Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
PAUL Vs. SHIBELL.
Further Testimony in the Case-New
 Witnesses Introduced.
Saturdays Session.

Before Hon. c. c W. French, Chief Justice of Arizona. Messrs. Smith and Robinson for the prosecu- ti0n, and Messrs. Silent, Morgan and Zabriskie for the defence.
 Court sat on Saturday afternoon pursuant Co adjournment. Counsel then proceeded 10 examine the re- maining G. ballots, in order 10 deter mine what number they could agree upon winch should be counted. Agreed upon II 10 be counted for Pa Il, and , for Shibell. The prosecution then submitted 31 ballots from which the name of Paul had been erased and no other name for Sheriff written in place of il, subject to objections heretofore made, and that they should attempt to show by proof that the ensures were fraudulently ana corruptly made Eight other ballots were presented containing DO vote for Sheriff, and one was submitted to the Court to de- eide upon; Court decided that the name of Paul had been erased from the ticket.
 NIT. Paul was then recalled by the defense: l know MT. Johnson who testified in court: had business trans actions with him; loaned hlm some mOney-think about $250; loaned him the money on another mans request, about two months after 1 became acquainted with him; took no evi- dence of indebtedness.
 Cross-examined by the defense: Loaned the mobey to Mir. Johnson at the request of Mir. Clanton; did not loan it for any evil purpose.
 MT. Oury was then recalled: Am acquainted with Mir. Clauton; I took the certificates of registration to San Simon myself, and gave them to Isaac Clanton.
 CrOss-examined by the prosecution: 1 am not particularly interested in the trial; have rot been out after MT. Clanton in particular; 1 brought hIm in; l don't know where he lives-some distance from Charleston ] am an old resident of this counIy; could not tell you where ClantOn lives; he was at his fathers house; was n"t there when l first went; had a subpoena for him, but did not serve it on him; did not tell him l had it; went on purpose to see hIm.
 Q.-FOr what purpose did you go to see him?
 A.-That's my business.
 Q.-Nas 1t on business connected with this suit?
 A. T shall not answer lex cItedly l-no, sir; but on business that had arisen from this suit; 1 felt that interest in him that 1 thought his character had been attacked, and l wished 10 have him come in and clear himself; 1 went down to Clanton's house last October-soon after the middle; the dating of the certificates for San Simon election precinct was simply incidental; they were gwen to me by Mr Carpenter, the Recorder; started the same night l received them; never made any examination of the certificates till l got out there; don't know how many there were of them; might have been hundred, might have been a thousand; took two forms of afiidaYits, two forms of cer- tificates for the officers of election; took no other blanks; don't think remained there 24 hours: saw quite a number of men at ClantOn's and his brothers; gave certificates of regis tralion tu Ike Clanion; saw sever l Americans and some Mexicans; could not give the number; did not find Mr Clanton at the same place the last time 1 found him in October; 1 know where the house was where l found Clanton; can't say how long 1 was in going there from Charleston; it might have been two miles, might have been four miles or six miles; my reason for going for Clanton was that my frIend- ship for him was so strong; might have had other objects Tn view.
 Attorney for prosecution then moved to strike out the returns from San simon election precinct, because the showed that there was no election held at that place, and be- cause said pretended judges and in- spector were not sworn according to law, and further, because some of the so-called officers were not registered on the Great Register of Arizona, but were registered in the Great Register Of New Mexico. The objection was 
 Court then took a recess until nine o'clock a. m. Monday.