Arizona republican., 1913-01-24

and after few words there were blows. Faltin said that he was struck on the head, by whom he could not say. Meanwhile Peterson who had risen from the cot was encouraging the at tack upon him. Faltin struggled to his feet and was knocked or thrown down the second time. This time, he de- tended himself by kicking and threw Romero against the table, upsetting the lamp. In the darkness he made his way out of the house pursued by Pe- tersOn, Romero and the Italian.
 Faltin said that he stumbled in a ditch and fell, Peterson falling upon him. One of the men, mstaking Peter son for Faltin began beating him with the iron bar which had been placed in evidence. Faltin said that he had nev- CT seen that bar before.
 About this time Mrs. Romero came up and it was discovered that Peterson had been beaten to death. The quarrel between Pomero and the Italian on one side and Faltin on the other sub- sided. The main question was now the disposition of the body. Faltin said that he favored informing the au- thOrities by telephone but the others swore him 10 secrecy and in fear of | his life, he consented to keep the horrid secret.
 The body was wrapped in canvas put into a wagon and hauled to the river bed where it was deposited among | some weeds. Faltin said that he saw | it no more It was decided though, | Faltin said, that it should be given as | decent a burial as possible in the cir | cumstances. Pomero was to come to l town and get some lumber and nails and Faltin was to make the coffin. Whether that arrangement was carried out by Pomero, Faltin did not know | for he was placed under arrest at ten | o'clock in the morning.
 1 Faltin said that soon after the killing he came to town and returned home a little before daylight. He got break l fast but could not eat for nausea. He | had a brief talk with Pomero, mill<ed
 his COW and performed other chores 1 about the place until the officer came
 to take him into custody. This was in
 brief the story of the affair as told on direct examination to which he added a denial of the statement made by 1 Louis Beckton in which he said that
 he had killed Peterson and buried the
 body
 | The cross examination was begun at 10:30 and was not concluded when court adjourned at five o'clock. It was
 conducted by County Attorney Lyman
 and was minute and gruelling af- | Ind 10
 ground again and again and consider
 ing the remarkable and intricate char
 acter of the story he stuck to it fairly | well. Many minor discrepancies were
 brought out When FaItin was con-
 fronted with them he turned to the
 court and said that it was his wish to
 tell the truth and would take this oc-
 casiOn to correct his former statement
 He was asked why he had lied to
 everybody in the beginning. Why he
 had said that he had brought Peterson
 to town that morning when he started
 away on a prospecting tour. Why he
 had not informed the officers when he
 come to town, as he said, with the un-
 known Italian. To all of these ques-
 tions. he said that he was in fear of his
 life.
 | He was asked if he had not planned
 to leave the country. in advance of the
 death of Peterson. He said that he hat
 not. The state offered some letters ir evidence over the objections of the de- fense. The letters had been received
 from a woman in Kansas City witt whom he had established an acquaint-
 ance through a matrimonial bureau. A l
 Iy about to send was found. It stated that he would meet her in Kansas City 5 on September 21 This letter further l stated that he had no money at tn,
 time of writing but would have som' soon.
 This evidence was introduced for tn, I double purpose of showing that Faltil
 was preparing to leave the country ant
 that at that time he had no money al f he had testified he had on direct ex
 animation.
 The long trial has left the nerves O
 the attorneys somewhat frayed. Man,
 of the passages between them wer , marked by great deal of bitterness
 personal rather than professional. Ad r monition was frequently made by tn f | court.
 f Once MT. Struckmeyer entered an ob Q jection to a fit of merriment in whicl | County Attorney Lyman seemed to D
 indulging. The court overruled the ob
 jection. q would rather see you bot = laughing." said Judge Phillips than t ., be flying at each other"
 It is thought that the testimony ma be completed today, early enough fo T the beginning of the arguments. As
 sistant County Attorney Candy wi
 probably open for the state MT F'ishe = will occupy the entire time of the de 2 fense and County Attorney Lyman wi close