El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
MILLION DOLLARS
INVOLVED IN SUIT
Case Of Gleason VS.. Costello
to Be Heard in
Tombstone.

Tombstone Ariz, March 11.-Order
has been made in the Superior court
setting down for trial the case Of
Gleason VS.. Costello. This case was
brought about two years since ana
involves the question Of title 10 prop
erty and alleged commissions 10 the
value of about Sl.OOO,00U. The SUIT
was tried during the life Of Martin
Costello before judge Campbeu, OF
Tucson, and the trial of the case Occu-
pied considerable time. II was par
tally tried here and afterWard was
heard in Tucson before Campbell After
the case had been concluded camp
bell refused to render a decision ana
stated that IT was case 10 be SUD
mitted to a jury and the matter was
again referred to the district court
here and as it was not reached be-
fore the business OF the court was
transferred TO the superior court Z
viii now come up FOR trial before
judge suffer. The properly inYol .1,-
is mostly of the Gleason mining dis
trict and consists OF several groups
of mining claims.
May Mean Another suit.
A petition has been filed in the su-
perior court by Julia Cunningham as
guardian of The estate Of the Gun
bingham minors asking that the court
give the petitioner the power TO enter
into a contract with George Neale and
C. r MorfoOt for their employment on
the estate Of Martin Costello for the
sum of $3.50 alleged to be due the
minors from the sale OF mining claims
in which Mr.. Costello and Patrick Gun
bingham, the father Of the minors
were interested The petition alleges
that Mrs. Cunningham received from
Mrs. Costello the sum Of $4,000 for
herself and the heirs out Of the claims,
but the petition further states that the
heirs were entitled TO more II the
petition is granted by the court # viii
mean that another suit is 10 be filed
against the Costello estate.
Collecting Taxes.
County assessor Edwin A Hughes
and deputy Harry ROSS are making a
visit to the various railroad grading
camps in Cochise county and collect
ing the amount OF taxes due on the
personal property that is owned By the
contractors 1t is expected that the
taxes collected from the numerous out
tits VIII amount to several thousand
dollars. There are some 10 to 20 out
TITS at present working in COchise
county that viii come under the pro-
visions Of the statutes that compel
them TO pay their taxes here.
Fixing Up the TangIe.
An effort is being made throughout
the state to get the naturalization
business properly transferred. from fhe
United States courts to the superior
courts Of the various counties The
records OF the district are still here
ana are under the jurisdiction of form
er clerk Of the United States court-
A H Gardner. He has already writ
ten to the authorities at washington
regarding the matter and ii lis ex-
pected that by the first Of April au-
thority viii have been received for the
turning over of the naturalization
records to clerk James. Of the superior
court.
Treasurerss Report.
The monthly report Of county treas.
urer Hicks for the month of Febru-
airy as filed with the boarI of SUPER
visors shows that the receipts OF the
office during the month were only
s9.383-52, while the disbursements were
s6l,146.l6- OF the receipts the largest
items were from the collecting of IL
censes.