Arizona silver belt., 1903-10-29
PRICE AND MURPHY INDICTED
Eleven Counts, Charging Them With EstortIon
 sno Bribery.


 Hugh H. Price, formerly surveyor general for Arizona, and W. Murphy, formerly chief clerk to the surveyor general, both of whom were recently removed from office by the secretary of the interior were indicted last Thursday by the United States grand jury, on eleven counts, charging them with extortion, accepting bribes and conspiracy to commit an offense against the government of the United States. Messrs. Price and Murphy were indicted jointly, both being charged with the same otfense, and will be tried jointly, probably next week. The will plead to all the con- plaints Saturday.
 Although there were eleven different charges against them, the court only required bond of 5000 each on one of the charges, their word being suf- ticient in the other cases. Bonds were readily furnished by both. Thomas Armstrong Jr. signing that of MT. Price and Eugene Brady O Neill and Tom Smith going surety for MT. Murphy.
 Witnesses from every section of the territory, as well as representatives of the interior department were called upon to give testimony, which result ed in the indictments being found. RumorS regarding the cases were plentiful throughout the week, and while the indictments were not a great surprise, still it was quite a shock to the friends of both the gen tlemen.
 According to the evidence the sur veyor general and the chief clerk would charge extra for rush work on mining patents, at the rate of 80 a clain, which in some cases amounted to several hundred dollars. The work was to be done overtime by the em- plOyeS of the office, who were to receive stipulated amounts allowed for extra services, and it was claimed by the defendants that all the money received was paid out in this way. Quite large number of mining men in the territory desiring patents for their claims at once in order to make sale, would pay the amount without protest, as they were assured that, owing to the large amount of work in the office ahead of them, it would take several months to reach their applica- tion. The injings of the interior depar tment, however, showed that all the money collected was not paid out for over time, and the case was there fore taken before the grand jury for investigation.
 h all, the following twenty wit nesseS were examined:
 Emma A. Miller of Bisbee. T. c. Norris of Prescott, W. A. Cline, A lbert Steinfeld, J. J. Hawkins,C. E. Taylor, J. J. Fisher of Prescott, F.. NJ. San. ford of Prescott F. B. Jacobs, W. T. Smith, Geo. R. Hill, E. J. Bennitt, R. H. Satterwhite, Thomas Armstrong, Jr., c. NJ. Gillett, George Christ, o. c. Thompson, A. A. Lysight, J. NJ. Bar ney, ]. D. Adams and F. E. Linnen.
 c. E. Taylor and Geo. R. Hill, of Globe, were important witnesses. On July 20, 1902, c. E. Taylor paid sl50 to the surveyor general to hasten action on his application for mineral patents. On the 24th day of June, Messrs. Price and Murphy received from c. R. Hill s90, which influenced their action as regards the ordering of mineral sur yey No. 1891, and on the 18th day of September, from c. R. Hill, $50, in- fluencing their action on mineral sur. yey No, l63S,