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

| HIS COdl. III htS lnlSINASN III ihO III her room of the sheriff's office, wit ness testified that Storm said that when he entered the treasurer s office about o'clock he took his coat and hat off, and laid them down when he picked up the paper to read it. i Sheriff Roberts recalled: 'Ksmem- bered the circumstance of MT. Prince going into the vault on morning of November 9th and stamp on the floor. 1 was in the room below and heard him stamp. MT. Goldwater wss with me. ."
 Homer Wood sworn and examined | by k. E. Morrison: "A day or two after November 9th locked George | Heisler in the vault. A. J. Hsrndon was present. 1 went down stairs into the jaiIor's room. heard a thumping sound above. Was in jailor's room only one or two minutes. COald not tell the particular locality from where sounds came. Appeared to bs from vault or in that direction.
 "Was in treasurer's office last Friday night when MT. Clark, R. E. ard J. F.. Morrison were there. Clark was placed in vault. 1 closed the Goor on him. Left it so I could close handle and turn combination if necessary. Heard what appeared to be rattling of inner doors of vault. Noise loud enough so it could not be mistaken it was noise. Heard stamping sound. Remember also of his hollowine which 1 heard. I heard these sounds dis tinctly. In addition to those named above E. A. Rogers was in the court house."
 "Heard noise on other occasions in the vault. Heard person inside of the vault talk to per sons on the out side. In the natural tone of voice the person inside of the vault could hear and understand one from the cHtside. If the combination of the outer door is not turned on, the bolt can be turned from the inside''
 "There were several conversations carried on between persons inside of the vault and persons on the outside while the doors were closed. '
 ''The first time 1 went into the vault I found pistol, belt of cart ridges and box of cartI idges or top of the safe. The pistol was loaded. Have handled the siA shooter nunber of times. Never handled it out of the or dinary way.
 Cross examination by MT. Herndon developed the fact that Clark was not gagged previously to being placed in the vault.
 Morris Goldwater sworn, examined by R. E. Morrison: "Do not know anything about Heisler being locked in vault. On the morning after cleo ton 1 went down stairs in the jailor's room with Sheriff Roberts; heard a sound as nf some one stamping his foot; heard it three times; remernbe it was three times because 1 tcid him to stamp three times. North wall of jailor's room if carried up woald be south wall of treasurer's office
 A. J. Herndon, sworn and examiued by R. E. Morrison: "Was in treasur- er's office last Friday night about : or 8 o'clock. Others present were R. E. Morrison, J. E. Morrison, Homer Wood and E. s. Clark. R. E. Morri- son was placed in the vault. ] was about five or six feet from tha door. The gentleman inside of the vault talked to me on the outside fog about two minutes. Other tests were made. Different persons went inside at differ ent times. Clark went in; with the doors closed, l could hear biE talk {; could also hear him rattling on the inside doors. l remember him yelling, could hear him very distinctly
 "Was he gagged?" "did Morri son nave any IniuS III HIS ulUUiu. OlQ Morrison yell?" were the questions asked on cross examination. J. II. Robinson-"Was in court house last Friday evening, in the supervisor s office. 1 heard quite pounding and hammering noise and went to tEe door and looked out. The sound seemed to come from the treasurer's office. I looked out of the door because the noise was unusual and quite loud and attracted my attention. Did net know of any tests being made in thss treas urer's office
 On cross examination witness said :: ''On the night of election 1 heard a noise that attracted my attention. stopped to listen and it died cut. It was an unusual noise. Heard a simi- lar noise before in the court house. Could not describe it. It was an un- usual noise. ''