Tombstone epitaph., 1913-09-07
Court Room Recalls
 Many Legal Battles

The Superior Court room, which hs
 for the pact three months D esents'
 an aspect of absolute vacui,y, wi
 again be the scene O. much activit
 after next Monday. September l5tf
 ct which time the trial jury will repor
 for duty to His Honor. Judge A. 0
 Lockwood.
 The old court room of the count.
 court house has been an arena. wher
 the forensic fire of 6 thousapd orator
 has bIazed and where that fire vii again bum, wresthed in sulphuri' contest, like the Halls of Tara, CT
 which the harp. once hung
 | Yet, iu imagination. in silent pan orams. one again can see the grin court. the serious jury, the etruggliuG counsel. the fighting prosecution battling to vindicste the claims and the rights of sn injured people; the pale defendant at his counsels side, | white from confinem Tt in the county jail, away from the suns rays, can bear the words, "ths defendant re.ts, can spprecia the inn pressive pause can hear the ringing argument oi counsel. can hear the last words o' appeal for life and liosrty by the de- fense. for the rights o! an outraged public by the prosecution, may hear the measured instructions of the court, and see the jury file asay on tbeir mission of life and death, can imagine the soul straining suspense of the man whose life depends on their action; may see the jury file back again, with downcast looks. and stern. may read the verdict in their eyes may watch the lace O! the prisoner as the language of the verdict approaches guilty" or "not guilty" may see the palor, the deadly quiver, ss ,hs death verdict is pronoun need, and then the sentence and the tragic finale. No. there is nothing more impressive and pathetic th an c vacated courtroom, con. ,aining in i;s archives many records O! bygoue and famous trials. wherein noted outlaws, murderers and the like were cent back to their Maker by oae single word pronounced by 6 dozen picked men of the common wealth sworn to do their duty in the inter- ests of society.
 This coming session of the Superior court vii! again see the foregoing pen picture repeated sgsin and again dur ing the trials of the half dozens mur- der cases now upon the criminal calendar
 CREDIT DUE SHERIFF WHEELER
 During the present administration O! Sheriff Wheeler, more murderers have been brought to justice before toe court of this county than ever be fo-e since the inception of the county in 1882, bespeaking for Sheriff Wheeler and his efficient corps of deputies, the credi. which is due them, in addition to the fact that crime goes Lot un- needed in Cochise county. and the guilty gre made to answer Tor their outrsges.
 COUNTY ATTORNEY ALSO ACTIVE
 Too much cannot be said with refer. enoe to the county attorneys office in handling the f.lonies which are daily brought to it's attention. and the present incumbent, w G Gilmore, ably assisted by Alexander Murry, permits no stone to be left unturned in his endeavor to bring before the bar Of justice those against whom in. formations have been filed in the superior court.
 The successful prosecutions had during the present administration by the County Attorney is due to the ] diligeut and hearty cooperation of the Sheriff's office and that of the County Attorney, and tbe secret Of it all is due t6 the extreme harmony ex- 1 isting between the two branches oi the county government.