Weekly journal-miner., 1921-05-25

ed to. MT. dopKlnS SalQ on account of the courtesy due those who had extended the invitation and were at that moment expecting them, he went, explaining to his hosts that an attack of sick headache had kept his wife away.
 Robert McMurchie of the prosecu- ton, on cross-examination asked if Hopkins had left his wife there on the bed with sick headache and gone to the dinner The witness re- peated his assertion that he excused his wife's absence on the ground of her having a headache, but insisted that he had not stated on the stand that his wife had one.
 Testifying that while awaiting the appearance of his wife from the dressing room of a dance which they attended at Lewiston, Mont, friend oi his came up, and he stepped out on the floor with her. The witness said he did not blame his wife for manifesting some feeling over this. The waving of hand by a girl to an old friend of hers who was Hopkins chief in the, Jerome assay office of the United Verde was at tributed by Mrs. Hopkins to an in trigue between Hopkins and the girl, although Hopkins was new there and at that time was practically unac- quainted with anyone. And when it happened later that he danced twice with this girl, there was great "furor at home about it."
 An attempt by MT. McMurchie on cross-examination to. secure an ad- mission from the witness that the girl, Miss Stocker, was waving at him as we'll as his chief, Jack To- gan, failed. But the witness stated that this was the first instance where his wife's jealousy made charges against a specific person.
 On the instance of. his dancing twice the same evening with Miss Stocker, the witness stated that his wife said: q had no business danc- ing twice with anybody" McMurchie suggested to the witness if that would not merely indicate a more strict standard of propriety in the matter than was usual. The witness replied that his wife often danced several times with men if 1t suited her. This brought slight smile to the lips of the defendant.
 Testifying to securing for daugh- ter of former friends who had been struck by crop failure in North Da- kota, position as a teacher i'll the Clarkdale schools, Mfr. Hopkins re- sisted an intimation that he had used his influence as a member Of the school board, and stated, that at that time his wife knew of his efforts to help the impoverished family get 3 new start.
 Cross-examination also brought out that the reason why Mrs. Hopkins icalled him on long distance from Jerome when he had come to Pres colt on business with the intention of making an examination of min ing property was that the wife ot the man for whom he was to make the examination had accompanied her husband from Jerome to Prescott and Fthat in the opinion--of Mrs. Hopkins her husband should, not be travel ing around with married women" Mir. Hopkins related an incident in 1 Los Angeles when on his return from his work in San Diego the wit ness after fondling his children, went to where his wife, who was lying on couch, and sitting beside her ask ed How are you, mother?" he was answered You come straight to me from the arms of that woman? At this point the witness broke down and cried. After a few moments he regained his composure and stated the remark to have no reason or basis, and was understandable only by reason of what had occurred be- fore.
 Leading up to the occasion when he had taken an automobile ride with Mrs. Baehr and Miss Gallagher and others in Washington, D. C., the witness stated that his wife had re- solved that he go to war.
 Question by McMurchie: Your wife was quite actively engaged in war work?
 Answer: "NeverI"
 Question: Did you think it. pc culiar that she insist on you going!" Answer: q did"
 As to why the insistence, Mir. Hop kins asserted it was because she knew he could get a captaincy in the engineering corps, and that she insisted that it was his duty to have it handed down to posterity that he had been captain in the world war. He followed her advice to pacify her.
 Question by McMurchie: Did you think her advice insane?
 Answer: q certainly did"
 Head of the engineering depart ment of the United Verde, from which 27 men had enlisted, among them his chief assistant, Tom Nc Cloud, Hopkins after getting his or ders, proceeded to Washington. On account of the armistice he was held there. McC1oud getting his discharge