El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
NO Indictment
YET FOUND
Grand Jury Still Investigating
the O'Connor Killing.
A WITNESS ARRESTED
On an Indictment Found Yesterday,
Charging Her With Perjury Be-
fore the Grand JurOrS-She is
the Mother of the Suspects
Sweetheart,

A week has elapsed since the death
| of Ed ward E. O'COnnOr, who was shot
| ten days ago by some one of party of
Mexicans assemb bled Sunday night in
Phil Young's cafe.
The grand jury has twice been in
session since the death of the young
man occurred, but as yet no Indictment
has been found against his alleged
slayer or accomplices.
Some time ago the HERALD assert
ed that considerable doubt existed
as to the guilt of the suspect, Jose Edel-
berto Garcia, and that the evidence
against him was not believed to be
perfectly conclusive, and might be
found insufficient to convict.
1t was, however, firmly believed
that the grand jury would immedia-
tely take up the case and tt it to the
bottom at the first session after the pO-
pular young mans death. Nor was it
ever doubted but that an Indictment
would be speedily found.
So far as could be learned the grand
jury has been working diligently on
the case at each subsequent session,
but as yet notb1Es definite has been
accomplished and the jury does not
meet again until tomorrow.
SECRET PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings behind the closed
doors Of the grand jury room are as
sealed book and it is seldom that any
thing happening therein becomes
known to the public. The results of
the jury's Investigations, however, are
regularly published.
Jud Ring from what has leaked outfit
is evident that the grand jury has not
yet been able to procure enough evf
dence against Jose Edelberto G arcia to
justify even the returning of an indict-
al
warrant an Indictment, q conviction
would be out Of the question.
WITNESS INDICTED.
One of the witnesses summoned yes.
terdsy to testify before the grand jury
woman, and mother of three buxom
girls, one of whom is reputed to be the
sweetheart of young Garcia, the man
su spected of killing O'Connor.
1t was at the Telles house that the
fugitive is said to have taken refuge
the night that O'Counor was shot, and
it was there that be was found oy the
by his father.
Owing to these facts it is supposed
that the woman would make an im
portant witness in sitting the case, but
contrary to expectation, it is alleged,
her story conhicted with facts al
ready proved, and as q consequence
she was promptly indicted for perjury
and this morning was sti' an inmate of
cell at the county Jail.
Elijia Telles and her three daugh-
ters are all reputed to be excellent SER
wants and all speak English huently.
Elijis herself worked for eight years
for the family of the late DR.. White,
while her daughters are domestics in
other prominent families.
FORGETFUL WITNESS.
1t is understood that the greatest
STUN bling block met with by the
grand jury in It's Investigations Is the
apparent forgetfulness of the Mexican
witnesses to the shooting, all of whom
pretend to know nothing about the
XII ling.
Tomorrow's session of the grand jury
may result in an Indictment.
TINGE OF ROMANCE.
When Garcia was brought to the
county Jail at midnight ten days ago a
young girl followed him to the barred
door of the prison and when the jailor
looked out the next morning she was
still sitting there.
The girl was Felicitas Telles and
Garcia was her lover. He had often
promised to marry her, but had ia lied
to keep his promise.
The girl came to the jail today to
bring her mothers dinner. She has
never been permitted to see Gar cia
since his incarceration.
PERSONALS.