The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-06-11
FOUR CONVICTIONS
IS VERDICT DURING
FIRST COURT WEEK
Juries Render Two Verdicts of Man.
slaughter-J. C. Smith Convicted on
Two Charges of Violation of Prohi-
bition Amendment-More Trials
Next Week.

The June trial term of the Superior
Court of Greenlee county convened
on Monday morning last for the dis
position of various criminal and civil
cases.
Upon calling the roll of Jurors regu-
larly drawn to serve at this term of
court it was discovered that of the
number drawn twenty six had re-
moved from the county and could not
be served with summons. This re-
quired the issuance of special
venire of twenty-six trial jurymen
which was done shortly after ten o.
clock the same afternoon. The
Sherif's office Immediately got busy
and at the appointed hour returned
the following jurymen into court: r.
n. Sanders, Hugo Hall, C. c..
Clarnes, F. G. Benson, E. c. Neff,
Larkin Neel, Joe Carpenter and J. A.
Hayes, from Morenci precinct. VIM.
]. Gordon, J. w. Bills, ] w. Nc
Dowell, ,Chas. L., Alt, j. K. Chiffon,
Jos Frapp, M. c.. Kendrick, James
Alton, C. F. Rinehart, J. c.. Adams,
Allan Cook and John Molder, of Cliff
ton. j. D. Hall, Arthur Adair, and
E. L. Gay, of Metcalf, and Cecil
Harris, Sam Foster and F. M. Crock
ett, of Duncan.
ne Faooock Case.
| Upon the completion of the jury
panel the first criminal case on the
docket was the State of Arizona VS..
Q. L. Paddock, charged with murder,
and the attorneys began the seIec-
ton of the jury to try the case Mon
day afternoon. OF After exercising sew
eral challenges on both sides the fol
lowing jury was finally selected: Il.
M. Smith, Dell M. Potter, c.. c.
Hester, Harry Nielsen, j. j. Brown,
Hugo Hall, j. w . Bills, JOS Frapp,
Allan Cook. C. F. Rinehart, M. G..
.Kendrick, ]. D. Hall.
On Tuesday morning the trial of
the case was begun, for. q the third
time, two previous jur1eser having
been unable to agree upon a verdict.
assisted by A. A! WorsIey, Of Tue
son, appeared or7the prosecution and
the interests of the defendant were
looked after by H. A. Elliott and L. !
L: Quiatt, appointed by the court.
& According to the testimony of the !
prosecution C. 1. Paddock and a man
named Smith had some difficulty. at /
a goat ranch above Metcalf. That |
one morning Paddock came down to
the goat ranch and saw Smith cut
ting out some - goats, asking him 4
replied that he vase utting out his |!
goats and that a few seconds later
Paddock pulled his pistol and fired
killing Smith Paddock. on the stand
claimed that threats had been COM
to him that Smith intend
ed to defraud him of his interest in 1
the goat ranch and had displayed a
gun to q, witness named Bob Suther-
land, saying that he was prepared for
~ De- G~I &h1k Z
Smith made a motion as If to draw a
gun on the morning in question, and /.
believing his life was in : danger,
fred. +,
The case went to the jury Tuesday |,
evening and on Wednesday returned a
verdict of manslaughter accompanied
by petition to the court for leniency. h
The punishment for manslaughter is
not more than ten years in the peni- /,
-entiary. Sentence has not yet been
passed. iIr @ r
Graham County Case.
After the disposition Of the Pad l.
lock- case the next 4 case inon the
iocket was a murder case transfer
red from Graham county to this coun- {
" for trial. Justin S. Allison was ]
he defendant in this case and was
alleged to have murdered Mexican
county last March. The prosecution
vas conducted by John MCGOWAN, Lee t
v. Stratton and A. r. Lynch and the s
interests of the defendant was look t
I'd after by Thos. J. Flanagan of
Globe, and E. v. Horton of Clifton.
The jury who heard the evidence in Il
his case was composed of G.. w. It
Iardcastle, Cecil Harris, Mitchell q
Sanders, C. H. Farnsworth, w. c. q
Towne, J. C. Adams, Arthur Adair, a
!. c. Neff, T. l.. Vandeveer, T. w. (
'turges, J. A. Hayes, F. G. Benson. o
The trial of this case was conclud-
d on Thursday when the jury, after
eing out several hours, returned +
erdict of manslaughter. 1t is be- "
ieyed that an appeal will be taken n
q this case to the Supreme Court OF g.
he state. ...t o. a
J. c. Smith Convicted. 81
The first alleged violations of the q
rohibition amendment to be tried y
l the Superior Court in this county "
egan on Thursday wherein J. C. Ill
NTH, known as ROCKY john" was
ccused in an information brought
two separate offenses. In the az
rst case tried on Thursday the jury tt
as composed of M. c.. Kendrick, G. p
B.. Nonnamaker, H. C. Hirsch, C. G. in
ester. L. M. Smith, Harry Nielsen, il
ugo Hall, Bert Godfelt John
older, E. L. Gay, F. M. Crockett,
K. Chiffon. In addition to the ifie
resting officers, Deputy Sheriff
cCullough and Sheriff Cash. the Ii
her witness was B. Vandercook.
was alleged that Smith sold Van q,