Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-19
MASS Of EVIDENCE GATHERED BY
Ross WRECKS HOPE Of ACQu|! TAI
Judge Lockwood Indefinitely Delays Passing Sentence
Former Deputy County Treasurer Who Admits Taking
$234.48 and Is Charged With Larger Shortages

have been the same. The evidence
put before US was such that no man
could diSprove it. 1t was there, and
that was all there was TO it. 1t was
too plain, and to put it frankly, ] be-
lieve there was not a member of the
jury but what expected the case to
terminate as it did. The state had a
real case against the defendant. which
could not be cOntrOverted. and while
we did not discuss the matter among
us under the instructions OF the court.
we all knew in our own minds what
everybody knows now"
Courts Statement
Judge A. c. Lockwood. asked when
sentence would be pronounced, said:
Sentence will be deferred indefi-
nitely, is all that / can state at this
time, but ! want to add that the case
presented by the state is one of the
best prepared cases | have ever seen
in this county during my years on the
bench. There was really no other out
for the defense and | believe they did
the right thing when the plea was
changed"
Members of the jury before leaving
personally congratulated the states
chief expert witness. Brown, on the
manner ne had prepared the evidence,
and his manner and conduct on the
stand. 1T was plain enough for a
school boy to see" one of the jurors
told the witness.
Brown said this afternoon that the
expression coming voluntarily from
the jury, alone was enough to repay
himself and County Attorney Ross and
his force for the tireless work they
had put into the case.
Congratulate Officials
County Attorney Ross throughout
the day was receiving congratulations
of officials and friends, number com
ing from about the county when the
news of the termination of the trial
had spread. AS a whole the members
of the jury in complimenting the coun-
ty attorney stated that they never saw
a case presented in better shape than
was the Walker case. This afternoon
Governor Campbell, by long distance
telephone, congratulated Ross on his
splendid victory and service perform
ed to the county and state, in the con-
viction of the guilty party. To the
county attorney. as well as his assist
ants, Walter Roche, of Bisbee, and
degree of credit is due.
Ross Immediately upon taking Of
flee on January list, 1921, began to
work IN the preparation of the case
and worked increasingly toward a con-
viction, convinced as he was that the
defendant was guilty of the crime
charged. Always to the credit of the
county attorney it can be said that if
he does not believe man guilty of
crime he asks the dismissal of the
case, and in the Walker case, he was
convinced that there was guilt and
after it had been definitely determin-
ed by the audit that there was a short
age and finally connecting the short
age link by link against the defendant
even going far out of the state to de-
termine other facts Connected with
the defendant. he decided that con-
viction was the only outcome possible
and selecting one of the 10 cases, went
to trial The outcome today disclosed
that he and assistants were conscien-
tiously right, and it was a big victory
for the state. iits
This is the first conviction of this
kind for the conversion of public funds
in the State of Arizona, according to
]. C. Darcy, deputy state auditor. who
was, prior to Jan. 1st, 1921, deputy
state examiner. which office he held
when the Walker shortage was dis
covered. Darcy. speaking of the out
come of the case. paid the county at
torney high compliment and notified
his chief in Phoenix as soon as the
case was completed.
Important Case
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