El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-27
Ell PAso. TEXAS. MONDAY AUGUST 27. 1900.
HELD WITHOUTBOND
The Alleged Murderer of MARITIME z
Declines to Make Statement
One Witness Says He Saw the

one Witness Says ne SAW inc
Act.
Justice Spencer held the preliminary
examioasion In the Thursday night
murder and slso she inquest st the
sams time. He found that Agustin
| Martinez came TO his death bya stab
from Q knife in the hands of Leopoldo
Cassaneds, and cent Castaoeds to jail
withous bond to await the action Of
the grand jury. There were only
| three witnesses examined but from
them the judge had enough evidence
to cause him to hold Castsneds.
George Kelly, the night bar keeper
In the Monte Carlo saloon, was the first
witness examined and he etateo: 81
saw shs defendent in the Monte Carlo
saloon as about twelve or tEelve fifteen
Fcidsy morning. l cav him take CT
his coat. He wore y suit of blue over
4lls and cav . dark handle stickip g
out of pocket 10 his overalls. 90 not
know whether IL was a knife or not.
he Was In the saloon about Eve mirut-
es He Was with an old man whom 1
took to be o Mexican. He ordered the
drinks and then refused to pay for
them and the old msu paid the bill.
III. was about ten feet away from me.
The dsrk handle that 1 saw was four
or five iuches long. Another Mexican
enp ordered the drinks again and
again he refused to pay for
them. Said he had plenty Of money.
Spoke Englisb. The old man again
paid for the drinkF. He was iutoxicat-
ed
Mr.. Kelly WAS then excused and
Hermioa Hernandez was cslleo to the
stand. His statement was ss follows:
81 saw the defendant In front of the
Favori;e dance hsil about two o'clock
Frid ~ morning. was talking to .
friend. l saw the police catch him at
the corner of Third and Stanton streets.
Ilhelpsd to csrry Agusttn Martinez
into a room near by and stAid with him
until be died. L WAS present " hen that
knife was picked up (pointios to large
bowie-knife that was introduced rs
evidence) It Was about six feet iosice
q vacaos lot across the street from the
Fsvorite. / was carrying = lamp and
looking for the knife. The knife was
T--o- yards from whcre
the defendeas had stood after
Martini z had fallen. A man l do not
know picked the knife up and told m
to hand 1t to me but Louis Videl said
to give It to him aud he did SO. It had
the same appearance then a. It has
now although did not examine 1t.
saw the defendant before the light
standing near she door OF the Favorite.
was talking to Pedro Barels and
Agustin Martinez. Martinez WAS near
the Favorits which 10 OF toe east side |
of Utah street between Second atd |
Third strests and Is run by Louis |
videl. 1 WORK for Otis Andrews. Yes,
1 am sure is Was the defendant that
I saw al the time leaning against u |
pillar OF the porch OF the Fsvori.e.''
Henry Thomas, a colored man, was !
the nexs and most important witness
Eis stat .ment was rs follows: 81 saw the |
defendant about two O'Clock Fridsy |
on Utah street near q Mexi- |
can dance ball across the street from
Mrs. Nickerson's boarding house. At
shis time Gus (neaning Martioezl, who
WAS killed " IS quxrrelioR With another
Mexican Gis said, III you want TO
light me bee .use 1 am drunk then
come out here he walked out TO-
wards the street and the other man fol-
lowed him and Gus hit him
n the eye with his LEFT fs:.
Al that time the defendent,
Who had been standing By the Favor
Enife in she upper part OF the breast
md Gus dropped his hands and then
ell to she ground The defeudent ran
,ver In from. of Mrs. Niokereon's
,ouss and stood about two or three
eet from the side walk. he stood there
,nly q fe " seconds and then moved OF
nd came TO came side Of the street
vhere the killing had taken place. he
ried TO get two Mexicans to go with
lin but tney did not 60 fast enough
md he started to run down towards
Third street. / looked back and saw
wo policemen coming on the run and
yelled, There goes the man VINO
lid the s,sbbiog," and the policemen
an after him. He had turned into
Third street and was then slmos, TO
stanton when = policeman yelled
Halt" aud he stopped and came tc-
Yards them With his haods up. l WAS
ssnding about or 8 feet from where
hev were 6pttinU I am from San