Arizona republican., 1920-11-17

testified to hearing blows and sounds. as though striking person with bare hand, in the apartment of the Checks at frequent intervals. Mrs. Nichols stated that she overheard Victor Check trying to get his father to sign some paper several days prior to the death of Mir. Check. Mrs. Nichols said that the younger MT. Check kept up his en- deavors for more than three hours, during which time, she said, she fre- quently heard blows struck.
 The elder MT. Check, she said, plead ed for mercy and asked his son why he beat him so. Mrs. Nichols said that she could not hear all that was said, but she heard Victor Check reading the paper several times to his father, but could hear only a word now and then of the document he was reading. SeV- eral times, she said, she heard the words, flor and in consideration of, l hereby appoint you" and then she said she could not distinguish the remainder of the paper. From the words used by the son, Mrs. Nichols said. she pre- stunned he was trying to get him to sign some paper which the elder man ola not wish to sign.
 Mrs. Lillian Warner said she heard sounds of blows quite often and heard the elder man begging for mercy. Mrs. Warner said she heard Mrs. Check on one occasion say that they would
 make the aged man stay in bed all day
 unless he signed something they want
 ed him to sign. On another occasion,
 she said she overheard one of the Checks ask, 'Nvhat shall we give father for supper?" and the other replied:
 "Oh, a glass of milk will do him to-
 night"
 MT. Warner said that the younger Checks never left their father alone nos
 permitted any of the neis nDors 10 tax I with him. A few days prior to his
 death, she said, she was on the fropi
 porch of the apartment and the eldei
 MT. Check came out and spoke to her
 He asked her, she said, to call the
 authorities, and then before she coulC
 ask him any questions, Mrs. Checl
 came out and took him into the house.
 Several witnesses testified that oi
 the Saturday night that the elder MT
 Check died, they heard several sharl crashes in the Check apartment ant sounds as though blows were beini 1 struck Three or four dull thuds, the. said. occurred, such as a falling bod, l might produce. Very feeble groans , they said, came from the apartment f Soon afterward, the Checks drov l away. they said.
 Swore at Him, Is Testimony Emil S. Galster a recent arrival fror
 Los Angeles, stated he had the apart
 ment across the drive from the Check! :. He had lived there about a month, h ! said and was at home-most of the tim . About two weeks ago, he said. he hear T Mrs. Check trying to get her father-in ' law to sign something which he refuse to sign. He said he overheard hs e say that if he did not sign the papt r she would put him to bed. MT. Galstt e said he heard blows struck in tn Il apartment frequently and stated thu S sometimes the blows were sharp ( y though struck with the open hand ar
 sometimes they were dull thuds [ l. though struck with fist
 '' Both of the younger Checks. he sal e swore a great deal at the old man ar n during the month he lived across fro 1 them, Mr. Galster said. he had nev e heard them address kind word X their father. On another occasion. l. said, he heard Victor Check ask
 wife what they should give the d father to eat. and she replied, N 7, Galster said: "Give him glass l. milk"
 t. Disturbed by Beating, He Said Id On Monday or Tuesday evenir r. prior to the death of MT. Check. Gs r. ster said. he was disturbed by M le Check beating the elder Check. Aft In five minutes. he said, he went out a .d called to the landlady of the apal
 ment house. but the beating had ceas
 before he got back. He said he hea " the elder man ask for mercy at { l. time and ask that she cease beatt is him. Victor Check. he said. was I he home at the time.
 ,ls On Wednesday or Thursday of