The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-12-18

III Ine present road along the bottom
of the Morenci canyon, for this road
which was to have been replaced by
the road now lacking completion
was such that rainfall of even slight
amounts made traffic impossible for
days at time. The estimate is made
that the cost of completing the new
road would not be more than $4,000.
in comparison with the amount of
about 100000 which the work accom-
plished has cost. So the opinion of
the attorney general regarding the
legality of issuing road vouchers by
the Greenlee supervisors at this time
is awaited with all eagerness by.
considerable portion of the county's
people.
Court in Action.
! Judge Laine on Saturday. December
T! IL, sentenced to the state peniten-
tiary Ramon Ruelas and Tiodoro
Flores, the former receiving a SEN
tence of from twelve to fifteen years,
and the latter receiving less severe
sentence of from three to five yeras.
Ruelas was accused of the crime of
rape, the victim being Mexican girl
of the age Of sixteen years, while
Flores was accused of attempting to
rob the store of a Chinaman, he en-
deavoring to run away with the cash
register while the store was tended
Both the sentenced men resided at
Morenci, where they committed the
offenses to which both pleaded guilty
before Judge Laine.
]. H. Bea1s, of Metcalf, where he
was apparently elected at the Nov
ember 8 election, on the republican |
ticket, to the office of constable, |
this week requested of Judge Lame |
that the Court allow him, Beals, to |
have tried before a superior Judge OF |
another county the contest case
brought against Beals by Jake Ar |
nett of Metcalf, who complains that
Beals was not properly, according to
the actual ballots cast, entitled to the
decision of election. Accordingly |
Laine consented to BeaPs request
and yielded the case to Judge Nc
Alister, of Graham county, this official
having already been requested by
Laine to come to Clifton to try the
case of o. j Cotey against Greenlee
county. The result of the trial of
Beal's case before McAlister was a
decision in favor of Afnett, he being
awarded the recount desired in his
complaint. McAlister decided that
he recount of the ballots cast on
November of the Metcalf precinct +,
should be on Monday, December 21, =
md that the judges should be Curry .
4. Love, David Ling, and l.. F.
;weeting.
The case of o. j. Cotey against :
he county of Greenlee was tried on :.
Wednesday, December 16, before :
udge McAlister Of Graham county, :
With the result that after the intro
Iuction Aof quantities of evidence,
9th oral and written. the attorneys .
# both Cotey and the county re- :
uested the Court to defer its decis-
reduced by the plaintiff brief, !.
rief in answer by the defendant, and ;,
replying brief by the plaintiff =,
otey's attorneys are to file within =
fteen days from the time of the trial a,
lie first brief, which document the
2 filed within ten days of the time :,
otey's brief is filed, and within five a.
ays of the filing of the defendants e
lief one in reply is to be filed by -
otey- Thus the decision of the case :.
Innot be within less than approx
ately thirty days from the time of ~ -
ial, on December 16 This is a case -
which Cotey is endeavoring to 80
mpel the county to pay him for ~
Instruction of certain portions of
e Clifton-Metcalf road Attorney
7nch is for the plaintiff, while Coun- -
Attorney Horton is for the de- -
ndant -
j. Rocco Zappia this week, through rel
} attorney, L. Kearney, filed in the go
perior Court a suit against Saturn tb,
Santander. the action being to OBJ tn,
n judgment against the defendant to,
cause of his failing to pay an alleg- vic
promissory note of the amount of of
25. which represents a debt in nil
red through the purchase of mer- the
lndise from Zappia.
(. J. Young this week entered =.
t, through his attorney, Stratton &
nch, against Geo. H. Cosper Jr.,
o resides at Richmond, Grand 'ne
Inty, N. NJ, according to the plain ooi
who alleges that his cause for '-e