Weekly journal-miner., 1915-05-19

bottles had come from, only being able to say that he thought he knew.
 County Attorney O'Sullivan then took the complaining witness again and had him identify the bill with which the liquor had been purchased. He was then asked by O'Sullivan to take the bottles, smell the contents and tell if it was really booze that was in them. The witness said that he could tell better by tasting, so he broke the seal and tasted the con tents saying that it was whiskey while the majority of the spectators looked on with longing and envious eyes. Anderson asked Justice Me Lane to allow him to swear out a complaint against the county attorney for disposing of intoxicating liquor.
 Further cross-examination failed to make him testify that the seals on the bottles had been broken before the bottles had been placed in his hands by the county attorney. Van Order was persistent in his denials, saying that he had just broken the seals. This occurred in the afternoon but Anderson claimed the seals were broken in the morning when the bottles were fist entered as exhibits,
 Jose Martinez was then sworn and testified in regard to the Gautriaud incident practically corroborating Van Orders story. He also said that he had seen Gautriaud give Maria the whiskey after he had given hel the money with which to purchase it. In cross-examination by Haworth, Martinez said that up to three months ago he had lived in Los Angeles Up to month ago he had lived in Jc- rome and he then came to Prescott and assisted Van Order. He was hired by the latter and received S4 per day which was paid by the sher- ifs office.
 Maria Trcviso, whom the county attorney had discharged the com plaint against, was then called to the stand and she testified in behalf of the State. Her testimony was given through A. NJ. Hurtado, who acted as ,nterpretc-. She verified both Van
 Order and Martincz's story and also told how Gautriaud since the first of
 he year has sold her all the liquor she desired.
 Haworth. in cross-examining Maria tried to bring out that the county at torney had promised her that the :ha-ge against her would be dismiss ed if she testified in behalf of the State, but his efforts were unavailing, Maria denying it.
 Under Sheriff Marks was then plac- ed on the stand and he said that on May 1, he had given Van Order the marked s bill and five minutes after it had been spent in Gautriaud's place, Deputy Bozarth went into the saloon. purchased a couple of cigars with a $10 bill and in his change re ccived the marked bill that Van Or Ter had spent for the booze. Marks. in ss-cXamination by Anderson, admitted that all he knew about the 6ill from his own personal knowl- edge was that he had given it to Van Order and it had been returned to him by Bozarth and it might have bought anything from cigars or booze to room rent
 A hearing was then held for one of the Jerome alleged bootleggcrs, the other being taken under considcra- ton by Justice McLane for the time. The hearing was for Susana Cota. Benito Alto being the first witness placed on the stand. He said that on April l5, accompanied by Lugio Soto he purchased quart bottle of gin from Cota in the Reception sa- loon in Jerome for $2 and after buy ing it gave it to Deputy Fred Flaw kins. The next day he said that he purchased another bottle from Gotta partner Manuel Paz, but this time at the latter's home. This gin was also turned over to Hawkins who brought it to the sheriff's office here and it was introduced as evidence at the hearing yesterday. Alto did not hesitate when asked to smell it and !, sec if it was genuine. He took the | bottle and said he was not sure by | the smell so he uncorked both bot les and tasted them. His verdict ! was some stuff" The two bottles . gre very much alike, in size. color and !. otherwise and Attorney Anderson in ,ross-eX examination attempted to get Alto mixed up on them in saying which he had got in the saloon and l, which he had got in the home. His 2fforts. were useless for Alto simply pulled the cork out of one bottle and hen out of the other showing An lerson that he had cut one of them