Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-06
Former Real Estate Dealer Convicted on Charge of
 Embezzlement
JURY DELIBERATES
 ONLY FEW MINUTES
Brilliant Legal Battle of At torney Nave Fails to
 Free Client

John C. Phillipson, former real es- tate dealer of this city, was yesterday convicted of embezzlement.
 After trial which covered parts of two days, the case was placed in the hands of the jury at O clock yesterday afternoon. That verdict of guilty was returned after less than half an hour s deliberation indicates that the minds of the jurors were made up al most before they left the jury box.
 Phillipson will probably be sentenced this morning, If such is the ease, ne will not be tried on the remaining three counts, at least not at the present time. If the case is appealed, Phillipson will be tried within short time on one of the remaining counts, according to Dis trict Attorney Shute.
 ]. c. Phillipson has been in the lime light in this city for the past two years, except for a time when he drop. ped ont of sight and could not be loeat- ed, even by the authorities.
 When Phillipson made his initial ap- pearance in Globe, he annoonced his in tention of entering the real estate bus jess. He did so and for time conduct ed an office on his own behalf Later the Consolidated Realty company was formed. Phillipson was the manager
 After he had been in that position for some time, irregularities were dis covered in his accounts. Complaints were made from various quarters. The Firemans Fun Insurance company claimed that $500 which had been turn. ed over to Phiilipson to ay client had never been delivered by him. The Home Insurance company charged him with a shortage of some $500. This amount was later paid by persons who took over the agency.
 Complaints were also made by the stockholders of the Consolidated Realty company, to the eject that the funds of that company had been embedded in varying amounts.
 Apparently diyining the breaking of the storm which was lowering over his head, Phillipson announced his inten- tion of making a business trip to Los Angeles He left for the coast. A let. ter announced that he would return ia a few days but inc sender never fol lowed the letter until he was brought back, year later, a prisoner
 An indictment was returned against Phillipson by the following grand jury. 4 protracted search was made for the much wanted man, but he was not tc be found. It was not until last sum. mer, when he was indiscreet enough tc order some of the effects forwarded tc | him fhaf I,, Yrag lg..+nI ;,. I, ,,,s... .. Canada
 He was brought back and his case was soon before the grand jury again Four additional indictments were re turned against him and the original in dictment dismissed Three of the iii dietments charged him with having em bezzled various sums of money from tho | Consolidated Reatly company. Tn, fourth was a charge of having embez | zled 655 shares of stock in the Gila County Angora Goat company, belong ing 10 Mrs Annie Neal.
 IL was upon this charge that he was tried. Attorney F. $, Nave made , brilliant attempt to break down the wall of damaging testimony built ar | by District Attorney Shute and Assist ant Weinoerger, but without avail. Ii was shown that Phillipson had hypoth coated the stock belonging to Mrs. Neal now Mrs, Clark, and had used the mon. ey thus secured, $500y to his own ends There was nothing to show that he had right tos dispose of this stock and in the opinion of the jury, he is clearly an embezzler.