Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-11
DAMAGE SUIT FROM
 WARREN DISTRICT ON TRIAL AT TOMBSTONE
Court Sentences Joe Sachin to Nine Months for Violation of the Prohibition Law. One Sentence Suspended.

IOMBSIONE, rep. 1O-lSpecldII- The attention of the superior court was taken up today in the trial of the damage case of Steve Davidovich vs. the Superior & Pittsburg Mining company. The plaintiff is asking for damages in the sum of s20,000. alleged to be due on account of an accident which occurred while he was in the employ of the company. which dam aged his eye sight. He is represented by w. B. Cleary and Fred Sutter while the company is represented by II. D. Autermou and Harry Pickett The entire forenoon was consumed in the selection of the jury which is composed of the following named:
 John Bravin, Randolph Renser. Ar thur Clothier. Tom Potter. Arthur F. Griessinger, Hal Smith, T. P. Cowan. A. s. Tate, c. A. Gaetjens, D. P Stet- son, E. NJ. Athey and Jos. T.'GOod man. It is expected that the trial of the case will take all of today and to- morrow. Saturday will be given over to the argument of law points and probate matters so that the balance of the jury panel were excused until Tuesday morning, as Monday is alegal holiday. A number of panel were ex- cused for the term.
 Receive Sentences.
 Joe Sachin, who was caught bring ing in ten cases of whiskey from New Mexico by Serif Wheeler, entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to serve a term of nine months at hard labor and to pay a fine of $50. Before [ he was sentenced the court informed | him that he need not expect any lien | ence from him as it was his second l offense and that he could enter a | plea of not guilty and have the right | of trial by jury. The court then l asked him if he had given the sheriff | permission to destroy the whiskey and ] he said. mot as yet" The court l then notified him that he understood | that he had already given that con sent and that if he had not he would | amend the sentence given him by | adding three more months to the | sentence. Sachin replied. You can ! have the whiskey" He thought that three months time was worth more | to him that the whiskey.
 Nose Walker of Douglas, a negro. was the next on the list. He arose as his name was called, as he was used to the court procedure. having been there before. He was greeted | by the court as follows: Why, Nose. what are you doing up here again?"
 He replied, Why, Judge, some fel- lows came in where l was with some | marked money and had a bottle of whiskey and they went out and told | the officers that had sold it to them. but l never did have the whiskey or the marked money in my possession
 The court then asked him why he wanted to plead guilty. He replied: ." We'll Judge, you see, do not like to be coming up here all the time and saying I am not guilty, so l am going to plead guilty and then I will not have to wait for a month or two for a trial"
 The judge replied. Alright" and proceeded to give him a sentence of 15O days and to pay a fine of S25.O0.
 He thanked the judge and said he was a good worker and was willing to put in few months in theimprove- ment of roads of the county. He was | added to the chain gang this after noon and commenced his work. The | conversation carried on by Nose ana | the court brought forth laughter from | all those who were present in the | court room at the time.
 Sam Davis, another negro. who | halls from Ft Huachuca, and who was charged with making an assault with a deadly weapon on one Helen Johnson on January Is. at the White | City. entered a plea of guilty to simple assault and was sentenced to serve a term of six months in the county jail.
 In the case of the State vs. Mable | Watson. the defendant entered plea | of guilty to introducing liquor into the state and was released by the court on a suspended sentence for ! two years. She had already given | permission to Sheriff Wheeler to de-I stroy the liquor that was found in her possession.
 Returns from Douglas.
 Sheriff Wheeler returned last even
 ing from Douglas where he has been
 for the past ten days at work round