The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-12-12
CRIMINAL CALENDAR BEFORE JURY
 THIS WEEK
Several Cases Decided and Others
 Dismissed-Jury Will Probably Be in Session all of Next Week.

The criminal calendar has been the object of attention before the Super for Court all of this week, the trial juries having been in session since Monday.
 The jury, which will probably be in session all of next week, has rem dered decisions in number of cases, while other cases have been dismissed upon motion of the prose cutting attorney because of a lack of 1 sufficient evidence.
 Verdicts Rendered. In the case of Pedro Munoz, charg- ed with rape, with c. R. Lynch as attorney for the defendant, the jury returned verdict of guilty. The case of J. E.. Collis, in which the defendant was accused of as sault on the person of Lloyd Sands, of Duncan, where both parties resid was not at the time of the trial con- fronted with any witnesses to the affair, and was ordered discharged.
 The case of Milton Edgington, charged with grand larceny, was dis missed because of insufficient evi- dence.
 In the case of Genovare Lujan, ac- cused of grand larceny, the specific charge being that the defendant stole a COW belonging to Geo. Graham, the jury rendered verdict of guilty. Judge Laine as yet has not pronounc- ed sentence.
 The case of Juan Padillo, charged with assault with deadly weapon re- suited in the finding of the defendant guilty of simple assault, and sentence was suspended for five years, with the provision that the accused be at any time during that period subject to the imposition of the full penalty of the law in the event of his lack of proper behaviour.
 Jesus Hernandez, charged a statu- tory offense, was because of inSuffi- cient evidence to convict, discharged.
 Eugenio Chavez, accused of the murder of his wife at their home in the Eagle Creek section, was ordered discharged, the case resulting in a dismissal and not being brought be- fore the jury, the prosecuting attor- ney having failed to produce suffi- cient evidence to warrant a convic- tion.
 Robert Stewart, accused of assault against R. H. Williams, of Duncan, where both parties reside, was sen fenced to term of sixty. days in prison.
 Francisco Barrella, charged with resisting an officer, was tried and ac quilted.
 Francisco Velasquez, charged with escaping jail, was ordered discharged as no evidence was submitted show ing that the room from which he es- capped, a store at Metcalf, could le gally be termed jail.
 Eugenio Gutierrez. charged with robbing a Mexican who was killed in the accident on the Coronado incline some months since, was tried and ac- quilted, as no witnesses were to the alleged theft, and it was not proven ! that tn dead man had on his person any money at the time of his death.
 F. Moreno and s. Lira, charged | jointly with G. Lujan of the theft of a COW belonging to George Graham, were tried and convicted.
 Jesus Mendoza was tried and con- victed on the charge of rape.
 No. sentences have as yet ben pro- nouncd by Jud Laine.
 Asks for Letters of Administration.
 Jessie E. Simms this week applied i for letters of administration concern i ing the estate of P. J. Summers, de- 1 ceased.
 Marriage License.
 A license to wed was issued to Jno: n. Ridgway and Miss Mary Rob1es.