Arizona republican., 1905-01-03
.HARCOURT CASE
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not the last line of defense. Next thing. to be considered was the crime of which Harcourt had probably com mitted.
 Judge Kibbey asked that he be held under section 4S9 of the penal code which describes a felony. Mir Wright asked that he be held under section 4S1 descriptive of a misdemeanor for both of these sections make false rep resentatiOns. crimes though of varying degrees. In the course of his ,argu- nent MT. Wright called attention to the fact that Sheriff Pacheco who sat behind him had in his pocket a war rant for the arrest of Harcourt on a charge of conspiracy to be, served lin the event of his discharge. The court ruled that Harcourt should be held under section 4S9 and then the matter of the bail was taken up. The attorney general opposed reduction. He did not think in this case the bond was excessive for 1t had been shown that within less than year he had secured $12,50 of Steinfcld. MT. Wright asked if this proceeding was for the recovery ot that money or for the punishment of Harcourt for the violation of the law. Judge KibbeY replied that he had no interest in Steinfeld or in the collec- tion of his money.
 The chief justice was of the opinion that the bail was excessive. Har- courN had not yet been proved to be guilty and he had been deprived of privilege which a man in his situa- ton should have. Accordingly the bail was fixed at $3,000.
 Harcourt is a man of striking ap- peaance highly educated and a fluent and rapid talker. He is about thirty five years of age, and has seen all parts of the world. h a conVersatio yesterday with a reporter for The Re publican he begged to be excused from saying anything about his affairs. He said that he had not done much talk ing but what little he had said had been distorted to his disadvantage. He had been lied about in such a system atic way by the newspapers of this territory and of southern California that ft appeared that there was some thiag,- some. insipration. behind these continued misrepresentatiOns
 But he would say that there were two sides os this case as there are two or more sides to everything in this world. The trial would show that he had not been as bad as he had been painted.
 II am not" said he, fool enough to tell you that I have done no wrong and you would not be fool enough to believe it If l should tell you SO But have committed no crime; I never committed a crime in my life; I have always kept within the law. 1 have been following this life for seventeen years and this is the first time I have ever been in any trouble. But it will be shown to the jury that I am still
 within the law. This transaction be- tween me and MT. Steinfeld is a case of diamond cut diamond. MT. Stein field complains of having been cut"
 HarcouTt described in part the dia- mOnd deal He said that he was taken to Steinfeld by Ezra Bartlett who ask cd them to shake hands. They did so and Harcourt told SteinfeId what he wanted. After an agreement had been reached regarding the collateral jewell ry SIeinfeld wanted Bartlett to go on the~note with Harcourt. HarcOurt replied: No if l wanted him to go on my note would go to a bank and get the money at si-- or eight per cent instead Of paying you twenty-four per cent"
 Harcourt said that there was only one thing about the case that he re- gretted and that was that he had mis- led his wife and allowed her to