Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-15
DAMAGE
SUIT GOES To
THE JURY
No Word Received at a Late
Hour of Jury'S Verdict; Bis
bee Juryman Goes Hunting and
Becomes Snake Charmer.

Al eight o'clock last evening
word was received from a passen-
ger from Tombstone that the
Whit jury had not agreed at sew
en- o'clock. Owing TO an absence
Of both telegraphic and telephone
communication with Tombstone no
word was received from the
county seat during the night.
TOMBSTONE, Aug. IA (SpeciaD -
The damage case Of Willard Whit
against the Warren-Bisbe Railway
Company, which has been on trial be-
fore the Superior Court. was conclud-
ed today and given to the jury at $3.50
p. M. The case was concluded yes
terday, as far as the taking of testi-
mony was concerned and this morning
was taken up in the argument by the
lawyers and the giving of the lnstruc-
tons to the jury by the Court.
The opening argument in the case
was made by Attorney Ed. Flanagan
who presented the case Of the plaintiff
to the jury. He was followed by CIeon
T. Knapp for the defense. He was fol-
lowed by John S. Williams who sum
med up the case for the plaintif.
Rafael Chavez seems to be having
u continual round OF judicial pro-
ceedings, having over him during the
past few weeks and the end is not yet
in sight. Chavez was arrested in Glea-
son on a charge Of disturbing the
peace when he recited a bit Of poetry
in a show he was giving which was of
a nature to stir up the feelings Of The
MeXicans against the Americans. He
entered a plea Of guilty before the
Justice Of the Peace there and was
sentenced to serve a term Of ninety
days or the payment of a fine Of $50.
He then, through his attorney. o. G.
Gibson, tried to secure his release
from the county Jail by means of a
writ of habeas corpus which vas
heard before Judge Lockwood last
week and denied. He then filed an
appeal from the findings Of the Justice
at Gleason and this matter came up
last evening before Judge Lockwood
after some argument as to whether or
not the defendant had the right to an
peal from a plea of guilty, the court
decided hat it was optional with the
court and in this instance would allow
it. The prosecution then asked that
the case be dismissed as one of their
principal witnesses had failed 10 put
in an appearance.
The order was made and Chavez was
ordered discharged, he had not reach
ed the door Of the court house before
Constable LATE Gibson stopped him
and served a warrant on him charging
him with running a show without a
license. He was taken back to Glea-
son last evening. The next move viii
be the asking for a change Of venue
on the mart of Chavez who alleges that
the Justice there is biased and pre-
iudiced and the case will have to he
tried in some other precinct than Glea-
son. The case has stirred IN consider
able factlonal strife in Gleason be
tween the Americans and the Mexican
element.
John Moran of Douglas. who was mr.
rested last week on a charge of selling
whiskev. entered a plea of guilty in
the Superior Court and received a
sentence Of ninety DAYS in the county
Jail and the payment OF a fine Of S25.
An order was entered setting the
Fightoenth day Of August as the dav
~ trial of the case of the State VS.
Frank Bazure charged with grand lar.
ceny. Razure Is charged with the
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