The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-04-07
GriSt Gathered at
 the Court House

was ordered at recess on March P,
 reconvened, with Judge Laine pre-. siding.
 The first case taken up was that Of Tomas Gutierrez, Ys. The Arizona Copper Company Ltd, an action fol damages, the plaintiff herein having sustained injuries to his leg while
 working for defendant company in their mines at Morenci E. V HoI- ton represented the plaintiff and the defendant company was represented by Messrs. Casey and Blumenthal of the firm of Ellinwood & Ross After a few preliminary matters had been 1 disposed of a jury was empaneled and examined and after both sides had exercised their paremptory challen- l ges, the attorneys asked for a five 1 minute recess, at the expiration Of which they announced to the court ] that settlement had been agreed 1 upon and that they would not need ! the jury, whereupon the jury was dis | charged until Tuesday morning. | On Tuesday the case of Ross Me | Guire. an infant. vs. The Arizona and i New Mexico Railway and Norman ! Carmichael was called. and Messrs. l 4oCy iO anu iShCII, dIIOIIl6y lOE luC
 defendants announced to the court
 that settlement had been reached
 in this case also. This cleared the
 calendar with the exception of the ] case of Henry Carr, ys. Oscar Rain ! vile, ct. uX., an action for debt The plaintiff herein claiming that there
 was due and owing him the sum of i approximately $1200Q0 for work and
 labor performed, board, horse hire
 and money loaned the defendants Considerable testimony was adduced
 in tbN case and the issues were fin
 ally submitted to the jury on We'd ' nesday evening at 5:0O o'clock. The
 jury deliberated until about nine
 o'clock when they announced to the
 court that they had agreed upon a
 verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum Of $40.00. The following jurors signed the verdict: J. R. Robbs, Chas.
 W. Beck. NJ. A. Robertson, w. ]. Waters F. B. Packer, T. J. Hunt.
 Fred Johnson, Chas. D. Hale and
 James Cooking.
 J. Y. Ainsa of Morenci was this
 week appointed Guardian of the es-
 tates of Eliza Martinez Beltran and
 Baudelia Martinez Beltran, minors
 ''AN iiASo pClil uACu III LlS SuIn or
 $1200.00 to each minor
 The case of John Gaglierdo, vs.
 Rosendo Munoz, an action to forclose
 mortgage which was set for trial
 for April 6, was continued until Sat.
 urday the 18th day of April, on ac- count of the absence of the plaintiff i i'll the case.
 : Pablo Hernandez was this week ar : raigned before Judge Laine on the , charge of manufacturing intoxicating l liquor. Hernandez plead guilty and 7 was sentenced to serve three months in the County jail and. assessed a } fine of $50.0O.
 5 The case of Stephens and Schade : vs. A. H. Cooper was tried to tho 9 court on Thursday of this week and ? Judgment rendered in favor of the ? plaintiffs in the sum of s493.5 56 and l costs. This action for debt, the plain l tiffs claiming that the above sum was l due and owing them for furnishing l defendant supplies and auto acces
 sories.
 ] The following aliens declared thei, - intention to become citizens Of the 9 United States before the Clerk oi : the Superior Court: Julian Estrada 2 Jose Roias, Jesus Lara, Teodoso Ro : nero. Jose Jaurigui. Seferina Rojas l Baltazar Perez, Fernando UribeZ Q Juan Hernandez, Eugenio L. Medina
 and Francisco Saenz. all are citizens ? of Mexico.
 '- Messrs. James P Boyle and Harry ] E. Pickett, of the law firm of Boyl, h and Pickett. Douglas. Arizona. were l. in Clifton several days in this weet . on legal business. Messrs Boyle anc Il Pickett represent the Fl Paso S
 Southweste Railway in this District l. James s. Casey and Morris Blumen !. tfal of the law firm of Ellnwood arf 5 Ross of Bisbee. spent Monday ant s Tuesday in the district on legal busi 2 ness in the interest of the Phelr. r Dodge Corporation.
 Sheriff John B. Bradberry spen
 ! Thursday of this week at Duncan c, ' business.