Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
NJ EDDY FOUND,
 CHARGE AGAINST M 'CANN DROPPED

Registering a protest against the ar rest of Ival McCann solely on suspicion and charging him with murder in the first degree, Judge A. C. Baker made a scoring statement in the justice court yesterday when the case against Me Cam was dismissed.
 The preliminary hRring of McCann, who was charged with the murder of Kenneth c. Folston, was scheduled for 2 o'clock and Justice De Souza's court was crowded with men and women long before the hour arrived When the lawyers had found their places and the crippled defendant had been brought in by the authorities, Assistant County Attorney Robert Jarrott made a mo- tfon that the case be dismissed on the ground that F'olston's body had not been found and that there was insult ficient evidence on which to hold McCann.
 Judge Baker declared that the arrest of McCann had been unwarranted. As far as the state knew Folston had not been murdered and he protested against charging a man with murder on mere suspicion The only rem edy he held was a suit for damages if the person who swore to the complaint was financially responsible
 The complaining witness in the case was the missing mans brother. Ben Folston. the arresting officer being Constable Roy Morrell, who is search ing day and night for the man who dropped from view on the twentieth of November.
 The sheriffs office received word yesterday that a man answering the description of Folston and closely re- tl in The Republican, had been seen at Lost Canyon. Sheriff Wilky. Deputy Sheriff E. J. Warren, Constable 0. l.. Pickens of Mesa, and Ben Folston left at once for the canyon, A miles north = east of Phoenix. Mrs. White, the school teacher at that place, referred the of ficers to Mrs. Pablo, and this woman and her parents told consistent story that warranted a further investigation by the officers. They traced the man who camped at Lost Canyon to Mesa only to learn that instead of being FOlston he was J. E. Callfield.
 Willing to follow any clue, the au- thorities declare their eagerness to receive any report that might lead to 1 ending the mystery. Many of the sug- | gestions that have been offered have l been more or less ridiculous but | demonstrate the wide interest the l strange case has aroused. Not few | have repeated their dreams to the 1 sheriff, stating that they saw Folstor | in various parts of the country ant urging that the matter be looked into One woman implored the sheriff tC consult ciairvoyant and another sug- gested that he have his palm read.
 The sheriff and his deputies vii 1 leave today for Granite Reef going as far as possible into the mountains anc | byways with an automobile and where | the roads are impossible they vii walk Ben Folston will continue hi, search, never giving it up he say: l until the mystery has been solved.
 He has telegraphed and written tt his relatives in Dufur, Oregon, asking them not to tell his parents of theil | sons disappearance if there is an. | danger of their not being able to with
 stand the shock His mother is 1 fragile little woman of 65 and hi
 father, William Folston. is 73.
 The photograph of Kenneth FolstoI
 which was reproduced in this pape
 was taken from a family group pictur,
 taken on his parents golden wedding anniversary.