Arizona republican., 1902-08-14
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Examination of M. R. Harlan is
 Taking Place at Bisbee.

| The examination of F. w. Howard, Harlan, of this city, general manager Of the Modern Mining company, on q charge of criminal conspiracy is talk ing place at Bisbee.
 1 The case is the outcome of charge | brought against N. A. Centers, presi i dent of the company. for alleged man. ] ipula ting of the funds of the company 1 but which charge was dismissed by the
 examining justice. The books of the company were brought into court 10 ' show that MT. Centers was not in de 1 fault but that the company owes him ! between $500 and S100 according to d ' statement made by Attorney Miller for | the prosecution. The Bisbee Review ! further states:
 | That Centers spent in addition to this amount of money due him. the receipts of 4,000 shares of his stock
 which he used for the development of
 the property and which the company
 still owes him for, that Messrs. Har-
 Ian and Howard had admitted, in the prosecution against MT. Centers, that
 they did not know what amount of
 money Centers had received: what |
 or what amount of money was owing
 him for his services; and when ques-
 toned as to the alleged amount of
 embezzement. Mr. Harlan swore he
 knew nothing of the facts except as
 stated to him by Howard and that MT. Howard swore that he did not know how much Centers was entitled to or what he had received or what he had l Q cd har oC1a
 and Howard had access to the books
 of the company and were notified that 1 the books were ready and open to their inspection: that Howard with knowledge knew that Centers had
 turned over to Briggs. one of the di- rectors, the sum of $1100 and after admitting upon oath. that he had no reason to disbeleVe this and after asking Briggs to account for that sum. had included it in the sum alleged to have been embedded by Centers: that neither Harlan nor Howard claimed to know. or pretended to know of any fact showing CT tending to show an en- be2zlement by Centers."
 | The books as presented. and explained
 by the secretary Of the company. show i that the bylaws provide that the off i cers of the company get $3.50 per day and board. MT. Centers has been president since the 5th day of April. 1 19O1.'' said Secretary Miller. The court i figured and stated the amount due i him for this period for wages was over
 S2.2OO"
 ! The trial before Judge Williams is | on a charge of criminal conspiracy
 against Messrs. Harland and Howard 1 for causing the arrest of "enters for
 embezzlement.
 1 The Modern Mining company over i which litigation has arisen was dis l covered five years ago by MT. Briggs, ! one of the heavy stockholders. and an- . other. The property is located in the ! Warren mining district about seven ] miles west of Bisbee and consists of |, twenty-nine claims. This property | opens up a new mining field. as there
 were no other mines in this immediate
 vicinity which thus far have been op-
 erated. This property has been passed ! upon by mining men, who pronounce it as being bonanza.
 | The company was incorporated on the 5th day of April, 1901, with 1,00O,- 900 shares at S1 per share, with it's first | officers, consisting of N. A. Centers.
 president: F. W. Howard. secretary anu lISdSulSi, anu -h- i>. IIal leill ftS
 general manager. Thirty-two thousand dollars worth Of stock has been sold. There has been about 300 feet of de-
 velopment work and over $25OO worth
 of machinery has been installed upon
 the property
 In addition to being the general man.
 ager of the mining company. Mr. Har-
 Ian is the territorial organizer of the United Moderns. and has a good many friends in Phoenix who will watch the outcome ot the trial for alleged crim- inal conspiracy with good deal of in terest MT. Harlan has his office on Adams street in this city. but has been out of town for some time.