Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-03
1HE FOUNTAIN CASE.
Prof. Francis CrosSen, Expert
Witness, Breaks Down.
Capt. Brannlgan. q Scout, Testifies
In Regard to Foot Prints.
Union Pacific Train Robbers Being
Holly Pursued.
CUBAN SOLDIERS PAID,

hhop"o, Ns M, Juut a.-hutiCipht-
ing the attempt Of the defense TO show
that Colonel Fountain is yet alive, the
prosecution introduced Prof. Francis
Crossen, who was employed by Governor
Thornton TO examine the earth near
Fountains blackboard. He testified that
1t was certainly human blood, and was
In q quantity TO indicate q sudden
wound. II was not from horses sore
back a. the defense wanted to show.
Witness also said that the wounded per.
son had been dragged across the ground.
John Meadows was put on the stand To
tell the blood.6nding story over again,
and ross-exsmination brought the &C
knowledgement that he was formerly
with BILLY the Kids" gang In Texas,
and at other times had been associated
with outlaws. He claimed to be vic.
tim Of circumstances In each case. The
defense Is endeavoring to have many wit
nesses impeached.
Prof. Cr0ssen was called and on cross
examination did not know the blood
found was that Of human, no man
could tell. but, after much confusion, he
only thought 1t was human blood. He
could not determine whether II was from
man or beast without a microscope, and
used none. He broke down completely
under the rapid fire Of questions by At
tornsy Fell. who was posted In chem.
istry.
The prosecution will probably rest to-
morrow. The defense will proceed with
an alibi, and IL 1t becomes necessary
witnesses will be called from Illinois to
testify that they saw Colonel Fountain
alive after he was said to have been
murdered, and that he tried 10 avoid
recognition. This will be a stsggerer
for the prosecution II true. but 1t ia
authoritatively said to be ready IL the
slibi falls. The testimony OF the prose.
cutiOn hereafter will bear directly on
Lee and Gillilsnd.
The court room was crowded to-day
and talk Of trouble was renewed among
the MexicaDs Who wcro ovnsrosatod
about the court house door. At times the
attorneys grew warm In their attempts
TO impeach witnesses. Extra deputies
are scattered about the court room. while
at night Lee and Gilliland are hurried to
cells. and ut their own request are not
taken on the street at any time. They
are with heavy guard for which they
have asked since the trial opened, ~ the
result Of feared assassination.
Sheriff Kshler makes the extraordinary
statement that he believes no arms are
being carried, but nevertheless he does
not neglect precautions for safety. II
becomes necessary at timss during court
to reprimand noisy Mexicans on the out
side.
The state made good point to- night
when Carl Claussen, detective and old
Indian fighter, positively identified the
tracks Of the horse Lee used as the same
leading from where Colonel Fountain
was murdered. He followed the first
trail and was later startled to recognize
some extra large tracks in those OF Lees
horse, after Lee followed him (ClausseD)
In a suspicious manner when he learned
a searching party was out. Clsussen's
approach 10 Lees house for water had
caused Lee, McNew and four others TO
scramble pell nell into the house and
later to ste,lthily surround him with
arms and quiz him about the searching
party. Lee cursed Fountain incident
ally.
PROCEEDINGS THIS MORNING.
HillsborO. n. ~, June 3.-ln the Foun.
tain murder trial, Capt. Thos. Brsnnigsn,
an old scout, this morning told that
there were evidences OF q party having
carried heavy object on a horse and
deposited II on blanket at night. This
was given foundation yesterday by the
evidence Of the trail Of bloody blanket.
The tracks OF a child's shoe we're light
and only OF one foot and two to four feet
apart, as II they had been made with a
shoe on the hand.
Il measured the tracks OF three men
about the bloody camp and at other
camps along the trail OF seven horses
from this point" said the witness, "and
the next day found tracks on Lees dirt
roof exactly like the one having a
heel run over that | found in the
camps. preserved the measure.
III 'nts. When McNew. who WAS
originally charged with coInplicity,
came TO Las Cruces, short time later,
waited for chance and measured his
tracks; these gave the same measurement
"a the others about the camps. The tracks
OF Lees horses also corresponded with
those Of the largest horse on the trail
fTom the bloody camp"