Arizona republican., 1919-08-28
SHEEP STEALING
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Berry Roach Frank Witness At Hearing W m a Il And Sweat To Know To- day Whether They Will Be Bound Over


 ]. ]. Newman and Roy Sweat will know at l o'clock today whether they will be held to the superior court on "a charge of sheep stealing. Their preliminary examination occupied all of yesterday afternoon in Justice De Souza's court and was taken under ad- visement. Whatever reasonable doubt may exist is in the case of Sweat, who was brought into the sheep conspiracy later on the confession of Berry Roach who admitted the crime, duplicating beside himself Newman. and Sweat Newman had also made an admission, but has since recalled it.
 The examination was preceded yes terday by the bringing of Newman into court on the charge of forging the name of L. NJ. Hoghe to a check which he cashed last May. This is the third charge of this kind against Newman He gives the impression that he is a young man who does not know any better than 10 cash forged cheeks or to steal sheep.
 Ready With an Elihi
 There are several such charges against these defendants. and the one on which they were tried yesterday was that of stealing ten head of sheep from the ranch of Charles Hazelton a few miles northwest of the city on or ahout the night of August g.
 Sweat was accompanied in court by his mother, three sisters and a broth eE-in-law by whom he expected to es- tablish an alibi, covering not only the night in question, but all other nights and days within a reasonable radius s1At every mention of his connection with the sheep stealing affair, he biurted out, wherever he might happei to be in the court room, I'm not guilty" And when he was on the stand he averred his innocence in every au- swer to questions addressed to him before the attorneys had finished for nulating the fnterrogatories. w J. Bailey appeared for Newman: Eddie Goodwin for Sweat and Assistant County Attorney Lewlowitz for the state.
 Bought Sheep of Newman
 The first witness was John Csilleland foreman at the Hazelton ranch. Gille- land said that some time previous to August 10 he had counted the sheep Belonging 10 Hazelton and there were 2 Of them. August 10. when he moved the sheep, there were only 12 He was unable to connect the defendants with the theft. except by the admission or Roach, and that was excluded
 The foreman of the Tribolet com pany testified that he had bought sheep at various times, beginning some time last July. from persons who had brought them to the pens. He had always given orders on the company in own for the checks. He identified Newman as a man with whom he had dealt He had also given an order for q cheek to he drawn in favor of H. Sweat. but he said that he had not met Sweat. Sheriff Montgomery said that in a meeting at the office if the county attorney Newman had admitted the theft of the sheep anc described the place where they had heen stolen
 Roach duplicates Two
 Roach was put on the stand and positively stated that Newman and Sweat were joined with him in the sheep stealing enterprise. Roach had also confessed more fully at the office of the county attorney There he was asked why he had stolen the sheep.
 Well he replied in a brisk and husinesslike manner T had a note coming due at the bank and had to meet it.
 But why didn't you sell your car and get money to nay the note?'
 "Well. I needed the car in my busl ness
 'AVhat was your business, sheep s1ealing2v
 ''Yes, yes. sheep stealing"
 Newman was put on the stand in defense of Sweat but before his ex- animation was begun it was agreed that he could answer no question in eliminating himself. and he was with drawn After that the relatives of