El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-19
ANOTHER
MURDER TRIAL
With Sensational Features to
Be Tried Here.
The CARROLL JURY
Is Still Huno Up. and More lnfor nd
CARROLL J
Is Still Hung Up. and More Informa
tion Is Asked For.

Another important murder trial is to
be held in FL Paso county as soon as
the attorneys fix the date and jury
can be empaneled.
The case was brought here by change
of venue from Ward county and the
indictment charges Sid Pitt. promi-
nent and wealthy ranchman. with nav
ing killed Hink Hill. another wealthy
and well known ranchman at Mona
hans. July 21st. 1900.
The killing occurred in the postoffice
at Monahans. where the ranchmen met
by accident Hill was accompanied by
A. III. Burchfield. who was also shot
in the arm. and a second Indictment
charges Pitt with assault to murder
Burchfield.
The case attracted wide attention
throughout the section where the
shooting occurred. and defendant saw
fit to ask for a change of venue. as he
did not desire to be tried in Reeves
county.
A large number of witnesses are to
be brought here to testify and the rela-
tives of the dead man and the defend
ant are present to watch the progress
of the case.
Several attorneys have been retained
by the defense and to assist the pros
ecution.
Pitts attorneys are Edwards & Ed
wards. Senator Gage. of Reeves coun-
ty. James Cunningham of Aberdeen,
Patterson and Wallace and w. w.
Bridgers. The district attorney will
be assisted by Looney & Hammond. of
Colorado City.
With this array of legal talent on
both sides it is evident that the trial
will be interesting and that every point
will be stubbornly contested.
Judge Walthall has instructed the
sheriff to summon a special venire of
fifty men and court was adjourned I'M
til 2 O'Clock to permit counsel to COM
municate with several witnesses.
The difficulty between the ranchmen
is said to have originated in a dis
pute over the boundary line of their
pastures. Subsequent threats are said
to have been made and when the men
met at Monahans the shooting result
ed. Pitt made application for habeas
corpus to Judge Walthall at Barstow
some time ago. but failed to secure
his liberty.
Jury in Doubt
The jury in the Carroll murder case
had failed to agree when court opened
this morning.
Word was sent into the court room
that the jurors would like to have an
other statement from Major Lough-
borough to settle two points on which
they had disagreed.
Carroll testified that he had never
made a requisition for the suit of IA
tigue clothes labelled wit his name
and found the day after the killing of
Stewart. The jury wanted to know
what had become of the post records.
which ought to show whether or not
Corroll's statement was correct
They also wanted to know from Cap
tain Loughborough just who was re-
sponsible for the gun rack keys.
District Attorney Dean said that he
Major Loughborough would be sent
notes and ascertain NOW the testimony
stood on these points. If explicit. he
would read the notes to the jury. of not
for.
After Red Seeley.
Sheriff Boone has gone to Carlsbad
to bring Red Seeley back to this coun
ty to be tried for the alleged murder
of Bob Hall. the well known cattleman.
Seeley was captured by Sheriff Stew
art of Eddy county last week and The
Herald contained the news several days
before the sheriff's Office in this city
was notified of the arrest
Sheriff Boone does not expect to have
any trouble in gaining the prisoners
consent to return without requisition
papers.
When arrested Seeley claimed that
he was on his way to Carlsbad to give
himself up to the officers.
Justice Spencer's Court.
Juan ID. Ochoa was given judgment
for s25 on an account against c. l..
Irwin in Justice Spencer's court Sat
urday afternoon.
Chas- Heilker and Henry Dumont
were arrested for unlawfully boarding
passenger train in the Southern Pa
cific yards and were fined 81 and costs
amounting to $3.50 before Justice
Spencer this morning.
George Vegas was fined S. and costs
amounting to $3.50 this morning by
Justice Spencer for assaulting c. NJ
Gray.
Suit Filed.
Suit was filed in the district court
this morning by Mrs. Josephine Cros-
by. and Josiah Crosby against Freder-
lex Moody. involving the title to lots
. to 10. block 80. CampbelIs addition
Fined for Abusive Talk.
Charles Butler. a colored man. was
arrested Saturday night for using
abusive language. When Officer
Winkler. who made the arrest. came up
the negro was abusing a lady and
Winkler took him to Jail. This morn
ing he was fined sos
Migrants Punished.
Fourteen men were arrested Satur-
day night for vagrancy and were fined
from So to $50 in police court this
morning. They were put to- work
cleaning the streets today.