El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
IMPORTANT
CATTLE CASE
Frank Young Gets a Trial in
the District COuft,
RATHER STRONG PROOF
Introduced by the Prosecution
Shown That the Steers We're
DehOrned and That Their Brands
We're Tampered With,

Yesterday afternoon the case OF
Frank Young, charged with bringing
stolen cattle into the state, went to trial
In the district court before jury.
The district attorney represented the
state and Judge w. S. Smaliwood the
defense. The charges against Young
are similar to those against Toward.
He is accusec of stealing q tu@ch of
cattle in Mexico and driving them
across the border, where they were de-
horned and their brands diefgured SO
that they could not be Identified. The
lease is one of especial interest to stock
men and the proceedings are watched
with close attention by residents of
the valley in the vicinity of Fort Han
cock.
TURNED STATE EVIDENCE.
w. A. Cleghorn, indicted jointly
with Young and Howard, created some
thing of sensation by turning states
evidence and taking the stand TO tes-
| tify against the other two defendants.
f! Witness admitted that he was to
have received 1-5 of the proceeds of
the ssle of the stolen cattle and that he
hoped to save himself from the peni-
tentiary by making clean breast of
| it.
! He related how the prisoner at the
bar had driven the stolen cattle over
! from Mexico, and landed them in Tex
as near Fort Hancock: how the stock
was taken from place to place in this
county, and how the brands on some
of the animals bad been mutilated and
eigh ghteen of them bad been dehorned
at Pink Blacks rencb..
Cleghorn stated that originally there
we're 30 head stolen in Mexico. most of
them having "U" brand. He then
identified Young as the man who had
charge of the cattle and claimed them
as his own.
Witness next pointed out Howard
who, together with two other men not
present, had assisted Young in car
ing for and disfguring the stolen
animals.
On crcss-examinetion it becs me ap-
parent that Cleghorn was practically
the leader of the scheme, that he had
changed the brands OF the stolen cattle
and had loaned defendant Young his
horse to ride into Mexico sitter the cat
tie.
After Inspector Charles Logan had
testified concerning the arrest of the
prisoners and court adjourned until
this morning.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
When court opened this morning
Ranger Ed Bryant was placed on the
stand to translate certain sections of
the penal code of Chihuahua, TO show
u6t COuStltuGSO tnSit IN Cn2b SCaSo.
Defendants attorney objected 10 the
Introduction of the code. but the court
admitted it and Ranger Rryant pro-
ceeded to read to the jury.
Bryant next testified to being one of
the party of officers which went in pur-
suit of the defendants. He said tnat
mum Der of horns had been found which
had been sawed from the heads of cat
tie.
Witness further testified that the
Rio Grande was often dry and cattle
could range backward and forward
across the river at will. [Attorney for
defendant objected to witnesses testify
ing today about matters of which they
testified yesterday. Sustained.
Witness Morris was recalled and
stated that WINS had come to his ranch
in the afternoon after water and the
same evening after dark a bunch of
cattle was brought there by WINS and
three strangers, with whom witness
was not acquainted.
"The men with the cattle inquired
for Young's ranch,'' said the witness,
they then asked the way to Rankin or
Blacks ranch and told him Blacks
ranch was about eighteen miles dis
tant.
Witness never saw the cattle before
or since, Has lived in that section 13
y SnES oau lS well with all
the brands ON the surrounding ranges.
Cross examined by Judge
Smallwood, witness said be
did not undertake to tell
the jury that he knew all the cattle in
the surrounding section. He was then
excused and the state rested.
THE DEFENSE.
Attorney Smallw Ood asked that the
district attorney make it known on
what count or counts of the indictment
he intended to rely for q con pvictior
Attorney Dean, after reading the in
dictment, replied that he.would aba ndon
the second count, charging theft from
an unknown owner, and would rely on
the first, charging theft of cattle in
Chihuahua and the bringing of them
into the United States, and the second,
charging theft of cattle in Texas.
The defense did not Introduce any
evidence and District Attorney Dean
opened the argument.
The case was given to the jury at
2:25 o'clock today.
THE VERDICT.
After being out only ten minutes the
jury brought in verdict of guilty and -
liked the penalty two years impris-
Onment.
Trial of another case against the same
defendant for theft of cattle was begun
Immediately.
Mrs. J. G. Simino returned from her