Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24
MRS. STEPHENS TELLS HOW MILLER TRIED ID
 INDUCE HER ID FLOP
(From Wednesdays DailvJ

yesterday.
 One was the introduction of Mrs. Stephens as a witness and her testi- mony as 10 love making by Miller
 The other was the swearing by Mrs. Anderson, a witness for the de- fcnsc to the fact that an understand ing had been reached at her house by noon oi the day oi the murder be- tween Mrs. Stephens and the rest of the family that Mrs. Stephens was 10 go back to the ranch the next day, Wednesday,, and that when Bud had urged his mother to let him take her out that day she had refused on the ground that she was tired and needed rest but had said she would go out the next day.
 There was also a serious diSap- pointment for the women who have been iudulg;ng themselves in the de- tails oi the trial At II o'clock. when he had got well under way with the cross-cxaminatiou Of Mrs. Stephens, Attorney F. s. Clark halted the trial to say:
 "G our honor, from now on, there will probably be a great deal of vul- gar and obscene language brought ont in the course of the examination. I think # would only be proper toI take a short recess in order that those ladies who might desire to re tire should have the opportunity to. do so.'
 Judge Sweeney acceded to the sug- gestion of the attorney and the jury filed out Only four of the ladies present followed their example. The rest stuck tight
 It happened however, that the at forney had mistimed his fireworks. The proceedings were considerably tanner than they had been earlier in the day
 Unfortunately. word of what was 10 come evidently did not get round town for there was standing room only long before court was called atI ? o'clock and the first three rows of seats were entirely occupied by the gentler sex except for one man who had managed to squeeze Tn place for himself When the proceedings began. there were 6S ladies present, bv actual count and the number was augmented from time to time as the afternoon wore away.
 Mrs. Stephens Testifies.
 Mrs. Joe Stephens, the mother of the young man on trial for his life, was practically the first witness Of the day.
 Under questioning by Attorney C'Sullivau for inc defense, Mrs. Stephens told of coming to town with her men folks on March 10th. They stopped at the St Michael She had seen Robert Miller at the Pal ace hotel that evening. He had left his place at the lunch counter where hc was eating and had come around and talked to her.
 The next day. the llth, was Sunday. She again saw Miller as she was com ing from the Palace where she had had breakfast. She had met him later about 12:30 o'clock near the depot. They went over near the cleo tric light plant and sat down and talked until after : o'clock. She had separated from Miller at the depot
 Witness had come into Prescott again on March 27th. Ii was the Wednesday on which her husband went to Phoenix. She went to the train with him in the evening. She had met Nr. Miller about ESQ that evening at the corner of the St. Mich ael hotel He was talking with Sid Marks and boy working on the ranch.
 She and Miller had walked down Nontezuma street together towards the railroad. They sat down on some stcDs back of the coal bunIers and talked.
 And what did Miller say:"
 Miller said that while he was on the ranch didn't sem to know how much he loved me. He said: T loved vou and I love you now Then he spoke about the time he had told Mir. Stephens that if he stole anything from him, he'd never get 1t back again. He told me that he was re- fcrring to myself when he said that
 Urges An Elopment.
 "He urged me to leave with him on the II o'clock train. When | spoke about the operation the doctor had advised he said that I might die under the operation and that Id bet ter leave well enough alone.
 When | asked him where we'd go, he said to Los Angeles or anywhere. He suggested that we go to his home and said we could reach il in five days by Los Angeles
 Witness further testified that her husband had returned from Phoenix on Thursday night On Friday he had gone to the ranch and he and Bud had returned on Saturday.
 On Sunday. March 5lst. she had started for the ranch in Ernest Mar loves machine She did not remcm- Der when they had started. They had picked mp Miller at the Hildrcth ranch and had then gone on into Prescott Miller and she had got out. Miller had arranged for room for her at the Golden Eagle hotel He had carried her suit case mp the stairs for her to the door of the room and had gone away. They had come back to Prescott by way of Jerome Junction. Miller had told her he was going 10 take her