Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-17

| reiterated the testimony given by her mother She was standing near the | door of their home and had heard the shots and followed her mother down the road. She had also heard the threat made by the defendant a few days before. She had gone to the house for water and had noticed Rhode standing up against the fence
 Mrs. L. B. Bell.
 Mrs. L. B. Bell was the next wit ness called by the territory. She gave her name. as Jennie Bell. was a resident of the Verde Valley and had known Rhode for almost a year prior to the tragedy. She stated that she lived a mile, at least. from the scene of the killing and at the time was visiting at the home of Mrs. L. A. Maxwell She did not hear the shots but learned from Mrs. Max we'll little son that there had been trouble that morning between Rhode 'aud Murphy and had run all the way to the scene of the tragedy, being good runner she had managed to cover the distance in what she thought was not more than ten minutes. Mrs Maxwell went with her. When she arrived on the scene she found Mrs. Murphy seated in the road holding her husband s head in her lap. She noticed Rhode standing up against the fence. She particularly noticed that he had on new straw hat. Shortly after her arrival defendant rolled cigarette, lighted it and be- gan to smoke. She loked down into Murphy's face and he seemed to rec Ognize her but did not say a word. Shortly after he passed away. At first she did not realize what had happened and asked Mrs. Murphy, who showed her the blood stains on the deeeased's shirt and Mrs. Bell understood.
 Turning to Rhode she asked:
 "Mr. Rhode why did you do it?"
 ''I had to Mrs Bell - That ended the conversation between them. In answer to questions as to how both men were dressed she replied in the same manner that the other witness had done
 On cross examination Attorney Ling asked her how it was that she paid particular attention to Rhodes hat?"
 "Well down in our place a new hat is always noticeable. y
 You are very observant of men s clothes" said Attorney Ling.
 "When l am going to a place un- der those circumstances l keep my eyes open" answered the witness. That ended the cross examination.
 Mrs. L. A. Maxwell
 Mrs. Maxwell said that she was raneher down in the Verde Valley and lived about two and a half miles south of Camp Verde.
 When asked if she knew the de- fendant she gazed straight at him and replied, ''I do.'' She referred to the killing as a "murder'' and the objection immediately entered by the defense was sustained by the court.
 "I didn't mean to say anything wrong I mean the day of the-of the accident" She told practically the same story told by the previous witnesses and added that Rhode had asked her. ito notice the rock that Murphy had and look where my team is standing' Rhode further said, Isn't there deputy sheriff some where around here that I can give myself up to?"
 Witness admits that she saw the rock referred to- It was a small black boulder and was lying on the grass, outside of the fence about ten feet from where the body of the slain man lay. It was the only rock she saw in the road and was differ ent from the rocks usually found about there. It was almost flat and had a lime formation on it which showed plainly against the black body of the rock itself.
 At the conclusion of her testimony the attorneys for both prosecution and defense requested his honor to adjourn until today. After swear ing 8 deputy and ordering that the jury be locked up in his custody his honor ordered that the trial be adjourned until today.