The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-02-18
SUPERIOR COURT IS ADJOURNED UNTIL
 MAY TERM
Trial Jury Only in Session Two Days One Conviction Secured For ootIegging-SeveraI Cases Con Iniued For Term.

otIegging-SeveraI Cases Con
 In;ued For Term.
 The trial jury of the February term of the Superior Court which was em- panneled on Tuesday morning last was excused on Thursday evening for the term as all cases ready for trial at that time had been disposed of.
 When the jury was empanelled on Tuesday morning it was discovered that number of jurors had not been served owing to their removal from the county and in order to complete the panel the Court ordered that a special venire for fifteen be issued and placed in the hands of the sheriff for service. The jurymen present were then excused until Wednesday morning when the sheriff returned the following jurymen: D. w. P Eylar, Chas. Burman, T. M. George, l.. J. Upham, Jas. Bartlett, George Younger, Phil Alton, Harry Hinck, F. H. Thompson, w. H. Lantz, c. H. Farnsworth, Jack McKeenan, J. A. Wish, w. O. Ashley and c. M. Ullery
 The first case tried on Wednesday was State of Arizona vs. J. w. Win Iders, charged with violation of the prohibition amendment by selling bottle of whiskey to a Mexican. A jury consisting of Minor Roscoe, J. H. Cready, N. T. Holt, Ola SeXton W. F. Willis, John K. Chiffon, O. M. Weir, Chas. M. Simon, Luther Pringle, Frank Dees, Chris Cocks, and F. B. Moore was empanelled to hear the evidence. Martin Legrada, the complaining witness testified that he purchased the bottle of liquor from, Winders and his testi- mony was corroborated by Constable Bradberry who testified that he wit messed the transaction. The defense put on six witnesses who swore that it was impossible to see into the room where the alleged violation of , the law took place. The jury was out forty five minutes and returned verdict of guilty as charged. Sen tence will be passed upon Winders in Spen court on Monday morning. In I tllaA S--s4sSiisne motion for new trial has been filed.
 Following the Winders case Beat rice Parsons was tried on a similar charge but was acquitted.
 On Thursday the attention of he court was occupied in the trial of the grand larceny cases against Clarence Phillips and Delie H. Crum- ley, who were alleged to have been inn plicated in the theft of some range horses in this county. At the conclusion of the testimony in behalf of the state, on motion of the attor- ney for the defense, the court instruct ed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, as the testimony did not war rant conviction. The similar cases against J. I. Phillips and Sylvestre Phillips were on motion of the Coun- ty Attorney, continued for the term.
 During the week several cases were continued until the May term of court as follows:
 State vs. Engle Guerrero, assault with a deadly weapon, alleged to have been committed at Metcalf.
 State vs. Jose Guajardo, ct al., false imprisonment.
 Ramon Armijo, Mauricio' Calbo and Feliz Galarza, administrators vs. A. c. Company, Ltd, for damages.
 The case of State vs., Francesca Forsetti, misdemeanor case from Morenci, was dismissed on motion ' of the County Attorney. New suits filed this week included an action for divorce brought by Har- ry J. McCarty vs. Bessie McCarty, who were married at Douglas, Golf fee County, Georgia, on December 18th, 1911. The plaintiff alleges de- sertion which occurred in January, 1915
 Peter A. Brenner has filed a divorce suit against Alice Brener who resides in Tucson where the marriage was performed in April, 1912. The plain tiff alleges that his wife deserted him while he was in Mexico in 1907.
 Silverna Valdez de Hernandez has brought suit for divorce against Guadalupe Hernandez.
 l. In the Justice Court this week Ro- man Mesa was released on bond in the sum of s1O0. % awaiting prelimin- ary hearing for an assault with deadly weapon on Mexican at Mo- renci. The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Tom Mccullough.