Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-17

They then went to the car and drove to the sheriff's office where 1 Bud gave himself up.
 Stephens testified that Mrs. Steph- ems health had been very bad for some several years. A prominent surgeon had advised them only a short time before the tragedy that an operation was absolutely essen tial and that it would have to be per formed inside of 90 days or it would be too late. They were too busy at that time to follow his advice.
 At this juncture, the witness was turned over to the prosecution for cross-examination. In response to preliminary questions he testified:
 Cross Examined.
 "I have been married 2S years. have two children, Etta and Bud. That's all We have the best ranch and the best and most luxuriously fur nished ranch home in the State. am worth S200OO0. Bud is worth more than S200O0 in the clear I did not give it to him. He earned it. He bad worked on the ranch all his life and it was coming to him. We also had home in Los Angeles. 1 had bought it about l7 years ago. It is in my wife's name. We always had 10 or l2 men working on the ranch. Sometimes there were as high as 40.'
 Miller had worked on the place since the latter part of 1915. Bud had hired him to do general work. s.Nkro. I,o a o,oaI Sr Hrac L. ed.
 Never any better. He was reliable in every way
 Bud had been sick the spring of 1917. Miller was the only nurse be- sides the doctor. Miller had quit shortly after Bud got well. Bud had hired him back again in the fall. He quit again some time in January. He was working for Bud in February.
 Witness was in Los Angeles at the time. He returned to the ranch alone. Mrs. Stephens was to follow him. Before she arrived, he had gone to Denver. When he returned, he expected to find his wife at the ranch. Instead, she was at the Tuohy ranch where she was cooking for Hunter, Miller and Mexican who were working on the place. The two whites were blowing.
 The place was not comfortable. It was big ranch house and was not furnished except for an old stove. It was weather proof with doors and windows but there were no beds and practically no furniture.
 In the evening there were card games. Sometimes these lasted till after midnight "
 You testified this morning that you objected to this said Attorney | Clark. "LAs recall it, you said that you did not like her paying more at tcntion to Miller than to you
 "I did not" was the answer.
 Did you not so testify this morn- ing:" was asked.
 "I did not"
 "This was in April, l9l7?"
 Tt was.' : You testified that after this you kept watch on her. That meant did if not that you believed there was something to watch:" .,
 q kept watching both of them was the reply.
 Witness testified that in June, 1917, i he had had a quarrel with Miller in i the yard Of the Prescott Lumber Co. Miller had said that he would take no more orders from the Mexican on the place and that either the Mexican had to be fred or he would quit. This was the cause of Miller's discharge at that time. The Mexican was still at work on the ranch.
 You did not pay Miller off at the time:"
 .I did not know how much was coming to him." was the reply. Witness testified that Miller had driven back to the ranch the neSt day or the day after, he wasn't sure which. Mrs. Stephens had hired him again. He did not know this of his own knowledge. He had been so in- formed by Bud Miller was kept on for about a month when he was dis charged for keeps.
 One day when your niece was at the ranch and Mir. BoZarth was there, did not your wife speak of Miller m the highest tcrms:" was asked.
 "I don't remember"
 At this juncture short recess was taken. When court rc-convcned, Chas. T. Mullen and Thomas Fay Tor were allowed to present testimony as 10 the character of the defendant. Their testimony was as follows:
 Charles T. Mullen: "I am a cattle man. l have lived in Yavapai county for l2 years. My headquarters has been at the Tuohy ranch. l have known Harry Stephens for s or y years. His reputation for peace and quiet has been good
 Thomas Taylor: ''I live at Clark dale. 1 have lived in Yavapai coun- ty for 2 years. am mining man employed by the United Verde Cop per Company. I have known Harry Stephens since he was very little boy. About two years ago, l found it necessary to investigate his charac- ter and reputation. As result ot my investigations l was prepared to put S2O.OOO into his hands in an invest mcnt.
 Under cross examination, Mir. Tay- Tor testified that he had lived in Je-