Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24

Mrs Stephens said the following morning that Joe and Bud had called her awful names, and then Mrs. l Stephens says in court that the men did not sue any rough language in her presence. Who are you to be- lieve? The officer, of course"
 Mr. Haworth ended his speech at l0:30 and shortly afterwards Attor- ncy Morgan of the defense took the | floor Mir Morgan went into detail regarding the nature of the character evidence which had been introduced in favor of the youthful defendant. He said that great weight should be attached to evidence of this sort when 1t came from number of rep rcsentativc men or ;he community.
 The speaker defended Buds actions in attempting to secure an exemp- ton. from military service last fall, and said that it was no more than many other young cattlemen had done at that time.
 The defendant is now waiting a chance to join the colors." said the speaker. ''and if he is acquitted. he will enter the army and will there get the discipline which has been SO sadly lacking in his life up to the present time. He is ready and will i ing to go to France to avenge the ravishcd women of that nation and of Belgium Bud must of necessity have been patriot of the highest class or he could never have joined the Elks lodge in this city just three 1 days before, the Elks being one of the most patriotic orders in the Unit ! ed States Gentlemen of the jury, let | this boy go free so that any signs which may be charged against him may be vindicted on the battlefields | of France"
 Attorney O'Sullivan began his ar sument for the defense at the time court adjourned at two o'clock and 1 occupied all the remainder of the afternoon. He laid much stress on the previous good character of the i defendant He enlarged upon the theory of the defense that the boy was demcntcd at the time he had fir ed the fatal shots and asked for a verdict of acquittal or at best one of manslaughtcr, as, he said, the deed had not been a premeditated one. 1 "Gcntlement of the jury, I want YOU to bear in mind the fact that il
 
 Iibcrtine and seduccr of womanhood will rejoice. A conviction at this | time will mean that the law IS putt ing a premium on attempts such as we allcgc that Miller made to seduce Mrs. Stephens, and ii the law frowns of effcrts of young men like Bud Stephens to avenge the activities ot seducers and their ilk, then every man of that vocation has been made safer and bectuse the law his given them semblance of protection"
 Clark Plays Defense. Assistant Prosecutor Clark began his speech at seven o'clock to crowd which filled the big room to ovcrflowing.
 "In person of the defendant, said Mir. Clark, We see one of the most cold-blooded assassins ever brought to justice in an Arizona court room. He had not only engag- ed in murder but he has repeatedly displayed his desire of crucifying his mother on the pillory of shame and brand her to the world as a woman of shameful character. And in com- parison to this last-named crime, murder is but a misdemeanor.
 The defendant sets up the~claim that he is now a drafted man and anxious to go to the front to avengc the ravished women of France and Belgium. He was called into service in August. 1917. Why didn't he go :hcn instead of spending all this time in an attempt to escape service: I'll tell you the reason why. Because he was too cowardly to go out on the battlefield and take a chance firing at the Huns face to face. Ii by some hook or crook he could have succeed ed in getting behind the enemy and shooting them in the back, then he might have consented to go to war without a racket. The only time which Bud Stephens could shoot a man was when his intended victim was not looking.
 "l maintain that Bud Stephens was SO cowardly that he was willing to 20 out and slay in cold blood a man who had once been his bosom friend and then take a chance of getting free by reason of his fathers wealth and power. rather than go to the army. He probably reasoned that m event he was convicted, he would ap- peal the case and fight off the execu- ton of the courts sentence until such time as the war would be over and then he would not have to go. Even if he did get sent to the penitentlary, he probably figured, the soft-heart-
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