Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-10-12
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FORMER COUNTY
|CIAL
County Attorney Says State
Will Prove Walker Guilty
OF Embedding Funds

TOMBSTONE, Oct. IL. = AVOWal
of County Attorney J. r. Ross on the
part of the state to prove the connec-
ton of w. p. Walker, defendant, IN
connection with the shortage alIegel Il
to occur in the office of the county /
treasury during 1913 and 1870, was
the main feature OF the trlal today.
The county attorney, shortly amer
court convened this morning and the !
reading OF the information was com
pleted, addressed the jury Tor three
quarters OF an hour ldurIng which time /
lie ponueu out To the jury what the !
S,aue expects 10 prove aSalnsG the |
defendant III connection with Inc al |
leged shortage.
Ross went INTO considerable detail !
to show the jury just what method
will be used TO snow the shortages oL
various amounts i'll corroboratIon Oh |
the testimony affecting the shortage ;
CT SlU4 which is contained in the spe-
ciflc charge OF the present case.
The state will show, Ross said, the
various transactions directly connect
ed to the defendant, as well as trans
actions Of cash pald INTO the treaSur-
ers office to clerks under the defend
ants direction, and the shortages OF
amounts covering identically the
amounts shown IN receipts given.
Just how the shortages were covered
Dy transactions on the various DECKS
and records of the OFFICE, and how
they were traced ana proven by gath
erlng up of receipts paid on back tax
| es, form an important link in the case
| ON the part of the state, he pointed
! out to the jury.
| Testimony Starts
| On the day that the S1O4 shortage
| appears ON the books, the county at
torney avowed, he would prove that
! there were no other items en:erea by
! the defendant, but that one.
The state expects to prove many
other circumstances surrounding the
case as to facts regarding the short
age, Ross avowed, to show that Walk
| er had full knowledge of the short
| ages from start to finish. Clrcum-
/ stances outside of those revealed by
the book transactions will tend TO
! corroborate the states case, the coun-
! ty attorneys statement showed. Ross
concluded by saying: And further
I more, we expect to make a case that
will convince the jury of the truth OF
| the allegations contained in the in
i formation"
Following the opening statement OF
County Attorney Ross, and brief re-
cess, introduction of testimony mostly
documentary was started, and was
still on when noon recess was taken.
The testimony related mostly TO the
oath of office by Guy c. WEIGH, as
treasurer, and that of w. p. Walker as
deputy and the bonds filed by both as
recorded in the office of the county
recorder after approval by the board
Of supervisors.
During the time Oh proving the rec
ords, WEIGH, treasurer, j. Il. James,
clerk OF the superior court, II. l..
Hutchinson, recorder, and w. E. Clark,
assistant clerk OF the board of super
visors, were on the stand intermit-
tently, testifying as to documents and
records on file in their respective of
fices, regarding the oaths of office
and bonds on record. The oaths of
office and bonds of WEIGH were then
read into the court record, which oc.
cupied the better part of a half hour
before noon recess.
Records Identified
George Brown, deputy state auditor
employed by the county at the time
! the alleged embezzlement was discov
cred, to make thorough audit of the
treasurer's books 10 establish the
amount of the shortage occupied the
I witness stand during the whole Of the
4 afternoon, with indications that he
4 will be on the stand for at least sever
j al days in behalf of the state.
Most of Browns testimony today
dealt with the identification CT the
various books and records of the treas
urer's office, used in the audit car
ried on by the witness.
There was no objection on the par
OF the defense to the introduction o.
the records to which the witness will
refer from time 10 time during his ex
pert testimony to be offered bv the
state.
The identifying of the various casl
books, back tax records assessment
rolls, ETC., dating back as far as 1906
was mostly matter of form and tn,
jury, spectators, as well as court at
taches grew drowsy as one by one tn,
q % or more heavy records were identi
tied by the witness, which was at hes
slow process.
The defense early this afternoon en-
tered objection to testimony of Brown
as to whether he could tell from tn,
audit of the books whether or no
there was a shortage. and it was nee
essary for the state to qualify Brown
as an expert witness before he wa
allowed to proceed with his Testimony
At 4:3O, following completion o
Identification of the records the stat,
announced that a different line of ties
timony would be introduced which
would take some time to start. an,
3 the court excused the jury in charg,
& of the bailiffs until Thursday morn
b ing. tomorrow being a legal holiday.