Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-21

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 out money for checks and had never carried checks in lieu of cash. Later
 he told about the Burke and other checks saying that they were in the office on the morning of the robbery.
 Ben Belcher, who was one of the bondsmen committee, who interviewed Storm on the Saturday after the alleg ed robbery, gave in detail the conver- sation, on that occasion, his testimony being corroborative of or a repetition of the previous witness.
 John Lawler, also a member of the committee of bondsmen, related the details of the conversation. In addI- uion he related a conversation in Judge Hawkins office during the afternoon of November 9th, at which Judge Hawkins, told Storm that they were of the opinion that he was short. Storm became angry and insisted that he was robbed.
 Mrs. Charles r. Goddard said that she walked through the court house between 1 and 30 o'clock on the af ternoon of election. Met Mir. Moden in the plaza. Met MT. Carter while passing through the hall. The door of the treasurer's office was slightly ajar as she passed.
 E. B. Modem was recalled and said he noticed Miss Storm going out of the plaza just as he and Happ took their seat on the plaza. He did not remember of seeing J. A. Conlee.
 Barney Smith, supervisor elect, talk. ed with Storm on Friday or Saturday of last week. Storm told him that he did not owe the county bean. That if he went to Yuma be would come back looking people iH the face as he is honest. Witness also told of the experiments made with the vault doors as related by other witnesses.
 J. II. Robinson told of the expert ments made in the vauIt on the even ing of December 10th.
 s. A. Prince was recalled and testi- fled as to what can be seen in the treasurer's office from the north porch of the court house. W. J. Mulvenon was in the supervisors office between Il o'clock at night and 2:30 in the morning. He passed through the hall and several times he stood against the wall of the vault of the treasurer's s office and conversed with people while standing leaning against this wall but did Lot at any time hear any outcry or noise.
 NJ. B. Hazeltine, cashier of the Bank of Arizona, testified that up to June 1902 Storm had an account with the bank but since that time he had no personal account. When asked as to whether check for 5000 drawn on the bank bv Storm would have been paid, the defense objected and the question withdrawn.
 The prosecution here announced that, reserving the right to call one | more witness later, it rested the case and at the suggestion of counsel for defense a recess was taken until } o'clock when the defense announced that they would be prepared to take up their case.
 On court reconvening at ? o'clock Homer R. Wood was recalled by the prosecution and asked to state in what county and territory the treasurer's office is located, also as to whether he had made a demand on Mir. Storm for the amount of the alleged dedication in the treasurer's office. MT. Wood replied that he had made such a demand but did not receive the money. The written demand served on Storm was admitted as evidence.
 W. J. Bond was also called by the prosecution and stated that on the night of the 8th of December he was seated on the porch of the court house 1 with three other persons. The front door of the court house was open. He | had heard no noise whatever of any kind. They remained there about twenty minutes.
 George W. Sines was then recalled | by the prosecution and was shown a | piece of baling wire and asked if he could take it and tie his hands behind | his back with it. He said he could. | The prosecution objected to the an- s"er, and the question was withdrawn and stricken from the record together with his answer.
 Mir. Sines was then asked to take a piece of wire and show the jury how man could tie his own hands with it. Objected to by the defense.
 After a considerable discussion the objection was sustained and Mir. Sines was not permitted to show the jury 4 !