Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-17
TRIAL OF STORM
(From Thursdays Daily.)

at o'clock. The panel of twenty four men was completed during the forenoon, exhausting the venire of thirty which was returnable at 10 o'clock in the morning. The jury, as juries go, averages up well. It is a representative jury of young men and old men, taken from all parts of Yavapai county, and is composed as follows:
 V. W. Bosley, j. A. Humpnreys, W. T. Esser, Ed. L. Whitney, E. J. Pas cal, Tilden Scott, Frank Cavender, D. c. Robinson, J. E. Miller, John Ander- son, A. Harrison, Frank Flora.
 The active work of, the trial com meneed at two o'clock sharp. The defendant, J. P. Storm, surrounded by his attorneys and his wife, showed un usual interest in the proceedings. He frequently consulted with his attor- neys, Ross and Sullivan, J. c. Hern- don, and A. L. Hammond. For the prosecution, District Attorney E. E. Ellinwood, Assistant District Attorney s. l.. Pattee and Assocrate Counsel R. E. Morrison were present.
 The trial began by the reading of the charge to the jury by Clerk Watts, and the prosecution then opened its case by calling as the first witness, J. H. Robinson, clerk of the Board of Su- pervisors. Assistant District At torney Pattee conducted the examina- tion of Clerk Robinson, which was of no particular importance, as it merely involved the entrance us evidence of records of the Board of Supervisors, relative to the election of Storm, his qualification, tenure of office, etc.
 The defense did not question Mir. Robinson. After he stepped down, County Recorder Mosher was next called to the witness chair by the pro secution.
 His testimony was simply regarding the bond of J. P. Storm while county treasurer. The various bonds were produced and identified by the wit ness. and submitted as evidence by the defense, with no exception taken by the prosecution. J. H. Robinson was then again called upon merely to complete his testimony in regard to the records in the office of the Board of Supervisors.
 J. E. Morrison, formerly assistant district attorney, and who was in of- fee during Storms first trial last fall, was called, but immediately ex eused, owing to an objection on the part of the defense to the question asked him, as being irrelevant a!ld unnecessary.
 The name of Homer Wood was call ed as the next witness. Mir. Wood not being present,
 E. S. Wright, the present incumbent of the office of treasurer, was called to the stand.
 Only one or two questions were ask ed NIT. Wright, he identifying the cash book and the journal of the treasurer's office. Upon consultation between the attorneys for the prosecution and the defense, the defense stated that it was willing to admit as evidence that John P. Storm was duly elected treas urer and qualified as such of Yavapai county for the years of 1901 and 1902, and ex-officio tax collector.
 Homer Wood was the next witness, his testimony being relative to the funds in the treasurer's office, on No vember 10, 1904, and also on Novemb CT 12, two days later. Mir. Woodw i'd F 12, two days later. Mir. Wood identified various warrants both road and school, and then in answer to Mir. Pattee's questions it was shown that the following was the condition of the treasurer's office on November 10th, the day the money was counted by the committee. Certificates of deposit. S43,412.6S, personal checks, S5,434.94. redeemed school warrants, $120.S5, re- deemed road warrants, $1S5.5O, ex- pense fund warrants, $5O4.75, cash, SI,177.02. A receipt was given for this amount on November 12th, two days later when the money was count ed again, the amounts totalled the same. It was then brought out by the eross-examination of MT. Wood, that the amount of money that should have been on hand November 10th, 1904, was $66,212.27, showing de- felt of SI5,316.53. Mir. Wood made an excellent witness, having supplied himself with the necessary records and data. and this in connection with a good memory enabled him to answer all questions put to him comprehen- sively and in detail. The next evi- dence was copy of a formal demand