Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-08-24
The Testimony.

The Testimony.
 The examination of Felix Le Blanc and H. B. Gilkey, charged with being accessories to the robbery of package of money belonging to Mir. J. B. Me Neil of this place, while in transit to Silver King, took place last Monday afternoon before Justice A. G. Will Hams.
 Mir. J. B. McNeil recited the fact of sending the money, it's disappearance, the receipt of letter from Felix Le Blanc asking if he was willing to offer a reward for the recovery ot the mon ey and conviction of the thief, to pay the expenses incurred in the case. He thereupon sent Geo. E. Evans to con fer with Le Blanc and work up the case.
 Geo. E. Evans testified as to his part in the recovery of the money. "Le Blanc asked him why McNeil did not write. I said had come up to attend to the matter. He said 1t was too latej the money was taken last night; parties went up to do so. l asked him how he knew. He replied that person here knows all about 1t, and he wants $50 for his information, We talked it over and 1 said that in case of the conviction of the party that took the money it could be col lected of the stage company and We will give you some of that. Le Blanc went away and saw the party who said he would testify for one-half the mon ey collected of the stage company. He said that E. H. Williams took it. Williams was found and after talking with Le Blanc and Tom Buchanan he asked me if would let him go if he showed me where the money was. told him so far as I could I would stop proceedings against him. He told me to get into the buggy and we drove to Silver King and got the mon- ey in the stage stable. then paid $175 to Le Blanc, who said it was for the third party who furnished the in formation." The remaining portion of this testimony is of an unimport- ant nature.
 H. B. Gilkey testified that Le Blanc gave him $175 which he received for Williams di g 'ng up the sa, k he stole from McNeil. 1 gave him $50 back for getting the money and working it up-getting Williams to give it up. l gave Le Blanc all the information 1 knew. 1 afterwards gave E. H. Will liams $5 as he said he had no money and nothing to eat. Le Blanc told me he was going to arrest Williams and make him dig up the sack if it was in his power. The next morning | after had given the information tc Le Blanc saw him writing letter tC McNeil. Le Blanc said he thought McNeil would give half the money tC recover it, and he would give it to me if I would bear his expenses. I told him to go ahead and dowhat he could 1 didn't want to be taken away as 2 witness and lose my job and wanted him to get some other clue.
 E. H. Williams testified that LC Blanc talked with him about the mon ey and said "he had evidence enougl to send me to the penitentiary. Ht said Henry GilEey had told him every thing l had told him al out it.
 P. Boscha testified to his arrest o Le Blanc.
 Thos. Buchanan's testimony wa, chiefly a corrobortion of previous testi mony ard Le Blanc's efforts to bring the guilty party to justice and to re cover the money. He was with Lt Blanc and Williams when the latte was forced into a confession. I tolt Williams the best thing to do was t( dig up that money. Everybody knew he took it. 1 said I could take him tt Florence and send him up for ter or fifteen years. If he dug up tho money so far as was concerned, I'C turn him loose. 1 saw Evans an( told him about it. Williams turned to Evans and said will you do it Evans sad yes. Williams then said then go get your buggy and will g to Silver King and get it Le Blanc sai( his partner had told him of the propo sition made him by Williams to holt up the stage and he had been watch ing for fear some one would dig III the money. He said Sheriff Frye had been up to De Noon and Wa around with some old drunks an, didn't seem to care to get information
 Here the prosecution rested an, defendants attorney moved to dismis the case, which motion was denied b the court.
 Le Blanc was then placed upon tn stand and recited his whole connec ton with the affair; his first intima ton of the guilty party and his sut sequent efforts to get at the facts an bring him to justice. He had worke up the case and so soon as he Ina sufficient evidence to act upon Ina 1 written to McNeil and to the sheriff
 Evans came up and offered me Ina
 the money for its recovery. Was tol 8 I did not want it for myself, but wan ed only my expenses paid. He gay l a straightforward account of all h - actions showing his instrumentalit in recovering the money and fxir T the guilt where it belonged.
 After brief argument by counsel, u
 prisoner was discharged by the coul T Subsequently H. B. Gilkey was e f amined upon the same charge al < was held in $500 bonds to appear b Q fore the grand jury.
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