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

He said his best recollection was that when he first saw him Storm had his coat on.
 Ed s. Wright called and said that vault door can be locked from inside if combination is not on. He also explained the workings of the lock of the vault.
 He noticed coat lying in the vault saying:
 "Do not know when it was put in there. 1t belonged to MT. Storm.
 Robert Gibbert, jail trusty was put on the stand and testified:
 ''I have known Storm sicne March 3d last. On election night 1 slept in the room underneath the treasurer's $ office. Between and 6 o'clock l heard noise in the treasurer's office over me
 "Heard it several times, five or six times. l got up an 1 answered it. When the noise came l dumped on the wall too. "
 On cross examination he stated: "I was prisoner in the jail, trusty; a man named Jacobson. another prisoner was sleeping with me. 1 was sober that day. did not report this noise to any one. Cannot tell how long had been sober. Was sober that day and the day previous, but was drunk the day afterwards.
 "Went to bed about 10 o'clock. Went to Palace and watched bulletin boards, then went up town and came back to the sheriff's office.
 On redirect he stated that he struck the north east corner of the wall of the loom under the treasurer's cfiice when he answered the knocks he heard.
 On re cross examination he stated that the Knocking was heard between and o'clock in the evening.
 4. J. Head, recalled, said: "Had conversation with Ed Wright about November 18th or 10th about my check. He said he had looked every place he could think of but could not find it. He said he thought he knew of place where it might be and would look"
 With a view of impeaching Wright's testimony he was asked if, on the day following. Wright did not tell him he was unable to lind the check. The question was objected to and the ob- jection sustained: At this point court took recess until 30.
 When court reconvened for the after noon session Hattie Storm, daughter of defendant was placed on the stand and testified substantially as follows:
 "Was working in the office for my father during October and early part of November. Was there on November 3th. Was writing tax receipts until about o'clock The vault dcor was open during the day. 1 took out the assessment rolls and tax receipts from the vault and was engaged in writing tax receipts all day until 1 left for home at 1 o'clock.
 'I returned to the office about 9:2O the next morning. The first thing saw was my fathers little dog. Just as I got inside 1 heard an unusual sound. It seemed to come from the vault. 1 went around the corner and | found the vault door closed and called | D. D. Mcdonald. The tax roll and | receipts were in the office where they ]! were the evening before.
 "The money tray and box of stamps were also on the outside of the vault. 1 turned the combination as last as | could. There are fifteen | turns altogether to combination. MT. Mcdonald pulled the door open and we found papa inside of theyault. '
 From thIs point the witness testi- mony was substantially the same as that of the other witnesses tc the condition Of defendant and condition Of the vault. In reference to whether defendant had his coat on she testified that he had. She testified further:
 "An envelope, in which money or ders, checks, etc., were kept were scat' tered on the floor and were picked up by Mir Wright l did not see them after that We were in there toget der about five or ten minutes.
 'After I went home on the evening of the Sth 1 remained at home the re- of the evening and all night. Father was not at home during the night. Did not see his dog at home either''
 Cross examination by Mr. Clark: "The safe and the strong box were both open on the morning of the 9th. Do not know that the safe was opened at all during forenoon of 8tb. Was not in the vault after took out the assess