The Arizona copper camp., 1918-12-07
LAWHON- POLLARD SUIT At PHOENIX
IS FULL Of INTEREST FOR RAY|TES

| he had known him in Miami, Globe,
Ray and Phoenix.
| c.. c. Thompson of Phoenix was
questioned concerning Pollard's rela-
tions with the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company, and was also
asked concerning Pollards transac-
tions with the Marchant Calculating
Machine company. On cross examina-
tion he testified that he had not heard
Pollard's reputation discussed.
Judge e. W. Lewis of Phoenix testi.
! fed that he had known Pollard for
five or six years, that he had met
him at Globe, that he had known him
for three years in Phoenix. do you
know what his general reputation for
truth and veracity is?" he was asked.
81 have never heard it discussed" he
answered. Have you ever heard it
questioned?" asked Attorney Bullard,
except by Mr.. Lawhon?"
Never, except in connection with
the ,Keating- Crowley controversy"
said Judge Lewis. "It was questioned
by the opponents in that controversy"
| other Witnesses for Pollard
C. E. Adams testified that he had
known Pollard for two years in Ray
and Phoenix, and that his general
regulations was good. That he had
never heard anybody question it be-
side Lawhon. When asked as to-
whether Mr.. Lawhon had told him. that
Pollards reputation was good, Addams
said "No, anything but that!"
Chas. H. Harter, at present al book
keeper for the commission of state
institutions at Phoenix, testified that
he had resided in Ray for three and
! half years and had known Pollard. He
said Pollard's reputation was good so
far as he knew, although he had never
heard it discussed.
Reports Are Brought Up
Each of the character witnesses in
troduced by the defense was asked on
cross-examination whether they had
ever heard of Pollard's reported stock
transactions in connection with sales
of stock in the Marchant Calculating
Machine company. The prosecution in
each case asked the witness IL he had
heard that Pollard had sold stock in
this company and failed to turn in the
money after he had received it; II
he had heard that he had sold some
of this stock to John Keat' of Hurley,
N. M. and had then gone to Okla
homa without making delivery of the
stock, and that Keat had had Pollard
extradited and returned to Hurley,
New Mexico, and thrown in Jail. They
were also asked concerning a similar
instance at Clifton, where Pollard was
reported to have sold some Of this
stock to John Owen Amber, of the
Arizona Copper company and that
Amber had Pollard arrested in Mon
tana and brought back by means OF
extradition process to Clifton, where
according to the report, Pollard was
thrown in JAIL In. each instance the
witnesses said they had not heard of
any such reports.
The matter of Pollard's transac-
tions with the Ray Silver Lead Mining
company and with VIM. ]. Graham of
the Little Bobbie Mining company in
this district were also gone into, as
was the controversy between Pollard
and Heating and Crowley 1t was rep
resented by counsel for the prosecution
that Pollard had agreed to transfer
certain mining claims to the Ray Sill
yer Lead Mining company, alleging
same to be his own property, when
upon the transfer being made, 1t de-
veloped. that some of the claims be-
longed to the Indian Springs Mining
company. Other property which Pol
lard claimed to own it was alleged by
attorneys for the prosecution, had
later proved to belong to Heating and
Crowley. Pollard's representations to
Graham that he owned the group
known as the Little Bobbie and the
discovery that Graham made after
wards that Pollard was not the owner
of all the property, was also brought
up.
The case is being followed with
great interest locally, by reason of the
fact that the principals and many OF
the witnesses are we'll known in this
district. Lawhon, who claims that he
and Pollard were partners in the ne
gotiating of the lease between the Ray
Silver Lead Mining company and
Adams, is suing Pollard for his share
Of the proceeds.
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