El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-05
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back to the post but returned to TIT
city from DUNES saloon abou
7 o'clock with Dyson. whom he me
there. He left Dyson in town ant
spent the evening around town, visited
the Jockey club on Oregon street, and
about O'Clock went to q restaurant or
Second street. There he met Wrig b
and Davis who told him Dyson had
been arrested. he started to the pos,
with Wright and Davis but at the T. &
P. GRO sing they stopped to let Wright
examine and fix his wheel. Then,
Ripper said, he thought he would GO
back and see if they could get Dyson
out on bond. He had NO
pass and if be missed reveille
he would be punished. He and Davis
then went back and asked to have
Dyson released but were refused. Davis
went to show him the location of the
police station as he had never been
there. He then started back to the
post on his wheel and went on to his
quarters. On the way he passed one
sentinel but he could not see who he
was. He said he had ridden the dis
lance between the city and the fort on
a whee. and it took about an hour. He
thought it WAS between and O'Clock
when he reached the post but he was
not sure.
He went to bed Immediately after
reaching the post and did not get up
until little before reveille. 1t was
against regulations to strike light at
that hour and he went to bed In the
dark.
He said that he wore his blue uni
form during the entire time and did
not change it at all. He had no vhaki
uniform then or now. He did not re-
turn to town at any time after going to
the post. He knew absolutely nothing
of the killing at the jail and was not at
any time during that night In the room
occupied by the squad of which Pier
son Coffey was q member.
Ripper said that he was first sp-
preached by Capt. ghborough in
regard to the trouble. about 7 O'Clock
on the morning of the 18th, and again
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The
captain took him to his office in the
building. Deputy
Sheriff Bryant was present. The cap
tain asked him about the trouble and
said that he thought he (Kipper) knew
of 1t. Ripper then denied
this and he was placed under arrest in
the dark cell and kept there until he
was brought in to the county Jail. He
was never examined further.
Kipper then stated that he had been
unable to employ counsel until April
25th. He had no money and his
friends engaged attorneys for him.
He further said that there was money
d ue for him from the government butal-
though he bad made application for it
in order that he might pay his attor-
ney he never received it.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
District Attorney Dean then took
him in hand.
You heard Arthur Taylor testify
that you spoke to him that night when
be was on guard. Is that true or
false?"
VERY false
Mr.. Dean then proceeded to lead the
over the testimony of several
Of his comrades who we're Witnesses
Tor the state. In answer Ripper replied
quietly but firmly that their
were absolutely false. It
uas also nps.,o that -he, NJ 81. -o
lice station he had tried to enter the
jail where Dyson was confined or that
Dyson had spoken to him.
In answer to Mr.. Dean Ripper said
hat he had fully realized that he was
'n trial for . very serious offence and
insisted that he had told nothing but
;he truth
Jailer Blacker and Policeman Scott
vent On the stand to impeach Kipper's
statement that he was never at the Jail
before. They remem bered that he had
called to see the chief sometime be-
ore.
Chief Lockart when called by the de-
enee did not remember this.
The chiefs testimony closed the
evidence for both sides and court ad-
burned. Today is being given up to
argument.
The case went to the jury juet be.
ore clock this afternoon.
No Right To Ugliness
The woman who Ia lovely in face,
orm and temper will always have
but one who would be attract.