The Coconino sun., 1921-02-04
MEXICAN PAPER AND GREAT
 EDWARD SMITH ON RAMPAGE
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Ask for the recall, news filters. You will find that Sheriff Campbell, County Attorney Gold and Assistant County Attorney Harben are so secure in the confidence of the people, confi- dence won by their honesty, cleanly records and splendid administration of their offices that your attempt at re- call will be as laughable as your at tempt to publish newspaper If you are as successful with a recall as you were influencing votes during the last campaign, the public will laugh again.
 The claim that the officials are com pelled to divulge evidence to whom ever asks for it is ridiculous. They are privileged to keep secret every scintilla of evidence until they pro- duce it in court. They can divulge as much or as little of its-as they please, to whenever they please.
 Now, then, Edward Smith, oil man, who rushes into print in the last edi- tion of the Mexican sheet to get lit tie free advertising. That was his sole intent and purpose. We propose to give him some free advertising right here and now.
 He charges that the confession hurt the. chances of justice being done to Harry Nash. Wise as Edward is-or thinks he is-we beg to submit that confessions are always sought by the authorities, invariably. Immunity is frequently promised accessories to get evidence. Every possible move to strengthen the prosecution IS the rule in all cases. The confession strength ened the prosecution.
 Edward Smith, promoter, did not say in the interview published in the Mexican paper that he himself was hired by the county, last fall, due to his own self advertised record as a sleuth, to run down the Schwab mur- derer. He does not reveal the fact that he chased the wrong man all around through New Mexico and as far as Fl Paso until recalled by and fired by Jack Harrington, then sher- if. He does not boast of the fact that after he got back to Flagstaff he let it be generally known that he twas right on the tail" of the murderer and would soon have had him if he hadn't been recalled.
 Now that the developments show that he was hot-footing confidently after the wrong man, at an expense of several hundred dollars to the coun- ty, he forgets all past events and turns his gigantic intellect to keeping our sheriff, our county attorney and The Sun from making mistakes.
 We suggest that Judge Jones invite Edward Smith in to help him preside at the Nash trial. For, beloved, here is what Edward has done, as confess ed in a circular spread broadcast the United States mails few months ago. It is headed, Some Interesting Facts Concerning Edward Smith," We can't print all of it. He did too much. But we quote, word for word, part of it:
 "For more than quarter of cen tury he has enjoyed the confidence and interwoven fidelity of many of the most noted characters, covered in all walks of political, professional, bus mess and private lives, of the day. As an upbuilder and uplifter he has no equal. As time record breaker to achieve task, regardless of obstacles or conditions, he stands unsurpassed. With the highest degree of intelli- gence he has combatted every degree of criminal known, measured wits against wits, and was never known to fail when called into play as the last resort to accomplish an end.
 "For many years he has dealt with crime and criminals successfully. Without lifting much of the veil that has enveloped so many unfortunate and, misspent lives, will say that he has cleared up quickly some of the most mysterious crimes of the period, which baffled the best police and de- tective ingenuity. He arrested John | w. Eighmy, ex-mayor of Amsterdam, N. Y., who, under dozen different aliases, evaded the U. s. authorities for over F years and wanted for gi- gantic pension certificate forgeries and seal counterfeiting. In Newburg, O., he arrested Wylodslaw Stolzman, a notorious Russian fugitive Red" who was wanted for political murder in that country. In 1904 he was commits stoned to break up one of the most desperate gangs of murdererS and | thieves who terroriZed Tuscarawas | and adJoinlng counties m Ohlo. Inc shooting of John Zeigler and his wife, Martha, respected farmers, near Zoar, O., was the undoing of the criminals, after which all public highways and homes became safe for man, woman and child. He broke up the notorious Lake Shore Gang" of train robbers and cold-blood murderers who for sev- erals years, unchecked, terrorized by murder and plunder the lines of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail way in Ohio and Michigan. At least dozen different police and detective officers were murdered while engaged to run this gang down. At Living ston, Montana, for the Northern, Pa cific railway, under General Manager George T. Slade, at St. Paul, he broke up another notorious band of crimin- als and thieves, including desperate gang of Italian "Black Hands" after the management had expended over $75,000 without getting results.
 "The daring robbery committed against the wife of the president of | the New York Board of Trade Q90O)