Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-28

 THESTOLENCASH
Package of S30,0Oo Which Never Reached Bank of BlSbee Subject of Probe
 by Government

LOS ANGELES. May 25.-Ths gov
 ernment has at last succeeded in
 tracing the s30.OOO involved in the
 Fred Thompson case in transit from
 the First National Bank of this city
 to the Bisbee bank from Substation
 c to the Main postoffice at Seventh
 and Grand streets the night of June
 2. 1909. G. E. Evans, a postal clerk
 in the employ of the main office has
 tes4fied that a registered package
 No. S5,S16, billed from Los Angeles
 to Bisbee and containing the money.
 had not been sent out on the Fl PasO
 train leaving the city ehe morning of June 8. 1909.
 Step by step the money has been
 traced by the government secret service men and postoffice inspectors who have been testifying in the suit against the attorney. It has been shown that Stevens came on duty the morning of June 6, Orlando F. Ar torre and his partner, Charles Mo. sell. had been in charge of the reg istry division of the main office un- til relieved by Stevens.
 With the dismissal of Stevens from the witness stand Altorre was called to the stand. The spectators, who had listened languidly to the previous testimony, became interested in the proceedings. Thompson, who, during the day was seated along the outer rail of the courtroom. with a sort of bored expression. moved his chair up to his lawyers, and the trio en gagged in a whispered conversation.
 Lecompte Davis, counsel for Thompson. challenged the admissa- bihty Of the evidence of the convict ed perjurer. He stated that he de- sired to give the court authorities on the proposition that a man convicted of perjury could not testify in any case following his conviction; that his pardon did not restore his compe- tency as a witness.
 United States District Attorney Mccormick and his assistant. Ed ward A. Began, combatted that posi- ton. declaring they were ready and willisg to meet that issue. On the statement of the attorneys that the argument would take some time. the court dismissed the jury for 2i hours. It was given out by McCorm- ck that the pardon of Altorre had been received from Washington and would be presented to the court if le was allowed to testify.
 It was contended on the part of he defense that a pardon by a gov 3rnor or president restored the per lon receiving such act of elemency ! o all the rights of a citizen, except 1 n cases where conviction was had 'n the charge of perjury; but that all other felonies were covered and wiped out by such pardon. The gov srnment attorneys opposed that . ,laim, showing by the authorities hat even perjury was included in the ist of crimes that could be removed 'y an executive pardon.
 The first witness called by the gov 'rnment when the case opened was W. Fl. Brophy, president O. the Bank 'f Bisbee, who identified a letter written by J. NJ. Cunningham. cash CT of the bank, addressed to the 'irst Rational Bank of Los Angeles. lsklnS Tor the immediate shipment !. 't S3O,0O0 to Bisbee, which had never ! )een received.
 A. D. Jones, cashier of the First bank of Los Angeles. testf- { led that he had ordered his chief elier, Don Carlton, to send the money as requested by the Bisbea 7ank. w. H. Lutz, auditor of the first National bank, said the nonev . 'ad been prepared and consisted ot ! wo pacEages of s5.0O0 each in s5 lills or siO.000 in all, and two pack iges of S10,000 each of s10 and S2O bills.
 R. B. Moore who in June. 1909, l vas assistant teller of the First Ma , ional bank, put the money up in the 1 packages and sent it to the postofice 1