El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-23

| eiuSu W loilCWluS tue brsil Will 0ETTe'
to Organ and going with Craven
whom Garrett had deputized, to bring
in the horse and saddle found on ths
trail. He said they found the saddle
but could not find the horse that night
Craven went to look for the horse ani
he took the saddle and brought it tt
Las Cruces. He then weDtto Garrett's
ranch and was present when Craver
| was arrested.
In the'cross questioning by the defense
it was brought out that there was 6
bitter feeling between Craven ani
Coners and that Corers was the com
plainans in case for assault upor
Coners by Craven.
AFTERNOON SESSION
| When court reconvened Sheriff Gar
rets was recalled to identity the saddle
found on the trail aud which had beer
brought into the. court room.
Ben Williams, deputy sheriff under
Garrett. then testified to going to Bear
Canon where he found horse that an.
swered the description OF the one found
upon the trail by Garrett and his posse.
He took is to Garrett's ranch and 1t
was identified as the horse suspected
to have been ridden By one OF the rob.
bers aud also as belonging TO Mr.. Muir
| ply OF Las Cruces. He found Craven
there and asked him when he bad
| been to Bear Canon last. Craven satd
he had not been there for month
| 10 ha
the horse brought in by him. He
said he did. He vas then asked when
| he had seen it last and said he had not
seen it for q month. Williams then
! told him he had reason TO believe he
had roped the horse only
q few days before but
Craven denied doing SO. Craven
| was then arrested and held By Conors.
While Williams went over to Print
Rhodes he asked Rhodes what had be-
come of a saddle he had traded for in
his (Wllliams) presence a long time
before. Rhodes said he b ad sold it to
Wilson. He asked if he would know
the saddle If he saw it. Rhodes said
he didn't think he could identify an
old saddle.
The sa Idle found on the trail was
then produced in court and Williams
identified il as the one traded t. Print
Rhodes some three or four years be-
fore In his presence.
Rhodes was arrested aud brought
with Craven to Las Cruces where they
gave bond. Williams testified that al
ter Craven was arrested he confessed
to roping the horse later found In
Bear cannon, upon the 1Ith of Feb,
but aid he turned him loose alter
wards
Williams also testified that on April
3 after he had arrested Wilson and
WILDER, he took WILDER and with Jim
Isaacks went to the Organ mountains
where they found the other saddle used
by the robbers and also the pocket
book stolen from the bank with papers
in it.
The pocket hook was produced and
Williams identified It as the one found.
Jim Isascks was then called. He
said Garrett appointed him deputy and
that on the 14th of February he went
to the Organ mountains with posse
and on the 18Th they struck trail of
one horse which they followed and
found dun horse. They also found
where the trail of 20 men hsd left the
hofse's track. He brought the horse
to Organ and turned is over to Gar
rett. He also testified to being with
Williams when he found the other
horse and also going with Williams
and Wilber to find the saddle aud
pocket book.
The rem aindet OF the afternoon was
consumed on some legal teohnicslities
brought up by the lawyers and at p.
m. the prosecution rested and the
court adjourned until Monday morning
at 9:30 a. m