Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24

off for the noon recess. When court reconvened at ? o'clock, Marks was once more put on the stand. He was asked:
 Two Black Mouthed Liars.
 What did Miller say when Steph ems accused Mrs. Stephens of being criminally intimate with him (Mil- ler).
 He replied Miller said: You're two black mouthed liars
 Please tell the jury what Joe and Bud were doing in their efforts to get Mrs. Stephens out of the car"
 One was on each side of the car. They had hold of her, pulling and jerking. I was standing in front of the car in the light and she was in the body of the car, so l could not see what Mrs. Stephens was doing. I could only sec the bodies of the men,"
 Tell what happened after the Stephenses left"
 Miller came to the car. We hunt cd up Ernest. Then we got started. We had gone about a mile towards the summit when we saw a car ap- preaching. It had two headlights and a searchlight. As Buds car is equipped in that way, we thought that perhaps Joe and Bud had managed to arm themselves and were coming back
 Ernest jumped out and ran into the brush. I slipped over on the seat and took the wheel. We went on about 100 yards when Mrs. Steph- ems insisted that we turn around. She expressed fear that Joe and Bud might kill us as they had threaten ed. So we turned around and switch ed off the lights. We ran back a quarter of mile.
 Then we drove off the road and stopped. Miller and l got out to hunt for Ernest. Mrs. Stephens said: Please don't both of you go. They may come here and find me and kill me- So Miller went back and l made a dctour 10 where Marlowe got out. | yelled but there was no answer. So I went back to the car. Ernest was there.
 "Alarlowe refused to drive at first. He was more familiar with car, though. and we insisted.
 Mrs. Stephens asked that we go back to Prescott by way of Jerome Junction to avoid any chance of meet ing her husband and Bud. l offered to take her to her daughter at Skull Valley if she preferred. She decided to go onto Prescott.
 As we rode along, I suggested to Mrs. Stephens that she go to Mrs. i ~l, |, ra she wanted to go. She said she didn't want any of us to know where she was at"
 Marks said further that when Mil Ter had taken Mrs Stephens grip and started away from the car, they didn't watch which way he went. As they left the car, Miller had said: Wait. I'll be right down."
 Did Ernest hear him: was asked.
 He did not act like it. He drove right on"
 And the Morning After. In reference to their visitors at the Ref later that morning, Marks said: Somebody opened the door and walked in. It was Bud Stephens and man who I learned later was Johnny Vickcrs Bud said: w h e e's mamma:'
 "I called Ernest. When Bud saw him, he said: There's the s-- of b-I want and hit him in the eye.
 "I told Bud I knew where his mother was and wouldn't tell him then or any other time"
 Did you make any threats against prJ'e 1;fc at that lime "
 "I didn't threaten his life, no sir"
 You did not say: I'll kill you:' "
 Not then nor at any time"
 Prior to that time had you ever had any trouble with Bud Stephens or Joe Stephens"
 "Nonc whatever"
 What did Bud say when he left the room:'
 He said he was going to get a gun and make me tell" What did you do:" l "Thc landlady came in on us and l What the landlady said or did was ! chokcd off by objections on the part of Attorney Sullivan. Well. what happened thcn:' was asked
 | -AN NODH dS NN Spl hiNS7Nhs w | went down to the street. We had walked mp the side walk a little way when we saw Joe Stephens and Bud coming down the street in Buds car. They drove over to the side walk and Joe said: Where is that wo- man:"
 told him | wouldn't talk to him "IIc said: oh, yes you will talk to me you s- of a b.. That wo- mans got S9.OOO worth of diamonds on her and I'll make you talk to me.
 We wranglcd there for while. At last I think I told him 1 didn't know 1 where she was"
 You didn't tell nim where she was"
 No"
 Joe then said he was going to the shcriff's office and that they would make me tell.
 i Did you make any threats against the life of Joe Stephens or Bud:' "I did not"
 i Did you use any language that might indicate such thrcats:'