The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1920-02-06
DAMAGE SUIT FILED
CHARGES NEGLECT
Of N 0 RE NCI
RAIL v WAY
Superior Court Will Hear Dan,o.
suit Against Railway And Phelps
Dodge Corporation

Joseph Shaheen, VS.. The Morenoi
southern Railway Company. a cor
poratlon, and the Phelps Dodge Cor.
poratlon, is the title of case filed in
the Superior Court this week nla;n-
tlH alleging in his complaint that on
OF ABOUT the 2Sth day of August, 1918.
and while riding as a passenger in
the for hire automobile operated and
owned by one N. ]. Monsour. and
while crossing near the machine sbon
at Morenci, defendant company in an
unlawful manner caused one of tbe;r
locomotives to be negligently run and
carelessly conducted over said cross
Ing, running into and against the said
automobile of N j. Monsour and in
winch plaintiff was passenger, car
rylng the car about fifteen feet and
dumping same in a ditch bottomside
up, greatly injuring the plaintir
Shaheen and rendering him uncon-
sclous for a period of twenty days.
for all of which plaintiff prays for,
Judgment in the sum of Five Tbous-
and Dollars. L. Kearney is the at
torney for the plaintiff.
Ignacio Sanchez, resident of Cliff
ton, has filed his petition praying for
a decree of divorce from his wife
Crescencia A. Sanchez, alleging in
said petition that on or about the
month of August, 1919, the defendant
left his bed, board and society and
since said time continues SO to live
separate nd apart from him against
his will and without his consent.
plaintiff also alleges that during the
month of Jluy and August, 1919 she
had illicit relations with other men
at his home and charges her with
adultery. H. A. Elliott is the attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
Fernando Martinez, a young Mexi-
can boy from Morenci, who has been
in the tolls of the law periodically
for the past six years and who has
also spent part of the time in the
State Reform School, finally succeed
ed in breaking into the penitentiary
when he plead guilty this week be-
fore Judge Laine to the charge of
Grand Larceny, and was sentenced to
a term in the State Penitentiary at
Florence of not less than six years
nor more than ten years, he was taken
to Florence by Sheriff Slaughter on
Monday.
The February Jury session which
was to have convened nMonday the
10Th day of February, was continued
by Judge Laine this week for one
week and the session will commence
on Tuesday the oath dya of February
The civil and criminal trial calen-
dares were called on last Monday and
the following cases were set for trial.
State Bank of Metcalf, VS. c., w.
Young, ct al. Set for 26th Action on
note.
Henry Hill, VS.. Charles M. Short, ct
ux, set for March 1st. Action, Fore
closure.
Joe Salcedo Ponce VS.. Damacio
Grijalba, an appeal from the MYrenci
Justice Court, set for February 26th.
Lorenzo Anton, VS. Francisco A.
Gonzales, an action to foreclose a
mortgage, set for March End.
The contest to the probate of the
noncupative will of Micaela Delgado,
has been set for. trial before Jury
on February 26th
The state of Arizona VS. Ignacio
Rascon, Murder, set for February "a.
The State of Arizona VS.. Juan Med
ina and Jesus Padilla, Murder, set
for February oath
The State of Arizona VS.. Joe Lar
rieu, Embezzlement, set for February
oath.
State of Arizona, VS.. G.. w. Geer,
three cases, crime against nature, set
for February oath.
The State of Arizona VS. Bob Phil
lips, ct al Assault with intent to COM
nit murder set for February oath.
State of Arizona VS.. Selestino Com
es, Grand Larceny, set for February
25th.
The State of Arizona, VS. Battista
Cuguda, Murder set for February 25th.
The State of Arizona, VS.. Antonio
Hermosillo, Assault with a deadly
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