Arizona republican., 1893-05-12
NINE TO THREE. The Standing of the Jury in the NobIes Case. The Majority in Favor of
 Acquittal. A Partially Established Alibi
 Does the Business. After Five Hours Deliberation the Jury Despairs of Finding ver-
 dict and Is Discharged.

The case of John Nobles was given ti the jury yesterday.
 Blankenship, the nightwatchman testified to finding Nobles in the Pal ace saloon near half past two on th' morning of the arrest. There was blood on the back of his hand and his shir was stained on the side and shoulder with what looked like blood. H' turned the prisoner over to Widmir ant Deputy Sheriff King. They each testi- fled to the spots on the shirt and also on his shirt. Widmir said the prisoner was seen rubbing his knee and putting dirt on his hand, evidently with view of obliterating the marks.
 Wm. Ruff was recalled and stated that he had money at the time of the assault. Twenty dollars, consisting ol four $5 bills was in his vest pocket which amount was missing when his money was counted by his neighbor later on in the night. Besides the $2( in green backs, he had eight $20 gold pieces in purse under the pillow ir his pants pocket. This was not mo tested. The prosecution now rested and john Mobiles testified in his owr behalf.
 He had worked for MT. Ruff and or Sunday morning, March 5, borrowed . horse of MT. Ruff and cart of neigh bor. He reached Phenix near Il o'clock and went immediately to set about some pension papers he was hay ing prepared. Upon finding the busi ness could not be attended to that day he took the horse and cart to Gibson. stable and borrowed $6 on the side from Gibson. He then went up towr to have good time and some fun witf the boys. The evening was spent 1T going from one saloon to the other ano drinking. He also gambled little but lost and had fun with the boyt again. He had $2 worth of fun with Shutz. $l with Johnson, s2 more with Gibson, besides numerous other loans secured, all of which went either fol drink or was lost at the various games
 At 10 o'clock he had finished dinner at Gus Hirshfeldt's after which he had two bits worth of fun with Bot Plumrage from whom he secured the loan on account of the exigencies oI the occasion. This twenty-five cent: was spent for kidney cure or whiskey as he afterwards termed it. He then went to Thalheimer's at which place he took some more drinks but not many as he was now comfortably full Later the Nickel Plate was visited aud tno rounds of the saloons again gone over.
 Near o'clock he came to the Palace where Sam Shutz was dealing bank A Chinaman named Dick having re- fused him another loan he proceeded to play with $l 40, all he had left. The money was placed in @ single bet and was split on the turn, He then thought it good idea to take another drink be. fore going broke but bystander, con tray to the usual recommendation to pinch the last bet, induced him to let il set. With the rare good luck of a drunken man he won and at the end o the deal cashed in $28.00. He received gold, silver and paper money after which he paid Shutz s3.50, the amour, of recent loan together with ali old score. Johnson too received his dollar and by way of interest was invited tc take drink. Blankenship happened along about this time and was invited to join them. After drinking the night. watchman told him he wished to speak to him and when the got outside told him Mir. Ruff had been cruelty beaten and asked him if he knew who had been working for Ruff. Upon answer ing that he had, Blankenship asked him to come along. When they reached the court house he was turned over against his protest of innocence. He had not washed his shirt and the spots on it were the result of the manner in which he had done his washing. A powder can was used to boil the clothes in and they were left to cool in the can thereby getting rusted so they looked worse than before washing.
 He did not go to Mir. Ruff's house tha, night nor had he been there since Sun. day morning. He had helped weigh a quarter of beef before leaving the ranch and had aiterward carried it into the house. cut it with an axe and plac. ed the pieces in a barley sack.
 During cross examination he stuck pretty close to the above statement. 1uC uipbtiS dttofHcy dSkeu LH6 uu Ill Upf of drinks he had taken during the afternoon and night which the prisoner very reluctantly estimated at hun. dred. but said he was not so drunk that did not know what I was doing. The blood in his hand was fresh said he. from shaking hands with Frenchy who twisted it so it bled. My hands were sore from stretching barbed wire by hand without stretcher.
 The next witness sworn was Will. lia ms who has until recently been con- fined in jail since January 10. Will. liams testified that he held the distin. guished position of 'Sherif of the Kan. garroo Court" an o o.ganization among the inmates for the preservation of order and for sanitary purposes
 He among other duties saw that each prisoner chhanged his apparel and washed his dirty clothing once a week. The shirt which was introduced In evidence together with pieces cut theretrom on May 15 had not been washed. as Nob,e when on trial for