Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-11-29
The French Trial.

1 - ANtAt.
 on the reconvening of court, on
 Tuesday afternoon, the trial of ex.
 Probate Judge French was renewed
 The first witness called was Mrs. H
 Lee Wager, who testified as follows.
 am a resident of Phenix. Was
 a resident of Tip Top during tho school year ending June 30. ISq3
 Was a member of and clerk of the
 board ot school trustees of that dis
 trlct. There were eight months of
 school taught during the year. The vouchers on file in the office ot the county school superintendent were handed her for identification.
 eight of which she pronounced gen uinet
 Continuing she said:
 dld not sign the voucher for
 May, | know; because there was no
 school taught m May. There were
 eight months of school taught dur
 ing 1892 1893. The teacher left on
 April 24. 1893.
 Kate l.. Heiser: At present I am a resident of Wagner, Arizona. | am a school teacher by occupation. Last year taught m Tip Top, dis trlct No. l5 l taught eight months. ( The school register was here intro duced, and witness was requested to examine the hand writing and state whose it waS.) The hand writing is mine. tIhe vouchers were intro duced and witness asked to ascer- tain if she signed them alll Il signed eight of them; the ninth I did not. first saw number nine in your office, (district attorney's) last August. l signed no voucher for May, and the hand writing is not mine. l received pay for eight l months of school; | notified the | county superintendent of schools of | the closing of my school by letter. and mailed my report to him.
 Supervisor J. W. Smith was again called to the witness stand. His | testimony was unimportaut.
 Col. J. F. Wilson again called. I think the hand writing on the back of voucher number nine is that of F.. W. French. l am not absolutely sure. Stub book of warrants was here introduced) Warrant No. 3l5. dated Aug. ?, 1893. drawn on the County Treasurer, in favor of Kate l.. Heiser, signed E. W. French. County Superintendent of Schools. heport of county superintendent of schools to superintendent of public instruction of the territory was in troduced.
 A. G. Oliver: 1 am the county treasurer of Yavapai county. am acquainted with the defendant. On ,, 1893, l paid warrant No. 3l5 to E. w. French; am familiar with the hand writing of the de- iendant. (Warrant 3l5 was intro duced) The warrant Is No. 3l5, for SD, and signed E. w French, Co. Supt. of Schools. Endorsed Kate l.. Heiser.
 Miss Heiser recalled and asked to identify a letter as the one she wrote To E. W. French at the closing of her school. She said: This is the etter | wrote E. W. French on April 22, 1893. (Letter read.) I en- closed the last monthly report, and he term report with this lettC The annual report of the county to the superintend- mt of public instruction was intro iuced again.
 Mir. Oliver recalled and asked to tate If he ever saw this report be- . ore. You showed it to me on Aug. ,. At the tune, l thought some | igures had been changed. The case or the territory was here closed.
 Court adjourned until 10 a. m. Nov. 22.
 On the opening of court this "Wednesday, Nov. 22), Miss 1eiser was recalled by the prosecu- ion. Voucher for May, 1893, and No. 3l5 were again shown Ter, when she said: 1 received no money on these documents. I made [ To demand for money on either of il hem. f
 Page : of the report of the county uperintendeRt of schools was again eferred to, in which Tip Top school I5, was credited 'ith having paid $500 for teachers a diary for the year, being eight tl lonths, at S75 per month. h Defendants attorneys then re- d uested that the jury be given their tl when court took a re- K ess until ? o'clock p. m.
 The case is being argued this af- ,rnoon by counsel.