The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-11-14
AND ITEMS CULlED AT THE
 COURT HOUSE

The State Bank of Metcalf, a cor poratien, vs. c. w. Young, A. H. | Slaughter, Richard Stephens and John L. Young is the title of an action filed in the Superior Court this week. Plaintiff alleging in its complaint that on or about the 16th day of Septem- Der, 1916, the defendants, c. w. Young, A. H. Slaughter and Richard Stephens. made and delivered to H. M. Merrill their prcmissory notes in the sum of $150G.09 each and that si,.d amounts remA !, due and uapaid. For a second cause of action the plain tiff herein alleges that prior to Sep 1 ten.h~r 1Cth, 1916, defendanF wished 1 to purchase a certai., livery stable, owned by H. M. Merrill and to en- | able him to make such purchase, the defendants, A. H. Slaughter and Richard Stephens signed the promis- sorry notes mentioned in the first cause 1 of action. That Young remained in possession of said business until April s. 1919, when he sold and disposed of the business to his son, John l.. Young and hy so doing stripped himself of all pfuierty and rendered himself in solvent That the said John L. Young ever since September 18th 1916, knew l of the said promissory notes and knew that they were outstanding and l unpaid at the time he accepted the ' nf fho 1iusAru hnCinaCS and knew that his father, c. w. Young, after the conveyance, would be left without property and would be unable to pay said promissory notes; that said conveyance was not bona fide nor founded upon valuable and sufficient consideration and that the said John Young was not an innocent pur, naser of the property and by vir- tue of said conveyance under the cir cumstances the said John L. Young became trustee of the said C. w. Younge<and is personally liable for the amount of the value of the pro- perty so conveyed. That after the said John L. Young received the con- veyance from his father, c. w. Young,
 John l.. Young gave mortgage to A, H. Slaughter, securing him against
 liability, but refused to give the same
 security to Richard Stephens.
 Juan B. Arroyo has this week filed
 his petition for Guardianship of the
 estates of Jesus, Gregoria and Manuel
 Salas, minor children of Jesus Salas,
 deceased and the same will be heard
 on Monday the 17th day of November
 1919. Dave w. Ling is the attorney
 for the petitioner.
 R. J. Coleman has this week filed
 his petition for letters Of administra-
 tion on the estate of E. K. Kitchener,
 deceased. The estate consists of
 claim for damages against the Phelps
 Dodge Corporation for the wrongful
 death of the deceased while employed by said corporation in the capacity of electrician. Dave w. Ling is repre- senting the petitioner.
 On last Saturday Thomas Sanders , Cough, Alfred Stone and James Hun ter were examined by Judge l.aine as to their qualification to become Am : erican citizens and all three passed a splendid examination and were ad- mitted. Cough, Stone and Hunter ; were British subjects and were hon. orably discharged American soldiers. The f, flowing marriage licenses ;.e,,od Inv C1orly Of the SuDariOr Court Ben M. Crawford the past week Fermin de la O, to wed Teresa Bill
 lar
 Francisco Gonzales to wed Josefina T Herrera
 Low Eng has this week filed his pe- tition in the Superior Court for the probate of the last will and testament of Law Toy Jack, sometimes known as Charley Los, deceased, former . will of the deceased has been probat- ed in this court and James R. Dun-
 seath of Tucson is the acting eXecu- : tor. The will brought forth by Low Eng appears to be codocil to the : former will and will no doubt be con- ' tested upon the hearing of same. Luis G. Hummel an attorney of Tucson, represents the petitioner.
 Notice of Holding Mining Claims l. By John T. Yeakey, Walter Doudna
 ct al.
 Bills of Sale
 Basilio CaIderon to Antonio Ortega
 de Rico.
 James Bennetts, to .lua'Ia Aguirre g F. B. Thompson to Leonard Brock j. A. F. Smith to George Moore. :, q A. F. Smith to Ole Hagen.
 Satisfaction of Mortgages