Weekly journal-miner., 1920-03-31
(From Sundays Daily)

Arizona, between 10 a. m. and about 0 p. m. on October last.
 Thirty minutes sufficed for the de-I fendant to relate in his own words the story of the Arizona lap of his Coast-to-Coast automobile trip. That however, did not mark his stay on the witness stand For two hours he underwent a grilling at the hands of County Attorney Neil Clark, during which he made and repeated the amaZ- ing statement of his drive from a town believed to be Winslow tol Kingman. On that day, he asserted he did not stop, although he had al cracked spring. He ate few sand wiChes while driving. Moreover, heI followed heavy car carrying a fami- ly of five adults and a camping outfit.
 Martin also declared he had been unconscious as a result of his wounds from the time he fell with two bullet holes in him on the Mohave desert during his brief escape from captiviI ty at Needles, until he woke up in Prescott jail This was in spite of the fact, the county attorney de- clared, that the defendant had been accompanied by himself and theI sheriff to a lodging house in Ash Fork on their way back, where they spent the entire forenoon in 'intelli- gent conversation"
 Case Approaches Close
 Sensation followed sensation a. Martin came under the cross-fire oil the state and the case drew toward its close. The attorneys stated at the end of the session they believed the case might be ended tomorrow night
 Nichan Martin was born in Zitoun Armenia, according to his own story. His father was a victim of the Turks years ago, but his mother Is still liy ing at his birthplace.
 In 1911, Martin came to this Coun- try at the age then of Is. He work ed in a leather goods factory at Chel-I sea. Mass, and later owned a factory of his own for a year prior to his entry into the American army in Au- gust, 1918 He served at MassaChu- setts posts until his discharge inI February 1919.
 In response to a general question by Judge Ellis Martin then detailed at some length his meeting with De Steunder at Chicago, and their trip pI across the country to a town which | the witness failed to identify, but 1 which, he said, he reached by driving ! west from Holbrook from midnight { to daylight" passing many towns" By other testimony, he indicated he ! and De Steunder had signed a hotel ! register, but he refused to state pos | itively that the name IN. Martin" on l the photostatic copy of a page from a Winslow hotel register was his name He likewise declined to identi- | fy positively similar signatures on pages taken from the Becker garage i register at Springerville and the Com | merciai hotel register at Holbrook.
 He failed to identify a guarantee | slip for a spring bought at the Becker garage. The slip was produced from among his effects by the state.
 At a place he said was called |. Cooleys, he said De Steundcr had | stayed while he went on to HolbrooK |. in a hired machine to get a battery rechargcd The trip, including the time for recharging, he said, was about % hours. On his return to t, Cooleys, he had some check trans ! actions, which turned out all right and | he got money from his Chicago ac- 1 count. De Steundcr had met a man he told Martin was his brother, and . this individual accompanied them as e. lf I, 1oFf behind about midnight the two others proceeding westward and driv- 1 ing until after daylight.
 At this town, presumably Winslow in the view of the state. De Steunder 1 took up another acquaintance whom he called Jimmy. Martin spoke of waking in their hotel room and find ing De Steunder dressed and ready 10 go out. He held his companion and hurriedly dressed. The two then went to a CampgrOunds for tourists <. where he met man named Smith, driving west with his family ill Cadillac. Arthur met Jimmy. also headed west in a Chevrolet, and Jim my and Arthur drove into town leaving Martin with Smith. Three quarters of an hour later De Steun- der not having returned. Martin said i he drove out following Smith, and they took up the remarkable drive to Kiugman De Steundcr's effects, including his "dog-tag" and discharge papers, remained m Martins pos session.
 At kingman, Martin said he dis covered he had been robbed oi $l60 He concluded to lie in wait for De Stcunder, and SO, registered under a | false name as Hary Diver. The next morning, not having waylaid De Steundcr, Martin said he drove west through Needles, where he bought half d dozen watermclons and sup ply of gasoline, and proceeded to Los Angeles, where he searched for d !, brother De Stcundcr had told him was living there. He failed to find i the brother and. 50 went on to Yet tenn. where he was subsequently ar rested.
 He said the juice oi the watgrmcl- ons had stained his car where the state claimed there were blood marks, He declared his pants were stained 1 by his own blood. He denied any att tempt 10 hide or dispose of De Stcuu- dcr's effects. He showed a scar on la ri--er tr fine turrr