The Coconino sun., 1921-08-19

Following adjournment on Thurs. day, when a third venire was drawn from which to qualify the one man needed to make up the required twenty-nine qualified men from which to select the twelve who were actual iy to try the case, Judge J. E. Jones reconvened superior court shortly af- ter 9 o'clock Saturday morning.
 The 29th man, A. W. Strange, was soon qualified, and the taking of tes- tnony began at II o'clock.
 The jury was sworn in. Clerk Tom L. Rees read the information to them charging Harry H. Nash with "felon- ously, deliberately, premeditatedly and with malice aforethought" murdering Martin F. Schwab.
 County Alto ney F. M. Gold, in con- versational tones, rapidly sketched to the jury what the state expected to prove. He told them that Schwab, travelling for the Champion Register Co, of Cleveland. Ohio, had left his wife and five children at their home, Payson, Utah, in March, 1920, in a Ford sedan, which he traded at St. George, Utah, toward a Chandler seven..passenger car. That he arrived here in the latter car April 13, regis tering at the Commercial hotel and the car at the Babbitt garage. He called on business men here next day; also went to Walnut Canyon, where his name was registered directly above that of defendant. Returned to Flag staff that night. Next morning, ac- companied by Nash, left for Winslow. Nash had told people here he was go- ing to W1nslow with Schwab, also that he was going to buy the latter's Chandler car, and had talked with them about his prospects if he used the car in the jitney business.
 Mir. Gold told how Nash had reap peared here with the car, which he told people he had bought; how he used Schwab's watch to redeem saddle he had pawned at the Harper second hand store. Then Nash and his wife drove to Hillsdale, Wyo, where his parents lived. The car still carried the Utah license tag. Nash sold the car in October, in Weiser, Idaho, for $500. Then the discovery of Schwab's decomposed remains by Bertram Hoff- man and Leo Salas in September in an old well on the Dad Powers" place a short distance west to Flagstaff, to- gether with his miniature sample sales register, Corona typewriter, portfolio of papers of the Salt Lake credit con- cern, which he represented as a side hne, miscellaneous articles of clothing etc.
 Fragments of bullet were found in the dead mans skull, and 38 spec ial revolver bullet in the decayed tis- sues inside the skeleton. Mir. Gold said Nash had in his possession at the time, 38 special revolver. He sketched the latter's arrest in Los Angeles.
 In concluding he said the state would ask verdict of murder in the first degree and the death penalty.
 7, Finding of Body.
 Bert Hoffman ST., of Flagstaff, was examined by Assistant County Attor- ney Geo. W. Harben. He told of his son coming home at noon, on Septem- Der 24, and telling how he and Leo Sala, who had been herting cows, had found human skull in the old well. He had reported the matter at once to the officers.
 His son, Bertram Hoffman, 16 years old, the next witness, described how he had dropped into the old well, where he saw the corner of box sticking up out of the dirt. He pulled it up, finding it contained a type writer. Then he pulled out another box containing a machine (the nina ture sales register). Next he saw the