Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-02-17
CONVICT WOMAN
IN CITY COURT
Of BOOZE SALE.
Mrs. Eleanor Downward Found
Guilty by Jury After Testi-
mony by Other Woman

HlOnV by Otner w oman
Mrs. Eleanor Downward was found
guilty yesterday afternoon by = jury
in the police court OF having sold in
toSlcatinS liquor to Mrs Loren Vim
cent on the evening of February II AT
Mrs. Dcwnards rOOminS house on
Opera Drive
Mrs. Vincent took the stand after
the jury had been selected. Satur-
day evening. She testified, she visited
! the rooming house with her husband
and that her husband secured a drink
Shortly aftcrward. she said, she went
to the police station and informed
Officers that her husband was con
tinually buying white mule" at the
Downward house. Mrs. Vincent was in
) formed by the officers that they could
not do anything unless they had some
proof of the safe OF liquor Mrs. Vim
! cent said she told the officers that
/ she would get the proof She was
/ furnished money by one of the off,
GERS, she testified, and went back 10
the house. After some delay, accord
, ing to Mrs. Vincent. Mrs Downward
poured a bottle full lof liquor from a
water pitcher and gave il to her. Mrs.
Vincent said she opened the bot..e
| and tasted it in the presence of Mrs
Downward to see that she had booze
/ instead of water. She further testi-
| fled that she then took the bottle,
which Mrs. Downward had wrapped up
, in paper sack. to the police station
, and turned it over to Officer Roy Cal
lison. The bottle was marked in her
presence, she said, and she put her
initials or name on the same
Officer Callison corrosu,.
testimony regarding the bottle and {.
chemist testified that the content, .
| the bottle showed that it was ABOUT
As per cent alcohol.
Mrs. Downward took the stand an
admitted that Mrs. Vincent ana ner
husband had been to her house on the
night in question and that Mrs. Vim.
cent came back later and asked rvr
liquor. Mrs. Downward denied selling
liquor to Mrs. Vincent.
Two other women stated that they
were in the house at the time Nj
Vincent came there and remained un.
til she left and did not see any trans
action between Mrs. Downward anA
Mrs. Vincent
The jury was out about an hour be-
fore agreeing on verdict of guilty
The jury that tried the case includ
j. w. F. Smith, Walter Hubbard,
M. Enochs. l.. M. Bedford, Jane
Powell, o. w. Wolf ~ NJ. Cond
John Dickinson, A. e. Bremm, N f
Olson, John Ball and Thomas Muat
Mrs. Downward was released Oh t
5000 cash bond that she had put III
for her appearance for the trial, until
this morning at 10 o'clock, when the
court will pronounce sentence.
Angeles after stay of a weel, here.
Lee Jovanovich left last night for
Texas where he will remain for a few
wrecks on a business trip
John Mason Ross has returned from
short business trip to California.
G. II. Dowell has returned from
Phoenix where he was under medical
treatment for about ten days.
H. M. Woods and wife are in Tue
son attending the meetings of the
Masonic grandt@lodges.
George Kline and Edward Randall
have returned from a business trip
to Douglas and McNeal.
LO Wright, of st. David, was in the
city yesterday on a short business
visit.
James II. Hundell has returned
from Oklahoma where he has been
visiting for the past few months
Charles II. Dallinger has returned
from a short business trip to Mon
trose, Colo.
7. p. Grace, of Douglas, was in the
city yesterday.
George Rockhill was in Tucson yes
terday Oh u short business trip and
Bill Mcpherson was driving the Tomb
stone stage in his absence.
TTlhI T0jVn LIANT