Arizona republican., 1917-03-24

who had spent month in the Black mountains in New Mexico after Feb
 -uary 6. Cox said that he arrived at Silver City on March and waited there until March 13 when one evening he saw Pearson go into a restaurant
 He went in and talked with him. The talk naturally related to the contest and Cox said he would like to get d statement from him about the election in the Douglas precinct At this point Mir Ives raised objection to recital of the conversation on the ground that that it was hearsay The objection was sustained The contestee could have reproduced the conversation by laying ground for the impeachment of Pear son but elected to go after the matter in another way. Taking the testimony of Pearson, Judge Sloan repeated the statements of the latter and asked Cox if they were true. in practically every case the detective denied them He de- nied that he had at any time offered Pearson any money or that he had paid the expenses of Pearson as the latter had related, under oath. It will be re membered that Pearson on the day
 after making that statement corrected 1t, saying that he had paid his own hotel bills at Silver City and Demng out that he had paid them with money given to him by Cox. Cox said that he aid the fare of Pearson from Silver City to Deming, $1.90 and D cents for parlOr carfare, because Pearson had only one large bill. Pearson returned he money to him. Cox denied that there had ever been any conversation
 between them about a payment of
 rot ( n poo, as Pearson had related. Nor had 1e at any time sought to keep Pearson ut of Arizona.
 The cross examination of Cox orought out nothing different. At the close of it, MT. Ives asked Cox whether, I i1e had made such an offer to Pear son whether he would deny it under oath. Cox replied that he would not Do you not know it would be a felony? And if knowing that, you had made such an offer would you still admit it on the stand and go to the peniten- nary! Cox replied 'I would With
 gesture of mingled anger and hopeless less, MT. Ives excused the witness All the answers of this witness had 1een given without hesitation on either direct or cross examination. He was It no time perturbed.
 Commander Of the Douglas Forces Hughes Carr who was in charge of he operations at Douglas next took the stand. Mir. Carr would be taken for aither a successful business man or q thriving professional gentleman. He is lulck and prompt of speech. He said hat he had been in Douglas since Feb "'arV .. He was questioned more par ticularly about his conversation with dart on March F had been related by Hart and the boy. Langley. They had said that the conversation took place n an alley and that Carr had told Hart that the. proposition was still )pen. Langley claimed to have heard something about Sl5,000 and Hart said that was what had been offered him. Carr said the conversation took place m the sidewalk at the head of the al l ley, people passing all the time. He had l noticed some one coming up the street l With Hart but did not know who he | vas. That man stopped some distance 1 away and Hart came up. There was a | brief conversation when Hart who he 1 -hought was going to leave for Phoenix l that night in response to the con- | estee's subpoena asked for $25 to pay 1 his travelling expenses Carr asked 1 Hart to accompany him to the Gadsden 1 where he gave him $25 and took his re- ceipt That was the paper which the 1 boy Langley who followed them to the 1 -UteI salu fle saw.
 ] Objection by the contestant to the l conversations between Carr and Hart 1 excluded a great deal of information Carr had to give. But he denied that | ne had at any time offered Hart S10 0OO TT testifving or refusing to testify or 1 for any other purpose. The $25 he had i'm TOT his expenses to come to | Phoenix he had recovered the same lsnt alter receiving a telephone mes | sage from DoWell saying that Hart was 1 0t needed. Carr then returned the re- 1 ceipt which is now in evidence
 1 AS to the very remarkable story told | 1y Mills the internal revenue inspector iarr said that he merely knew Mills 1 1e had been introduced to him and
 vas told that he was a government l officer. He had had no conversation 1 with him regarding the contest or tho 1 situation at Douglas. If one would set
 Carr the contained and the gar. l rulous Mills together that would be ; 1 sufficient refutatiOn of the story tha he former had disclosed any informa-
 tion to the latter upon any work O
 importance upon which he might be en
 gagged
 On cross examination MT. Ives asked
 ialr how long he has been detective
 The latter replied, for seventeen years
 nearly one year with the Thiel service
 Before that he said he had been in tn
 spanish American war with a Ken
 lucky regiment. He said that he ha been stationed at Havana and Matan
 as. Mir. Ives asked him what time h
 vas in Cuba. He replied, in February
 lS99. MT. Struckmeyer who had bee
 n Cuba as a soldier leaned across an
 whispered to Mir Ives. The latter the
 asked, Do you not know that the wa
 vas over then? Do you not know tha : | the armistice was signed before that.
 T did not sign it. coolly replied NJ
 darr with the air of man who di not feel bound by a document to whic
 le had not affixed his signature. Man soldiers were stationed ir Cuba fc
 many months and some years after tn
 signing of the armistice
 MT. Ives addressed to the witnes
 the same questions he had asked Co.
 If he had offered bribe for testimon
 would he admit it under oath knowin
 to be felony2 Yes" replied Gar