Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-05
JEROME-VERDE IS DEFENDANT IN A
 S5O 900 SUIT
COPPER COMPANY ASKED
 TO PAY DAMAGES FOR INJURIES TO MIN E R;
 UNITED VERDE FIX. IS PACING SIMILAR ACTION
(From Tuesdays DailyJ

The United Verde Extension and the Jeromc-Verde Copper company were both made defendants in per sonal injury cases which were filed in the Superior court yesterday after noon, the sum of Sls,0O0 damages be- ing demanded of the former by John l. Pool, and the sum of S50,000 being asked from the last-named corpora ton by Jesse Orwin.
 In the suit filed against the Verde Ex., the plaintiff alleges tfat on July 2oth last, he was at work in the mid dlc compartment of the companyS main shaft on scaffold, removing some concrete forms which had been used in the work of lining the shaft. The scafolding is said to have be come loosened, through no fault of the plaintiff, and dropped. throwing Pool to the bottom of the shaft, in- flicting serious injuries to his left foot and leg. As result of these in- juries, the complaint states, Pool will be crippled for life, and the judgment of 5000 is asked as a recompensc.
 Orwin alleges in his complaint that he was at work on the ll00-levcl of the Jcrome-Verde property on June 20, 1917, and that he set off round of shots during his shift. While he was on his way to the skip to be. drawn mp to the surface to escape the blast, he came upon three other work men who had also set off round of shots in another part of the workings at the 1l00 and while attempting to. save the other men from the blast which he had touched of, he got in the way of the explosion himself. and was showcrcd with loose dirt and rocks. As result of being hit by the rock, etc, the plaintiff says that his left foot and ankle were badly bruis- cd and several of the bones broken, causing his left leg to be permanently dcformcd. He asks for a judgment of S50000 to mai,c up for his injuries.
 Cases Postponed.
 A number of the criminal and civil cases, which had been originally set for trial today and tomorrow, were postponed one week because of the enforced absence of Judge Smith, who was called to Illinois yesterday to sec his mother, who Is critically i'll. The sentence which was to have been passed on Rice Foreman today. will be deferred until December 1lth. at which time Foreman will be sent to the State prison for period of one. year. having entered plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter, \. R.. Noxor. who iS to show up and get a suspended sentence on a bootlcgginG charge. will appear on December llth instead of the time first set.
 The trial of the case of Shaw vs. the Empire Arizona Copper company was also postponed until December llth, and the time for the sHntcnc;--, of William Martin, bootlegGcr, w15 fixed for the same date.
 Released on Bond
 Barney Smith, Robert Birch and Frank Wilson. who on Saturday were indicted by the grand jury on charge of operating gambling games, were in | court yesterday morning, and made arrangements 10 furnish bonds in tho sum of $1O00 each for their appear ancc at the time of the trial. The i time for the defendants 10 enter their pleas was fixed as December llth. They were only asked to provide bonds on ono Of the two charges which had been filed against each Of them.
 Two Divorces Granted. ! Mrs. Marie Griffin was granted q divorce yesterday afternoon from ! Charles Griffin, the complaint allce- ing failure 10 provide and abandon mcnt
 \ Valentine was given a decree oi