Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24
STEPHENS SENT TO
 JAIL FOR CONTEMPT
From Thursdays Dai'vD
hats T C. d- lie"

"That's a C. d- lie" Like the explosion of an 1S-inch 1 shell. this exclamation, shouted by
 Joe Stephens at the top of his voice. shattered the orderly proceedings of l Judge Sweency's court yesterday morning while Bud Stephens was be-
 ing tried for murder.
 Stephens wrath was aroused by the testimony of Sid Marks. Marks
 was telling what Joe Stephens and i his son, Bud, had said to Mrs. Steph-
 ems out on the Williamson Valley
 road on the night of Sunday, March 1 .30th. He had sworn that Bud had l hovered around the machine echoing
 the abusive language being used lbX i his father. That the father had ac-
 cused Mrs. Stephens in vulgar terms
 of having been improperly intimate
 with Miller of whom he had spoken as that black s- of a b".' The 1 father had said: You know you have"
 Witness added that Mrs. Stephens | had said: q have not.
 That Bud had then echoed: You i know you have'
 1 It was at this juncture that the
 elder Stephens interrupted the pro- | ceedings. The whole court was
 thrown into confusion. The judge
 rapped for order Stephens was i hustled out by the bailiff. The court ordered that Stephens be arrested
 and held in custody during the dura-
 ton of the trial He was taken to | jail but was released last night about i six o'clock on an order signed by Judge Sweeney.
 Fen s. Hildrcth was the first wit
 ness called. The prosecution made
 it evident that they intended to in troducc testimony as to the character of Miller, the victim of the
 killing. Attorney O'Sullivan object | ed on the ground that the character of Miller was not point at issue. | Attorney Clark insisted that the de- | fcnse had introduced testimony to- show that it was because of Miller's reputation that the defendant had been warranted in believing 1t was proper to kill him. Mir. Hildreth was excused for the time. the prosecution advising the court that they desired time in which to prepare data supporting thelr con tention.
 Marlowe Tells of Trip. Ernest Marlowe repeated very closely the testimony he had given
 at the coroner's inquest immediate ly after the killing. He had seen Mrs Stephens on the plaza in the morning. She had asked him if he wouldn't look Joe up. He had not been able to do so at the time. but did SO later.
 He saw Mrs. Stephens again in the afternoon in front of the garage. He had told her he was going out to the ranch. She asked if she might go out with him. He had said she could. | She had given no reason why she wanted to ride out with him.
 He had seen Joe Stephens m the morning and again at the garage riqht after noon. He saw him at the garage again that afternoon about an hour before he had started to Will liamson Valley with Mrs. Stephens Mrs. Stephens was not with him at the time. i.
 "What was Mir. Stephens condi- tion9 was asked. ''Was he drunk or sober. and ii drunk. how drunk |
 He was drunk" Marlowe said and besitated. Then he added: 'I couldn't say how drunk"
 He had gone over to the Vendome for Mrs. Stephens late in the alter noon. He didn't know the tune. It must have been about 4 o'clock.
 He had helped Joe Stephens. get ready to start from the Vendome previously. Stephens had come up to the hotel with his Ford truck: Marlowc had put a hand satchel and T suit case into the car. Mrs. Steph- ems had then taken the satchel out. He did not know what it contained- Mrs. Stephens went back into the hotel. He did not remember what had happened. He had gone over to the F. B. store with Stephens Tn the Ford car and had got out there.
 Later he had got his own car m shape and had picked up Mrs. Steph- ems and Sid Marks who was gong out to the Hildreth. ranch to get ms time. Mrs. Stephens had her suit case. She was planning to go to the ranch
 Reconnoiter For Bootleg.
 Marlowe told about gathering up two pint flasks of whiskey he had 1 cached in the rocks about Murphy drive. Mrs. Stephens had given him permission to get it and had visited at Mrs. Cooks in West Prescott while they had gone out after the liquid supplies. When they stopped , for Mrs. Stephens on their return. [ she had first suggested the advisa- bility of staying in town as some thing might happen 10 Mir. Stephens , on the way out Marks had said that if there was any trouble, they would be at hand to help and that if neces- I sary, he could drive the Ford. They then started.
 Marlowe and Marks had take a ! drink when they reached the summit ; Tb;s baJ baap with tho Deru1iSSiOu