Arizona republican., 1912-04-14
F0R
 BUSY SESSION
Forty Five United States Prisoners Will Arrive e This Evening; All Ready for Term of Distric t Court

Standing room only will be the or
 der at the county jail by the time
 the evening trains are all in tonight | Space reservations must be made ear 1 ly or there win be no place to even
 stand offenders who infract the laws
 between now and the time when the
 trials begin.
 In addition to the seventy-five de- | fendants at present in the jail and ! who fill , that institution just about | as completely as it should be filled
 will be added tonight firty-five ad- ! ditional prisoners of the Unitei States being brought to this city from
 the southern tier of counties for trial
 at the forthcoming term of the dis trict court
 These prisoners are under com
 mittment for a wide variety of of-
 fences but a large percentage of them
 involve the illegal sale of liquor to
 Indians.
 The prisoners will be in charge of United States Marshal Overlook, Chief Deputy, Don Willett: Deputies Hud- son and Harold and half a 1ozen guards. Deputy Marshal Bush An derson who has the northern coun- ties under his wing already has his prisoners safely in limbo, the latest addition being Charles M. Mcdonald whom the deputy arrested about nine miles from Winkelman and who is charged with improper use of the United States mails.
 The influx of prisoners expected to- night will be housed for the most part in the upper tier of cells a. the county jail. extra cots and bedding having been prepared for their re- ception. This will make the record number of prisoners for the jail anl filf that resort almost to bulging ca pacity.
 For the term of federal court soon to begin witnesses have been subpoena ed from all parts of the state. and some of them living long distances from the railroad have already been on their way for a couple of days. The expense involved in clearing the initial calendar of the district court will be heavy.
 Judge Hunt, of the commerce court at Washington who has been as sized the duty of conducting the term and trying the hundred and fifty or more cases is en route and unless by floods or snow will reach Phoenix early Tuesday morning
 Court will be convened at ten o'clock On that day. the grand jury called and charged and the long grind The work of the grand | jury is expected to occupy the re- | Of the week. The trial jury | has been summoned for April 23rd l when the trial of the men against l whom true bills have been found will i be commenced. Many will plead gull | ty if former records are followed. | Out there will be plenty for the triai | uries to do, and over three hundred | witnesses have been summoned to | appear in the several cases
 On April 18th the grand jury for | he superior court will report, and the rial jury for county business will 1 assemble on the second of May so | he attaches about -he court house | Ire preparing for a long series of | pussy days.
 Deputy United States Attorney For est arrived yesterday from Prescott. md his chief J. B. Morrison and lI 'ther federal officers will be here So- lay or tomorrow.
 Deputy Marshal Bush Anderson has II his effects from his former ffice in the O'Neil block to quarters n the court house formerly occupied " the territorial supreme court and lere the marshal and his assista-s vill be at home.