Arizona republican., 1895-04-05
Concluded Late Yester-
day Afternoon.
A Decision Will Be Reached
the Middle of Next Week.
1t Is Probable That a Pilgrimage to
Rome Will Be Unavoid-
ably Delayed.

The first half of the two Goodman
EN- mbezzlement cases was half finished
last night. That is, the evidence in
the case in which the defendant was
charged by A. ]. Daggs with having
1921, receipts for rents, was
concluded yesterday.
On Saturday morning the case in
which R. E. Daggs is complainant,
charging Goodman with the EN- bezzle-
ment OF 81, 1,071, proceeds. of consign-
ment of wool, will be. taken up and
when the evidence in this case is in,
arguments in both will begin. The
decision of Justice Johnstone, the COM
mitting magistrate, will, therefore, not
be reached until perhaps the middle of
next week.
In the meantime Col. Fitch for the
defense is in state of anxiety. His
European trip has already been three
days delayed and he is now begin ming to
be apprehensive that he may not reach
Rome in time to receive absolution
from the holy father before midsummer.
He is also anxious as early as possible
to inform the Pontiff concerning the
geological position of Tucson and place
Sheriff Bob Leatherwood OF Pima
county right before the religious world.
As important therefore as this case ap.
pears to be from the senior counsel's
own reasons for hurryirgit through, it
does not appear that Mgr. Satoli, the
ablegate, has been kept informed of its
progress or even OF its very existence.
The fourth days proceedings in the
EN- bezzlement case were, in many re-
spects, or in one respect, the most in
teresting of all. Nothing new was dis
covered but the wife ot the defendant
was put on thu stand. Whatever high
opinion was entertained before of her
astuteness was increased an hundred
fold.
The faces of Messrs. Fitch and Camp
bell, for the defense, were continually
wreathed in smiles during her examin-
alton, for she knew everything which it
was desirable for her to know and moth
ing Oout things which it was desira Bile
that nothing should be known.
During the cross-examination Dis
trict Attorney Millay in fits of absent
mindedness attempted to lift his hat to
her a dozen times forgetful that it had
already been removed.
She was thoroughly familiar with all
the ins and outs of the commission
business, and not only with that, but
seemed to be equally we'll acquainted
with rules of evidence. For instance,
now and then question was asked
against which an objection would find
lodgment. She knew it intuitlvely
and if her usband's attorneys were
slow in 1nterposing it she waited for
them and the objection was usually
sustained.
Her memory, too, was never at fault.
Frequently the opposition would i'm
agine that discrepancy either between
her evidence or between it and
that OF her husband had been
discovered. A reference to the
records always proved her correct
ness of memory. not only of the sub
stance of the answer, but of the exact
language in which it had been couched
The utmost courtesy was shown her
but necessarily in a case of this kind
there were many unavoidable asperi
ties. She never lost her temper or be
trayed for an instant any womanly
weakness. Every assault on hel
veracity was met by smile. at once
winning and contemptuous. An esti
mate of her worth from legal point O.
view was given by an enthusiastic law
yer. Said he: "That kind of a wife il
a jewel"
The stand was occupied by Mrs
Goodman during the whole forenoon
and early in the afternoon when the
prosecution gave up the cross examin
alton.
The day before her husband had tes.
titled that he believed the or
iginal books OF the commission
house had baen destroyed at the
instigation of P. P. Daggs. HI
thought the destruction had been &C
complished by his wife. Here hel
foresight again became manifest. She
said the books were still in existence
and that she was able to produce them
The defense then placed the de
fendant on the stand and introduced
two letters to him from P. P. Daggs cal
culated to show that the writer wa
connected with the commission bust
ness. The first was of mixed friendly
and business character, relating tt
oranges, apples. horses and mules anC
the expected birth OF an heir irrever
emily referred to as "kid.' The mair