Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-28

ty for 25 days or $75 work which he had done in Clark's mine. In the cross-examination of Clinesmith by Attorney Anderson, attempts to bring testimony out as to whether an ex- pert tool sharpener employed in the mines had worked on the county roads during the time that the wit ness had worked in the mines were continuously blocked by objections from the prosecution, which were sus- tained by the court.
 R. T. Belcher, clerk of the board of supervisors, was placed on the stand and testified as to the manner in which men working on the county roads were paid by the supervisors at present and during the time Clark was road superintendent. Belcher said that Clark would give the men checks for their indorsed certificates and these he would file with his monthly salary demand on the county. The supervisors would take and check up the certificates and then issue a warrant to Clark for the full amount added to his salary. In June O. July, 1913, the county road fund became exhausted and Clark then placed the road certificates in the Prescott National Bank and received credit on his account there for that amount, This was done until the fol lowing December.
 During the cross-examination of Belcher by Attorney Anderson the following questions were put:
 Q. What do you know about the road certificates?
 A. They were used by the board before 1 was clerk.
 Q. Where did these road certifi- cates come from?
 A. Why, l believe they originally came from the printer.
 Belcher then testified that the ar rangement between the bank and board Of supervisors for the accept ance of the road certificates was nev- CT entered in the minutes of the board meetings. Anderson after this, again brought up the question of whether such a proceeding was within the legal rights of the board of super visors and in answer O'Sullivan said "The board of supervisors are not on 1 trial and the question is irrelevant Clark is on trial for fraud and not the supervisors"
 In further examination Bclcher said that the board of supervisors left the hiring of the men to Clark and al lowed him to pay them according to what he thought they were worth and they agreed to this as long as the work was performed for the money ] they paid out. He also said it was permissible for anyone who had a certified road certificate to take it to the Prescott National Bank and have it cashed. Anderson after this asked O'Sullivan if this was within the law the issuing of these road certificates in this manner. O'Sullivan replied q am not on the witness stand" An | dcr5on in answer said "YeS, but you can be sworn."
 This concluded Belcher's testimony and the chairman of the board, Wm Stephens, was placed on the stand by the prosecution. His testimony wa; very similar to that of Belchcr, the questions being asked being almost identical to those propounded to the clerk. He also testified as to the ar, engagement between the board and bank after the exhaustion of the county road fund. In his testimony he said eff the board had known that Clinesmith had only worked on the road six days, they never would have paid him for the rest of the month on his road work certificate. Clark was in charge of the work and he kept the mems time so we could not know otherwise"
 R. \. Fredericks. president of the Prescott National Bank. testified that during the summer of 1913 Clark came to him and told him of the exhaus- ton of the county road fund and that with Clark as agent an agreement was made between the bank and the Su pervisors, for the bank to pay out money on road certificates up to the amount of $20,OOO on a basis of per cent interest until the sums were re paid by the county. He also said that for all road certificates received by the bank, Clark received that amount to his credit
 Wm. Stephens will again be placed on the stand when court convcnes thi; morning at 9:S0 o'clock.
 CLARK TRIAL IS SLOW;
 TO TAKE WEEK MORE