Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-04-10
FLAGSTAFF FLASHES
Trial Of r. r. bags, Sheer RaiScf. for
brand Larceny.
0THER iTInS oT lNTIRLSr

aud cattle OPERATOR IN this territory fo
Years The case al-o attracts intrtcS
from the fact that the events. at IN,
ba'l- VI the prosecution, hal their ufigil
IN the fall II $50. AMI have been krpI
before the public eye ~ one -lap" ~ MI
other, ever since
liz utfrn-r With which I.gg- l.
charged II the frlOnlou- tGking 1T {N,y
Ut gold COIN from the irizonA rrntta
bank. Harper hal n ll,ck 1t sheep ~
which Mrs. VI, r.. bags. mother ~ u,
Defendant, hal n mprtgns" Tor t>,o. Nj,
some notes III Mi liarp"r whrh Wrf,
not rUrtei b, the mortgage Il r.
liagg~. ~ agent fut his mother, attempted
Ia collect this debt from Mr. IArl"t. vii,
mair All arrangement with thu NulruH
Land aud tattlr company, H. uaN I'll hI.
indebtedness Ia Mis-. liagg- After run
~licfnhlr fri tap had been gunr THROUGH
with III" bags brothers brought mat
mts Ia n focus hN presenting wiIitru
statement ~ the AflLDnh Land AMI Attn
company, III which the latter agtad g.
pay certain specified sums Which ia
cludrSi the mortgage AMI nutr-. ~ tlr.
event 0t then tning The -lrrp ~ rrpfr.
-entpd
Here All alteration hru-r, ~ the 9TH
GERS ui the company asserted that ttN
had only agreed I" pay OH III" mottgagr.
aud not any other additional Ind,htrd
hess. This Wa unsatisfactory IT, the
bags boy. who Threatened Ia taxi out "A
WIT II attachment IT, protect the nirht
rihr~r HIn,3i Ha- not covered hN the
mortgage. lhr> We're proceeding tucAfry
put thl- threat. when br K"hin~pI.. the
cashier IT III" Arizona Central hank.
maie hl- appearance with $50. the
amount IT TIA" mortgage" and rendered
the ,aIur tor r. lagg-
= ~ this stage both parties are
agreed. but from here their stories tax "A
PERCEPTIONS divergence. until, on the
main point IL controversy. what one dr.
rAr"s Ia b" Hack. the other swear lr--
ltiNrly II white
I'f k"hln-"n'- -t"t, ul what then nr
CURED, a. gAru"rrd from hi, testimony
~ the stand. Is ~ ttliow-
IL" read tronI "a plrr' OF paper. which
had l"~n prepared Tor the purt.-e. MAX
ing n t"hdcr Of tSy IT, Nj pagg~ ~
satisfaction 81 the muftgAgr, which hr
held Oh l'afk iiarper'- sheep lie saw
tlat l'Aggs then asked hlm to count nut
the money. IA he did not know whether
there were $50 there ur not with this
r"lur-t hf, krbln-nIl complied ant be-
fore h" hal completed Ia" counting hr
claims that Mf bags took III" iuunr,
AMI -ho'fl II ~ his porked l,f Robin.
-nn then drelarr- that h" demanded that
lIagg1 leave thu money III ll- p"-Srssion
until the deal Wa settled A. Mf bags
could not $500 II Ia this light. pr. Robin
+on asked him to ga with him H. the
court house aud satisfy the mortgage
This ALA Mr. bags refused L. do, SAY.
Ing that he would app! IA" none, on
the notes. There were Ia III, rum al
this time, Dr, Kohin-on. r. r. l'agg- ani
j. \ lIagg4, his brother. aud br hines
l,r, Rohin%n asked who Dr. nlnr, was
aud uISH trlng Informed touk u h,l-ty
departure. returning "A little latter with
Mr.. Meyer Addressing X r.. lAgg-.
hr Hld. "Will you admit In the presence
II this man that ! paid yuu the fN',o'"
Mr., bags replied In IA" affirmative.
This IL hr, kohin-on- statement 1T the
facts.
Mr.. MuNer. when asked uIi rrO~-. exam.
nation stated that he could not swear
positively whether the word paid. re.
cei,"i" or "t-nirt~i' wa- u-.i, but r..
mrnIl~r,si hearing nagg- SAY. IVES. SIR
i.~, sir $Nil
un the other side, Il Il. lIagg~, j. \
lagg- aud pr llnr- testified that IIf.
Robinson merely rendered the nlunry t.
H. h. lagg', who told HIM that 1t wa-
not enough They all tr-tll, to Dr. Rob
in+on returning with Mr. Moyer aud
asking H. 4, bags a. admit that fNi.n
had been tendrr~i hun, Mr, DaggS SAls
that he replied. 'hrs, sir le-. sir lou
Said II was tSs" There wa- consider.
able evidence lntrniuc,-i on side IS-lirr
hut the gist Of the ca%r II contained IN
the above.
Judge Warren street, II rhmnix and
u. v. iilu~ner oi this plac" represented
the defendant, while II. ;, clark. the
efficient district attorney Of CTonino
c"unty. lUDkei after the prosecution.
A g1h portion II the population 81
Flagstaff crowded into the court rOom a.
listen ~ the arguments ~ the attorneys.
The ca-e VIVA given 10 the jury at about
I ~ Oclrk yesterday afternoon. II -Don
hTame evident that all the Jurors did
not lOOk ut the ease Ia the saInr light,
aud after being out all night Try ing Ia
reach verdict, and, failing. II Is now
certain that II will he hung jury, aud
viii probably liz discharged to-day.
Considerable bitterness, Of ip.llng has
grown out OF the Gaze, and this has lasn
given physical manifestation IN the form
II swollen aud badly discOlored optics.
some Of the parties Interested have al-o
made the acquaintance Of the COconino
'oun,y ba-tiie, owing u the controversial
nature oi the case.
There II civil suit 10 follow, Which
involves the same facts ~ th,re brought
nj IN the crimiaAI proc-siings. R,E
Iagg- -u~- the Arizona Central hank Tor
he money which Harper owed him aud I
"hich WA -ecurei hy the mortgag. on
he sheep, which the officials - the bank
aid, ON'THE. Roar.
lIsuas. llas lsluFn.d