Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-23

and frequently after making a reply
that no one could understand and was
not at all responsive to the interroga-
tory he was would remark, DO you
get the point?"
The examination of Thaw threw no
light on the main question, the al
legged frauds at Douglas and if it had
any effect it was to make palmer the
attempt to cloud the issue by placing
the Thiei detectives in the role of de-
PENDANTS. If anyone had been con-
WINGED by the remarkable statements
of Hart, Pearson and Mills that the
detectives We're really trying to bride
witnesses, the farce of Thaw was suf-
ficient to make the whole ridiculous.
Particularly ridiculous has it been
made to appear that the absence of
either Pearson or Hart from the state
could have been of the slightest bene-
fit to the Campbell forces for both of
them have appeared before the court
as defendants rather than witnesses.
There was an episode yesterday that
fits in here as well as any other place
the arrest by the motor cop George
>Schade of the messengers who were
on their way to former Governor
Hunts residence to serve the subpoe-
no on Thaw. But when they explained
the need of haste in connecting with
so elusive a character as Thaw, the
motor cop released them.
On the stand Thaw related that that
was not the first time he had beer
the Guest of the former governor. He
had been there on Monday to see Hart
and he found there quite a house par.
ty composed of witnesses for the con-
testant.
! The Trial of the Detectives
J After several days of skirmishins
between the attorneys over evidence
relating to the activities of the THE
Detectives at Douglas modus viven
di was arrived at yesterday in relation
to that matter. 1t was brought abou
in rather singular manner when At
torney S. w. White, one of the counse
for the contestant was called to thu
stand to testify that Hart had tolC
him certain things that he had sait
the day before he had told the attOr
ney, regarding the approaches made t
him by Carr and Holther. Judge Sloal
made a spirited objection to this testi
mony as self serving, intended to cor
roborate statements made by Hart o
which there was no proof. Senate
Ives said that the testimony was no
intended to be corroborative, not de
signed 10 establish the truth of any
thing that Hart had said but to estab
lish the fact that he had told the at
torney about it.
This recalled a story once told b.
Mark Twain of a man who had bee
visited by an angel and during the Wis
it he had seen things so strange tina
skeptical persons had doubted whethe
he had seen them. But he could shoy
that he had not only seen them but tn
angel had seen him see them. Surel
no one could doubt the word of a
angel.
This testimony after some research
was admitted for a time but finall
it took on a character that made i
necessary to hold another recess. A
the end of it Mr.. Ives announced tina
a stipulation had been reached as t
the detective situation under the term
of which the contestee does not admi
that there was an attempt to brib
Hart and does not assert that Har
was seeking to be bribed. Judge Sloa1
corrected the statement of Mr.. Ives q
to the latter part of the so-called stip
ulation, reserving the belief of tn
contestee as to the willingness of Har
to accept a bride.
AT ten minutes before five O'CLOCK
Thaw had been disposed of and thougl
it was near the hour of adjournmen
the attorneys for the contestee desire
to put David Benshimol an attorne,
of Douglas on the stand to controver
statements of Hart, as Mr. Benshimo
was obliged to return to Douglas las
night But the attorneys for the con
testant would not yield the time.
/ Finishing Hart
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