Arizona republican., 1920-02-04

l mented around with sand and dirt and 1 gravel"
 Cries Were Heard
 This ring will be identified as the ! property of Ruben CervanteS at the | continuation of the hearing this morn
 ing, County Attorney Laney stated last
 night. Mir. Laney also referred to
 other trinkets. found with buttons, and
 a trousers clasp, in an ash pile which
 was sifted thoroughly by deputy sher- ifs during the ranSacking of the home of the HinduS. He said that a circular
 brooch pin in particular would be identified as the property of Ruben Cervantes by girl friends of the miss | ing boy.
 Topping all other sensations of the days hearing, however, was the evil dence furnished by Mark Phillips. for
 mer schoolmaster of the Riverside dis trict, whose house at Chandler is perched on a ditch bank at distance of less than 50 feet from the shanty
 where Ruben Cervantes is said to have lived with Mahr singh and Harnam Singh, the defendants.
 Unusual things took place in that house on one night last April, accord ing to Phillips. On the night in ques- tion, after he had gone to sleep, he said he was half awakened by what he | called out. He heard nothing further, however, and then went to sleep again. What happened afterwards he told in his own words.
 Goes Over Near House
 "I went to sleep again, and I don't know how long I slept, but l was aroused by a terrible noise. It was so peculiar I can't describe it, only that it was as though some one was strug- gfing. listened to hear if I could hear any words that I could understand, so could see whether there was someone ill trouble or whether it was just jubilee there. As soon as I could sat- isfy myself about the sounds was lis tening to l gave up any hope of under standing what was going on, and got out of bed to go over there. l went as far as my other shack and stood next to the ditch, but the noise by that time had entirely stopped I thought they were having nice little drunken jubilee I didn't know what in the world to think about it It was very quiet and couldn't hear anything at all and couldn't discern any light in the build
 ing. The blinds seemed to be entirely closed down." He had never noticed them down in the fashion described until that night. Phillips testified.
 Were Carrying Something
 Fearing to arouse the suspicious of his neighbors by proving about their place, he waited there several minutes. with everything quiet about him. Then he heard the front door of the Hindu sEanty open, he said.
 "A man came out who seemed to be having considerable trouble getting out" said the witness. T decided he was trying to carry a box of beer bot ties or something that seemed to be kind of troublesome to carry. He didn't seem to walk right out. I mo- ticed when the door was open there was very faint glimmer of light of some kind that showed the form of a person, suppose it was, which passed out of the door and passed in south eaSterly direction from the door into the darkness. and I saw him no more until he returned some time later. He seemed to go in without difficulty when he went in the house"
 Worried by what he had seen, yet fearful of making himself ridiculous if he said anything, Mr. Phillips said he watched the Hindus closely during the 1 days that followed, and noticed that they dug at several places in the yard and along the ditch. One day be | Smelled of clothing or rags burning, | and ran into his own house to see if anything were on fire, he said. Cn- 9 ble to suppress his suspicious, he said | that in the absence of the Hindus from | the ranch he stuck little sticks here | and there along the ditch and at other | places where they had dug.
 It was because of the observations 1 made by MT Phillips on the night in | question that searching parties were | enabled last week to find the grave be- | heath the tapoon, Herman Lewkowitz | said last night, it was Phillips who | had first suggested digging southeast | Of the house, near the ditca.
 Vernon Phillips, a son of Mark Phil l lips, was the last witness ca,ied during | the day. He said that a few days after | his father had observed the carrying | out of beer bottles" from the Hindu | house Harnam Singh told him that | Ruben Cervantes. the Mexican boy, had | gone to Los Angeles.
 Nearly a hozen witnesses remain to | testify at the continuation of he hear ing today, at 10 o'clock. In all proi)a- bility these will be used to forge the | last link in the chain of circumstantial | evidence pointing to the HinIus IS Ie sponsible for the Mexican boys d;;<s.p- 1 pearance, namely, the identification | beyond reasonable doubt of the ting | and other trinkets found attached to the skeleton.
 The average annual loss due to for est fires in the entire country, for the three years ending in 1918 was S20,-