Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-12
LIFE TERM IS
 GIVEN FLAX
Third Murder Verdict Is Rendered by Jury in District
 Court
WILLIAMS RE-INSTATED

TOMBST ONE. Jan. 1.-The third verdict or fixing the punishment for life Imprisonment in the territorial renltentiary m murder cases at this term of the district court was ren- deTed today when the jury in the case of the Territory vs Paul Flax rem dered their verdict after being out over the noon hour Flax was in- dlcted and tried for the killing u James Schumann in the Ese Hive saloon at Douglas last summer. at which time it was proven that Flax stabbed SchUmann with a knife Caus- ing his death
 The other cases in which the jurics rendered similar verdicts were in the eases of Ross Arnold charged with the murder of Frank McGoyern at Johnson last September and that of William Smith charged with the kill ing of Barney Grier al Benson last October
 Witness Is Arrested.
 A sensation in connection with the Paul Flax ease occurred yesterday afternoon just after 9 colored man named Arthur GibsCn left the stand in having testified tor the defense. He was placed under arrest on a charge of perjury and this afternoon before Judge Mcfarland was held co await the action oi the next grand jury in the sum of $l000 which beiuS unable to give will be held ID the county jail. Gibson swOre that Schu- mann left the saloon and was gone five minutes and when he came back had the knife wounds in his body. while all the other witnesses swore that he did not leave the saloon al ali.
 H. C. Wyatta. who was indicted ou a charge of forgery went into cour, Ihis morning and withdrew his plea Oe not guilty and entered a plea ot guilty and will be sentenced in the morning
 Willisms Is Re-instated
 g. K Williams p ho has been sus- pended from practice in the district court tor a number of years has been reinstated.
 The eases against Joe Brown and Arthur Gibson for assault arising out Of the Flax-Schumann case were dis missed on motion of the district at- torney
 The case Of the territory vs. B. T.. Faust for grand larceny has been postponed until the l7th.
 CouT, will adjourn on Saturday afternoon until Wednesday and the trial jury excused until that time.
 The case of the Territory vs. James Sharp charged with an assault with intent to commit murder on one Thomas Sutton at Lowell last summer will be called in the morning.
 The case of the Territory ys Der nlrd and Highfield indicted for grand larceny or inc thett of a steer be- longing to the Four Bar Cattle com pany has been postponed for the term.
 The case of the Territory vs. Bone brake and GrIpon charged with the killing of one Rineheart near Pirtle- vile will also go over for the term.
 The case of the Territory vs Harvey Hughes also went over for the tern also.
 AnnusI Expenoitures Shown
 The following figures show the total expenditures Of Cochise county for county, territorial and school purposes for the year 1911 as compiled by Clerk Berner:
 Expenditures by B of S.. $232,19l30 Expended for schools ..... 16S,Sl5.iO School bonds paid ....-.-.. lI,JOO.tO School bond interest paid. l0,SO2.SS Territorial taxes paid ..... l75,259.2' Taxes refunded .. . l,092.@l Miscellaneous ...... ..... 5I.j444l Total expenditures 1911 ..$665. .26S.56 Floating indebtedness of