The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-03-23
PEARSON FORGE ETS MANY THINGS
 IN COURT

PHOENIX, March 21.-Unscrupul- ous, mean, designing detectives loaded him with liquor, paid his expenses and did everything in their power to keep him away from Phoenix, Art Pearson testified on the witness stand before Judge Stanford Monday morning in the gubernatorial contest. They even offered him bribes, yes sir, he said, one detective wanted to give $5,000 and later raised it to $10,000 if he remain ed in New Mexico and did not testify before the superior court as to what took place during the canvassing of election returns from Douglas No. 1. All this and much more Pearson stat ed under oath, sometimes giving the answer before the question was con- pleted. And in addition to this Ar thur denied all the allegations As sistant District Attorney Bruce Stew enson made on the witness stand last Friday.
 According to the story Pearson told he left Douglas on the 9th day of February for vacation and went to the mountains 150 miles south of Sil- yer City, New Mexico. It was not un- til March 10 that he was informed, by reading an Fl Paso paper, that he was supposed to be a fugitive from justice and perpetrator of all kinds and sorts of misdeeds while serving on the cleo t1on board in Douglas No. 1. Greatly shocked he testified that his inevit- able reputation for veracity and fair ness should be impaired, Pearson, in dignantly packed his suit case and started for Phoenix to repudiate all that had been said of him. He would have arrived in the capital city sev- eral days sooner had he not met a detective from the Thiel agency of Los Angeles, in Silver City. So in- nocent of all the charges against him, Pearson said he actually introduced himself to the detective when that individual failed to recognize him with several weeks growth of beard.
 It was then that Pearson swore he was led astray. The detective just made him take a drink which was fol lowed by many more all of which the minion of the law paid for. This forced dissipation continued for sev- eral days during which time the detec, tive consistently nagged at Pearson for confession. Every time Pearson suggested that they start for Phoenix the detective persuaded him to remain a few days longer and paid all of his hOISI DlllS, 1llu DOuSnI dlI Ol Lu6 IL quor he could drink, according to the story told by the witness.
 The witness stated that at one time he seriously considered accepting the $5,000 because his brain was befogged by drink. At this time he gave evi dence of weakening and it was then that the offer was raised to the more tempting price of $10,0OO. Pearson and his travelling companion eventually reached Douglas where they were met
 by MT Carr, who also admitted be ing detective, Pearson said. While Pearson and the other detective, who said his name was Cox were sleeping
 Carr entered the room and continually
 woke them up and made them drink
 whiskey. Carr showed Pearson an al
 leged confession of H. H. Hart anG
 asked him to substantiate it. Pearson said he refused to do so, but denied
 the alleged confession of Hart ant } promised to ''beat up" that person as
 soon as he had become rested iron
 his several days of dissipation. More
 drinking followed by frequent attem
 get statement from him, occurred LII . til last Saturday when Pearson man
 aged to sober up and started for Phoe , nix. He was accompanied by the de tectives to the city.
 Immediately upon arriving and regi tering at the Ford hotel Peasron call ed up Senator Ives and a consulta tion from g o'clock Sunday mornin until o'clock in the evening follow ed.
 Pearson admitted that he was nc a resident of Douglas No. 1 precinc but claimed he had been appointed b, the democratic committee to see tha