Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-28
MISSING WITNESS SAID
 TO HAVE BEEN FOUND IN EX-GOVERNOR'S HOME

[ IN GOVERNOR'S HOME PHOENIX, March 22-Harry K | Thaw has nothing on William Thaw wanted as witness in the guberna torial contest in the Superior court when it comes to disappearing sud denly. Senator Ives announced this
 noon that he had received a letter
 from Thaw written in Tempe stating
 that he would be in court this after, noon. When his name was called Thaw was not in the witness room He was said 10 be over in his hotel
 asleep, as he had been up all night
 When Deputy Sheriff Nofzinger
 arncd with subpoena, started on a
 search for Thaw this morning, the
 officer said that he found the elusive
 and much wanted witness at the homo of George w. r. Hunt. How he came
 to be there when the Hunt attorneys were pretending to be instituting a 'diligcnt search for him probably will be explained when Thaw takes the witness stand. None of the Hunt at torncys would admit that they knew Thaw was there, and Homer Wood, when asked to explain Thaw's pres ence in the ex-governor's home, re- piled: None of your d. business. | And right out loud in the court room, , too.
 While waiting for the appearance Of Thaw, Senator Ives this afternoon placed Attorney White of Douglas on the stand to eorroborate Hart's tcsti- mony relative to his experience with | those mean detectives employed by the Campbell attorneys. Hart claim- ed he kept White informed on what was going on each day, and Senator Ives expected to prove by Whites tcs- tilnony that Hart's story was not made up on the spur of the moment There was some argument as to whether White should be allowed to testify, but Judge Stanford over-rulcd Judge Sloan's objections after listen ing to arguments on both sides.
 When H. II. Hart, judge of the election board in Douglas No 1 dur ing the November election, stepped from the witness stand this morning after Judge Campbell announced he was through with his cross-cxamina- ton, Inc had contradictcd himself no less than three times and it is doubt full if he knows himself how many diff ferent stories he has told regarding the erasurcs on the ballots of the dis putcd ward. Judge Campbell began the day by compelling the witness to admit that he was mistaken yesterday when he said he had never written anything on the ballots. After night to think it over and discuss it with Senator Ives, Hart suddenly rcmcm- bered that he had written the word void on several of the ballots that were adjudgcd invalid by the election board. Hart said this morning he for got about these markings when he denied having defaced or marked the ballots in any way
 Hart was again questioned regard ing the alleged confession to Assistant County Attorney Bruce Stephenson. The witness stated at first that he did not find Stephenson in the office when he went to sec him the morning of March IA. Later he apparently forgot this part of his testimony and said Stephenson was in the first time he went up. At one time he said a man named Scott was with him the first time and later he confessed that Inc was not certain whether Scott was with him on the day he is alleged to have made the confession.
 One of the most important admis- sions by Hart concerning the alleged confession was made during the last few minutes of the cross-cxamination. Judge Campbell asked him where he had gone after leaving Stephcnson's office and was told by the witness that he had gone directly to the office of an attorney named White.
 Did you tell White that you had told Stephenson you would make a good witness for Campbell because you knew of so many irregularities in Douglas No. :' Campbell suddenly asked the witness without leading up to the question. Apparently caught of his guard, Hart answered yes to the question and then attempted to crawl out of it by saying he was mot positive he had said it but might have !. made that statement
 Hart said he believed those who voted at the polls whose names were i not on the registry list. were handed back the certificate of registration after they had cast their ballots. He said hc did not know that it was ncc-j