Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-11-16

out the amount taken at between 5000 and slO,OOO A later examina-
 tion indicated that it amounted to Sl5, 300 but later still a number Of checks were found, which reduced the amount to Sl0, and Deputy Treas urer Ed s. Wright informed Journal Miner representative late last evening that these figures were correct as nearly as he could compute them.
 A party who was in the treasurer s office a short time before the hour named when the robbery took place said MT. Storm was sitting in his office and tray containing money was on a | table there.
 This tray and it's contents were found this morning behind the door of the vault.
 MT. Wright stated yesterday that the time lock on the safe was still running for some time after he arrived there. It is usually wound up to run seventeen hours, being closed at 1 o'clock p. n. each day and is set tc run until o'clock a. m., the usua: time of opening it.
 MT. Storms bondsmen are JohE Lawler, J. J. Hawkins, J. l.. Munds, J. I. Gardner, B. A. Kastner, P. l.. Kastner, J. w. Stewart, Dennis A. Burke, James O'Connell, B. M. BeIch- CT, J. H. Smith, J. W. Wilson, A. J. Head, M. J. Hickey, R. H. Burmister, Robert Brow, B. H. Smith and A. A. Johns. Each of the bondsmen qualifi- ed in the sum of 8, 900 except E. A. Kastner, who is only on the bond foe s, 900, making the total amount of his bond SeS, GOO.
 Under the law the bondsmen are responsible to the county for the amount of loss sustained by it. BONDSMEN WITHDRAW.
 Up to date, so far as any informa- tion has been given out by the officials. not shadow of clue has been ob- tained that would furnish a starting point for the apprehension of the parties implicated in the footing of tha treasury of Yavapai county.
 The affair has been discussed in ali its phases and details, but not single ray of light has been thrown on the transaction that has any bearing on the identity of the party connected with the crime.
 As stated in the last issue of the Journal a committee of Treas urer Storms bond smen, on behalf cf all who are on his bond, took posses sion of the office immediately affeE the knowledge of the robbery was learned.
 They were engaged all of We'd nesday behind a locked door in mak- ing investigation, District Attorney E. s. Clark being called in consulta- tion with them.
 III JuC ONOAlAk, buC Oll1CO been closed, Deputy Treasurer E. S. Wright informed the Journal Mines representative that the total amount of money missing did not excee1 S10, 900 and might fall below that sum.
 On Thursday the investigation wes continued until we'll ia he afternoon, when it was given c"t that the total shortage in the treasury was Sl5, 486. s.
 After due delibeIation and discus sion of the circumstances the bonds men decided to withdraw from the bond of the treasurer and the follow ing notice was prepared and late ii the evening was served upon the board of supervisors which was in sessicn and also upon Treasurer Storm at hss residence, each notice being addressed jointly to the chairman of the board and the treasurer.
 "You, and each of you, will take nn- tice hereby, that whereas, on the 29th day of December, A.D. 1902, the above mentioned J. P. Storm, as principai, and the undersigned, as sureties, en- tered into certain bond, which is of record in Book of Oaths and Bonds, pages 1882 Records of Yavapai countE, 1 Arizona, to which said records refer ence is hereby made, which bond is the official bond of said J. P. Storm, as county treasurer of said county fer the years 1903 and 1904; and,
 Whereas, circumstances have lately arisen, by reason of which the undes- signed desire to be released from any and all liabilities hereafter arising, or to arise, upon said bond:
 Now, therefore, ten days after the service of this notice upon you, aBd each of you, the undersigned ask that it be duly ordered by said board of that the office of county treasurer in and for the county of