Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-05-07
DETECTIVE AND
PHYSICIAN GET
PRISONER HERE
Maddox, Former Railway Con-
ductor Charged With Crime,
Pleaded illness, Case De-
Iayed at Tucson.

The d.sSaYtnra of Clarence Maddo,
| from this ctty co. Tucson which &C
CURED Tuesday, had pehtad u
sharp clash between Unft>a Sta.e s
Attorney Alexander and Judge Nv
liam Lowell and Attorney Efess,
counsel for Maddox. Maddox T.
wanted in Tucson on a charge a
riding box car belonging to the
Southern Pacific railway.
Maddox has been IN the city soLae
| time and has been Ladsr medical
treatment. When his case came up
at Tucson he was not present and his
counsel presented to the cont an af-
fidaxit from DR.. F. J. Hait Of this
city to the effect that &c was rot
able to be removed.
United States Attorney Alexander
seemed skeptical on the Joint and
the following day a detective aad a
physician appeared in Bisbee and
paid a visit, in company with Or.
Hart, to Maddox He was found to
be i'll, as had been reported, anl mrs
pulse to be two degrees below nor-
NAL. His physician stated that lie
had been suffering from this cepres-
sion for week or more, and that ne
grew faint whenever he arose.
After considerable consultation il
was decided to attempt the trip, but
not until DR.. Hart had secured DR.. e
S. Godfrey, of Lowell, to accompany
Maddox to Tucson This was done.
DR.. Godfrey returning last night and
reporting that the patient stood the
trip fairly well considering his condi-
ton.
In it's account of the case the Tue
son Star says: .-. .--.
Clarence Maddox, former Southern
Pacific conductor on the west end of
the Tucson division, whose trial on a
caarge OF breaking into a Southern
Pacific box car was to have been be-
gun yesterday morning, failed to put
in an appearance when his case was
called. A lively scene followed be-
tween Judge William Lowell and At
torney T. X. Richey, who are counsel
for Maddox, and United States Attor-
ney Alexander
Counsel for Maddox presented an
affidavit from DR.. Hart, of Bisbee, in
which it is stated that Maddox is too
Ill to be removed from Bisbee at the
present time.
ShllCG EOAdtCS AIJOfHcA' alSAduueT,
appearing FOR the government, asked
the attorneys for the defense If they
would personally guarantee that their
client would appear in court later.
The reply was that they could No, pe
responsible for acts of a higher pow
err. They continued, however, that
they had the affidavit of one of the
most responsible physicians in Bis
bee. United States Attorney Alex
ander then moved that the $4,000
bond under which Maddox has been
enjoying freedom pending his trial be
forfeited. This motion was denied by
Judge Campbell, who continued the
case.
Attorney Richey, of the defendants
stated that telegraph and tel
ephone messages had been sent TO
Bisbee, advising Maddox to come to
Tucson, no matter how i'll ne might
be. His counsel expect that he will
be here tomorrow morning despite
his illness. .F1
The trial of Conductor Maddox
promises to be the biggest on the
present United States court caIen-
dar. In all about so witnesses have
been summoned. Maddox had
freight run on the west end of the
Tucson division between Yuma
ella Bend. He is a resident of Yuma
and is property owner there.