Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-01
RESTS IN EXAMIuATION
 IF CHECKS
Prosecution Concludes lesti- mony With Evidence of
 Property Transfer

PHOENIX. Nov. 30. - The state abruptly rested late today after two notaries public had testified in the preliminary examination Of Victor l Check and his wife, Belle Check, charged with murder in connection with the death of Victor Checks father, Thomas. J. Check. last Nov ember 13. The notaries testified Check senior had executed deeds and assignments of mortgages to Victor and Belle Check before them between the dates Of September 21 and Nov ember g.
 The defense counsel asked contin- uance of several hours to outline course of action. The court contin- ued the hearing to tomorrow.
 Miss Ursula Weber, stenographer and notary m the offices Of law firm, said that On September 21 she acknowledged execution of a deed by Thomas J. Check transferring to Victor and Belle Check. for a consid- eration of $1, all the senior Cheeks farms, stores, dwellings and real es;- tate in Orange and Seminole coun- ties, Florida.
 Doctor vs. Doctor
 Miss Estelle Mccoy, bank teller and notary public. testified that OF October p, October 2S and Novcm- Der 5. she executed acknowledge ments of various assignments of , mortgages by Thomas J. Check to victor and Belle Check on town prop- erty in Sanford Florida. and on eth CT real estate in Orange county, Flo rida. and a deed. executed by Thom- as J. Check, with Victor Check as attorney in fact. 10 Susie E. Hulse Tor property in Brooklyn, New York. The consideration in the last named instrument was s10O. Miss Mccoy testified
 Rapid fire cross examination of a doctor by dortor-lawyer enlivened today's session of the preliminary examination of Mir. and Mrs Victor Check
 Technical arguments and medical and surgical phraseology resounded ns Dr. Win Wylie. of counsel for the defenSe, questioned Dr II. P. Mills. one of the signers of the report Of CheckS $ autopsy, and as Dr. Mills re- piled.
 Throughout the previous days Of the examination. and until the state finished with Dr. Mills, Dr. WvIie had sat quietly among other counsel for the defense. His time came when the county attorney, L. M. I.an- ey, turned the witness over to tho defense. Highly professional inter- rogations and rejoinders regarding arteriosclerosis and the effect of blows on the human body. together wlth references to medical authori- ties, featured the cross examination Autopsy Is Read
 Testiiying for the state. Dr. Mills read the autopsy report which held that the cider Check died of embol- ism or blood clot in the internal car otld, caused by a general hardening of the arteries and to an advanced stage of tuberculosis.
 The report also de1,ribad various bruises found on the hands. scalp and under the left ear of the deceased Check, and that a confusion at th cack Of the head might have bee caE5ed either before or after dea-- but said there was no skull fractr.. NOT did an examination of the ston ach disclose any traces of poiso according to the report.
 Answering question by County Attorney LansN, pr. Mills expressed personal belief that a blow over tr heart might result in the formation Of blood clot such as was descri0- ed m thc autopsy report, but hc add 'ed that ho considered such q result improbable. Tie autopsy report con tirued to furnish the basis of tes;i- mony and cross examination during the afternoon session.