Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-17
POLICE AND JUSTICE
COURTS kept BUSY
Thirty Cases of Fighting and
Disturbances Call for
S215 in Fines

Yesterday was the busiest day in
the history of Bisbee police and JUS
| tice courts as the result OF fights,
! riots, peace disturbances and intoxi-
| cation Saturday and Sunday nights.
| Thirty cases were tried by Judge
1 Morris High. and fines amounting to
| S2l5 were imposed. The majority of
the defendants were committed to
jail
The fighting, started on the out
| side, was in several cases resumed on
the inside of the Jail. The city Jail
/ was capacity full, and the drunken
prisoners started a rough house early
in the evening that lasted all night.
Yesterday morning the interior of the
little bastile was a scene of deszuc-
/ ton. Everything demolishable, in.
Guiding the electric light switch.
boards, was torn down and destroyed
An electrician was busy all yesterday
afternoon repairing the lighting sys-
TEN of the Jail
Mexicans Fight In Jail
At the county Jail. which was also
capacity full, a riot among Mexicans
of varying political faiths occurred.
Il
delivered blow with whiskey bottle
in the hands of a follower of Diaz.
using the positive method of squash
ing discussion employed by his dis
tinguished chieftain.
Julian Lopez. the man who used
the bottle on a follower of Madero,
was precipitated into jail and into a
red hot political argument at the
same time, having been arrested by
Officer c. n. Thomas on the charge of
disturbing the peace. He SHE'D his
castor of argument In the ring OF dis
cuss-on with cry of Viva Diaz."
and brought an attack from the fol-
lower OF Madero.
Words were laid aside for more ma
terial weapons. Lopez grabbed a bot.
tie. containing the inspiration OF the
discussion, and walloped the Nader
ista on the head. cutting an ugly
wound He was taken TO the city
court room, where the county ply
stefan sewed up the rent Several
small blood vessels were severed and
the operation occupied nearly an
hour The man was weak from loss
of blood, and was taken to a local
hospital for further treatment. When
Lopez was brought into court for
trial he was fined 1926. and in de-
fault of payment was committed to
Jail for twenty-five days.
Court Room 5espattered
The court room floor was covered
with blood from the wounds of fight
ers who We're arrested Sunday night,
and officers had to have It cleaned
and scrubbed early yesterday morn
ing before court convened.
A small race riot between Ameri
cans and Mexicans occurred early
Sunday morning IN the Hermitage sa-
loon on Brewery glilch. Only two
participants were arrested. ]. R
Ames and Jesus Palafox, but others
Joined in the fighting Ames and
Palafox are said to have been the
leaders. More than a hundred per
sons were in the saloon. Palafox
paid fine of s. yesterday and Ames
forfeited bond OF $3.50 by failing to
appear.
Ames is the man who ran a horse
into a street car at Stag Dump hill
several months ago. killing the horse
and receiving injuries himself that
laid him up for Several weeks. He
was married about two weeks ago.
Many Cases Tried
The following cases were tried by
Judge High yesterday morning. either
as city court Judge or as justice Of
the. peace:
Nestor Aurora. disturbing the peace
of Naco road, arrested by Ohicer Ruff.
fined Sc and committed; Carl Peter
son. intoxicated on the streets, ar
rested by Officer Brooks, fined So and
eoaIffn tea i 'sesnsi Palsfex, idbssaebs,fg
the peace. arrested by Officer BROOKS.
find S. raid: w. f. Tweedfp, intoxi-
cation. arrested by officer Brooks. I
fined $3.50. committed : L Dayis.. in
toxicatioR. ,rrs sted by Officer Brooks.
fined $3.50. paid: Rosario Felix, dis
turbing the peace arrested by on |
Ger Brooks. fined So, paid. Jose Vas
quez. intoxication. arrested by ON
Ger Brooks. fined $50. committed:
Ralph Carey, Sighting. arrested by OF !
ficer Brooks. fined $3.50. paid: Morris !
Wasserman. running disofderly |
fined $50, paid: John Doe. disturbing |
the, peace. arrested by Officer Thorn |
as. fined $3.50. paid; ]. R. Ames. dis |
turDing the peace, arrested by Or /
ficer Thomas, fined $3.50, paid; An |
dreas yasauez. disturbing the peace. |
arrested BY Officer Thomas, fined $40. !
psd; John Kuhlberg. disturbing the |
peace, arrested by Officer Thomas, |
fined $3.50, paid: Aysolonio Solice. |
the peace. arrested By Of /
ficer Thomas, fined $3.50. committed: |
Lima Rivera. disturbing the peace.
by officer Thomas, fined $40, |
Julian Lopez. disturbing l
the peace. arrested by Officer Thorn
as. fined $25. committed.