Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-17
REPUTATION FOR PEACE.
 QUIE TUDE AND SObR|ETY GOOD, WITNESSES SAY
Prominent Men Testify In Behalf Of Bud Stephens;
 Sheriff on the Stand

they could be going to where Miller worked.
 He was not armed when he and Bud drove around the plaza the after noon of. the shooting He did not know how they happened to stop in front Of Timerhoff's. Nothing had been said by Bud as to any special reason for driving around except that he wanted to see Johnny Vickers. They had not seen Nickers. He hadn't seen where Bud went He was not armed in any way.
 Witness was then seNcused and --sHzzzszskzs.ssss<sseS<s4esd 1. Merwin was walking down towards J. M w. Moore's office when he saw Joe Stephens drive up Cortez street in the back seat of an auto. The auto stop ped in front of Timerhoff's. He made remark to Stephens about the weather and continued mp the street.
 Witness Kept Going.
 When he was in front of Bruch mans store he heard five shots fir ed, one after the other. He didn't stop but went right on into Moore's office. Later he heard two more shots. A man hollered and ran past the office. Fred Moore was nearest the door. Moore told him it was Joe Stephens. He hadn't heard what the man said. He was hard of hear ing.
 Vickers Testifies.
 John Vickers was the next witness. l.r ney O'Sullivan, he testified that he had lived in Yavapai county 25 years. He was railroad brakeman. He had known Joe Stephens about two years and Bud about year and a half. Early on the morning of Monday, April lst, the day before the killing, he had met Bud Stephens at the Pal ace Bud was crying and was ner- vouS and very much upset. They had breakfast and then Bud asked him to go down the street with him.
 They went to the Ref Hotel and looked at the register. Then Bud went to the room occupied by Mar lowe and Sid Marks. When he heard the noise of a row, he went to the room. Bud was leaning on the bed and had hold of Mhrlowe. He heard Bud say: Tell me where she is or I'll bust you" Then Bud hit Marlowe in the face, cutting his eye.
 In the meantime, Sid Marks had jumped out of bed and ran around so that he could grab Bud. Marks said: "Yes, you little s- of a b., know where your mother IS and I'd like to see you or any other of the Stephens family make me tell.
 Both Bud and Marlowe were cry ing. Marlowe had said: "I know where your mother got out of the car but I don't know where she is."
 Did you see Bud later that morn- ing:"
 q did"
 What was his condition"
 He was nervous and excited"
 Witness testified that on Monday evening he had driven Joe Stephens down past the Tuohy ranch to Skull Valley where they had found Etta and he and Stephens had returned to Prescott, arriving about o'clock.
 On Tuesday morning he saw Bud at the Palace where they had break fast. They arranged for Vickers to go out to Buds place for visit and after breakfast went down 10 Bruch- mans store where Vickers tried on several suits. He found nothing that fit they went away promising to return later.
 Vickers Cross-Examined
 The witness was then turned over to Attorney Clark for cross-examina- tionu. He repeated that he had lived in Yavapai county g years.
 Most Of that time you were in the saloon business were you not?"
 ''I was a mere boy" was the reply.
 You knew Joe Stephens most of