Arizona republican., 1905-04-18

1 the newspapers since the beginning of
 this case. MT. Webster testified to having seen Hobbs frequently in 1902 after the first of the year. He had
 gone on a note with him in January of
 that year and it had been renewed tlifee times at the request of Hobbs.
 One of the most important witnesses
 for Hobbs was Wiley E. Jones. form CT district attorney of the county and 1 who had probably seen and talked with Hobbs oftener within a period of four
 months including the fatal date of
 Sept. than any other witness. He had met him at Solomonville. at Cliff ton. on railroad trains and in midsum- mer had done some business with him
 regarding the rent of office rooms in Clifton.
 The first witness of the afternoon
 was Lee N. Stratton district attorney of the county for 1901 and 1902. He remembered about the bringing of Cha con to Solomonville on Sept. 4 of that year He had given advice regarding the disposition of the doomed man and almost daily had seen Hobbs about the court house and Jail where he was em- ployed as a guard and later as death watch Frank Richardson and Chas. Sands also guards at that time testified to the presence of Hobbs at various times from early in September to the hanging of Chacon which took place on Nov 21.
 Another good witness was M. Rear don, for nineteen years a conductor on the A. & N NJ. railroad. He was shown two passes which had been issued Hobbs for tEe year 1902. He said that he remembered that Hobbs had ire quently used those passes during that year. He could not remember the pre- else dates. He had always entered them on the free list and turned the list in with his report. Before leaving Clifton for Phoenix he had gone to the railroad offices to get the lists in order that he might refresh his memory as to dates but he said that when the of dces were moved into new quarters all the older records had been destroyed.
 J. A. Farrel. master mechanic for the Detroit Copper company was the next ' witness. His testimony regarding the presence of Hobbs was not of great value and he introduced one matter | which called for some clearing up though # was not done. He said that he seldom visited SolomOnville and | while there he read in a san Fran | cisco paper of the tragedy on the Lei | cester Castle The name of the mur- | derer w. A. Hobbs had attracted his ' attention and he showed the story to John Erly. At this attorneys for the . British government suddenly became aler- anG asked the witness what time ! of the year this was. The witness | could not remember precisely but was | sure 1t was in the early part of Sep | tember. He was made to reiterate that | he was sure of that and then Judge Baker said. Now. what if I should say | that no word of that murder reached | the United States until December Of | that year2
 'I should say that you were mis- taken" replied MT Farrel flor I read l about it.
 The defendant was put on the stand | to testify regarding his registration at | Duncan. After that the defense rest | ed and the events described in the be- ginning took place the case being con- | cluded shortly before o'clock having | occupied four full days.
 This is perhaps the most interesting | matter ever brought up in ar Arizona | court. The one nearest approaching 1t | in interest was the New York Founding | Hospital case last January which by | the way came also from Clifton. Hobbs | was warmly congratulated last night | on his release. He must be a man we'll . though of in his community for when {.