Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-22
BARRON W|NSHIS CASE AGAINST
 JEROME SUN
JUDGE SWEENEY RULES THAT PUBLISHER OF DE- FUNCT DAILY IS NOT ENTITLED TO DAMAGES FOR SEIZURE OF PRESS.
CFrom Wednesdav.s DailyO

Judge Sweeney yesterday after noon handed down decision in the case of Eugene NJ. Barron vs. Lind ley \. Bransou, late publisher of the ill-fated Jerome Sun, the decision sustaining the contentious of the plaintiff in every point and uphold ing the right oi Barron to seize the &iiehlc printing press which several months ago was taken out of the Sun office on a writ of replcviu which had been obtained by Barron. At the same time the court ruled that Bran son was not entitled to the damages which he had sought to recover from Barron upon his allegations that the latter had caused the press to be taken out of his office with malice afore- thought and without proper legal re course.
 The courts ruling of yesterday marks the climax of the scrap which has been going on for many months in new spapcr circles in the NaVapai copper camp. Branson, who issued daily for a time, secured the cylin- der press from the Miehle Printing Press Company of Chicago. purchas- ing 1t on deferred payments. It seems that Branson had dcfaulted several of the payments and Barron, who had apparently been more than an interested by-standcr during the progress oi the fight. obtained the contract which Branson had made with the owners oi the press, and . alleginc that the terms of the con tract had been broken by reason of the dcfaultcd payments. seized the press on a writ of rcpleviu. The press was taken out of the Sun oi- fee and the issuance of the daily edi- ton was thercupon suspended. Bran son later filed a cross-complaint it the Superior court, asking for dam ages amounting to several thousand dollars from Barron, alleging that the issuance cf the writ of rcplevin and the seizure of the press had not been according to Hoylo. He averred that Barron should have entered suit m the Superior court for the purpose of getting a judgment and then have seized the press instead of getting il on a writ Of rcpleNin. He alleged that Barron had been actuatcd by a number Of indicators of great wealth in his effort to break up the suns business, and asked exemplary dam ages for this phase of the case.
 Judge Sweeney held that Barron had taken the proper legal means of recovering the press, the decision nor entering into the question of what motive had prompted Barron to ob- tain the Michlc contract and enforce inc terms of the same by the re- moval oi the press. Judge Sweeney held that Rranson was not entitled to any damages because the latter could not dispute the fact that he had defaultcd his payments on the press. and consequently the press irm or its representative had a perfect right to get the press back if it so desired.
 for a time after the press had been removed from the Sun office, that paper printed a weekly edition from the office oi a small newspaper located at Cottonwood. but this ar engagement. it is said, was later aban- doned and the Sun was printed in a miniature edition on a job press for a few weeks. Later this was given mp and the Sun has passed out oi cX- istencc, temporarily at least.
 Final Accounting
 Richard I-anrson, guardian of the estate of Mrs Ella Johnson Mui- venom, widow of thc late William Muivcnon, yesterday filed his final accounting with the Superior court. the report being approved and the guardian discharged. The estate con-. sists of property to the value of S2.- $50. Lots ? and 3, block l9 or inc city of Prescott are appraised al ST., Gl0. \ block of l.0l0 shares in the Arizona Brewing Company is schcd- ulcd as being worth S25O. while jew clry Of the value oi $500 completes he inventory.