Arizona republican., 1914-06-25
STATES CASE NEAR END
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 nesSes in hand and put them through the story quickly and to the point In like manner MT. Ling wasted no time. Whenever d witness told a short sln- pie story upon the stand, that did not appear to be material to the theory of the defense as understood by counsel, Mr. Ling asked no questions saying afterwards that he preferred not to burden either the record or the jury or the court.
 The first afternoon witness was Mrs. Lillian Gordon of the Hoffman rooms in this city. She identified the de- fendant as the man who had roomed at her house two weeks prior to the shooting. He had never registered, the witness said but went by the name of L. Edwards. G. w. Borine of the Golden Eagle stables testified to rent ing to the defendant a horse and buggy on two occasions. On April , when he went to Glendale, and again on the night of April [. The rig was not re- turned to the stable until the morning of the next day between and o'clock.
 C. w. Campbell, foreman of the en- operations on the plantation where the killing occurred testified to seeing the defendant on the night before the shooting. The defendant had approach ed him with an inquiry as to a man named Holt supposed to be a nephew of Burton, to which answer was given that Holt lived at Glendale. Then Booth was discussed Campbell's s camp was some distance from the Booth tent, but he directed the man where to go. Next morning when he went to the place he saw Booths bO- dy lying on a pile of bedding on the ground beside the cot, and Booth was dead.
 Campbell was followed by Deputy Sheriff Allie Howe of Cochise county to whom Dr. Wiggins surrendered the morning after the killing. Howe was in town on his way from his home at Tombstone with batch of prisoners for Florence. Wiggins surrendered to Howe and gave up his gun a Colt .3S cal, which was then produced in court and identified It was loaded and the court insisted that the shells be taken from the magazine in order that no one might be injured thereby. Luke Jackson, one of the cOlored men on the planting gang testified to being awakened by the shooting. Like his comrade he did not awaken at the first shot so did not hear more than four shots fired. He saw the defend- ant reloading his weapon some dis tance from the tent
 When the gun was examined it was found to have one shell in the barrell and four in the magazine, five were expended and five found in the gun is laid down to the reloading. Sheriff Adams testified to finding empty shells at the scene of the crime | and pieces of bullets. The man Holt mentioned by Wiggins to Campbell was then brought forward and testi- | fled to Booths having been employed at Tempe. Holt has known Booth for fifteen years, and Wiggins for twelve years.
 | Howe was recalled to tell of the con versatiOn between Burton and Wiggins | after the surrender, Burton having come immediately to the jail when he | heard of the shooting, but the court | sustained the objection of County At torney Lyman. MT. Campbell recalled | testified to having found some .3S cal shells on the ground within the tent Two of these were directly on tho | ground and three on some straw. H. l again recognized the defendant anC
 stated that when he left him. Camp. | belD the defendant appeared to bt
 walking in an effort to be stealthy. l Edward Winn was the last witnes!
 of the day. He stated that he wa!
 sleeping in nearby tent when he wa.
 awakened by five shots He immedi
 ately jumped up and jumped over tn, | fence going away from the direction il
 which he heard the shooting. Whel it was over he came back and heart
 the defendant say, Tap Booth brok
 up my home"
 He said man came to the camp ol
 the night before the shooting an,
 asked for Booth, and rode away ol | horseback. It was too dark for hin
 to tell whether it was the defendant
 Booth was not there at that time | Vim is the man who took the cot t
 Marinette. He told of making an eX
 animation and finding a hole as
 made by bullet The cot was pro
 duced but it's admission was refuse
 after warm argument by counsel. Mrs. Wiggins was in court all da
 and sat with her husband.