Arizona republican., 1899-01-12

(oring tc lure him from the democratic ranks He was giving him freq les sons in the art and science of voting
 the Australian ballot In the meantime
 O. H. Christy was standing near Wich
 his hands in his pockets, whence now and then a persuasive chink was emit
 ted and the hObO's ears were erected
 and his eyes gleamed as he gTasped the new beauties of republication. When asked what caused the jingle in
 the pockets of o. H. Christy, Mr Rus sell said he believed it WAS a hundred or two dollars of gold standard money. On cross examination MT. Russell was less definite. He could remember only things of which he had kept tab in little book which was since lost. He could not be sure that Col Christy was in the ring. He was not in fact, sure that Col. Christy was not a dream. As for O. H. Christy, MT. Russell was un- willing to swear that he had ever been born. MT Russell at length eXpresze1 a doubt regarding his own identity ,An1 finally became skeptical Of his very eX- istence, though he had a Blurred idea that he was present on earth, in heaven or somewhere else where some parties were engaged in taking depCs:- tions for some purpose which was not quite clear to him. They might be trying to unseat the devil by proving that the fallen angels were not quail fed electors since they had not been restored to citizenship. The gayety Of MT. Russels narrative on cross exam fnation was frequently broken into, but never Iessened, by J. Milton Davis, whose eyes toward the last were never removed from the stenographer's notes. He wasn't trying 70 read th5m, but he could net turn his gaze asl@e It was attracted as many loath- some or fearful spectacle fixes the eye in spite of the effort 'cf the baholder to turn it aside. That is the way the hird. is charmed. So was MT. Davis charmed. He even bec3ma interested in trying to compute the numter of foliOs they would make when tEey were transcribed. He implOred the commissioners to intsr1upt the torrent of Judge KiDbey's questions, but they could do nothing. Then he prayed for an order compelling the conte5tees to pay for the cross examination. Then he wanted the stencgrapher instructed to take down only the material points. He even suggested that the stencg ,aph- CT be abolished, leaving the comm S sioners to exercise their memori s. Stenographer Tiffany offered to do ! this if the commissioners would re- lease him from his oath to make true and faithful copy of the evidence. The commissioners did not feel like car rying the farce that far.
 The stenographer is not sure thaS he has not been fooling his time away. | He will get pay only for what he transcribes The Ectes are so volumi- ! nous that the cost of the transcribed | copies may deter the contestants fir m ordering any at all. Ire c0ntestees ! have already signif1ed that they wlnt | no part of the testimony eXCeCt MT | RusseIrs and they want that only as | an instance of the mental labyrinth | into which one may wander under cross examination.
 There was a fearful falling aw7y Cf . democratic interest in the proceed ng7- The contestants left early and th7t l earnest ratitiOner. W T. Smith. who . was present the day before under re- straint, flew de coop altogether and was seen no more.
 The contestees feel that that a IT. tinuance uf the case is net necessary. However they do not want to break the merriment off abruptly. They an nounced that thy would put on two witnesss and asked for subp0enaes of Col William ChriStv and O. H. Christy. Those who do not attend the servi-es this morning will probably ntveT sg1in enjoy the opportunity Cf being present at a deposition bee gotten up St the instigation of J. Milton Davis.
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