The Tucson citizen., 1902-04-17

) very attentive TO the evidence and
, argument, at every stage of The trial
When Mr.. Nave was addressing them
? yesterday afternoon and reviewing the
evidence they all paid the closest at
tention and at times. one could have
? heard pin drop anywhere in the court
2 room.
The jury arose at late hour this
, morning. By the time they were all
up and dressed, they barely had time
to eat BREAKFAST kefore it was time
for the rial to be resumed. A number
of the jurors did not retire until a late
hours last night and they kept others
awake. A poker game tells the story
of the nights dissipation. One of the
| jurors purloned a deck of cards from
the wine room of the hotel and with
several of his fellows started a poker
game. Those who did not play watched
the game and sometimes bet on the
hand of the man nearest them. Some
Of the jurors had been caught with
very little money while others had
good sized rolls when they were lock.
ed up. AS a result of the game last
night, the money is pretty evenly
distributed and one fellow at least,
who had q gooi sized I9ll was broke
this morning.
The bailffs report that the jurors
are inclined to make unreasonable re-
quests. Fred l,eiker IS troublesome
juror ami it :'Quires one of the ball
IFS Il watch Inn alone. The marricf
men who live in town generally tnll
up their families by phone II tie
moi uirg u find how everything il 90
ing on at home. She bailiffs at first
objected to this but finally consented to
allow several of the jurors to say good
morning to their wives. The usual
morning walk had to be abandoned to-
day on account of the late hour, when
breakfast was completed.
The witnesses for the government
were assembled at the Windsor hotel
this morning where they are making
their headquarters, discussing the out
come of the case. They do not seem
very confident of the result. IN tn
party were McLemore, II. c. Dickey,
George Webb. j. A. HcEnery. r. J.
Roush, Robert Hannah and Edwin
Baker. so that the prosecution was
well represented. The counsel for the
government has decided not to go to
ITihl on lDc OiHtl J"p tdStS III W NHl'H II
Hocy was indicted for conspiracy and
for accepting bribe. The cases will
be ,rdered dismissed on motion of The
counsel for the government whether
the present case results in conyir-
ton, hung jury or an acQulttal
The court room was unusually
crowded this morning when court met
and there were more spectators a.
the trial than at any time since it be-
gan The benches were all tull and cX-
ira Cpairs w.; brought In 10 ac-
commodate the visitors Fully half of
the members of the Tucson bar was
present lt hear the argument Mrs
IlCev, tn wifi" Of the defendant sat at
his side just behind his counsel The
trial iuroYs not in scryicce were cx-
cuscd until $50 O'clock tomorrow
rprniag an Judge Blcnman began
lis ,I2Imfnt for the defendant. He
frcnTrrutiy .oiCrred to the wife of the
def udant sitting at his side and told
the lurY that iEey were to determine
Nlsther llory was taken from the posi-
ION hat he now occupied at the side
q his wife and sent to the penitentiary
at Yuma. lie compared Webb to Judas
Iscariot and clwayAreferred to him as
Judas Iscariot Webb. Dickey, was the
cunning old bird on his perch in the
closet" After talking for about an
nour 1rd a half in this strain. Judge
l.lcnman concluded and Judge Barnes
began his argument.