El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-03
KIPPER HAD
HIS GUN
The Story Told BY SOL
dier From Fort
Bliss
THB CASE PROGRESSES
Officer BIacker And Captain
Loughborough the Most
important Witnesses
To-Day

Walter N. Daley, the first witness
this morning in the Kipper case, was 6
soldier of the Twenty fifth infantry
He testified that he was in the city OF
the night of the 10Th of last February
and returned to the post, leaving town
about 80 on the morning of the 18th
On his way to the post he saw body
OF men on the road but was not able to
recognize them. His evidence was
here objected to and ne was excused.
| L. Moussier next testified. He is q
soldier from Fort Bliss. He saw Ser.
geant Kipper on the morning OF the
17th come in with blood on his Goa,
and the rifle under his coat and some
fatigue clothes under his arm. This
was about ten minutes before the first
call for reveille which was about G
O'clock.
WITNESS WAS ARRESTED.
On cross examin alton by Mr.. Stan
been placed under arrest by Capt.
Lough borough Immediately after the
t ouble.
He denied that Capt. Lough borough b
had accused him of taking part in the
orOu d. ( or .na- n- iaa sl1C-ssoeu him
with any punishment or promised him
any reward. However he would not
have told anything If he hal not been
asked.
Tie witness said he had only been In
the army about ten months and admit
ted having bsen arrested three times
during tha. time. He denied having
been arrested before entering the ar
my.
IMPEACHING FORMER WITNESS.
Mr.. Stanton then questioned witness
as to his moral habits and drew from
him the admission thet he drank consi-
derably as times aud liked to shoot
craps.
The attorney then asked Moussier as
to the habits OF George Harris, the
witness who yesterday said he never
gsmbled. The witness admitted that
when crap game was in progress
Harris was often in It.
DICK BLACKER'S STORY.
Jsiler J. r. Blscker was then called.
As an eyewitness and participant in
the exciting battle at the Jail his testi-
mony was of especial interest.
Blacker stated that on the night of
the 10th of February he Was sleeping
in the anteroom of the police station,
went to bed ab0u. 10 o'clock that
night, he said, but got up again about
half past 3 O'Clock and went to
BAD. He knew the defendant
snd saw him on the night of February
18th at the Jail some time after II
o'clock. He heard Policeman John
Scott come in with q prisoner but did
not see him.
About half past three" he said, II
1as awakened by some one kicking at
she door. | went to the door and when |
opened it i saw the defendant Kip |
per. | said to him, What do you want !
1ere?' He said. 1 want to get that |
nan out | asked what man. He |
aid, Corporal Dyson.' | told him
here was bond OF 80 against him
md he would have 60 put it up and if |
le did he would have
o see the night captain before he
could get the man out. He came in
md walked towards the door of the
all. ordered him out and be left.
He was dressed In full uniform, like
le is now. After he had gone Scott
anne in and said -
Judge Wilcox-"Dort state what
'cots said or what Stewart said"
The jailer then proceeded to relate
be story OF the battle With the negroes
: he saw and remem bered it.
II was awakened" he said, "by the
cuff ing OF feet in the station. looked
p aud saw negro standing over me
nth gun pointed at me- | had nv
istol under the blankets alongside of
~ leg. | grabbed It with both hands
nd tn rowing down on him fred"
The witness then told of the fusil-