Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-16
LUKE CASE MAY BE GIVE N JURY
 BY NOON TODAY
Defendant, on Witness Stand, Denies Receiving Part of
 Loot From Matt keaton

TUCSON, Feb. l5. The govern ment yesterday completed its direct case against Mrs. Hattie Luke charG- ed with receiving government proper ty known to be stolen in connection with the robbery of the Bisbee post office last April.
 Mrs. Harry Lelnenwebber, forT~e- ly of Bisbee, gave some damaging testimony against Mrs. Luke when placed on the stand. Mrs. Leinenweb Der. with her husband. was arrested a few months ago at Nogales on d charge of importing drugs from Mex ico. she being caught with her hus- band. She was placed in the Pima county jail and was locked in the same cell with Mrs. Luke for nearly three months During that time she had a number of conversations with Mrsg Luke. She testified that Mrs. Luke told her that she received the money from Matt Keaton and that she buried in on the ranch. She fur ther testified that Mrs. Luke inform ed her that Bailey was on the ranch the Sunday before he was arre sted and told her to keep the money for him and. tha, he would pay her for her trouble. Mrs. Leinenwebber was given a sev~re cross examination by Attorney Gilmore but he failed to shake her testimony.
 Her testimony concluded the direct testimony for the government and the defense began the introduction of It's case. Mrs. NJ Foster. daughter of Mrs. Luke. was put on the stand and testified that she was at the ranch on the Sunday that Bailey was there shortly before he was placed under arrest and that he had no con versatiou with Mrs. Luke that day that she did not hear. She was fol- lowed by her husband, who gave about the same testimony.
 Mrs. L. R. Bailey and Oscar Perry were on the stand and gave testimony in regard to the visit of Bailey to the Luke ranch on the Sunday before he was arrested
 Mrs. Luke was next called and was on the stand all of the afternoon and had just concluded her direct testi- mony when court adjourned for the day. She admitted that Keaton came to her ranch about the time that he had testified to and that she had
 
 that he had given her the package containing Bailey's share of the rob bery alleged to amount to about $21,- 900. She also denied making any re plies to Keaton's remarks while in the city jail in Rishee about the mon- ey, and denied that Bailey had visited her on the Sunday before he was ar rested and stated to her that she was to care for the money for him. She admitted that Bailey was there that day but said no mention was made by him of the money. She also denied that she had made the admissions tes tified to by Mrs. Leinenwebber in re- gard to having received the money and buried it on the ranch under some fence posts.
 The defense announced that Mrs. Luke was the last witness they in- tended to put on. In the morning she will be givea a cross examination by U. s. Attorney Thomas Flynn which will probably take an hour or so. The government then has some rebuttal testimony to put on which will not take long ana the introduction of tes- timony should be concluded by the noon recess. From present appear ances it is expccted that the case will go to the jury tomorrow evening.