Arizona republican., 1904-06-15
The Return of Superinten-
 dent MCDOnnOId
ARRAlGNED FOR FORGERY
His Preliminary Examination Will be
 Held Next Monday - The Probable
 Defense The Professor Declines to Speak of His Troubles.

Superintendent R. L. McDonnold of the Phoenix schools, charged with forgery was brought to the city yesterday morning in the custody of Sheriff Cook. After his arrest at San Diego last Thursday, McDonnold wired Woodward and Thomas retaining them for his de- fense. He was met at the train by Judge Woodward who accompanied
 him to jail and remained with him un- til daylight mapping out a plan Of cam
 paign.
 At one o'clock in the afternoon Me
 Donnold was taken before Justice Bur nett for arraignment. The proceed
 ing was brief and McDonnold was held
 for preliminary examination at ten o'clock next Monday morning His
 bail was fixed at $3,OOO. that is $500 oi. each of the charges based upon the six alleged forged orders which McDonnold had given w. F. Fickas as security n a note. No effort was made to furnish
 the bail and the defendant was taken back to jail and lodged in the women's cell.
 Notwithstanding there had been no announcement of the time of the ar raignment the street in front of the ! justices office was well filled and the crowd was made up in large part of the pupils of the public schools whr embraced the opportunity to look at
 the professor from a point of view quite | different from any which they had ever | before been permitted to observe him. He looked worn and haggard. The naJtiness of his dress seemed to have all departed. His clothes did not look
 as if they had been cut for him. The | trousers were baggy and the coat was | wrinkied He also need the attention
 of a barber. Those who saw him yes | terday and who had seen him before understood better the possibility of the
 story of pr. Jekyll and Mir. Hyde. Still | McDonnold, the defendant. looked sulli . 1 ciently like McDoEnOl, the superintend-
 ent. for identification. There was no
 fear on the part Of the authorities that
 the wrong man had been apprehended
 and brought back.
 The nature of the defense has not | been disclosed. IL is said that an ef- | fort will be made to show that the or
 ders held by w F. Fickas have not been l forged as to the names of all the trus . | tees. It happens that there is only one 1 of them in town now. Ricardo F.. Miner | Emory Rays is in the east and w. H | Robinson is at Iron Springs. He wil, | probably be able. to appear at the eX- | animation next Monday. MT. Miner
 says of his name, that it is a forgery. Il The signature is quite different from other signatures of Mir. Miner in the
 office of the county school superintenG- ent. The names of Messrs. Rays anL
 Robinson bear a closer resemblance to those signatures known to be genuine
 It was supposed that a great deal oi
 money would be found on the person
 of McDOnnold perhaps enough to dis charge some if not all his obligations
 here It is understood that he carried
 q great deal away with him but wher
 he was arrested it was found that h,
 had only about $6O. Upon his arriva in town his baggage was attached by D. Nicholson for bill of $49. That was satisfied and the professor was lef with S1O.
 He declined to speak of his troubles He said that on the advice of his at torneys he could say nothing and be- side he did not feel like talking. Non, . of his former friends called to see hin put ScNtldl ptl SpilS WI iistu bil4' against him called at the office of tn, sheriff to see what could be done abou \ restoring public condolences in thi: community. There was nothing tha could be done.
 One claim that has not beei previously heard of was brought ou S yesterday. The claimant is Mrs. Id; 9 Swiggett who shortly before the end u the school year taught two weeks as substitute. The teacher whose plac I she supplied, before leaving had turne 5 over to the superintendent her paper 6 for the month. in the midst of which sh q left. That month included the ser \ vices of Mrs. Swiggett. At the end O q the month the superintendent drew tn 3 salary for the month and Mrs. Swig gett has never seen her part of it. Sh spoke to him about it once and he tol