El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
SEELEY
ON TRIAL
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! We expect to prove" said MIR. Pat
terson, that Stetson went up behind
Tom Hall Saturday evening aud took
his pistol and that the killing took
place after Seeley had learned that Hall
had no pistol"
The effort to show a conspiracy be-
tween defendant and another to kill
Hall also brought on a long wrangle
between attorneys.
Ed Blank. colored cowboy. was
called by the state at 10: 30 o'clock. He
against Seeley tending to establish
that defendant had made threats be-
fore the shooting occurred.
Seeley, he said, had called Herring
- and said Hall was no better
than Herring and had hit him in the
head with a rock once, but would new
er do it again.
Witness was not materially shaken
in his statements on cross examina-
ton.
Mrs. r. l.. Hall. wife of deceased, was
the next witness. She is a handsome,
heavy black. Two children, a boy and
a girl, perhaps and IL years of age.
followed her into the court room.
Witness said she knew Red Seeley.
| When asked if she knew him she an
swered:
Yes, l certainly do"
Defendant had often eaten his meals
| at her house, she said, and spent the
night there. Witness did not see her
husband after he was killed.
She was excused without cross ex-
animation.
State Rests.
Attorney Patterson announced that
the state would rest
Counsel for defense and the defend
ant retired to the judges chamber for
consultation. They emerged at the end
of ten minutes and the deposition of
DIR. Charles NJ. Wincher of Eddy, New
Mexico, was introduced.
The physician said he had examined
certained that gun shot wound had
caused his death. Hall had been shot
in the right breast, the ball entering
the body three inches above the right
nipple, coming out between the tenth
and eleventh rib behind. There were
no cross interrogations.
An application to lease thirty-six
sections of school land to Red Seeley
over which there was a controversy.
was offered in evidence. The applica-
ton showed on its face that it had
been granted on December 8. and was
admitted without controversy.
Park w. Pitman was sworn and tes-
titled as to the authenticity of certain
papers introduced as evidence.
1t being high noon court took a re-
cess.
Red Seeley.
Red Seeley, the prisoner at the bar,
is a small. chunky built man. His
face is fiorid and his mustache is red
1t is supposed that his nickname was
bestowed upon him on that account.
His right name is Fayette. His head
is round and his neck is full. He wears
his hair cropped close.
Seeley is well known among cattle |
men in this portion of the state and he |
was never looked upon as a dangerous |
man by his neighbors and associates. /
1t is said that even Bob Hall regarded |
him as harmless and showed no fear
of the cowboy, even after he had fallen
out with him.
Hall was a good sized man while
Red" is not up to the average.
Seeley's father is here to aid in get
ting him out of his trouble. He is an
elderly man and seems to be consid-
erably worried. Seeley, himself, takes
matters coolly and most of the time
sat in the court room with lighted
cigarette between his fingers.
Bob Hall.
Bob Hall was the wealthiest cattle 1
nan in FL Paso county. Being well
liked his influence was wide and he ,
vas a power in the eastern part of the
ounty where he resided with his fam
ly. He owned several ranches and I
'lenty of horses and cattle and had a
lumber of men in his employ. He was
hot by Seeley while eating dinner aid G
t is said that former difficulty led up J
o the shooting.
Those things concerning the killing y
,hich have not yet been published will
e brought out when the defense in
reduces its witnesses this afternoon |