Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-17
TRIAL OF STORM
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different men passed in and out of the sheriff s office. The witness then told the story of the test made early in the afternoon of November 9th, by the sheriff, district attorney, Jailor Heis- Ter, and witness. Here objection was interposed by Herndon, but over ruled.
 Witness said that District Attorney Clark went into the vault. Jailor Heisler being down stairs underneath the sheriff's office, and witness in the sheriff's office, and that the doors of the vault were closed. Clark shouted and stamped while in the vault, and he, witness, heard the noise thereof. Sheriff Roberts also went into the vault, the doors were closed, and wit ness heard the noise of tramping of feet made by Sheriff Roberts, while in the vault.
 At this juncture a sharp tilt occur red between the attorneys as regards the different conditions existing at the time of the test.
 His Honor decided that this was a matter for the jury to decide. The witness was now passed over to At torney Ross, of the defense, for cross examination. The same ground was gone over carefully, and at times the examination was very sharp and se- were, particularly as regards the fixing of the time on the part of the witness at O clock, his going to the stairway at 4.07 o'clock, the length of his stay ! there. his return to tne sheriff s office, ! and the time when he spoke to the lady in the hallway. The testimony was not materially shaken, but At torney Ross was able to show that the memory of the witness was not abso- lutely sure in all details.
 $. A. Prince was the next witness for the people. He stated that he was city marshal of Prescott last No vember at the time of the robbery. He saw Storm on November at the courthouse. and heard defendant relate the story of the hold up. In connec- tion with the story of the robbery, de- fendant told him that throughout the night he repeatedly made noises to at tract attention, and that at other times he sat down and laid down on the floor of the vault. Witness had examined the coat of the defendant, and could find no dust thereon. The other testimony of this witness was largely corroborative oI previous tes- timony. He was then eross-examin- ed. His entire testimony was ana lyzed by the defense. a point being made of the fact that defendant had told witness that at the time of his en- tering the treasurer s office, prior to the hold-up, that defendant had remov- ed his coat and hat, and seated himself to
 to read paper and was in that posi- tion and in that condition when the hOld-up occurred.
 At the afternoon session S. A. Prince was again crOss-eXamined. Some of his testimony of the first trial was here introduced, Prince ad- hitting its correctness as near as he remembered. After few questions by Attorney Morrison in regard to any noises or sounds that witness might have heard, witness stating that he did not hear any unusual sounds on the night of November sth, 1904, between the hours of and II, witness was again taken in hand by the defense. and was asked if he knew or was aware of the addition built to the courthouse a number of years ago. Witness had no certain Knowledge re- garding this, or as to whether one could get to the wall on the south side of the inside of the vault from the in side of the vault not being certain of the space between the shelving.
 J. c. Roberts testified that he had lived in Yavapai county for thirty years. He saw the defendant at the county treasurer's office on the morning of November 9. at about 9.30 O o'clock. Storm had his coat on when he saw him. and assisted him outside for the purpose of bringing him into the fresh air. He then described the condition of the office. and what he saw and found, mentioning the wires with which the defendant had been bound and gagged He examin- ed the vault floor thoroughly. also its interior. but without disturbing any thing, and found the vault floor dry and dusty. Defendant s clothing was dry. The safe and strong box in the vault were both open. Later the de- fendant related the story of the rob bery to the witness in the office of the