Arizona republican., 1914-02-24
PETERSON CASE !
 UP AGAIN TODAY.
After Three Long Idle Days Jury Will Occupy Box and Hear Further Evidence of Mesa Mar Shal's Death.

Shal'S Death.
 The rule Of the closed jury was invoked on twelve men who are sit ting in the trial of Leonard and Tomlin for the murder of Marshal Hi Peterson Friday evening when court was adjourned, and at the writ ten request of Mouer and Brumback, attorneys for the defense, the jury was put under close surveillance of the bailiffs of the court, w. C. Nor ris and James Graham. Closed jury meant to the men that they would be allowed to communicate with the outside only through the bailiff. The rule was invoked to keep the mem bers away from possible influences which might prejudice in the trial of the case They have spent the past three days therefore in a body under the care of one or the other of the bailiffs.
 Yesterday the men exercised. In the morning they went to the Center street bridge. where the river is up and there they saw the waters of the Verde stretched out over two thousand feet of the Salt sands and banks. Later they came back to their rooms where cards and stories" were indulged in all the afternoon. The evening was spent at show. Sunday was also exercise day. Every spot in this city and on the edge of the city of interest was visited, including the State House and federal buildings. In the even l ing they again went to show. Sat | urday was spent inside. The rain | which fell continuously that day was | a successful preventative of any
 walking or exercise, and cards and checkers were the most important events until evening. when they went
 to one of the theaters.
 | They will sit again in their ac- | customed box today when the case against Leonard and Tomlin is opened
 this morning at 9:30 o'clock. The i case will probably get fairly well
 under way by evening today. since a
 good start was had on it Friday before
 the adjournment. Two witnesses have 1 testified to date and some testimony | leading up to and including the
 murder has been taken.
 So far there has been introduced
 alleged surprises of the two sides have been yet sprung. Today will see the first of these in the cross | examinations by the defense, it is
 said. and most of that sort of testi- mony will have been introduced by the
 time recess is taken this evening. Testimony so far given by NJ. J
 Mcdonald and O. l.. Pickens, who tell
 almost identically the same story
 Peterson. accompanied by two wit
 nesses and McDonalds son, went in search of the thieves of two bicycles at about 10:30 on the night of the murder, November l2. 1913. On the
 trail of the thieves. when they had | followed the tracks of the bicycles tC the edge of town. the officer saw two figures in the distance, and
 started out to catch them. while tho others went in one direction or an other to see if they might not head them off or catch them in the center of the city where they thought tho fugitives might be headed. Shortly
 after that they heard seven shots iand ran to the point where they were fired, where they found Peterson 1T a dying condition. They then tolt of the search in and about Mesa iand of the finding of the missing wheels at the spot where Peterson was killed
 The defense in the case is repre- Isented by Moeur and Brumback, whil' the prosecution is handled by County Attorney Frank Lyman and his as
 siStant G. NJ. Candy.