The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-01-24
SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION DURING
 THIS WEEK
All Criminal Cases Disposed of For Present. Next Term in the Month of April. Hung Jury in Bur-
 gas Case.

The January trial term of the Su- , perior Court closed it's session Oil Friday evening with a hung jury in the case of Conception Burgas, charg- ed with the murder of Henry Ross !, (colored) The jury in this case had been out for four hours when Fore man L. J. Owen, of Morenci, sent word that the jury was unable to agree and at nine o'clock Friday night the jury was discharged from further consideration of the case.
 Court was convened on Monday morning. Out of a panel of fifty jur- ors, originally drawn, forty-four jury men answered to their names. Sev- eral jurymen were excused by the court which necessitated the issuance of special venire made returnable Monday afternoon. The jurymen re- turned by the Sheriff to serve during the week, in addition to the regular panel, included: T. w. Johnson, J. B. Griffith, A. c. Leach, A. N. Terry, l lobe Atkins, John Cromb, J. Clark, w. McMillan, John Saunders, B. K. Williams and F E. Fox.
 The case of the State of Arizona vs Chas. E. Kelly was dismissed on demurrer filed by L. Kearney, attor- ney for defendant. This case was on appeal from the Justice Court where the defendant had been fined on an alleged charge of disturbing the peace
 Rotenda LIoya, Mexican from Met calf, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was also dis missed.
 The time of the court was occupied on Tuesday in the trial of Bonifacio | Sanchez. The defendant was charg- ed with resisting Holland Bass, a depu 1 ty sheriff at Metcalf, several weeks | ago. He gave a cash bond in the sum of flee hundred dollars and was re- leased pending his trial in the Super for Court. On trial Tuesday he was convicted as charged in the informa- tion and the jury recommended him to the clemency of the court San chez will be arraigned on Monday to receive sentence.
 The civil suit against L. F. Sweet ing brought by s. J. Hagan & Co, was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.
 Pablo Ynigez, charged with an as- sault, had his trial on Wednesday. L. Kearney was appointed by the court to defend him and after being out a short time the jury sent word to the court that there was no probability of an agreement The court dismissed the jury from further consideration of the case and discharged the defend ant. Ynigez was charged with cutting his roommate with a pocket knife dur ing a fist fight.
 Louis Revilla, charged with an az gravated assault committed at Moren- ci, withdrew his former plea of not guilty. Sentence was suspended by | the court during good behavior and | the defendant was paroled Eco. Soils and Manuel Albenderres r a plea of not guilty of an as t sault on the person of Silvanio Mar r seal, at Metcalf. They had their b rial on Wednesday and the jury re- r turned a verdict of not guilty. a ,. A. Cassidy, of Morenci, who was W indicted by the grand jury on charge S 'f perjury, in connection with the W rial of J. M. Erickson, at the October s erm of court, entered plea of S, ,uilty and the court suspended sen d ence for the present M The three cases remaining against d. . M. Erickson were continued until " he April term of court. st
 tt The divorce suit of Wm. WhippIe e. S. Polly Whipple will be heard on -, Wednesday,, January 2Sth - On an affidavit of the defendant, 1T, laking the statement that he could - ot receive fair and impartial trial II, this county, a change of venue in ~ le three felony cases against c. M. e. hort, for alleged cattle stealing, was a; 'ansferred to Gila County for trial. ,,;
 tn Notice of appeal has been filed in w le case of B. Alexander, ct al, vs. iM he Shannon-Arizona Ky. Co. The w ase will now be heard in the Supreme CT ourt or the State. in