The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-06-05
LIFE IS VERDICT OF
JURY IN CASE OF
GUTIERREZ

Criminal Docket is Ended During
First Week of Court and Paddock
Case Goes Over to October Term
Suspended Sentence in Ross Case.
When the June term of the Super
1or Court convened on Monday last,
it was discovered that a special wen
ire was necessary to complete the
jury panel. The sheriff was instruc-
ted to bring into court special ven
ire of fifteen jurymen and at three
O'Clock in the afternoon Sheriff Pat
ty reported the following as special
jurymen to serve during the week:
S. C.. Redd, A. L. Work, H. Jes-
sop, w. H. Swart, w. H. Pansing,
I. B. English, E. H. Clay, E. D. Ma
son, F. H. Hill, Ed Waldo, Ed
Blacketer, M. Morris, Alex Davis, C.
e. Tyler, J. D. Anderson.
Shortly after three o'clock on
Monday afternoon the trial of vi
cente Gutierrez was commenced.
The jury selected for the trial of the
case was Geo. Evan, West White,
C. B. Snider, w. ]. Davidson, ].
A Hunter, Fred Powell, Roy Tenn
Trainor, L. K. Parish, A. A. Nor
risOn.
Gutierrez was charged with the
murder of a Mexican woman named
Guadalupe Ariola on the night of
January 10th last in Morenci. Cult
errez went to the home of the woman
about eleven o'clock at night and in
vited her to accompany him to a
dance. The woman refused and
Gutierrez entered the house, struck
a match, and shot her two times,
the woman dying from the wounds
a short time afterwards. The jury
was out only short time and re-
turned a verdict of guilty and fixed
the penalty at life Imprisonment.
Before sentence was passed by
the Court Gutierrez wrote letter
the location of his cell in the Jail
and requesting him to send him
pistol with which to make his es-
cape.
The letter was given to Clarence
Ross, a colored prisoner, to mail to
Morenci. Instead of doing SO Ross
delivered the letter to Sheriff Patty
When brought before the court
Gutierrez admitted writing the let
ter and Sheriff Patty attached the
letter to the commitment papers
when he took the prisoner to
Florence.
Hung Jury.
The trial of the case of G.. 1.
Paddock on a charge of murder re-
ouIIeo III q HunS jury PaQQOck was
charged with having killed James
Smith at a goat ranch above Met
calf The jury found the defendant
guilty but was unable to agree on
the degree of punishment. 1t is
reported that the jury stood six for |
manslaughter, two for murder in
first degree, and four for murder in
the second degree. After being out
for thirty hours and being unable to |
PQonh q 60Qiat0o k1Vn j,r,-x
charged. The case has been con-
tinued ~for the term and will be |
tried again in October.
Sentence Suspended.
Clarence Ross, charged with burg |
larry in the second degree was con- |
victed Of burglarizing the house of |
Tom Turner,nad taking a six-shooter. |
Court suspended sentence for years.
The delivery Of a letter, write nby the |
murderer Gutierrez, in which he |
planned his escape, counted in favor
OF Ross when arraigned before the |
Court for sentence.
The civil case of Nicholas Cole |
VS.. ]. s. Antoneli ct al was set
down for trial on June 8th.
In the case of M. Balm VS.. B.
Alexander Judgment was rendered
IN favor of the plaintiff in the sum
of $94. 40.
A change of venue was granted in
the case of the State VS.. J. M. Lal-
ly. This is a case of criminal libel |,
and the complaint was sworn to by
James Cash. The trial will take f
place in Graham county at the next E
term of court.
The damage suits of Craufurd and
Chuman VS.. B. F. Billingsley were
dismissed on Friday on motion of {
the plaintiff who paid the costs of !
the suit. u
Judgment was entered this week in
the case of Antonio Spezia, admin {
1strator of the estate of Francisco Ie
Contu, deceased, against The Shan
non Copper company in the sum of
$4,000. 90.
A divorce suit was filed in the 4
Superior Court this week by Ange- c
lena Marietti VS.. Jugliermo Marfetti C
on the grounds of intemperance and f
desertion. The couple were married b
in Italy in 1897. o
The case of the State VS.. w. J.
Mansour, a Turk, charged with rob- v
)ery, was dismissed on motion of the d
County Attorney for lack of evi- [
1ence to convict. V
The ella Valley Bank & Trust
company have applied for letters of
administration in the estate of Bern fl
lrbe Falcon and Simon Morales, de- W
ceased. p
Marriage licenses were issued this d
week by the Clerk of the Superior W
court to John R. Jones to wed W