Weekly journal-miner., 1918-03-27
J.-P. IS GRANTED PERMISSION ID /
 BORROW FUNDS
RECEIVER OF ORGANIZA- TON NEARLY WRECKED BY A. B. FRAME IS TO FLOAT LOAN IN EFFORT TO COME BACK"
(From Sundays, Daily)

The receiver of the Jerome-Port |. land Copper Company was yesterday granted permission to borrow Sl5,- GOO on securities issued by the or ganization. the funds to be used in rehabilitating the somewhat ,dilapi- 1 dated affairs of the big corporation. According to the order issued by Judge Lyman, the money is to be borrowed on certificates issued by the receiver, the certificates to con stitutc a first lien against the assets of the company The money IS to be used to pay the charges inciden- tai to the administration of the re- ccivership, for the collection and preservation of the assets of the cor poration, and to pay such other debts !. as may from time to time be allowed by the receiver, subject to the sane ton of. the court.
 The Jcrome-P Portland was thrown into receivership shortly after the nasty departure of Manager \. B. ! Frame in January. The company's financial affairs were supposed to be on a sound basis, but since the de- parturc of Frame and the subsequent shutting down of the property, 1t has been found that good deal Of care ful management will have to be used to put the big organization back on a safe and solid foundation.
 Convicted of Forgery
 Rojclio Nunoz, the Jerome McXi- can who was accused or forging a United Verde pay check and cashins il at one of the stores in that camp, was yesterday convicted by the jury in the Superior court. The trial and the selection of the jury occupied most oi the morning session. The case was given to the jury shortly before the noon hour and the yer dict came a short while later The man will be sentenced on Monday morning at ten o'clock. The penalty for conviction on charge of this sort is a term of from one to four teen years in the State prison.
 The law points. in the action of the Arizona Binghamton vs. the Copper Queen Gold Mining Co.,, were argued before Judge Sweeney yesterday afternoon. An effort was made by the attorneys for the plain tiff 10 secure an order allowing the jurors to visit the property of the plaintiff corporation for the purpose | of getting some direct evidence as to l how much ore the mining firm has on its dumps. The suit was brought upon the allegations of the plaintiff . that the defendant had contracted to mill the ore mined by the plaintiff. | The defendant company by way O. answer alleged that the Binghamtor | did not have any ore to mill, and the | lattcr'S attorneys want the jury to | visit the mine dumps and ascertain ! for itself the fact that there was a 1 large amount of ore ready 10 b, treated. Judge Sweeney will rule on the motion at an early date.
 Jennie Warren was given a judgment for Sl0,000 against the Bowman Mining Company, the de fcndant company having been found to have dcfaultcd the payment of several notes held by the plaintiff
 With the ending of the Munoz for gerry case yesterday, the criminal docket was cleared mp for the pres cnt term, and the civil cases which require the services oi jury will be taken up on Monday morning. The first case of this sort slated for trial is the personal injury case of Mike Gcrun against the Hayden Develop mcnt Company.