Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-28
MIR. ZINE tor TOO PROSPEROUS
 IN JAIL
Arrested on Charge of Abusing an Officer He Raised
 Rough House.

The case of the Territory and City I Fs. Bert Zine came up for trial in
 duege Murphy's court yesterday after
 nooI at o'clock.
 The first witness for the prosecution
 was Officer Frank Johnson. who ar
 rested Zine. Johnson testified thar
 on last Sunday evening he was in
 Shattuck's saloon and was standing
 near the bar taking drink with
 George Toles when Zine entered and
 seeing ten-dollar bill on the bar in
 front of Toles picked it up. Johnson
 sald that Toles looked around and
 asked where the money was and the
 bartender said that Zine had it. John.
 son said that Toles was under the in-
 nuence of liquor and when Toles had | asked for the money a couple of
 times and did not get it, he took a
 part in the proceedings. He said that
 he told Zine to give back the money and Zine did. Johnson then said that atter this he and Toles went out of
 Shattucks and into the Red Light.
 lie said that in a few minutes Zine
 entered and after having drink with them started to abuse him, saying that Johnson had butted into something that was none of his business. John- son said that he told Zine it was his business and then Zine commenced to use vile and abusive language to him. He said that he cautioned Zine to de- sist bu: that it did no good and finally | that he and Officer Wilmoth arrested | Zine and took him to the city jail | Officer Johnson testified that Zine was l f r11T1 l. at ffaN H.. +l occurred.
 The next witnesses for the city | wc-oS Wilmoth, Quinn, 4. M Call, J. | K. Baker, Snodgrass. Mrs. Ffndiay. | son nnd Mrs. Walker. These witnesses testified to different circumstances in e CDnection with the case. Mrs. Find | layson and Mrs. Walker testified that | Zine had made quite a disturbance | after he had been put in jail, by call | ing and rattling the doors until late | hour Of the night. A. NJ. Call, the | bartender at Shattuck's, said that he | had seen Zine take the money from l the bar and hold it behind him and l that he had told him he had better 1 Put il back. He said that Toles look | ed around and asked for the money | and that Officer Frank Johnson fin | ally told Zine to give the money back | as Toles was under the influence of | liQuor and was getting mad. This | closed the prosecution.
 A. w. Nielsen, as a witness for the | defense. said that he was in the Red | Light at the time that Zine vas ar rested and said that he did not hear Zine use any abusive language to Johnson. On cross-eXamination it was brought out that Nelson was about twenty feet away from the two men when they were talking.
 - J. CGrreto, the bartender at the Red Light. said that he was behind the bar that night and a short distance from Johnson and Zine. He said that he had heard Zine tell Johnson that | he could not arrest him, but said that he did not hear any vulgar language used.
 Walter Howard said that he had been with Zine that day and that while he would not say that Zine was drunk, he said that he was feeling good.
 George Toles testified that he had been drinking that night and that he had put ten-dollar bill on the bar | He said that he turned around to look for it and when the bartender tcld him that Zine had 1t, he told Zine to give it to him. as he was e D. able of taking care of his own morey. He said that he did not think that Zine intended to steal the money but had taken it as a joke. He testified hat he trusted Zine with the keys of ais safe and as high as 2 thousand iollars. He said that while Zine vas not as drunk as he himself, still Zine lad iag on.
 Ben Moore testified that Johnson old Zine in the Red Light to return he money to Toles. He said that he leard no abusive language.
 Zine took the the stand and said hat he took the bill to have some fun with Toles. He denied that he was trunk and said that he had not, used language to Johnson. This concluded tke defense.
 Officer Johnson was called in rebut- tal and denied what Moore had said n regard to any conversation n the Red Light in regard to. returning any honey He said that Zine had re urned the money when they were in 5hattuck's.
 Short arguments were made by the attorneys and the case went 10 the ury.
 The ury returned a verdict of not