El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-02
THE EXAMINING TRIAL.
The Three CattIemen Held For the
Grand Jury.


The court me again at three O'Clock
for the continuance OF the examination
of Finley, Collier and Ray.
The first nan to take the witness
stand was Bob Finley, who testified
about as did Collier as to the clrcum-
stances which led up to the shooting.
He said hat he was at Lemaire's after
Dick and Collier started to Ysleta.
He was eating supper when he heard q
shot fired in the direction of Gsleta.
In a minute Diamond Dick rode up and
drew his pistol and told him to throw
up his hands, which he did, because
be knew Dick was a bad man and tn
threat to'kill him ii he didn't was too
strong. Dick also said that he was
going to kill Collier on sight, as he
was not going to have hem u over
him, aud that they, Finley and Collier,
had struck the wrong man.. Dick not
finding Collier, rode away. Finley
said tina he told DR.. Braux that he
killed. Braux then told witness if he
would END him a horse he would go
and see.
In O little while Dick rode back to
Lemaire's and asked for Finlev. The
witness said, 81 heard him and | tool
out through the back door and through
the orchard on u bee line for the
camp" When he arrived near the
camp be heard a lot of shooting and
hid himself in the brush. After the
shooting had stopped he whistled and
heard a reply ald went to where be
found Ray wounded. Then he and
Ray went to the house of Judge Carr
and subsequently the witness and Ray
surrendered to Captain Hughes.
Witness said that nobody heard Dick
make any threats but Doc and he was
dead. He Finley took no part in the
shooting whatever; he never fired a
pistol the whole evening.
While on the stand Finley was very
indeed and il took very little
questioning from the prosecuting at
torney to get him all tied up and to
contradict himself. He was then ex-
cused and the court swore p. T.. Mi
chero as interpreter for the next wit
ness, who was a Frenchmsn from Lee
maire's place.
The Frenchman said his name was
Fsbsres sndthat.he,l lived at Lemaire's.
He said that all of the men who were
there in the court room and those who
were dead had been at Lemaire'sdrink-
ing. Some of them yer away and
Dick stayed there. After q while Dick
came back and pulled a six shooter on
Finley and made him throw up his
hands. Then Dick went away but
pretty soon he came back and Finley
al out the back o going towards
his camp.
The witness said that the next he
knew wsswhen t~heyibrought the wound
ed men there to the house. He said he
helped to put Dick to bed, but Dick
didn't tell him anything about the
shooting. Witness said that he saw
DR.. BrsuX after they brought him
there and he had a big hole in his
head.
Faberes was then excused and John
Ray was called. Ray after being
sworn was told &c relate all hat he
knew about the whole affair and his
story was very much the same as the
others up to the time when Collier
came back to the camps and didn't find
Finley there.
Ray said that he was about p years
old. He related the story in an of
land way which was very amusing to
the court and those present. He didn't
seem to- think of the affair in any other
light thar as u huge Joke. and he told
it so. His story of the fight was about
the same as Golfers, only he said he
didn't away, as Collier said he
did, but that he walked.
After the court had examined Ray it
concluded that enough evidence had
been heard, so the bond Of each one of
the three was fixed at 81 900 to await
the action OF the grand jury. n. G.
Myles and w. j. Fewel vent on the
mems bonds as sureties.