Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-15

about this proposition again. We came back about 10 or Il o'clock that night
 Did you see Bailey on Saturday,"
 No. I felt pretty bad on satur- day"
 ''I' saw Bailey at Red Gannon's at aboat 8 o'clock Sunday morning, on hisaa to Bisbee with his family" Tcaton continued. He said he was rcing to the Huachucas with his fam ,ily. I did not see him again until at afternoon when he came md knocked on the door and told me there was big bunch of nionay al
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 Under Gilmore's questioning, Keaton
 a eG ths 1tory of the robbery Of t',e oatoffics and Of giving Bailey's shars. of the money to Mrs. Luke.
 T met Bailey on Monday" Keaton said, (the day of Bailey's arrest) Tin front of Hilimans cigar store. in owell, and he told me to(give half of the money to Mrs, Luke, or the old lady as he called her. He said he had seen Mrs. Luke the day before at the ranch; shat he and Bob Laney Nsd been out there. On Sunday he only told me he was going to see Mrs. Luke On Monday he told me to take it down to her. Bailey never knew where the money was. l told him had hid it in a safe place and that he need net worry about it. He asked me about that time to go out and bring him about $500 of it, as he needed it, but did not ge.
 When I got the money where it was buried this side of Dixie Canyon rcHad Bailey's part up-l think in the sack the money came in-left my share packed as it was and slipped 1t into my coat and rolled it up and tied it onto the back of my horse. tied Pailey's up and carried it in front, on the saddle. When I rode up to Mrs. Juke's, Irwin and his brother were working at the tank and one of them came up and talked to me while wa1ered the horse \ made the re- mark about the package of meat so as to have an excuse. I wanted them to hear it"
 Gilmore continued to question kea- ton.i
 When were you arrested, MT. Keaton2"
 Monday before last
 When you were arrested you did net tell this story about Mrs. Lukeg
 Was Offered Nothing
 No. tried to shield her. did shield her as long as could. T thought Bailey would tell about Mrs. Luke. did not want to.I
 What did they give or offer you (rafaring to the federal officers) to tell the Luke story?"
 Nothing. They said it would be better to tell the truth, and thought 1t would l told the story about Bai- ley to save Mrs. Luke. l thought Mrs. Luke told me the truth when she told me where she had buried the money. When we couidnt find it told her (aside) to give it up. and she said Bailey had come and got 1t.
 Under questioning from Inspector Webster. Keaton saidythat te told the Luke story when you fellows came in and showed me it was impossible for Bailey to have received the money. as tt was not out of my pos session until after Bailey was arrest ed Then I told you fellows-the cor rect story. and told you to take me out to Mrs. Luke and we would get the money"
 Have you made any representa- tions to Mrs. Luke as to what you would attempt to do if she would tell you where the money is?"
 "Yes told her if she would tell me I would dig the money up and give it to you fellows and she, could stay clear. but she refused. And I talked with her since l have been here Gin jai) and advised her to give it up, but she wouldn't. Then she told me that if l would take the blame she would split the money with me when I got out. When she said that Bailey had got the money knew she was holding it out"
 Presley Is Witness
 D. A. Presley. assistant postmas- ter, was on the stand before Keaton- He told of the receipt of the regis teped package on the Saturday after noon preced'ng the robbery, and told how it was wrapped and sealed. At about 5:15 o'clock. he said, he opened the safe and Miss AGQuillian, the registry clerk. put the package in the safe and he locked both inner and out CT doors. He said that Bailey and himself were the only ones who knew the combination of the safe. On the Monday following the robbery Press lev said that he found both doors or the safe open, and the steel box used to contain postal savings funds. mis- sing. Presley said that approximate ly Sf000 in postal savings funds the a.etal postal savings funds box, and the registered package of currency. was all that was missing.
 Postoffice Inspector Means told how the statements made to them by Matt Keatou checked up exactly with his own aa6i. ot the postofiice books to fiEd what, was missing. tie said that oa November 30 Bailey drew put cs90 ff0m the key deposit fund, , truE Gad that he had no right to ouch. and that three days after the Soh'sery he 'phoned Pressiey From h's
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