The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-11-16
SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS TRIAL
 IF CASES
Indications Are That Court Term. Will Continue for Another Week Liquor Cases and Riot Cases Consume Most of Time of Court.

Court for Greenlee county convened l on Monday morning with sufficient | trial jurors responding to their l names to constitute panel and 1 at the close of the present week the | indications are that the term will l continue the greater part of the ensuing week. At the beginning of Court Monday morning John R. Ward was sworn as official interpreter and F. E. Fox, Max Juelg and w. E. Mershon as Bailiffs.
 Ada Clark was appointed admin istratrix in the estate of Chas. H. Jenkins and bond in the sum of four thousand dollars furnished.
 The first case called for trial on Monday morning was State of Ari- 2ona vs. Ponce Torres, resident of New Town, accused of having sold a pint flask of whiskey last May to Augustin Martinez. Deputy Sheriff George Hill was the arrest ing officer. The defendant plead not guilty and w. D. Tucker, J. Nj. Webster, Ole Hagen, M. M Little, !. c. Lovett, J. F. Nichols, o. F. Pickart, C. R. Clifford, J. E. Dart, NJ. C.. Hardy, R. J. Uren and P H. Noblick were sworn to try the case. The case went to the jury Monday afternoon and with J. F. Nichols as foreman returned into court with verdict of guilty. The court imposed , sentence of fifteen months in the county jail and a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.
 Another liquor case that occupied the attention of the Court on Mon day was State vs Conception Rosa. les who was arrested in Metcalf by Deputy Alex Arnett with four half pints of whiskey concealed on his person. He was charged with transporting it. After a jury had heen secured in the case and the state had introduced it's evidence the defendant came into court and plead guilty and was sentenced to six months in the county jail and a fine of $50 % imposed
 Lucio Diaz, another offender against the liquor law, plead guilty and was given two months and fifty dollars.
 Cases Dismissed
 On Tuesday morning several cases were dismissed on motion of the County Attorney for the reason that certain witnesses were not on hand and for lack of sufficient evi- dence to secure a conviction. The cases dismissed were
 State vs. Justo del Rio, charged with assault to commit murder.
 State vs. R. F.. Weaver, assault with a deadly weapon
 State vs. Blanche Allen, liquor charge.
 State vs. Felix Bartin, liquor case
 State vs. Olgie Mcdowell, rape
 State vs. W. A. Sanders, assault with deadly weapon.
 State vs. Mildred Williams, liquor case.
 State vs. E. R. Lynch, aggravat. ed assault.
 After the dismissal of the liquor ease pending for trial against Blanche Allen she was raarrested on a new liquor charge. She was arraigned and will enter plea next Monday. Bond was fixed in the sum of $25O. Oe
 The trial of cases was resumed on Wednesday morning. The suit of A. l.. Gardiner vs. Phil McNeir, an action to quiet title, Judge F. B. Laine was disqualified to sit in the trial of the case and Judge A. L. Pattee, of Pima county, will be here Monday morning to sit in this case
 A case that required most of the dtLCnIlOll Ol Iut fCuTI QuT1nG the week was the charge of melting a riot against Jose Gardia of Metcalf The trial of Gardia on this charge was begun Wednesday with w. c. Packer, J. B. Martin, J. T. Quinn, Dewitt McWilliams, John H. Miller: V. E. Burtcher, J. c. Lovett, Tom Carter, G. A. Phillips, M M. Little, H. E. Brubaker, and John M Web. ster, sitting as jurors. The case was given to the jury Wednesday after noon and Of Thursday morning the jury, which had been unable to reach an agreement, were discharged from the further consideration of the case by the court. Immediately the State placed Gardia on trial again Thursday with new. jury consisting of Pat Sutherlin, A. A. Mooney, C. W. Freshe, A. N. Saunders, L. J. Upham, J. V. Dunn, Jesse Sim monds, c. c. Barber, E. A. Eisen acher, Morris Day. J. c. Tyler. T. A. Golding as jurors. On Friday morning the case was completed and the argument of counsel begun The second jury returned a verdict of unlawful assembly and sentence will be passed upon the defendant next Saturday. The case grew ou1 Of the late strike at Metcalf.
 Cattle Stealing Case.
 Friday afternoon the trial of Geo Johnson and Pat Sutherlin on a charge of grand larceny was begun These men were charged with hay ing stolen two cows from John + Ward and driven them to the slaugh ter house of Telles near Morenci The trial Of this case was continued until Saturday afternoon and result ed in a hung jury. The jury sit