A special court term had been set for trying bootlegging cases, and a special jury was empaneled for those cases as well. One can only imagine the jurors were happy to be on their way when this was over, but the judge involved offered high praise for their service.
From the Arizona Daily Star, Friday, August 4, 1916:
SUPERIOR COURT JURY GIVEN PRAISE
Sets Example for Entire State, Asserts Judge W. F. Cooper
High praise was given members of the jury panel of the superior court yesterday by Judge Cooper when he excused them from further service, after a two weeks’ term of court for the special purpose of trying bootlegging cases.
Judge Cooper stated that in his long service as district attorney and judge he had never known a jury to be more attentive to their duties or to be actuated by higher ideals of citizenship than the present jury.
He stated that from answers given by jurymen, a great many did not believe in the present prohibitory law, but in spite of this fact they had brought in verdicts of guilty in accord with the law and the evidence.
“If I could give the members of the jury any higher praise than I have I certainly would do so,” Judge Cooper said in closing. He declared that the work of the present jury would not only be an example to juries in the future in Tucson, but would be watched all over the state.
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NOVEL DEVICE FOR GIVING AUTOS LIFT
County Maintains Ferry on Wheels at Santa Cruz Crossing
A wagon with a hinged end platform that can be raised and lowered is the novel device of County Engineer Goetz for helping autos across the Santa Cruz river at the St. Mary’s road without having their engines “killed” by the high water.
According to the plan of Engineer Goetz, the rear platform of the wagon is lowered with the end touching the ground. The auto is driven up the platform so that the front wheels are off the ground, and then a lever is pulled, raising the platform and the wheels about a foot from the grounds. The auto is then pulled across, this keeping the engine out of the water. Then the platform is lowered and the car backed off.
Another innovation is the keeping of a buggy at the St. Mary’s crossing to carry foot passengers across the ford so they will not get their feet wet.
The water in both the Santa Cruz and the Rillito has fallen rapidly and there is no need for a team at the St. Mary’s crossing, but a team is still being kept at the Rillito crossing.
It is a given that whenever two things collide, the bigger one almost always wins.
FORD CAR RAMMED BY LARGER MACHINE
Little Craft Trying to Escape, Collides With Light Post
Considerable damage was done to a Ford delivery car of the Brooks Bakery when it was run into by a large Michigan car said to belong to the Cuauhtemoc Film company at the corner of Sixth avenue and Congress street, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
According to J. P. Jackson, driver of the bakery car, he was proceeding east on Congress when the Michigan car came south on Sixth. Jackson states that he thought that the driver of the other car gave him a signal to proceed and as he had the right of way anyhow he went ahead. The driver of the Michigan, who was intending to turn east on Congress, then put on more speed and made the turn Jackson says.
Jackson’s car was struck on the side and in order to keep from being overturned steered sharply to the right, running into the ornamental light post at the corner. A large globe was shattered and the car damaged to the extent of about $50. Nobody was hurt.
