mill work. Hagan'S Lumber