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STRIKERS ARRAENEO
ON FEDERAL CHARGE,
BURNING POSI0FFICE
Irea Lee Bound Over for Rob6iny
Pest Office Al Forbes-Commis-
sioaer Stone Has Dasy Day.

Dave Jcftryc~. Chas. Costa.
Max Martinez. Dou,Inick fuEaro
and cissino Gcmcili. charged
with the burning Of the postof-
flee at the Southwestern mine.
were artaisncd before United
States Commissioner 4. l.. Stone
yesterday evening and their pre-
liminary hearing set for Fcbru-
AIRY II. al 10 .. M.
The five mcn were arrested by
the military authorities several
weeks aEo. Last week n war
rant was issued by the federal
authorities charging them with
burning mail rcocptscics and u.
=. mail.
The Southwestern ttppic and
mine office were burned the
:3th of last October. The post
office was in the mine office
and the postofficc equipment to-
Setl,er with twenty letters and
somc papers were burned.
Dr. e. v. Bates. of Aguilar,
told the Congressional commit
tee las, week that on the nigh,
the office was burned he talked
with Dave Jcffrycs, who told
him they were going up to burn
the tippic and scare the scabs.
Andreas Chacon. arrested at
Trinchera last week for mall
Ing n icwd and obscene letter.
was tried yesterday before Com
missioner stone and released.
The case Of Fred Lee. charged
with the robbery OF the Forbes
postofficc, was tried yesterday
before the commissioner. Lee
plead guilty and was bound over
TO the United States District
Court at Denver. The Forbes
office WAS robbed two weeks ago
Saturday night and $s3.15 was
stolen from the cash drawer.
Lee, a member OF the Colorado
National Guard, stationed at
Forbes, was arrested. The Of
ftcers Of his company made an
investigation and learned
enough to warrant them In
turning him over to the United
States authorities.
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Miners Beaten
By Strikers ea
L. Keta Road
Asssnlt 1sak 0ace Near scene q
A1bsah - November .. WheIs
Pear 1sa Vsse Shot Dova b
sesiksss-1sssps Investigate.

peeiai 10 the cssonIsie-N.ss.
WaiSrnsuss. Colo. Mar. a.
Wilhin = sauos's ,hEo~ of tho
srot where - %os-nl-r , an
automobile waA smbushei BY
strikers aud fony sa-a shs, doan
In cold bioo1. yesterday after
noon l~o sos.asisa sninsr. from
oaksi1u ~alktAs along In. road
near II vesA. wsfs attacked and
b~As-a. z. y. Martinez sas 81
badly Injured he IL under tn.
.as- Of . physietAh An,onl.A
iti-s. ~ha vAs si.s b-ai-a. ais-
Appeared ssa u believed To b~
held captive ~ his sssAiisa,s,
The assault sooA place near the
reservoir who're Shs mine guards
.-se .lsis II The smbasraa-.
Nsstiara Eos asa, fsoas hi.
asnAiianss sad vesi bAc / To i.A
v~sa ~hes~ no laia his story.
Nsr~ has Got b~es ssaad and il
ihouxhS Ia br II The hands of
his espsas~. Captain s~..-.
With a d~sait of ssiii-ss. started
= s~sfeh TOT che s'sa last aisht
sni eoasisu-d the s-ar.h lhis
m.saine Th~ Asraiianss at the
10. min-ss arr ss'i Z. h- ssrik.
-s~
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JOHN BASETT MOORE
RESIGNS PORTFOLIO
IN STATE Dept.

Washinx xSon. -. 4. March A.
Jahn itAs-@st Moore. counsellor of
tho state department. who rank. =.
srsins secretary. hs. resigned and
his resignation has been accepted
oy IY-sidsat Wilson.
fDs the present Ms, Moore viii
soaiinuo his work sl tho Carnegie
Institute and later viii resume bis
sona-siioa vim coiambiA unissr,-
~. No announcement =. To hi.
probable successor MAS made today.
Mr.. Anoso's ths~sainx se.isss-
lioa has b~va sunsos-d for s-rsssi
weeks asd eAeh time had met With
unqualified arnisi. Various s~posl.
have made Il that there ~As iAsL
of hsSmoay 10 his views and lhus1
of higher officials. but they vss-
never sapiostrd by sn,ihins official,
NJ. Mnss- Il an authority oe is.
irsnalioesi lac.
Il ~as capitalized In official quar-
l-ss that Ms. Moore ~As gutllinx sh.
state department in accordance With
an usa-s.sAnaias he had With rsssl-
dent Wilson ~h-a he isat The office
At .oanssiios last May
In order Ia os,aia Mr. Mapse's
service. sa sEs-em-nt -as made
~b-r.s, the counsellor -As la at o.
secretary IN tho absence of ih. head
ns the siA'- as..as'm-ai ana in other
says 80. recognized a. srsosa ahis
10 Mr. nf,sa hims@if. I'm sh-.s snn-
ai,s.na Mr. M.or- undertook io Eise
bis services 10 the state drpsssmsai.
for tho first y-af Of IL. aaminis''sE
iios Ia sssis, in Carrying .ai The
sGsssssssA - pau~ H
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PROBE OF U. S.
STEEL GOES Deep

Washington. u. e.. March -
In RESPONSE to the -cnat, resolution
requiring tn" Interstate Commerce
Commission to inquire into th. de
STABILITY OF investigating charges by
David Lamar and William ~. Green
that the United States Steel corpora
tion had received during the last six
years immense sums In freight re-
bates. the commission probably will
report that the necessity for the In
stigation does not exist.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Lamar submitted what purportcd to
be an agreement between tho Fcdcr-
nj Steel company and the Carhagi"
steel company. by which the former
was to pay the latter forty cents
ton from tho published rate for car
rying orc from the Minnesota mines
to Lake Superior ports.
The agreement. II was said. was
made before the organization OF the
steel corporation and never became
effective. Lamar declared that u
was the basis of his charge of re-
bate conspiracy, and that h. had NO
other documents to present. Ccrti-
fled copies OF entries ON the books OF
the steel corporation showing re-
bates which were promised at yes
tcrday's hearing, were not produced
today.
~ feel" said Lamar. that | have
performed all the duty incumbent on
me in the subject"
c. A. Severance. counsel for the
steel corporation, declined to cross
examine Lamar or Green, saying
their statements were not cvidcn-
tial. Other witnesses whom Lamar
wished subpoenaed. probably will not
be summoned.
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MILITARY AUTHORITIES DE-
CLINE TO PRODUCE MOTHER
JONES IN COURT GIVEN
time To SHOW CAUS|
Heated Debate in Court. Judge Advocate
Ssbmits A6dauits Of Governor Ammoas
and Ceneral Chase

That the podsesioa Of Mother Jon r-spoase
turn hhas would Be- highly dangerous peace
saie,y and night raded further
the Of the required eouaty
sAe Be predseed the eoassaon the military
Authorities wAs have had the Ed strike leader custody
H. After debate opening sequss
Juds Advocate Major Boushion that
adavi's granted By Judge AAsad
the military ssspoadeat unti o'clock this atesseoa
The af,davts which mtted
these Of 0evssses Amaoas aud Biedss
~hh the podson might r,-e,p,
tate disorder Governor Anmnns letter
Foster the
",nei,ss sf rot asd dangerous p<sSea'
Attorney Hawkins appearance Xo,h.
Joas would disorder any uausua
densas,rsiiea.
Axuen,s afternoon aad hs .,xu
nts also the application witt Of haheas eopas sives
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

wsiseabufs. Colo. March a.
More evidence res.sdiss the meth.
os1s of ss,sesiss jssiss ~ iiursfsso
ceusly vsS psu1scsA ~ the cosssss-
eiosal strike iss essisastpa today. T.
y. Mudses. slsek q the district
eosss ves spsssiesss ey Rspsssssss.
tive evsas ssd testified from the s~s.
eeAs - his office. Ne sasd 'hA, IL
February. isis. the old lie, ot juror
~ss destroyed b, order ot Judge 4.
~. McHeadste sad . s.~ ii.s of 400
ssa~s ~as certified By the county
commissioners. Ot the 900 name.
~: hsd b-.a on the old list. he dc.
eisrsd. The Amesicaas numbered
i:e. Mcaiesas ito asd negroes 4.
There were ~ deputy shesiffs in the
list. The clerk swoSe that in tho
les, ,ea yssrs t~suy jury lists had
bec1 certified. o. tn. name. on the
nc~ list. ias have hccn on each OF
the last toar lists.
Cto.s ~saminatioa of Hudson led
10 = question regarding the la Vr'a
tragedy ot November =. =. y. Co-'s'
ssn protested. stating that the min
err would object to tho sak'n; "s
any testimony on that subject until
the committee had decided just ho~
far !, would go into the Investigation
Of the Ia vcia shooting and the scs-
cn,h street fish, of October -.
For two hours before the commit
tee finally got started a' 1888" the
attorneys had tried In vain to reach
an agreement. At the rcque~t of the
committee to eliminate or limit the
testimony on the shoo'inss. A st'pu'
,ation including only the bare facts
Of each case Was proposed. but re-
}cctcd.
The Ia vcta shooting resulted III
the deaths Of Luke Terry. chnutcnr
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A lengthy areamcas ensa~.i this
nafnlns al tho op-siax oi,h- ai..
isi.l eoass between Aiissncy Horace
" Hawkins aud Major y J. iisueh-
tot. Tho a-bsS. vas pscripitairil
whoa Major ssoashios asked snr I'D
ditsoasi fsme In produce affidavit
In Support os tho ssxsa~ss ha uoais:
make - to vhy tho eoast should not
d~msad that tho body Of Mother
Jones ~ psoiae-a. Mr.. iia~kias At
oarc took Issue With tho major a. I.
his sirht Ia ash fos adaisioaai time
aud with an able piea Ia tho court
demanded that tho trial proceed then
and there.
Major ftouensoa In hi. opening fc.
mark. stated that tho respondent.
General Chase. found himself In a
peculiar position. That he ~ns be-
tween = cross fir-. That he VAS I'M
der orders from tho governor of the
state In hold Mother Jon-. aud
II tho judge should decided To have
her brought before tho court. he
would necessarily have To disobcr
one of tho orders. issuci in both
cases by officials In two different
departments oe tho government in
the purs'iit NJ their duties. Tho ma
jor stated that tho military officers
did not question tho Jurisdiction Of
the court In tho matter. hut suggest
ri that n tho body of Mother
Jones he produced In court that IL
bc done In somc other county in tn.
state or at a timc and place unknown
to tho public.
Mr.. Hawkins argued that such a
course would bc contrary Ia the con-
siituiional rights Of tho petitioner
and intimatcd that hc would never
submit to such n suggestion. Hc
srorncd tho idea that tho military
and civil authorities could not main
tain the peace In case Mother
Jones was brought into court. This
brought tho reply from tn. major
that tho military could maintain the
peace. but in 30 doing might neccs-
aarily Xiii fifiy persons.
Al tho end OF the arguments that
consumed the greater part of an hour
Judge Mciicndric ruled that tho
judge advocate was entitled to pro-
duce such afidavits az he desired and
gavo him until : o'clock this after
noon. when tho case will be again
taken up.
Affidavits presented this afternoon
were IN form Of a statement By Cen
eral Chase TO the effect that in his
judgment and in tho Judgment Of
Governor Ammons. tho appearance
of Mother" Jones in public would
result In trouble and possible blood
she and further that Mother" Jones
docs not have 10 be produced in this
county. but In any county. This has
been the contention of tho military
authorities. even when It was re-
quested that she be brought before
the congressional Investigating COM
mIttcc. they opposing It on the
ground that her appearance in pub
lie would probably result in DEM
onstration that might end in riot and
bloodshed.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04
CONDITIONS IN STORM
ZONE A6AlM NORMAL

Nr~ York. March Pain wealth
-f aud thousands Of snow shov~i-s.
.onLia~.i to-day 10 bsins about al
m".s aosmai ..ndisloe. af ssaa.pss.
lsl,na and wire cs0masieaiiaa t~-
'~e.s N.~ Sor's ~ !As re-, et the
soustsy.
Railroads vh.~s~ s~lexssphir s~s.
vice uas stopped. report ell wires
we're l-ias restored rapidly and reg
uiaf train. s~s- b-inE resumed.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

In their preliminary talks shi.
morning both a,'oss-,. inaisai-., the
subject they would ~mphasisr IN tho
argument. this aflssaana Tho TAFT.
cd Niuc Wosh-sS' sisnsa~r viii has~
his arsun-at nn tho Constitutional
sssh's af the petitioner sad the rep.
rs~sasasNe At tho aoeosn1o uasSoesl
guard viii srsse that the ssjsass a.
the i.~liiioarr uiii ps~eiptlai~ mos-
trouble and strife In tho strike ai.-
'fici. and hiring about conditions the
chief executive aai ,h. adju,an, s-n-
esal arr trying In avoid.
Tho motion Of th. Judge ai,o-a'-
submitted In behalf al the respond.
cht. General Chase. Ia as foii.~.:
Comes h.~ tho respondent. above
named. John Chase. In his o~n rrop.
-r person and as commanding x-n-
rra1 Of the national guard. nov In
the field I" .uprr-s. disorder and en-.
soroc obcdi-nrr To tn, constitution
and laws NJ the state under orders
Of his -sc-iirn-y tho governor of
tho state of Colorado. as sol forth
ami alleged In tho return of tho re-
spondent herein. and moves this hon.
r.ssSsssA 80 pse> ~
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WILLIAM PHILLIPS FOR
STATE PORTFOLIO

Wa.hiaxtoa. y. e. March 81
william Phiiiir. at i,a.ioa ~a. u~iay
nominated by President Wilson to-
br third s..istan, secretary of state.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

". u. whin-n. u. .. iisyaa aud u.
q. Adams. miae suasds, In the af-
tray 90 Sss~a,h street. wai.-'nhufs.
three ssstk~ss. KRIS kokieh. Aady
Ausisss saA cissro croei. vsse
killed.
u wsA asosuas-d by chsirmAs
Foster that the eommils-~ would de-.
eide later in tho day whether ar not
TO hear -,ia-a.- Ia the kiii'as.
SGoesooOeA - N0OS ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

London. March THE Mexican
situation and sir Edward Grcy's pro-
nounccmcnt of the, views Of the Brit
ish government in regard to the in
vcstigxtion into the death OF Will
liam 8. Bcnton are the subject Of
much comment in today newspapers.
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
Tho restraint language in which
Sir Edward Grev referred to the
Mexican murder will have the ap-
proval OF all Englishmen. But II will
not disguise the depth Of their feel
ing.
Every reason of moral and inter-
national right requires Of the United
States that the punishment Of Ben
toms murderers shall be undertaken
without delay. At the present mo-
ment civilization stands flouted and
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04
.C0sT|GAM 'y9uLD QUAsH
HEAR|kG Of SSii'::sE Sis:!!: 0UTRAGES
IN HUERFAn0 COUNTY. CON
HEARS MASS Of EVIDENCE
Isqsi,y i. Beias R..ked 7lressk. Cemmittee
Expects b Eaisk at Wllseabsrs Tonight

A,sy p cssseaa esassl for The us'sd Aiss wssksn
America would bas al tsssay esaeeaing ths Il vea kAs On
Nsvnb IL 6sveah sea he saa lawyer protested
uesssy tA ns,ag VIA riassss hs sstasss nsds
cesgaa dssesls asss ths sssseas Import
sod ssssay ths sSs h pssssas and hsFsss would ea'
sa a svsss bsfsss ths essssssal committee
II sssssa IN Wassabssg
1ssAss isay to-day b H. asdses e'sk s The
n,sding ths hsae d selecting jsssss in assaso
esaaty h ~ hsvsvss hsv H. present gs " nasadEs hsd
pssssd jury With shs ~ syssa q which The
xsisaises have esasaaissa I. tds hsasiag
eani vu aks svsy dfsst esseisas the wAlsssssE
hssae b midnight Dsaves sssw for shsss session al
1o0l1ey
cs.nssse iaee IL iseaAsy speech Il asher Josea
dvsA 1siadsA Dses1bsf iA fh aSds Of sassEe 10
viseaee d several iaee.day
ias .as ~ strike leader asA after ihs calling Of
~ sas3ka.
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ENGLAND DEMANDS QUICK
ACTION O.! !l!,-!:! N CLEARING !!!!g.,,
Up BENTON MURDER
English Press Comment on Delay of Uncle Sam
and Euasipe Tactics of Villa and
Carranza. Feeling is Stirred

III paso. Texas. March Tt is
now four days since the commission
appointed to Investigate the killing
Of william 3. Benton was halted by
rebel orders and tn. members today
were without further instructions.
What these will be ix said to de-
pend ON negotiations now being
carried on between Washington and
Carranxa.
Charles a. {. Pcrccval. of the
British consular service, who has
been gathering evidence In the Ben
ton case, has accumulated n mass Of
testimony. hut none Of II dealing
with Benton's death is of direct
nature.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

FORECAST ~ THE
q. .. WEA1HE1 BUREAU.

ToaiEht and Thursday fair.
Warmer south portion; cool
CT east portion.
New Mexico ronishi fair:
Thursday fair: warmer in
east portion
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04
Great Britain outraged. "
The Globe says:

Great Britain outraged.
The Globe says:
Sir Edward Grey said much to
emphasize the gravity Of recent
events and very little relieve the dis
quiet which those events have incv-
itab'y provoked. Tho public opinion
Of this country will not make con-
sidcrations for the embarrassment of
President Wilson nm adequate excuse
for acquisition of such deeds as those
OF which Pancho villa. with the ap-
provai OF vcnustiano Carranxa. have
bccn guilty. What the United States
has done IN not morcly to allow civil
war to persist. but 10 fomcnt II by
allowing arms and ammunition to
be supplied to the beiligercnts.
The United States In bound to cx-
ert that predominant and exclusive
Influence for putting an end to things
which have become a danger not
merely TO the United States. but to
the civilized world
New York. March Sir Lionel
Garden. British minister to Mexico.
sailed for London today to report In
person regarding the Mexican situa-
tion to Sir Edward Grey. the British
foreign secretary. He said he would
spend only few days in London and
then return to Mexico City.
The minister commended the atti-
tude Of the administration toward
Mexico and expressed the belief that
Huerta would retire as soon as the
fr0aflaueA o. 0nRe a.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

c.ssssssA 80 pss> T.,
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

tCoatisueA o. sage ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
cooley YOUNG

matter on which side of him his victims
stand Sammy viii get their wallet or
purse unless they are sewn to their peck
cts. Sometimes he gets pocket and ALL
for it is easy to cut a pocket out of a coat
these days.
The pickpocket of to-day is very wary
about lifting jewelry The danger in
stealing watches and other baubles lies
in the ease with which these articles can
be identified. 1t is always difficult or
next to impossible to identify money,
and that is why a thief would rather
steal a five-dollar bill than a watch or
jewel worth hundreds unless the circum-
stances surrounding the taking Of the
latter insure a safe getaway. Shore and
men of his calibre prefer to work quietly,
steadily picking up a few dollars here
and there until at the end Of their day s
labor they are far better rewarded than
if they had lifted a valuable watch with
the dread possibility of being arrested
before it can be disposed of, for such evil
dence is irrefutable.
While Sammy Shaw stands at the
head of his class as a lone works worker,
Otto Bennett is head and shoulders at
the top of the heap Of tools" When
he and his mob" get into a crowd they
rarely emerge until they have reaped
their harvest. They 90 through it with
a fine tooth comb, and when they knock
off for the day they have tidy little
fortune in bills of all denominations.
Their average haul ranges from ten to
twenty dollars. although once in a while
they get a wallet that holds several hun
dred dollars and sometimes more. These
are the big hauls they are constantly
longing for. and they apparently can
SPOT a man carrying such a bank roll
a block off. Then they set patiently to
work TO corner him and rarely does he
escape. Bennett recently was caught at
work in Brooklyn. He was held for
trial. and promptly jumped his bail, as
do the majority Of pickpockets when re-
leased under bonds.
Nearly all the women pickpOckets are
married to thieves, yet seldom do hus-
band and wife work together Each has
his own Law. and they never cross each
others paths while in the field. The
smartest woman thief now in New York.
according to the police, is Annie Harris,
who boasts of half a dozen aliases. She
is the wife of English joey, who is in
for a four year stretch" at the hands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
SAMMY SlRoRS.
BOSE HANSON

of Judge Rosalsky. Annie, the police
say, is an artist and makes anywhere
from $500 to $500 every week she
works. Her territory lies in the better
class of shops and thoroughfares, and
when she energies from a crowd of
women shoppers there are few handbags
that have escaped her clutches. She is
frequently seen in Fifth avenue and its
shops, but as she is so well known to
store detectives she is warned away
every time she attempts to enter one Of
these stores. At that she frequently
slips in. but she doesn't larry long She
makes a quick cleanup and flees to the
street, where chances Of detection are
materially lessened.
Annie, not so long ago, followed
woman in Fifth avenue for four blocks
before she could get close enough to her
to rifle her handbag. One Of the two
detectives assigned to pickpockets saw
her and followed at close range, well
knowing a trick was soon to be pulled
off. Annie followed the woman into a
fashionable confectionery in Fifth ave
nue., and while there was so attracted
by a number of little chocolate inkstands
displayed that she stole several Of these
before following the woman to the street
again.
Finally her opportunity came. As the
woman with the handbag became en-
tangled in a crowd Of shoppers peenng
into a window Annie sided up to her
and as quick as a flash the handbag was
opened and a roll of bills amounting to
S21 was removed.
This time, however, Annie had not
taken the precaution to look about her.
The detective seeing her closing in on
her victim sped to her side, and as she
withdrew her hand from the handbag
and plunged it into her muff ne envel-
oped her in bear-like hug and held her
until she dropped the muff. and the
stolen bills. Annie had been caught like
a rat in a trap, and her whines and cries
were Of no avail. She had no difficulty
in providing bail, however, and her case
is still pending.
Annie has a friend with whom she
works at times. This woman is known
as Fannie Franklin, and her husband
also a thief, is known as the "Caniy
Kid" Fannie has been picked up a
number of times, and her husband IS well
known as a successful "sta1' for sew
eral "mobs' in which he works Sixth
avenue is a fertile field for women pick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

tie woman had covered the bag with the
garment she picked up, rifled it and then
faded from sight. She was never ar
rested, although her description minutely
fits that of a pickpocket Of international
reputation.
There are two women posins as sisters
who are married to brothers. Their hus-
bands are gamblers. The women are
known to the police as the Boston Sis
ters," and they say there are no more
dangerous thieves in the city than these
two. They work the shoppers in the
streets and stores, and their pickings are
rich. They wear fine jewelry, although
in this respect Annie Harris seems to
carry off the palm, for a detective told
the writer he had seen Annie Harris with
jewelry worth at least $4,000 on her
fingers while she was out on one Of her
thieving expeditions.
PickpOckets, especially those belonging
to swell mobs," are provident. They
know they are liable to arrest at any mo-
ment. Therefore they always keep a big
fund on hand which they designate IAN
money" This is needed to buy bail OF
in case a compromise can be effected by
refunding the amount stolen. They are
arrested and bail is asked for. By turn
ing over to some professional bondsman
an amount in cash equivalent to the bond
asked they can effect their liberty Then
their comrades get busy. The victim is
approached and a narrowing tale IS told
him of the poor family at home, the thief
being tempted to steal in order to put
bread in their mouths. If convicted II
will mean starvation for the wife and
little ones at home. An immediate ofreI
is made to restore the amount stolen and
if the victim happens to be a person IL
need of money he VIII accede to this lat
ter proposition, and upon receipt OF hi'
stolen wallet refuse to appear against the
thief when the case comes to trial II