Arizona silver belt., 1890-01-04
District Attorney JeGords' ? sori on the
 Nham Trial.

United States District Attorney lief lords, of Arizona, has sent t0 Attorney General Miller detailed report of the trlal of the men charged with therob bery of Paymaster Wham. The trial resulted in a general acquittal, but District Attorney Jeffords in his re- port says:
 "The evidence pointed conclnsively to the guilt of most of the deiecdants, and, in our judgment, there was evi- denee sufficient to have conviet~d ihem all. Every man who was ins 4and placed on trial in this .casa per sonally identified by oaa Sore Of the witnesses who had been engaged in the battle where the robbery took place"
 After sketching the evidence of iden- ti6catIon, he continues:
 "It would seem that this personal Identification of the defendants should have been enough to secure convlction. But, added to the fact that all Of the parties defendant were personally rec ognized by witnesses, who testified to that fact, we had this further fact against them.
 The proof referred to was the dis covery of some peculiar personal prop erty at the place of the robbery, which was shown 10 have belonged to defen- dants. He further says:
 This was the direct proof of the Governments case. The detense then attempted to meet thls proof by an alibl fer each of the defendants, which, to the average mind, in every instance bore unmistakabie evidence of having been fabrIcated These allbis were controverted, and in many instances were entirely o7erthrown ty the evi- deuce for the Government, which was unimpeachable. The verdict of the jury, fnoing these defendants not guilty, was a gre$t surprise to the counsel for the Government, and was received with amazement by the com munity generally. It was reached in such brief period of tune as to forbid the conclusion that it was the result of deliberation, verdict having been reached within one hour after the case had been submitted to the jury, it in tine meantime havtpgtGsssered a part of this time to its monday meal. The community here generally Is outraged at tEis verdict.
 "The efforts of the investigating of hcerS of the Government have been such as to receive the approbatlon of all the people in this country in favor of law and order. These officers, in their investigations, encountered a combination of men spstiined and largely supported by the fruits of this great crime. The witnesses for the defense were almost entirely of the worst class of Mormons, many of them relatives of the defendants, and periu- ", open, fragrant and defiant, was committed at every stage of the de- fenSe. Vigorous steps should be taken to bring to justice these persons who did testify falsely and corruptly for the purpose of securing the acquittal of these undoubted robbers, to the end that justice may not be be prostituted by tue suGOrning Of witnesses in every case where the Government is con- cerned." ."
 The report IS signed by Harry L. JetfordS, United States Attorney; s. N. Franklin, speclal assistant, and Wm. Herring. special assistant. To inc report is appended numerous clip pings from both Republican and Dem ocratlc newspapers of that vicinity, expressing horror at what is gener- ally termed miscarriage of justice. California halsIns Di,p,Jciug Malaga