Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-07

long flight to Adamana. where the
arrest was made.
The testimony is strung with OBJ
jections. overruIings ana exceptions
to the courts order by the defense.
| Every niche in which an appeal can
possibly be fastened has been used
to advantage by Benton Dick The
{Irangli 80 O. been tSn utterly without
heYS Several times the court has
conferred With the attorneys private
~ on the admissibility of certain evi-
dence The case has progressed with
remarkable rapidity. The government
took from 3:25 Monday AFTERNOON
until Pas Tuesday afternoon 10
bring in its case, which has been
due for a great part To the fact that
the witnesses are all ready to testi-
fy, having appeared before. The court
has records Of the previous cases
which also assists and facilitates the
work
1t is not possible to say when the
defense viii rest or when the case
will go to the jury 1t can hardly
be before tonight or even tomorrow
morning in case the arguments are
at all long.
Stewart Enters Trial
FOR the first time in the murder
trial, the accusing finger of the law
was pointed at the defendant. Will
liam Stewart, yesterday when Sher-
iff Thompson and Charles Mclean
who made the arrest at he water
tank by the station at Adamana,
were placed on the stand to describe
the capture and identify the prisoner
at the bar. Thompson averred that
Stewart is a white man, not an In
dian, minated He told :,
graphic tale of the chase.
John w. Shafer, an experienced
Indian agent, trader and farmer. was
put on the stand in the afternoon to
show from his judgment that the de
PENDANT is not a Cherokee, or even
a half breed His testimony provid-
ed a short snappy discussion about
Indians, in which both Attorneys Nor
rison and Dick and his honor took
part. Frequent objections Of the
defense were overruled and eXcep-
tons entered to the rulings
Morning Session
The first morning witness was
Jones, the undertaken. who cared for
the bodies. The corpse of Kibbe was
embalmed and sent to Los Angeles
That of Hillpot. on account of the
cash in the breast, was not fit for
the regular embalming procedure
and because of this had to be treated
especially. This made necessary an
examination of the wound, which was
described fully. Jones said there
would be about two dozen cases in
| volVing the examination of bodies
| Hin Thomas the coroner, followed
Jones with much the same line of
| testimony. He placed the number
at twenty, and said from his expert
! ence he was able to testify accurate
ly about stab and gunshot wounds
| Naquin, who went with the motor
! they had travelled about a thousand
miles He also was familiar with
the scene of the tragedy. knew the
bullet hole in Kibbe's eye was from
| a six shooter as were those in the
wall above the table.
! The sheriff of ella county was the
| last witness at the morning Sc ssion
His testimony related to the discovery
| of the bodies, the dramatic three
hundred mile, six day chase through
the mountains and deserts of central
Arizona, the hands up" a: the
| Adamana water tank He identified
a deputy With whom the sheriff made
the arrest was next al corr bora-
tive witness. He appeared at the
afternoon session.
Lieut.. r. A. Rothwell of the Fifth
II. s. cavalry, in whose regiment