The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-02-13

at Phoenix Where is Occupying
 Position of Disqualified Supreme
 Court Jurist-Mrs. Gould
 Pleads Not GuiIty-Amer-
 can is Accused Picking
 Mexican's Pockets.
 The Superior Court has worn an air of quiet this week, Judge Laine having been requested to appear at Phoenix, there to preside at certain cases before the state supreme court, these cases being such that one of the regular jurists of that court was disqualified. Judge Laine is expected to return tomorrow, Saturday. Be- fore his departure for Phoenix, the Court acted in a number of cases brought before him.
 Mrs. Gould Pleads Not Guilty.
 Mrs. Annie Gould, accused of the murder of her father, H. H. Tifft, at the latter's home at Metcaf some days since, upon being brought be fore Judge Laine for arraignment pleaded not guilty, as did Mrs. Allan, accused of the same offense. The Court held them to appear for trial on Tuesday, February IT.
 Short Must Pay Debt.
 In the case concerning an action, alleging breach of promise, with Jno. Curnow as plaintiff and c. M. Short and Louisa Short as defendants, the Court this week held that Short, c. M :, must pay to the plaintiff the amount of payment asked. Certain property in the Gila valley, near Guthrie, is granted by the Court as security for the payment of the amount.
 Motion of Filing of Papers is Denied.
 Richard Kain, through his attorney, L. Kearney, this week asked of the Court that all papers, records, etc., of the Clifton Accident & Benevolent Society, as affecting the damage suit of Richard Kain against the Ari- szona Copper company, be filed in the Court that the attorney might inspect. The request was denied.
 Farrell Makes Payment to County.
 J. A. Farrell this week paid to the county the sum of $30S. 98, this being court costs and the amount of the supersedeas bond connected with the suit filed, for damages, against the county by Farrell.
 Jose M. Duran, of Morenci, was this week brought to Clifton and him being assault with intent to com init murder, it being alleged that he with a pistol attempted the life of another Mexican, by name B. Chavez, at Morenci.
 Licenses to wed were this week granted to Eco. Del Rio and Julia Diaz, W. Embree and Ethel Hatcher, Kenneth E. Silvey and Miss Eula M. Johnston.
 Felix Espinoza this week entered suit against Eusebio Chavez, this ac- tion to quiet title to certain lands in the Eagle Creek section. The de- fendant in this case is the man who some months since was arrested on the charge of murdering his wiis at their home in the Eagle Creek sec tion.
 Turk Sues Turk.
 An illustration of alleged misplaced confidence was the case this week filed, in which Solomon Sawaia, a Turkish merchant of this place, con- plains against Rashad Assad Abukhir, another Turk, alleging that the latter owes him $349. 55 for number of reasons, among them being the grant ing of food, clothes, lodging, board and room rent" the period of ob- taining these comforts extending over many months, during all of which time the defendant has not of fered to reimburse the plaintiff for the expenses incurred.
 Jose Salinas, a Mexican contractor of Clifton, this week entered suit against Solomon Sawai and Anis, his wife, the prayers of the con- plainant being that he be granted an order by the Court compelling the de- fendants to pay him for certain labor and material expended upon the con- struction of certain business house in Chase Creek. The allegations are that the plaintiff and defendants entered into a verbal contract for the building of the house, which was to be the property of the defendants, and that the total amount of the money promised for services has not been paid, it being the statement of the plaintiff that the sum of $1, ,939 32, is yet unpaid. A voluminous record of on the construction of the building is submitted in the papers filed with the Clerk of the Court.
 Through Attorney I. l.. Quiat, A. Lopez, of Morenci, this week gained | through habeas corpus proceedings | his freedom from prison, he being | sentenced some time since by Judge | Lally, of Morenci, to Imprisonment of | two hundred days, or the payment, in lieu, of $2Oo: Oo: Having served as many days of the sentence as is re- quired by law for the penalty of the | offense with which he was charged, | the Mexican was released. E. E. Wall, as attorney for Santos | Delgado, this week filed an affidavit | to the effect that Delgado, who is suing for damages the Arizona & New Mexico Railway company, was not | able to pay the costs of court which | by law are required to be secured by bond in such cases.
 J. O. Neson was this week granted a divorce against Minnie Neson.
 Judgment for the amount of $285.00 | was this week awarded by the Court | to Hagan & Co.,, against B. B. Hop