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Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

 District Attorney Lyman opened the argument for the defense and spoke for half an TOUT reviewing the testi- mony as fully as possible in so short a time, and a little after o'clock a recess until 7: 30 was announced.
 Long before that time the court room was crowded. The main aisle for more than half it's length was filled and there was no more standing room in the side aisles. orders were issued against the admission of more spec tatOrs and the lobby of the court room contained a craning crowd, hanging even down the stairway The space behind the bar was also fully occupied and the doors leading to the sheriff's quarters from the rear were locked
 Judge Baker began his argument soon after half past seven and it was not concluded until nearly ten. It was the opinion of the spectators who have seen him :n the most famous criminal cases ever tried before the court of this district that he had never before spoken with greater earnest ness or greater eloquence. He grew more impassioned as he proceeded and his final plea first for the life of his client and then for his liberty was dramatic.
 He was followed by District Attorney Bullard closing for the territory. He was at his best, better than ever be- fore. Not an essential word of the witnesses of the last two long days was forgotten and it was recalled in such a manner as most effectively to bear upon the defense.
 Mir Bullard found in the new revol- yer used by Pearce a deliberate pur- pose to slay Button. and he found in his visit to the home of his wife on Saturday. night the suggestion of the plot for his death.
 It was after eleven o'clock when he had concluded and Judge Kent began the delivery of the instructions. That occupied more than half an hour. The instructions allowed by the court were liberal and could not be construed as being for or against the defendant. More fully than usual they went into the matters of reasonable doubt and self defense.
 Five forms Of verdict were submit ted: two of murder in the first de- gree, fixing the penalty at either death or life imprisonment; one of murder in the second degree; one of manslaugh- ter and one of not guilty.
 Judge Kent informed the jury that he would remain about the court room for short time, but if the jury felt that it needed a considerable time for deliberation, the bailiffs would conduct the members to their sleeping quarters jury room.
 Some time after midnight there was no indication that verdict would be found quickly and the crowd which had fingered for three days about the court house began to disperse.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
THERE WAS LIVE BUYING
 IN SPITE 0F HOLIDAY
The Hartman Stocks Go to New High
 CT Records.

New York, Nov. 25-The eve of a holiday is looked to for some closing up on outstanding speculative accounts. That fact and the scare administered to the shorts by the revival of strength in the market yesterday conduced act tive buying today which went on dur ing the first two hours session on the stock exchange. During that period the buying was sufficient to enable the market to stand up against the heavy profit taking sales. Thereafter the re- sisting power of the market was weak and lower prices were restored. South ern Pacific sold at the highest price of the present year. 1S49s. These were exceptionally strong stocks. but their course served as an index of a tend ency.
 The disposition to sell on favorable developments was perceptible in the decline in the copper industrials on the announcement of an advance in the price of copper at the New York metal exchange, after successive declines for several days. There was a sharp ad- vance in London for copper also. A rise of a point in AtchisOn was lost on the publication of the statement of earnings for october, which was favor able with d gain in net over October of last year of $496, 5000. Agitation for a reduction of duties on steel had some depressing effect on United States steel stocks
 Bonds were strong
 Silver. 491a; Mexican dollars, 45.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

him and Mrs. Button that time or at any other time.
 He also spoke of the buggy ride on Friday before the shooting and of the invitation by Mrs. Button to the Sun day dinner But all that had been told and the testimony of the witness did not differ from that of any of the other witnesses regarding it.
 The Supreme Moment.
 Coming to the supreme moment. he said that just as he was about to leave the Button house to go to the Ford hotel to meet Stevenson with whom he had an appointment Button came. They spoke to each other in a friendly manner and Button engaged in con versation with his wife. The witness said he went into an adjacent room for drink of water when he heard screams and blows in the front room. He started to see what was the mat ter when he met one of the little children who cried, Jesse don't let papa kill mama" Coming to the oth CT door he said that Button held his wife by the throat with one hand, the
 
 called to him not to strike her again when Button turned and threatened to kill him for putting in
 The witness said that as Button ap- preached. he backed into the adjoining room warning him to stand back. He said Button had his right hand behind him and the witness thought he caught the glimpse of a revolver. When But ton approached. the witness ordered him to stand back and when he kept approaching the witness drew his re- volver and fired shot into the floor Button still came and the defendant fired at him but Button persisted and then came the fatal shot and Button sank to he floor.
 The witness ran out of the house and meeting Mir. Spaulding at the edge of the porch. he handed him his weap- on and stayed with him until Consta- ble Murphy came and put him under arrest. The witness denied that Mrs Button had put her arms around Him and said Jesse I'm awful sorry that you done this" or that on the way to the jail he told the constable that But ton was not armed and was assaulting him only with his fists or that after his arrival at the jail he told the of ficers that he did not see a revolver in the hands of Button.
 The witness said that on Friday morning before the shooting he had been at the home of Mrs. Button and had fired a shot from the same re- volver at a chicken in the back yard On cross examination he stuck to his story. He said that he had the wea- pon only short time before the shoot ing of Button: he had for some time been carrying a revolver when he ex- pected to be out at night. It was brought out that the defendant had been a member of the United States grand jury at the October term of court. At the conclusion of his tes- timony the defense rested.
 The territory then introduced sever al witnesses in rebuttal. The first were W. r. Roberts and his wife. neighbors of Mrs Button who had testified the day before and who reit- erated their former statements regard ing her having told then that she hop ed that eParce would get off all right: that he would be acquitted because he had plenty of money and that before the killing. Mrs. Button had told them that she was going to get a divorce from her husband and marry Pearce.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

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Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
METALS.

New York, Nov. 25.-London tin had Ia sharp rally, spot quoted at e137, los, futures e139. Locally, the mar llet was firm and higher at S3O.121s GI .3O.S71s.
 Copper was firm and higher in Lon don, spot { 64, futures e65. 1Ss, Sd. he local market was firm, asking prices generally higher. Lake $14.25G1450, .electrolytic S14.O0G14,25. casting $13.S71a G1412A. These quotations are said to be considerably under the views of some of the larger producers
 Lead was unchanged at G13. 7s6d London. The local market was dull lower at $4.25D4.3215. Spelter was unchanged at e21,2 6d London; S5.10G515 locally
 Iron was higher in the English mar ct. Standard foundry 4Ss Cd: Cleveland warrants 49.6. Tue local market was firm.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

A part of this testimony in rebuttal was excluded on objections by Judge l Baker that the foundation had not been laid for it and that it was in tended to impeach Mrs. Button on collateral matters. Deputies Adams and Davis testified regarding state ments made by Mrs. Button on the night of the shooting in which she said nothing about her husband hay ing threatened the life Of the defend ant. There was a good deal of jang- ling between the attorneys before this part of the evidence was summitted.
 A Blow At the Defense.
 Then came the new testimony the way for which was prepared by the recall of Constable Murphy who said that Mrs. Button had shown him where the revolver lay which she had found the morning after the killing. It was about five inches back from the edge of the sofa and near the middle of it in length.
 Lafe Brunson a member of the cor oner's jury said that while he was holding the lamp while Dr. Hughes was examining the body of Button. the curtain of the sofa was raised and the witness looked under; there was no revolver there. He said he was look ing for a revolver at the time
 Dr. Hughes corroborated this testi- mony. He had also looked under the sofa and had seen nothing. If there had been a revolver there, he said it could not have escaped his notice
 The Last Hunting Party.
 Griggs H. Carr said that on the day of the shooting he had been with But ton all day from six o'clock in the morning until a little after six at night. He was positive that Button had no revolver in all that time On their return from the hunting trip he had gone with him to the southwest corner of the city hall plaza where they separated, Button going north toward Washington street where ac- cording to the testimony of Burnett the eXpressman he must have met him within a minute or two.
 The witness on cross examination said that Button was not drunk. There were four members of the hunting party and they had a bottle of case SpphS NuiShtN dlnOiS lItIfl They had taken tn elast drink about three o'clock in the afternoon. Elmer War ren member of the party was sure that Button had no weapon that day He spoke of the whiskey and said that there were also three bottles of beer of which two had been drunk The fourth member of the party was Thomas Jacobs who corroborated the stories of Carr and Warren and es- pecially the latters statement that only two of the three bottles of beer had been drunk. T would Ike to ask out of curiosity what became of the other bottle of beer" said Judge Bak- CT. Mir. Jacobs said on the arrival of the party at the residence of Jasper Dobbs in the evening. where he and Warren left the party they took the bottle with them.
 There was some little other testi- mony of an unimportant character for both the prosecution and the defense and the former announced that its case was concluded. It was then four o'clock and a recess of half an hour was taken that the court and the at torneys might confer as to the next proceeding for it was getting uncom- fortable near Thanksgiving.
 The Night and the End.
 At the end of the recess, Assistant,
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PEARCE'S FATE ON A PIVOT
(Continued from Page 1.1

of him to Mrs. Button. Mir Jenkins a roomer at the home of Mrs. Button said that he had never known the de fendant to spend the night at the house Buck stevenson of Mesa who had come to Phoenix with the defend ant on the morning of. the shooting said that he had an appointment to meet him for their return at half past six o'clock at the Ford hotel.
 Following this several leading citi- Zens of Mesa took the stand to testify to the good character of the defendant. These witnesses were Supervisor elect A. Hunsaker. William Newell, post master Professor John D. Loper. County School Superintendent A. H. Fulton. Hon. Charles Peterson. Don C.. Babbitt. Phil Nets, John G. Spangler, William LeBarOn, M. Johnson, w. A. Burton and George Mintz At the conclusion of their testimony which was of the strongest character there was left only the defendant himself to testify and recess was taken un til one o'clock.
 The Defendant on the Stand.
 When Pearce took the stand he was composed. spoke in a full clear' voice and whatever may have been his inn pression on the jury, the audience was favOrably impressed. He said that he had known Button for seventeen years and that their relations had always been friendly. Mrs. Button he had known only since September when he had been introduced to her. by Miss Brewster. That was the day before the Tempe buggy ride and here the witness disclosed one thing that was received with some surprise and tend ed to contradict a statement by Mrs Button or rather an impression left by her that she had had no relations with her husband for the last eight months. Being questioned by Judge Baker re garding the Tempe buggy ride, the defendant said that the rig had been hired from Rockers stable the night before and that night he and Miss Brewster and MT. and Mrs. Button and a young man had taken a ride, spend ing nearly the entire night.
 He told of the visit to Tempe all ready related by Mrs. Button and Miss Brewster and he said that there had been no improper relation between
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
THE BEST COUGH CURE

A half-ounce of VirgiH Oil of Pine, two ounces of Glycerine and a half pint of whisky, mixed, will cure any cough that is curable and break a cold in A hours. Take a teaspoonful every four hours. Ask your druggist for the genuine Leach's Virgin oil of Pine compound pure, prepared and guaranteed by the Leach Chemical Co.,, Cincinnati, O.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
STOCKS

New York. Nov. 25.-Amalgamated copper. S5%; smelting. 94%: Atchison. STA; St. Paul. 14S1s: N. Y. Central. IF; Pennsylvania, 1291a; Reading, 139$; Southern Pacific, 11S7s; Union Pacific, 1S3A; U. S. Steel, 557s; pfd., 112A.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
GRAIN.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Wheat fluctuated over a range of $ to 1c. Close firm with the exception of the July delivery, which was rather easy. December closed at SIO3% G10319s; May $LO71s q LOS.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago Nov. -Cattle-Receipts. 25,5O0 at 15 to BOG lower. Reeves, $3.S0 a7.65; Texans. s34OG4SO; westerns, S3.10G 5.60; stOckers and feeders. $2.6O m4.70; COWS and heifers, $1.50G4.90; calves, $5.O0G6.75.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

Corn closed easy. December, 632sc; May, 627 q 63c
 Oats dull. Closed 1s to %c lower. December, 491sc; May. 511sc.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

Sheep-Receipts. 23,OOO; weak to Toe lower. Natives, S2.5O@465; westerns, s250@4.50; yearlings s4.OOG4S0. lambs, S3.7566.25; western lambs. $4OOG61O.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

Good country butter, z5c. Best eggs, 40c. McKee'S.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-26

For piano tunnlng phone red 2031 store 245 East Wash. Hamilton Bros. Kodak work cneap at DonneIPs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
IN PRAISE OF PAJAMAS.

EDDIE Foy, the eminent comedian. at a
l. theatrical supper in New York made
funny speech in praise of pajamas.
always wear pajamas," he began.
Never wear a nightshirt / have never
worn nightshirts since | heard the hor-
rible experience that Fritz Sausage, d
German waiter of Chicago, had with the
pesky things.
Fritz Sausage used to come home every
evening from the cafe with his pockets
full of dimes and .quarters-his days tips,
you know His wife. after he had fallen
asleep, would get up and raid that silver
mine. Fritz said nothing. though he
thought it Was an unkfnd thing for her
to do
AT last he decided he wouldn't stand
those nocturnal raids any longer. So the
his wife asleep. and then he got up
pockets. climbed back under the sheets
again and very quietly tied the money
up in a corner of his nightshirt.
Then he smiled to himself. He couldn't
help thinking of how disappointed his
wife would he when she tiptoed across
the dark room in the cold. and went
through his pockets and found nothing.
He fell asleep as happy child.
He aWoke In broad daylight He wife
was bending over him tenderly.
oh, Fritz she said, thank YOU for
the present.
What present. said he
"'Why.' said his wife, all that money
tied in my nightie "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
<EuYD GTJQENT5 TAXING a CYCLE RIDE

OF his ways. The deputat!on failed to
convince him, He refused to abandon
his abolItlcnist sentiments: he would not
promise to give up teaching negroes.
Finally an ultimatum was launched
against him. If he DID not change his
decision in twenty-four hours he would
be swung into eternity from the nearest
tree. DR.. Campbell was left with his
young wife to look at life and Death
through the hangman's moose. Probably
the committee would never have gone
to the length of executing !ts threat.
Popular feeling, however excited would
not tolerate the lynching OF blind man.
For the death sentence a boycott was
substituted. All his pupils deserted him.
The necessity of earning q livelihood
compelled him to leave his native state,
The work required of him lay elsewhere
For a time he had a hard struggle to
make both ends meet. He made his way
TO Boston and. there the Perkins 1nstf-
tuition gave him the chance which put
hin: on his feet aga,n. He undertook
to teach music for one term for moth
ing. and so admirably did he succeed
that he was installed as the head OF the
musical department, a position which he
held for eleven years. 1t was in Boston
that he laid the foundations. in theory,
OF the system which he was ultima tely
to apply so successfully at Norwood. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
ON MARRIAGE.

MtRk Twain. at the remarkably beau
4VA tiful dinner that Robert Collier gave
at Sherry's in New York last month. sat
besides Miss Ethel Barrymore.
Miss Barrymore. the story goes. talked
to the great humorist about marriage.
She spoke of the odd views on marriage
that are held by II. G. Wells, by George
Moore. by George Meredith and by Mr..
Howels. who is continually saying that
passionate love soon dies.
What is your idea of marriage?' she
asked the humorist.
Let me repeat to you he replied, "a
remark that l heard a Hartford man
once make.
1T was at the marriage of this mans
daughter. All was over. and the young
couple were about to start on their honey
moon.
The man. as he babe his new son-in-
law goodbye, shook him by the hand and
said huSkily:
It's twenty-five years since I was
fixed up, Bill. my boy. and l trust you'll
well. of course, the rough goes with the
smooth. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
A POPULAR PERIODICAL.

TACk London. 1.-THE writer, was talking
J in San Francisco about the desertion
of his crew. Mr.. London. all the world
knows. is circling the world in small
boat, and his crew deserted at Honolulu
on account of the duilness of the life.
They are greatly bored said Mr.. Lon
don. They had look Of ennui all the
time. What did they expect? They acted
as if they expected periodical shipwreck,
a periodical onslaught of cannibals, a pc
riodical rescue of some fair girl from pi-
rates. They were rather like a man
named Samson whom | once knew.
"A book agent called on Samson's wife
do you take many periodicals?' he
inquired.
"'Oh. no. she replied. Il never take
any. But my husband. I'm sorry to say.
takes a periodical about once every ten
days. Are you a temperance worker,
Sir?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
SHE MISSED HER VIOLETS.

THE.Y must have been quarrelinS over
i something-he and sheen Connecti-
cut avenue the other day, for she was dis
tinctly heard to say: "Oh. very well, then,
if you think that way about it"
He turned on his heel and she left in
the opposite direction.
But remorse evidently entered the
breast of the young Lothario. for he hest
tated a moment then turned resolutely
into one of the florist shops.
Miss prefers violets with lilies of
the Valleys suggested the florist. adroit-
~ when the young man, who seemed as
one in a dream, hesitated in his choice
of flowers.
She dces,' he exclaimed sharply.
awakening from his lethargy. How do
you know that
How do-how do l know" faltered the
surprised florist. ''why-at least that Is
what most of the other young gentle
men send her"
"Humph, Shell get no violets from
me. Send carnations,'' and he banged
the door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

struction of the blind. Then. with a
head packed full of ideas for a model
institution for the blind he turned his
face homeward. He arrived in London
June %, 1871. He was booked to sail
from Liverpool three days later.
The great life work for which he had
undergone such a rigorous training lay
close at hand. but he had not then the
fatntest idea Of it. 1t was in the gulse
of an entire stranger that destiny inter
vened to keep him in England. The
stranger was staying at the same hotel.
and noting that DIR. Campbell was blind.
told him that he was going to tea
party for the blind next day and asked
him If he would like to attend. The
American said he would he very glad.
Blu. for that casual meeting and invl-
tat,on DIT. Campbell would have returned
10 America.
He went to the tea party. 1t was one
of those stereotyped. charitable affairs
where the afflicted in return for tea
and cakes, express with unctuouS plety
their gratitude to the donors. But in
talking to DR. Campbell. a fellow suf-
ferer they threw aside the mask and
spoke freely of the depressing and
hopeless monotony of their lot Dr..
Campbell learned that of 3.1Jo sishtless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
THE ERROR.

9 ENATOR Depew, at a reception in
- Washington, was discussing an error
that had been made in the first arrange
ments of the New York Paris automobile
race.
The error was ultimately corrected" he
said, and while it lasted it did no harm
any way. 1t was funny, though. 1t was
like an error that once occurred on the
New York Central.
1T seems that at a small station a
ticket agent had run short of tickets and
was obliged to give a party of fishermen
halves instead of whoes. Full fare was
paid for these half tickets. and the agent
went out on the platform when the train
stopped and explained the matter to the
conductor. so that everything should be
all right.
The conductor had almost forgotten
this occurrence when, some ten miles fur
Their on, the front brakeman came to him
and said in a tone of bitter disgust.
This here half fare dodge is gettin'
a little too hot for me, boss. Why, there s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
THE BIELITZ GHOST.

1VOUR place, sir. will never be filed. >
1 said a reporter TO Heinrich Conreid.
the retiring director of the Metropolitan
Opera House of New York.
Mr.. Conreid shook his head and smiled.
There was a ghost. he said "a ghost
in BielitZ. my native BielitZ. l will tell
you of him.
The ghost haunted the inn. Nobody
minded him, for in Silesia he was we'll
known, but an Englishman stopped at the
inn one night in the season. and to him
the ghost had not been explained.
so the next morning the Englishman
came down to his breakfast pale, blood
shot and irritable.
Landlord he said, tell me. is not my
room haunted?
Why. yes. said the landlord. Didn't
you know"
".Of course l did not know. What do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
SELF.DIVIDED.
81 INTERVIEWED Alfred Y

.<I INTERVIEWED Alfred Vanderbilt
l in Paris" said a foreign corre-
spondent, ION the coaching run he will
make this summer from London to
Brighton. / know that run WE'LL made
1t once myself on a May day-a run of
sixty miles over a firm. white road, be-
tween parks and gardens loud with bird
music.
Now l am rather fat. and as Mr.. Van
derbilt talked he noticed this.
IF you make the run with me- he
said. don't order two seats for yourself
as a fat friend of mine did for comfort s
sake
Mo- said l.
MY friend ordered two seats on the
Brighton coach last year said Mr.. Van
derbilt, and found. when he came to
occupy them. that the clerk had booked
him one outside and one inside"