Arizona republican., 1915-10-08
IN
 DAMAGE SUIT
First Day of Trial of Case of Rebecca Horne Against MT. and Mrs. H. $. Gris- wold Brings Out Inter- esting Testimony

For three hours Mrs. H. $. GrisWold, one of the defendants in the s2O,0OO damage suit brought by Rebecca Horne was on the witness stand and despite the many and confusing questions pro- l pounded by the plaintiffs counsel never l varied her testimony as to the motive she had in accusing Miss Horne of stealing her jewels.
 q only wanted to recover them re- peated the little white haired woman again and again as she told of the | pleasant relations that existed Tor many years between herself her hus- band and the plaintiff who was 'Bess' l to them as they were mother and ] daddy" to her She said, however, 1 that she was not given the custody of 1 her home while she was away but had l her own apartments though she was l shown the packing box in the store room where the jewels were kept and 1 told to rescue them in case of fire. Mrs. Griswold recited the list of articles left there when she went to the coast on her vacation and told of her distress in not finding them on her return. Have you not lost and found either all or part of your diamonds several times before?" questioned Robert $. Fisher attorney for the plaintiff, as he recalled an incident of a few years ago when Mrs. Griswold missed her jewels while en route on a vacation trip.
 You accused the porter" insinuated MT. Fisher.
 "J never accused any one of stealing raDJiaJ Mrs CriGLVOI6
 You left Mrs. McDole in custody of the part of the house in which the jewels were kept-she was a stranger. why not accuse her as well as your old friend?" was asked the witness. Mrs. McDole is an honest, honorable woman. I never thought of such a thing, was the answer.
 Mir Fishers examination was in a measure q memory test and under the severe questioning the witness contra dicted herself in a few instances. AL though she is seventy years of age, Mrs. GrisWold is unfamiliar with court pro- cedure and Judge Stanford frequently explained the questions to her.
 Mrs. Della Prescott was the next witness called and testified that Miss
 Home had said the jewels had been left III iltL Cdit LII IIItI tlutSllOilllS SiIlO
 responses brought forth a complaint
 from Attorney Fisher who said: T want the witness to answer like a lady as l am asking questions like a gentle man."
 Gro Matthews, deputy sheriff who at the time of the justice court case was connected with the city police denart- ment and served the search warrant on %11l apartment She said she found boxes of jewelry in Miss Horne's trunk and after examining one put it on the floor and continued the search "The box disappeared under Miss Horne's skirt and when I asked her for it she gave it to me. She appeared nervous and I was suspicuous."
 What do we care if she was suspi- cuous" thundered MT. Fisher "What does any one care. She's not qualified as a sleuth."
 Miss Matthews continued her testi- mony stating that when MT Wilkinson of the city police asked Miss Horne to whom it belonged she answered Mrs. GrisyCld'' and that some one must have put it in her trunk"
 Why your continued interest in the case when Miss Horne was found not guilty, Miss Matthews'' from Attorney Fisher.
 To get evidence for MT. Griswold."
 oh, and as an employe of the county you have acted as detective for GriswCld"
 ' was only on half time, then" said Miss Matthews who confessed she had secured no evidence.
 k. L. Wilkinson corroborated Miss Matthews story of the search
 Mrs McDole was then put on the stand, she had lived in the Griswold nome during their absence on the coast and while Miss Horne was there. She declared Miss Horne acted "snoopy around the house" and in explaining the term to the plaintiffs counsel said that Miss Horne looked into things that didn't concern her. She said she did not know where Mrs. Griswold placed the jewelry when she went to California. Later when she again was asked to testify Mrs. McDoIe was asked II she were not glad to have Miss Horne accused of the things stolen from the part of the house she oc- cupied.
 T was not glad to have any one ac- cused of stealing who admitted that she went to her room and closed the door rather than to hear any arguments relative to the affair. This embarrass- ment and the fact that MT. McDole rented the sleeping porch to two friends were made capitol of by Mir Fisher.
 Mrs. Reed was a splendid witness for the defendant. Judge A. C. Baker at torney for the defendant asked if Mrs. Reed knew Miss Horne and she re- sponded that Miss Horne had accom- panied her to Prescott and she had seen jewelry in her possession that be- longed to Mrs. Grswold She men toned an amythist chain but did not identify the one worn by Miss Horne yesterday as the one Miss Horne wore last summer
 The case will be continued at nine thirty tbic rnorOipo