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Arizona Daily Star from Tucson, Arizona • Page 16

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1 THE ARIZONA DAILY STAB, SUNDAY MORNING, ArRlt 10l9H 8 usi lis STEIN BLOC Omart Clothes .4 re Fundamentally Better Clothes FIRING FIRST SHOTAT AUTO Three Former Peace Officers in Preliminary Hearing on Charge of Murdering Mrs, Josephine Bates, Near Here IT Thiey Are Better, First of kll in fabric cut from goods selccicd with un-usunljikill aud care, i 7 i. That they had mistaken the automo bile of Captain J. S. Batoa, on the Oraclo road Tuesday night, containing himself and wife, for an automobile containing supposed robbers, who had robbed and beaten a woman half to death at Pastime park, and that they had fired four shots for the purpose of causing the occu pants to stop after they had not appeared to heed repeated orders to stop, was the lit. Furniture of Class of HIGH class, artistic beauty, of quality that admits (if no criticism, of construction that connotes the jealous regard for jK'rsonal reputation possessed by every "one hundred per cent eftleient craftsman.

We have just nddeu more than fiOftO square foot of floor space to our furniture section and it is tilled with the surt of furniture that finds highest favor with the careful, the discriminating, the tistic, the economical home makers. We invite inspection with the positive certainty that yon -will echo our assertion that this is the S.A, nulst 'desirable as. well as the most moderate priced -'display of worthy furniture in the southwest: vs -N defense offered by Joe L. Wiley, former deputy sheriff; Thomas Johns, former deputy sheriff, and Ramon Salasnr, former police officer, at their preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon on a charge of murdering Mrs. Josephine S.

Kutes. The case was taken under advisement by Justice Comstock, who announced that ho would hnnd down a decision Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The testimony of Captain J. S. Bates followed closely his story told at the Inquest Thursday afternoon.

The prosecution was conducted by County Attorney tlllilnger and his assistant, Judge John II. Campbell. After describing tiovi his car had been They AreBetter In Tailoring hand tailored in model tailor shops under the most expert supervision. THey AreBetter In Style1 each suit designed for a certain type of man and made to meet his individual nwnls. Therefore a Stein Bloeh suit1 is the lest value for you to buy.

tepin and5ve wHldenioijHtrata. followed and shot at. Captain Bates was asked If the men who had attacked htm wore In the court room. Identifies Officers. "Yes," he replied, and stepping from the witness chair to where the three f'C if men were sitting he placed fcls finger on "Wily's shoulder and said, "This Is one man," Identifying Johns and Salaiar In a similar Cross-examination by John T.

Hughes failed to cause Captain Bates to qualify any essential part of his story. He refused to admit that when ho turned the car aside to allow the following car to pass, the change had been abrupt. -it. He Insisted absolutely that he had not heard a command 'to stop from occupants of the following car, and that it would have been physically Impossible for him so to do. One Price Clothiers Phone 47 1(63 to 69 East Congress "If tf tl OifsO.t" -i HU.il SCHWEITZER I He admitted that the first words the men said when they reached him were, "Why didn't you atop when we hollered at you?" He stated that the stout" man (Wileyl and the man at his left (Johns) were -rte He refused admit tfiat his taillight was not lit, but admitted1 that It was not burning when he reached Pastime park.

r'' Dr. Butter was called for brief testimony concerning the cause of Mrs. Bates' death. Orf'bross-examlnatlon, a question from Attorney Hughes as to, whether the officers were intoxicated ws ruled out after en8ed the Btate's -y Salawr Flfs to Attorney Hufchea phased Bamon Salazar on the Salazar stated hnt he had Albert Steinfeld Co. There's a 1 rjt' resolved aJnessace froma woman at none but expert automobile mechanics I Bates tfcad," fold them that his wife was dead, declaring that he said she had faliited.4 On cross examination Johns stated! iat he had drunk no liquor that day.

He told Judge Campbell he did not Pastime park Tuesday nlghtf that she had been robMd and beaten vWhtfn he was relieving Sergeant 0'Donnell at' the po-, lice station. He had phoned Sheriff; Forbes at the county jail ad liad been told he could go wit Deputies Johns and Wiley. 'The for hlrd at the city jail and tue'y drove out oii the Oracle road. Salazar said he told the other officers to watch for a machine coming from Pastime park" with the robbers. Salazar then testified that one mile this side of Pastime park he saw a car coming toward them, and that suddenly the car circled and started the otiwr way.

He stated that Johns said, "Here they come," and that the chauffeur was Instructed to speed up and overtake them. know there was a woman in the car un til they came up. He Insisted that none of the officers had pointed a gun at Bates. work on your automobile when it is in need of repairs or rebuilding. i'An expert will do the work as it should be done so that it will give lasting satisfaction and in much less time than the average machine.

The cost "per hour" may be greater, but "the number of hours" to pay for will be less. There's a difference. lu i- NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Monday, May 1st, is the last day for return of assessments. On property not returned by the owner before that date the Assessor will be forced to make an arbitrary assessment. Please get your return in at once.

J. W. BOG AN, County Assessor. Salazar declared that then they snouted, "Stop, stop, we are officers," as loud as they could, repeating the qry. He stated that about a hundred feet intervened between the two cars, that Johns, who was sitting in the back seat at the right of the car with Wiley on his left, fired over' hls shoulder.

(Salazar stated that he was sitting In the front seat on the right with the driver on his left.) He stated that they shouted again, "Stop, Joe Wiley's testimony followed that of other two, except that he had not seen the car approaching from Pastlmo park, but, when Johns, sitting next him had told him to look out, he had first seen the Bates car going the other way. He supposed it had just turned. Ho corroborated the testimony of the' others, declaring there had been ho profanity, no search for llauor, and that Bates had told them that fils wife had fainted. Wilcy said that tlicy jwent for water immediately, had none- In their can and were farced to gofto park. Attorney Hughes plead that the'-men be stating that the most serious charge en a stretched construction that could be placed against them was involuntary 'He' appealed for justice, dclaring( that def endr ants were "subjected to 'damnable criticism by the pnblic press," charging the "evening paper," with working up publics opinion the officers.

He asked We have an expert for your particular car. are officers," and that then Jonns fired again. He stated, that they ordered the car to stop a third time. It was ten or fifteen feet away, and Wiley then shot to the left of the car. He said that he fired the fourth shot with his gun pointed at the ground.

Denies Bates' Story. If Schweitzer' Machine Company Tucson, Arizona 'Phone 705 So. Sixth Ave. for ball for tlte men. Judge Camptell combatted the position of Attorney Hughes, claiming that the men were guilty of murder and that they Salazar stated that after he had fired he put his gun in his pocket.

He denied that he had taken it out again or leveled It at Captain Ho denied that any of the officers had used profane language to Bates; declared that liad no right as officers to use their guns because they did not hold warrants for those In the car. Justice Comstock announced that he will Bates had told them that his. wife had fainted, and not that she liad been Bhot. He declared that the purpose In shooting the tires had been to make the car stop. Attorney Hughes asked Salazar to describe the movement of the car when first CITY WILL VOTE ON PARK EAOHUAY o'clock to six o'clock there will be a reception on tho mezzanine floor of the Santa Rita hotel.

Miss Anne ot Nevada, will speak at 5:30 o'clock. The reception wiil bo followed by a banquet in the main dining room of the Santa Rita at 6:30 o'clock. The speakers will be Mrs. O. P.

Belmont, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, and Mrs. Abbey Scott Baker. The suffrage special will carry a cosmopolitan cargo. Many types of tho American woman of today, will be on board.

Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, of New York, milionatre sejeiety leader and mother of the Duchess of Marlborough, will share honors' with Miss Scott, has long ben in thej limelight a labor agitator and champion of workine eirls.j Tho sighted.

He replied that it turned a plete circle In the road. On cross examination he stated he saw the ear ap render a decision Monday at 2 o'clock. Relatives Arrive. The private car in which Julius S. Walsh Chouteau aWlsh, brothers of Mrs.

Bates, Mrs. Wm. Mcftltt, a sister, and Mrs. Samuel Plant, on old family friend, of St. Louis, arrived yesterday afternoon at 4:50 o'clock.

The car was parked in the Espee depot plot. It is undecided when the funeral party will return to St. Louis. It is probable that it will. not be untH Monday morning or jCvea lafef; Interment Hill bey in the'lalslfaraHr'lot in Cavalry St.

Louis. 'No funeral Bervfcss will be held in Tucson, i Question of the 'Purchase of Elysian Grove 'Before the i People for Decision proaching from Pastime park for ten or fifteen minutes. He declared no ono gave on order to slioot. Salazar denied to Campbell that Bates had asked for any explanations or that they had given any and explained that If the car had not turned In the road he would not have been justified In his mind as to the shooting. Sheriff was called for the defense.

He gave testimony In regard to THE QUICK WAY-PHONE us Cultivate the telephone method of shopping. It is the quick and convenient way. ri- We want you to use our PROMPT, FREE DELIVERY SERVICE Phone 03 or Koim one is'always wnitlrtg at'-our end of the line. ieRes will be represented by Miss Ella Where to Spend Your Vacation LISTEN TO THE CALL OF OLD OCEAN, where the joy of living, the charm of health, and the pleasures of recreation are all combined. Pack your Grip and come to tho Coast for a few weeks, during the hot summer months, where you can enjoy the fine bracing and invigorating air of the seashore.

The HOTEL. NORTHERN, of Los Angeles, a new modern fireproof building, elegantly furnished, moderate priced, is situated just two blocks from the electric railway station where trains leave every few minutes for the many popular seashore resorts surrounding this city, and close to all large department stores, theaters, cafes, which makes It a very ideal place to stay during your vacation. The guests at the Hotel Northern are amongst the most delightful people one could meet, and the huge Lobby offers a common meeting place for congenial people, and by its social pleasures one forgets the cares and worries of business back home. Our Auto Bus meets all trains, taking you from and to the station without charge. Free Garage and Parking accommodations for your Automobiles.

Write for Folders, Rates, Reservations. NORTHERN HOTEL Lo Angeles, Cal. ot rtty will decide Mon- dispatching the officers, and said that he will increase the! gave instructions, Be careful and not nuiKei or uryn Mawr and Miss Edith Goode, of Springfield, Ohio, a graduate of Smith Collage. Professional women will have, lues-JJulholland Bois-tevain, a NewYorli lawyer, to voice their appeal to, the western women for their help in securing natJnn.wirio suf He stated that Wiley bonded indebtness of the city to the have shooting. nt til nnn fn, vQ held a deputy's commission wjthout pay, frage.

Mrs. Boissevain, led the re T-, "i but that it was revoked the next morn, rehabilitation of Elysian Grove as a jng publicpark. Of this sum $30,000 is, Johns Repeats Statements. to be expended for the purchase and The evidence offered by Thomas Johns $5000 for fitting up the park. followed closely that given.

by Salaiar, Those who are entitled to vote are repeating that the car had turned around property taxpayers who are otherwise in the road when first seen and that a qualified electors. The polls will be hundred feet away they had ordered it open from 6 o'clock in the morning to stop, shouting, "stop that car, we sire SERVICE IS THE THING" cent suffrage parade in Washington. Mrs. Harriot Stanton Blatch 1b the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the pioneer workers for the "cause." Tickets for the dinner may be secured from Mrs. J.

I. Butler, secretary, from other members of the committee and at the Santa Rita liotel. SUFFRAGISTS READY FOR EASTERN PARTY Entertainment Arrangements Completed; Auto Ride Feature of Program The program for the entertainment of the eastern envoys of the Concessional Union for oWman's Suffrage, In Tucson Thursday April 20, is complete. They will be met at the train by a ttomobiles and taken through the city, to the San XavW Mi.ainn officers. until 6 o'clock at night The polling places and officers are as follows: First Ward At City Hall.

Inspector, W. P. B. Field: Judges. Chas.

Hinch-cllffe, Clerks. W. C. LeFebvre. S.

B. Jones; Marshal, Chas. Birkenfeld. Second Ward At Broadway and Convent streets: Inspector, Wm. Jul Bell Drug Co.

Opposite Post Office He stated that he bad fired the first shot to frighten the occupants and puncture the tires of the He said he fired toward the ground and that lie fired a second shot when the machine did not that Wiley fired the third, to the left, and Salazar fired the last SPRING Spring is looked unnn hv in most delightful season of the year, but ian: Judges. J. H. Schneider. Nabor "hot LEAP YEAR DANCE O.

It. Willman and L. L. Keed have announced a leP Paeheco; Clerks. Wm.

Powers, W. H.l repeated Salazar's tory of the Ahrens; Marshall. Ed Newitt. I meeting with Bates, denying that pro- The polls Will be Open from 6 a. m.l,ane ianguage had been used, that they to 6 p.

m. had searched the car for liquor, or that year ball, to be held in the Odd Fellows hall, Monday evening. No program will jiio murium oe saia or the rheumatic. The lold and damp weather brings on rhou-natio pain swtalch are anything but pleas- nt. Thef can ho relieved.

Iwwevcr by pplylng Chamberlain's Liniment. Obtan- ble everywhere. later to the University. rFom five be Issued and the women will sollclto the dance..

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