Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-17

I ever do steal anything of yours, you will never see it again." Mrs. Stephens had told him later that Mil Ter had said to her that he, Stephens, had not understood what he meant by the remark but that he had meant her Mrs. Stephens told him this some time after Miller's death. He had then told Bud.
 Witness had returned to the ranch about April 10th. Mrs. Stephens had returned 10 the ranch about a week after Miller's deth.
 A hint as to the line of testimony to be introduced by the prosecution was given by the questions that fol- lowed:
 After Miller's final discharge, did he ever visit the ranch?"
 "Only once that I knew of. He rode over to the house in July and waited for awhile at the gate for Orville Bozarth. He left before Boz arth came.
 He came several times when l was not home I do not know this of my own knowledge. l was told so."
 Many questions were asked as to the details of the movements of the witness for the days just prior to the shooting of Miller. In regard to his actions on the Sunday prior to the tragedy, he was asked:
 "On Sunday afternoon, did you not spend an hour or so at Al Weber's garage talking?"
 The witness admitted that he had.
 "Did you not hire Ernest Marlowe for general ranch work?" 1 Yes"
 Did he not expect you to ride out with him:"
 No. 1 was going out on truck. Mrs. Stephens was going out with Bud.
 Did not Marlowe suggest to you several times that 1t was time to start for the ranch?"
 "He did. But I didn't feel that it made any difference whether we got there early or late?"
 Do you know whether Bud had made arrangements for taking his mother out or not" "I am not sure.
 Did you care very muchE
 'I didn't know as it made any dif- ference whether she went out that day or stayed over in Prescott"
 Did you not know that Mrs. | Stephens was up about the $. 5. store waiting a long while for you to come and pick her up." ..
 q don't know. never saw her."
 "You testified, I believe that you had not had any trouble with Mrs. Stephens that Sunday"
 T did"
 Did not Mrs. Stephens take a cer- tain bag out of the car so 1t couldn't be taken to the ranch? And when you learned about her action were i you not very angry and indignant"
 'I don't remember
 Don't you know anything about it."
 q do not
 Don't you know that this was what delayed you?"
 "I don't remember"
 Don't you know that another thing that delayed you was that you spent an hour or so drinking down at the garage"
 q didn't know that it made any 1 difference whether we got out to the ranch at 8 o'clock or 10 o'clock.
 Don't you know that Mrs. Steph- ems had ,-'ven up her room at the hotel rTd was waiting for you to take her out to the ranch:'
 q did not know she had gwen up the room"
 Did you know where Mrs. Steph- ems was while you were at the gar age drinking?" No" |,
 Did you make any effort to find out:"
 "No."
 Don't you know that Mrs. Steph- ems went out to the ranch with Ern- est AIarlowe because she did not know of any other way of getting | home:"
 "I did not"
 Don't you know that when she did start, she did not know. but wha. you were ahead of her on the way
 II did not"
 Did you have any liquor with you when you started for the ranch:
 "Only what we carried inside ot us"
 "Can you say what happened at the Marlowe. place when you start ed back:'
 q don't even know what time we left Prescott"
 when you met Marlowes machine you hollcrcd at them and told them to stop, l believe"
 "I did not The machine came to stop" And Bud went right to Marlowe and hit him with something'"
 He hit him with his fist" When you called out to her about being with those C. d- boot leggers, did your wife make any re- ply?"
 'She did not" Were those the only abusive words you uscd:' At that time, yes" "Whcn did you use any abusive words later::' .'I said: C. d- you. II you