The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-23
EXAMINING TRIAL.
OF The Men Who Are Charged With
Attempted Assassination OF
Sheriff Shelly.
DAILY HHRALD.
Brownsville, Texas.

= Rio Grande City, Oct. 45th. 1885,
Yesterday the examination before
the justice of the peace of Domingo
Cara, Jose Maria Lopez and Rafael
Valdez, charged with conspiracy 10
murder Mr.. w. w. Shelly, our sheriff
was concluded, and Jose Maria Lo-
peg was discharged as the witnesses
did not identity him, while Domin-
90 CARA and Rafael Vaiadez were
bound over in the sum Of $500 each
to await the action. OF the district
court. Domingo Cara was recently |
appointed school teacher at the Ca
sta ranch in this county, and it will
be remembered that he is the repub-
liean candidate for sheriff against
Mr.. Shelly. The evidence indicates
that the crime was q political one,
land directed against Mr.. Shelly as
the backbone Of the democratic par
ty in this county. The evidence is
briefly as follows:
| A Mexican named Juan Garcia
was approached in August last by a
man who gave his name as Jose Ma
ria Lopez and offered five hundred
dollars to kill Mr.. Shelly. Garcia
immediately reported the matter to
Desiderio Espino, asking hlm to in
form Mr.. Shelly. This was done. Mr.
Shelly in the presence of Mr.. Rufino
Clarke, mounted inspector of GUS
toms, had meeting in Rio Grande
with Garcia and Espinosa, and ar
ranged that the former should pre-
ltend to enter into the plot and try to
work up evidence Of the crime, nc
matter upon whom it might fall
Garcia did not see Lopez again, but
met Rafael Valadez who informed
him that he, Valance, and Domingo
Cara would have charge OF the
business. and offered Garcia two
- hundred dollars to do the Job. Gar
cia then by appointment, met Vala
deg and Cara at night in lane nea
o the Casita ranch, and they agree
upon the sum of four hundred dol
10 lars to be paid Garcia TO assassinat
Shelly, they arranged that Garci
should come to the house whcr
Cara lived at the Casita ranch, th
following Monday Oct. 9Th and re
eh ceive $40 demanded BY him for in
go mediate expenses, and learn wher
the four hundred dollars was to b
ss- deposited. This was according
Tia done, and the meeting between ga
cia and Cara took place in the pre-
n ence of the owner iof the house, OF
nd IIiginio Mayorga, who so testiiie
- The next meeting was Wednesd;
Of night following, when Juan Care
brought another man with him, OF
Eugenio Vela, ostensiblY asa partn
in the crime TO be committed, b
really as witness. They were
have met Cara in the lane abo'
mentioned, but &c they passed {
house, Cara called to them to etc
SAYING that he was sick and cou
not 90 out on such q rainy night.
tor then delivered q receipt OF depo
Iall for the money to Juan Garcia, wi
Inc seeing that it mentioned that
'thr money was tor some corn TO be
de- livered, refused it, tore ii up, and
etc, oueste another. Cara agreed
ton give satisfactory receipt, ask
pen them to return in little while
ing, 1t. He also gave Garcia pistol
commit the crime with, stating &
it was to be used to assas sinate Sh
ryer and loaded it himself. Garcia {
ash. Yela then left and went to the =
lane, near which Mr.. Shelly with
ming Clarke, Espinosa, and Leocadip
risk uojosa, deputy sheriff were c
> in. cealea to view the meeting v
TARA Which however, did not t
place. They delivered the pistc
" Mir. Shelly stating how they had
now It, and returned TO the houIe wl
ever CARA was. CARA then gave Ga
lines Il receipt of deposit for the four |