Weekly journal-miner., 1913-08-06
SHOOTING AFFRAYS ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE DAYS INVESTIGATIONS, so IT IS HUNDRED
FIVE VENIRMEN FAIL TO SHOW UP AND THE NEG ESSARY NUMBER IS ROUNDED UP HERE
(From Saturdays Daily)

cured to signaliZe the first day session of the grand jury yesterday still there was sufficient in the line of proceedings-and conjectures-to appease the hunger of even the most foremost gossips and those directly interested in the calling of the in- qusitorial body. The major portion of the days session was confined, ii IS believed, to the probing of the "Joe Stephens" and the Charles Zeiger case. The first named case occupied the boards from the time the grand jury went into session about l a. m. until about 5 p. m. The Zeiger case was next put on but the hearing, but 1t is believed, was not completed The grand jury con venes at 10 o'clock this morning, at which time the hearing upon the Zeiger case will probably be re- sumed. Several other matters are also scheduled to come up.
 While in the upstairs lobby of the court house all conversation was carried on almost in awed tones. Tn the room known as the court stenographer's room the twenty-one grand jurymen conducted their secret session. From time to time the door leading to the lobby would open and the baliff come out to summon the next witness as the prior one was dismissed Several members of the Sheriff's official family were also on duty.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock, Judge Smith rapped for order and then Court Clerk Farley proceeded 10 call off the names of the veniremen subpoenaed. The result showed that but sixteen of the twenty-one were on hand.
 Judge Smith immediately adjourn ed the session until o'clock and instructed Deputy Sheriff Joe Young to immediately summon five more venireIAen. The officer performed this service in the specified time and promptly at II o'clock the Judge called the twenty-one jury men to the enclosure provided for them. Court Clerk F. J. Farley then went through the formalities of swearing in the foreman and then the entire jury County Attorney O'Sullivan explained the qualified lions requisite for service as grand jurymen, after which Judge Smith delivered his charge. which will be found in another part of this issue
 J. J. Burns, former deputy sheriff was appointed bailiff to the court and Miss Claire H. Clean, court stenographer.
 About twenty witnesses made their quarters in the lobby of the court house to await their turn to testify -I sla cidedly visible grouches were in evi- dence along about 3:30 a'clock when several of the waiting witnesses had not received their turn as yet.
 The grand jury investigation of the Joe Stephens case" is based upon an alleged quarrel between Stevens and Al Springfield in John Lindell's saloon early last month The quarrel came to a climax when Stephens, it is alleged. drew a gun and aimed at Stringfield Lindell diverted the course of the bullet by placing his hand over the muzzle of the gun, the bullet travelling through his hand. A second shot struck the ceiling
 Stephens was hailed before Justice of the Peace McLane and fined Sl00 for discharging firearms within the city limits. When the grand jury convened, general opinion had. it that the Stephens case was one of the main incentives tor its calling
 Prescottonians are in the majority among the grand jurymen, there being ten from this city as against eleven from the remainder of the county. This fact is probably due to the selection of the special venire of five men at the last minute to take the place of those not present. All Prescott men were retained in the special venire
 J. I. Gardner, a local merchant, was sworn in as foreman. The names of all grand jurymen. their occupations and addresses are as follows:
 Nelson Puntenney, stocknan, Chino valley; John w Weston, farmer and stockman. Prescott; J. I. Gard ner. foreman. merchant, Prescott: James E. Bark. merchant and stock man, Mayer; NJ. ]. Bradley, mer- chant, Jerome; Thomas w. King, stockman, Chino valley: Nj. H. Ryan, mining man, Turkey Creek; w. A Frazier, lumber merchant, Mayer; H. R. Griscom, farmer and stock man, Beaver Creek; Renos Thomp- son, farmer and stockman. Verde valley; C. w. Woodling, mining man, Mayer; NJ L. Boner, stockman, Seligman; J. E. Morrell, mechanic, Prescott; L. B. Cannon, stockman, Congress; R. K. Porter, bank cashier, Prescott; Homer Wood, State sena-
 n A. D. Adams, lumber merchant, Prescott; T. Akard. stockman, Pres colt; E. J. F. Horne, insurance agent, Prescott; Dan Campbell, min ing man, Prescott, and C. H. Bishop, rmerchant preerot4