Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-28
SP|ESS GIVES A
SEVERE CHILLING
To ARTHUR STAAB
Contestant in Biz viii Case
Undergoes Rigid Cross-ex-
animation at Hands Of 0p-
posing Attorney,

PVolllB hllOllley,
Inc severe giilline of Arthur Siaat
lby Attorney Charles A. spless OF
tross-examination yesterday after.
noon wos the feature Of the tenth day
|of The irial Of the contest over the viii
Of Judge Julius stab. While not
lengthy, the tross-cxamination was
vigorous and relentless
During the morning the witness mad
continued HIS direct examination at
the hands Of his attorney Neil -.
Field. taking up where he left off
Monday afternoon going over IN de
tan his relations with various mem
beers of his family and telling "a story
That related many Instances of injus-
tiee done him by his father and broth
rrs. The examination ia chief of Mr.
stab was not concluded until after
The noon recess.
About half hour after court had
rceonvcned for the afternoon session
Attorney Field said 10 opposing coun-
rcl, Take the witness, and Mr..
Spless Immediately took him No
trace Of anlmosty was apparent in
the manner OF the Las Vegas attorney
No sign OF emotion was visible in his
face But in the most cold -bloodod
ana dispassionate way he shot qucs-
ton after question al the witness that
went directly 10 the matter Of the
=. u Itf. a
laid bare all the ugly details Of the
charges that have been made against
the contestant The hail OF bullets
from Il rapid-firc gun was never more
than the quick succession .
,f pointed questions directed at Mir. 4
sinab by Attorney Spices
Witness Denies 1hcns.
Mr. Specs first question was in the .
ipture Of reminder to Mr.. Staab of
ais testimony TO the effect that his /
athcr's hostility against him was on
recount Of his marriage To- "a Gentle,
which the witness rcaffirmed
II isn't true. Mr.. staab." then
luericd the attorney. that the real
ausc Of your fathers animosity was ,
he repeated thefts Of money from
linn by you2' A prompt and indig-
ant denial that there had ever been
ny such thefts was the answer to this
ucstion
From this time on large part OF
he cross-examination was devoted 10
ekng Mir Staab TO explain certain
ntries in his fathers private ledger
nd other books OF account which
acmcd to indicate payments to cover
of the witness Some Of
lcse entries the witness undertook to
lueidatc and others he passed up
ith the repeated statement. II
ont recollect that transaction ~
as been eleven years since had ac-
'ss To the books"
Confession Alleged Untrue.
MIR staab admitted an apparent er-
n in his testimony IN chief to the
feet that charge against him by
il father of $500 covered remit
nee of only 5000. ana stated, after
the entries in the ledger of
Ic late A. A. staab, that 1t appeared
lat the remittance of S200 had not
zen charged against him
Coming down to the time Of his
sning q confession of theft from his
Their, Mr. Staab stated that this con- =
ssion WAS absolutely untrue En- n
les on the books indicating that
ch thcfts had been committed were n
planned by the witness with the p
ltement that he had been authorized 81
his father to draw on the New *
,rk and also the Santa ZEE account ~
the latter for sums from $4,000 to
1000 a year, or even more, in order
equalize the witness with his broth =
s Julius and Edward, upon whose
ucation large sums of money had
en- expended while none had been
cnt for the education of the wit
IS.
Mr. Spiess questioned the witness
'sely regarding the alleged theft OF
veltv from his sister and as to his
ting seven diamonds to solomon
itg, who was present in the court
ON during the cross-eXamination.
2. StaAh denied vehementy any such
Insaction and declared positively
1t any charge that he had stolen
monds on other iewelry from any u
'mber Of his family was absolutely
d unquatfiedly false
Mr., Spiess suddenly thrust hand
ne diamond ring in the face of the
mess and asked. did you ever see
It ring befereg" Mr. Staab de
red that he had not, and denied
= knowledge OF the alleged fact that
as his sisters ring or that he had
len from her the stone in the set
Transactions between the witness
I John Denduhl, Of Santa Zee, were
de the subject of close ana rigid
sstionlng by Attorney SPECS, Mr.
alb admitted that he had been in
employment OF Mr.. Dendahl as
lkkecper aud that he had made -
tain overcharges in the accounts, =
declared that these overcharges n
re IN line with distinct under
nding that he had with MIR Den
u before The latter went 10 New
rN to buy goods. lie declared that
had settled IN full every indebted
s to Dendahl and that he had pro-
ed to his father that the payment -
$500 on account OF any alleged
rtage or theft by him was unwar -
ted