Arizona republican., 1919-05-21
AT I TORNEYS WAGNER CASE IN
 HOT EXCHANGE
Defense Counsel Has Warm Words Concerning Treat- ment of Little Girl" . Wants to Know Who's Got the Money"

OldAldAHS tHfI tue c0nStltutiO
 rights of his client had been wiped out
 and that the mere child" had been scared into making signed statements
 R. H. Brumbach appealed to the coIrt yesterday to protect Nina Wagner
 interests.
 The appeal followed the defendants plea ot not guilty to the charge of grand larceny. The young woman's triaI
 was set for June IS, when she will at
 tempt to prove that the s1,700 in T,ih-
 erty ponds and Sl,0O0 in cash belonged | to her and not to J. D. Thornton With whom she came to Arizona. from OI,1a- homa, and who started the proceedings i against her.
 MT Brumbach referred to the de-
 fendant as the little girr' and declared l that she would not have a chance if
 confronted with the signed statema,ts which she had made after threats had been made against her.
 She has been harrassed annovad and threatened by third parties" said | Brumbach. She was told if she did not do certain things she would be sent
 to the penitentiary."
 MT. Brumbachs third nartvp an peared to be w. V. Anderson connsa1 for Thornton, now serving six months Tn the county pail for violation of fhe
 Mann act. His particular concern an peared to be over the fact that the ponds and cash were not in the courtas possession.
 Whos got the mOney?" he asked.
 am Informed that Thornton's attor hey mas part Of the money in his DOS session. l demand that it be produced as evidence. The evidence has beeD taken from this defendant so it is i'm possible for her to have a fair trial. lie then charged that the Wagner girl had not been properly protected in the Maricopa county jail.
 II two lawyers get in a heated con-
 test to see who can reach the money flrst 1t is of no interest to me" said County Attorney L. NJ. Laney. "But [ am concerned when there are charges against my office. There has been no improper talking with this young ladv. Who only came to my office when she asked to see me-
 Brumbach took another shot at An oerson, whom he charged with holding d conversation with Nina while she was In Jall and threatening her with iV years Tn the penitentiary and claim Ing that her husband, Tony Wagner would be forced to serve time aIso fnr eashing $500 Liberty bond which bis wife gave him after she left Thornton in Phoenix. 1i Il eon
 Judge Stanford asked MT. Anderson II he cared to make statement mas
 nuch as his name had been mentioned in court
 Anderson, white with indignation declared that he would like to ask bfumbach the source of his informa- tlon but what he had to say to him could best be said outside the court room. o"i
 Judge Stanford assured Brumbach that no Maricopa county iurv nor court would tolerate any irreguiaritv lie sad he realized that the iail nuar- ters were entirely Inadequate but that ~neh the defendant was placed in the Crittenton home after her preliminary examination there were rumors of an ateeihpt 10 escape and she was sent to @Jdh- @ Judge Stanford stated that if -nis. wagner promised not to escape uoL permit anyone else to aid her in es caplng he would allow her to retutn | to the Home. After receivinp har promise he reminded her that if was . | felony to attempt to escape from tba institution in which she was com | mitted. 'oin-
 IL was understood that the girl wo,,Id | plead guilty and would seek a sus~ penued sentence, but despite this rufnor which originated about the conrt | house, she will make Q. fight for dieN nissal of the case against her. She bas aulte won over the members of the ". '. T. U., who were in attendance yesterday. There were fully 20 women nside the rail and it is said leaders oI the association have called on her y,ohstantly since her confinement in ne county Jail One of the most promi- aent workers said that Nina had told ler that she regretted her past life NIth Thornton and expressed her de sire 10 live right in the future.
 inc Whereabouts of the bonds and money over which Brumbach is so sreatly exercised has been accounted U .,or; It IS alleged. It is said that inc i;ooV bond which Thornton claimed 'eiohged to his wife has been returned . her, the $500 bond appears to have 'eeh gift to Wagner from his wife Ihd cashed by him, one of the s1O9 'olios IS In possession of the federal U ad 1t is said, while the other ioo pond is missing. It is claimed that ne government has sS40 of the s1 000 ma IL IS claimed the balance was Pent by Mrs. Wagner. \