Weekly journal-miner., 1915-08-18
SECOND JURY ON
 BR|BE- SOLICITING CHARGE
New Testimony is Introduced in The Trial of Benito Alto, Sheriff'S
 Office ''Spotter.

| Dil LII O4l tIN tNlSplOiN' SOOh oalN that on Friday afternoon, May Is, Alto called up and asked if he could speak to one of the Birches, saying that he was down at the depot and wanted 10 see one of them. Cook told Alto he would tell them. When l told Bob, he said the h-ll with him. said Cook When cross-exam- ined he said that he had been work ing at Birch Brothers selling soft drinks and some hard ones. Clark asked him how much he had sold, and he replied, enough to be con victed."
 Later that day, or in the early part of the evening, when Duff came on shift, he went to the phone and Alto asked again if he could see Bob Birch. Duff said that about s o'clock that evening Alto came in and waved his hat to Bob, they both then go ing into enc of the booths in the rear of the place. Duff, during cross examination, said that he had sold both soft and hard drinks as q bar tender at the Birch cafe, pleaded guilty, and was fined $500 and sen tenced to serve ten days, Clark asked him if he had much use for Alto and Duff replied, q haven't got any love for him." The question was put again and Duff answered, q wouldn't want to marry him"
 Q.-"You want to see him convict ed, don't you?"
 A.-"He broke law why shouldn't he be convicted?"
 Robert Birch related how he was told of the two telephone calls, and how he paid no attention to them, but went to visit his sick father. That night, Friday, May Is, Alto came in to the cafe and waved to him with his hat, asking him to come into a booth. The "spotter" told him that i he was sorry for what he had done, i saying that he wanted to help his 1 brother get out of it. Arrangements were made for Alto to come the next night. In the adjoining booth on that, Saturday, night Lyle Sharpnack, Van Reichard and F. NJ. Anderson were stationed to hear. Altos at tempt to solicit a bribc. They could not hear what he said because of the noise, and another meeting was fixed up for the following Tuesday night This time the bribe-solicitor came up stairs and Reichard, Sharpnack, An derson, John Burns and Charley ] Scholcy were stationed on a mat i tress on the roof outside an open window of the room in which Alto made his proposition. Alto said that he would take his two assistants and go to New York for $4O0. The same proposition was put up to Sid Birch few minutes later and the latter refused to accept it, turning the "spotter' over to Night Policeman Worth Rybon at the door.
 Robert Birch said that he was friendly to the sheriffs office, when questioned by. Clark. He also said that he had never told Alto that he had it in for Sheriff Young" as Al to charged Birch said that he had no use for Alto because he was an 1 Indian and a traitor.
 The first time that Sid Birch saw ! Alto, according to his testimony, was when he was arrested and brought over to Judge McLane's office to take out bonds. At. that time, he said, Alto told McLane that Sid Birch was not the man he had pur- chased liquor from. He also related l the same story of the bribe-soliciting as his brother. On Tuesday morn ing, May Is, he went to the bank and drew $400 in currency, which he in tended to give Alto that night to catch him with the goods" His attorneys, Anderson and Haworth, told him it would be just as good if no money was given to Alto and AL | to consequently received none. Cross examination of Sidney Birch will be started this morning at 10 o'clock when court reconvenes.
 Elisor H. K. Wood, who gathered the jurors from all over the county without compensation, was excused and received the thanks of Judge Smith for his work. TRIAL HALTS FOR
 DECISION ON LAW POINT