The Coconino sun., 1909-10-01

them they both would probably go to the penitentiary.
 Stevens was the last man except the murderers who saw Schwartz alive. Neill and Woods, after let ting Stevens go. went back and got Schwartz and killed him, and bur jed him where his body was found more than six months later. As an evidence that Schwartz was taken from his house by force is the fact that his dog was left locked up. turned it out myself after my re- turn to Williams. Schwartz was very much attached to his dog, and everybody who knew him knows he ever went anywhere without having his dog along with him.
 As a further proof that Neill and Woods are guilty is the fact that they both fled from Williams when Schwartz body was found"
 But why did they come back and voluntarily surrender? asked the reporter.
 That is very plain" said Mir. Olds. According to published re- ports. Neill and Woods stated that while in hiding they read the Coco nino Sun regularly. You will re- member that the week before they came in and surrendered that the Coconino Sun published an article in which it was stated that if Neill and Woods had reached Mexico that they were safe, because if arrested in that country they could not be extradited unless an indictment and been found against them in this country. and as Olds would not return to this country to testify before the grand jury no indict- ment would likely ever be returned against them. That is just where they caught themselves. Pulliam had subpoena for me when he came to Mexico. but he had no way of compelling me to come out of Mexico. and told him that l would not return to Arizona to give evil dence in the case until Neill and Woods had been arrested; that that would be time enough, and that l would be willing to come then. If the editor of the Sun had not failed to publish this last part of my statement I feel certain that Neill and Woods would never have come in and voluntarily surren- dered to Sheriff Francis.
 The reporter went through the files of the Coconino Sun for May. and found the following paragraph. which is probably the one to which Mir. 0lds referred.
 Sheriff Francis returned from
 Tucson and Tombstone last week.
 He is inclined to believe that their
 capture is impossible. While south
 he endeavored to secure Lieuten-
 ant Olds as witness but says that
 he is in Mexico and not inclined
 to come across into the United
 States to act as witness. Under
 the extradition laws of Mexico, it
 is necessary that an indictment be
 secured before papers can be is
 sued for the return of person.
 Apparently there eisinsufficient evi
 dence; without Olds, to secur-
 even an indictment. It would also
 be necessary to call special grand
 jury to secure the indictment. Un-
 der the circumstances, it looks as
 though there would be no case
 except circumstantial evidence
 against either of them.
 This case is certainly remark able in it's dastardliness. There are so many things about it that seem unreasonable and impossible that can readily understand how there are people who are saying that it is very mysterious case, and that they do not believe that it will ever be unraveled. believe that have reached the bottom of