The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-04-21
SUPERVISORS HOLD SPECIAL MEETING
 OD SATURDAY

Deputy Sheriffs and Drivers of Autos
 Unaer Suspicion Were Witnesses-
 County Attorney Swears Out Two
 Warrants of Arrest.
 A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors was called by Chairman Witt and convened in the court house on Saturday afternoon last the purpose Of which, as outlined by the Chairman, was to investigate the conduct of the Sheriff of the county and his deputies.
 The special meeting of the Board was called as a result of a trip made by three automobiles from Morenci to Lordsburg on Wednesday after noon, April 18th, returning about four a. m. on the 18th; the attempted ar rest of the drivers of these cars on a charge of violation of the prohibition law by Deputy Sheriff Dave Address; their release, after they had been stop ped on the streets of Clifton, by req son of statements La Point is alleged to have made to Deputy Address.
 As a result of the investigation by the Board two complaints charging vio- lation of the prohibition amendment, were sworn to by County Attorney E. E. Wall, one complaint against Law renee LaPoint and one complaint against Deputy Sherin Tom McCul- loch. Their preliminary hearing will be held Monday.
 Those present at the hearing were Supervisors Witt, Dutton and Await; County Attorney Wall and Deputy Sheriff J. V. Martin.
 The witnesses sworn and examined were: J. V. Martin, Dick Walz, d-i1 Of I,0 T +Io iorI1+ in question; D. E. Address, deputy sheriff; Bud Smith, Night Marshal of Clifton; Lawrence LaPoint, Henry Daley, F. Cody.
 A summary of the testimony adduc- ed at the examination shows that three cars left Morenci on the after noon of the 18th, passing through Clifton going in the direction of Lords burg, which excited the suspicion of Deputy Sheriff D. E. Address, who in company with Deputy Sheriff Mar tin and Night Officer Smith, watched for their return during the early hours Thursday morning. The cars retuned at short intervals about 4 a. m. and were halted. The three officers who stopped the cars swear they were heavily loaded with boxes. The drivers of the cars swear they were not loaded. No investigation of the purported contents of the cars were made by Deputy Sheriff Address when he stopped them because he swears he was told by LaPoint that his car had been accompanied from LordSburg by Deputy Sheriff McCulloch.
 After all the witnesses had been ex- amined the County Attorney filed the complaints in the office of Justice J. A. McWilliams and warrants were is sued for the arrest of La Point and McCulloch.
 J. V. Martins Testimony.
 examined and testified substantially as follows:
 .On the morning of Thursday the 18th I assisted Deputy Address in holding up some autos that were loaded, but I don't know what they were loaded with; didn't examine the contents. These cars were driven by Walz and LaPoint Cody and Daley. Address and Bud Smith were with me at the time. did not go through the cars because he Ga Point) said Tom Mccullough came in with him and that he had seen Cash in Lords burg.
 q heard La Point say he understood everything was understood. He said
  Point talked to Dave in a whisper. understood him to say: Cash is in Iordsburg; these are his gloves. , Then I said to Dave: Why are we not going to take them? Dave said: Tom went with him. and then he out with his gun and threw it away and said: I will quit.
 Cody was driving the next car and told me Tom McCulloch had been riding with him. Then Daley's car came along. All three cars were he willy loaded and the sprnigs mash ed. I saw the boxes in Cody's car. We were looking for bootleggers that night and the reason I didn't make any arrests was because McCulloch and Address were both my bosses. :"
 Testimony of Dick WaIz.
 Dick Walz, an auto driver for Can sler & Albrecht, testified he was employed to go to Lordsburg by La Point in Morenci. I did not know how far we were going but knew we would go as far as Duncan at least. In Clifton Tom McCulloch got in the car and rode to Duncan and after we stopped there fifteen minutes the three of us went on to Lordsburg. While in Lordsburg I saw the Sheriff of this county there. We came back the same night, Lawrence La Point and Tom McCulloch in my car. I brought bottle of whiskey and couple of bottles of beer for myself. There were no boxes or anything else in my car and neither