Arizona republican., 1916-02-04
EDWARDS GETS ATTORNEY AND
 TRIAL |S # I
Appears i'll Court Swathed in Bandagcs. Son Makes Plea for Younger Sister. Trial Is Set for Next Thursday

While their father was being ar raiSned in Judge Stanfords court on the charge of statutory rape. the minor children of H. G. Edwards appeared in Judge Lyman's court for the hearing of petition of guardianship.
 The hearing was conducted behind closed doors and occupied more than an hour after which Judge Lyman an nounced that he had made no new or der. that the children would remain under the charge of the probation of ticer. It is understood that they will be removed from the Edwards home, 6O2 North Second street
 The Edwards case was set for trial on Thursday. The defendant appeared III court with his head handaged from the wounds received when he was ar rested several days ago. He apparent lN could hear no better than the previ- ous day ana his speech had not re- turned. His attorney B. E. Marks. de- clarcd his condition existed before he came into the case.
 Before Edwards appeared in the court room it was a matter of conjec- ture who would represent him. It was understood that he did not have an at torneY and Judge Stanford appointed Gene Cunningham. Later Mir Marks stated that he would represent Ed wards and r. H. Larson will appear in his interests in certain phases of the case.
 Mir. Marks asked the court to con- IG plia termlnlng the date of the trial. To protect the constitutional rights of Ed : wards he said he must ask that the trlal be set as late a date as possible lie said that it would be unfair to his client in his present condition to be unable to hear the testimony to aid his lawyer. He has been unable to fur nlsa bond and will be in jail' pleaded Mr Marks.
 The court then asked the state when 1t would be ready to proceed T am ready now answered County Attornel Clyde NJ. Candy. "A week from today will he ample time"
 It is not a question of witnesses said Mir. Marks. It is not a question of material testimony. It is only that my client be prepared to go through the ordeal of trial; that he may be able to confront the witnesses and un- derstand all that is going on.''
 February 10 is the day set" said Judge Stanford.
 In the meantime George Edwards the eighteen year old son of Edward. was pacing the corridors. Will yot please make q statement for me in Tn, Republican, he asked. "I am the ma, of the family now and I have my sist CTS to consider They tell me tha many people think my little siste Florence. who is only sixteen, is in thi: case and she is pOt It was my mar ried sister, before her marriage Nol know. They shouldn't say thing about-abOut-him and Florence. I isn't true"
 Judge J. H. LansstOn who has takel friendly interest in the children cor 1oborated the boys statement.
 T have been present at nearly all tn conferences between Edwards and tn officers of both the law and the churcl and particularly those conferences which Edwards has confessed to hi criminal conduct and has procured a near as possible all the evidence iron other sources of his relations witt members of his family I do nol hesi tate to say that there has not developed at any time any evidence of his i'm proper relations with his younge daughter. I think this matter should be made clear for her sake.'