The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-11-16

also could not remember ever seeing
the handkerchief, and did not remem-
ber ever seeing the initials H. L. J..
on Jones' clothing. Was not sure
that he had ever seen any of these
things before.
Geaton said that Jones used to
leave for two, three and sometimes
four weeks at a time and say nothing
of it to him. Once Jones worked for
Beach for long time and he did not
know it until he came to town.
Yes, he had used all Jones belong
ings after he had disappeared, his
horse, gun, buggy, bed clothing, bed,
machinery etc. He did not burn up
any clothes. The testimony of the
Gambril girl that he did so was false.
He did not know anything about the
grip and did not believe it to be
Jones grip. Yes, Henry Jones had
| told him that he would not have any
| thing more to do with the well outfit
The man Estill had never asked
him where Jones was and he had
never told him he had gone to Texas
He didn't know that he had ever told
Miller that Jones was gone and had
nothing more to do with the well out
fit, and that he owned it. He did not
remember talking with a number Of
other persons but might have dos.e so.
The little girl had brought him
soap at the tent as she testified but |
had not seen him holding up stained !
clothing While Stokes was jaiIer he |
could have gotten out A jailer was
always with him when he was out |
of his CELL He repeated that Watson |
had told about forty lies in his testi- |
mony. He had never talked with Wat |
son out of the jail window. |
Jones had some trouble over some |
trucks He had sold them and receiv |
ed five dollars and had then sold them
to another party for ten dollars.
Jones horse had gotten away at
the camp. He had not disposed of it,
but it had simply wandered away
On direct examination by his coun-
sci the defendant said that the hors-
es ran loose at the camp. The Jones
horse had run away once before and
had come to town and gone into
Jumps livery stable and had been
there for a week.
Geaton then asked and received
permission to make a statement to
the jury He said that when Watson
came to the country he had only one
suit of clothing He got lousy and had
told him, Geaton, that he would burn
the clothes He did not know when
or where ne did this.
Joseph Carper was placed on the
stand and said that he had looked
for Jones about the first part of Oc-
tober, 1903, and had found him. He
wanted Jones to work for him.
its case, and the prosecution began
rebuttal testimony
w. R. Estep was placed on the
stand and said that he knew Hibbard.
He was well acquainted with him.
Hibbard left Roswell about the 8th
of August, 1908. He had never seen
him since and did not believe he had
been here since then He was in
Texas and he heard from him about
every month.
On cross examination the witness
stated he did not know that Hibbard
left here on the 9Th. but it was about
that time. He went in wagon. If !
in Roswell Hibbard would look him
up.
A, Rainbolt testified that Hibbard
left left here on August sth. 1898. He
said he was going TO Texas and he
had never seen him since. He had
left in a wagon with his. Rainbolt's
son.
W, A. Stewart said that he knew
G. Y. Hibbard and had seen him at