The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

incidence, the last case filed is also a
divorce case. Eleven civil cases have
been filed SO far during the present
month, eight of them being divorce
proceedings, so you can see that this
class of litigation is quite prolific.
After became clerk I made COM
plete direct and reverse index to all
civil cases which was much needed
and which l have found to be a great
convenience to myself as well as ito
practicing attorneys.
Criminal cases continued to be num-
bered consecutively when we became q
state and at present number 1880.
A complete minute entry record is
kept of all hearings in civil and crimi-
nal matters. Certified copies of COM
mitments in criminal cases are issued
as authority for confinement in the
Jail or peniteritiary, as the case may
be.
. In addition to this record, every
paper filed, or order or entry made by
the court is entered on the docket, and
in case of orders or DEGREES with a
reference as to where the complete
record is made. This being a sum-
mary of the proceedings in each in
1dividual case, the status of the same
may be seen almost at a glance.
In addition to the foregoing, the
clerk keeps an index to, and records
all notary commissions and bonds, and
when this record is complete, a certi-
flcation is sent to the secretary of
state. Also issues and records all
marriage licenses and certificates.
All passport applications by citi-
zens of the country, either native born
or naturalized, are made to the clerk
of the court.
1t may be of interest to know that
passport applications by aliens are
made through their respective consuls.
All naturalization proceedings are
recorded by the clerk, including decla-
rations of intention, which are made
in triplicate, and petitions for natural
ization and certificates of naturaliza-
ton, which are made in duplicate.
Hearings on naturalization matters
are held twice a year-February and
August
1t may be news of interest to some
4INAO1 III NOAIlCNbAOIL W1tlL lldLQI Cl1Zd6iOu
matters, that wives are no longer ma
turalized through their husbands, but
must go through the same procedure,
and that native-born American wo-
men do not lose their citizenship by
their marriage to aliens; also that
American women who lost their citi-
Zenship by their marriage to aliens
prior to September %, 1922, when this
law went into effect, must petition for
naturalization the same as if they
were alien born, with the exception,
that no declaration of intention is re-
quired; the declaration of intention be-
ing familiarly known as the first pa
per.
Along the lines of the subject of
this talk, and in delving into the
records in the office, some interesting
facts were brought to light which /
believe will be found interesting.
The first case filed after we became
a separate county was the territory
of Arizona VS.. Chas. H. Algert, on ap-
peal from the justice court, the charge
being selling Winchester rifle to an
Indian. The case was brought before
Justice of the Peace A. P. Gibson, who
held his court in a shack on the
ground now occupied by the Weather
ford hotel building. On motion, JUS
tice Gibson gave the defendant a /
change of venue to Justice N. G. Lay
tons court, the location of which was
just across the street on the corner
now occupied by the Dresswell Shop.
[ have been unable to learn why, or
under what circumstances we had two
justice courts in this precinct in the
early days. Fletcher Fairchild, father
Of Frank Fairchild, was the constable
at that time. Billy Roden swore to
The complaint against Algert, who
gave bond with P. A. and C. A. Daggs
Is sureties.
The first indictment brought in Co
,onino county was against L. j. Bar
yeman, charging him with the murdel
# w. E. Lockwood, the crime having
,een committed in the neighborhood
# Anderson Point. The case was fl
tally dismissed.
The first indictment for burglary
vas against Ed Haggerty. Judge J.
:. Jones represented the defendant,
lIlu dS Tie JuUS6 Was SOME criminal
awyer in his early days, he secured a
ismissal.
The first murder trial held in the
ounty was in May, 1892, the defen-
ant being Mexican by the name of
Iilario Sanchez. e. J. Babbitt, after
Yards probate judge, now resident
f Cincinnati, Ohio, and an uncle of
wo of the members of the Rotary
lub, defended Sanchez. / find that
ad cousin on the jury, B. o. Bay
sss. Sanchez was found guilty of
and was sent to Yuma :
or eight years.
Coconino county first appeared upon I
he map of Arizona in the spring of
891, thereby becoming a part of the
ourth judicial district, which with Co
onino, was composed of the other fol-
wing counties: Apache, Mojave, Va
ajo and Yavapai. The judges of the ]
our judicial districts composed the /.
upreme court during the territorial
egime.
At the time we became county, as
tated before, Edmund w. Wells oc-
lpied the bench in this district. He
raS followed hv Tohn HouyLinc.