Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-27
IKE WORTH III COURT
Preliminary Hearing for he Murder
Of Sarah Humphrey,
on BEFORE JUSTICE CRAWFORD

Ike worth me negro paramour 1f
SARAH Hninphrcy. alias Hattie white
She whito prostitute. and probably her
murderer. was brought from hls coll
at the county JAN and into Justice
Crawford court 81 2 o'cloct thia ~
toruu1R
A preliminary hearing of the case
was Aeid. and evidence was taken for
the conclusion uf the work of the
rurunrrH jury
Sarah Humphrey was stmnglrd Do
her bed Tuesday n.ght about q O'Clock
Worh was tbc 0rsi to inform the po
lice Of the murder and ns he was last
seem with The victim. he was immndi
atCN arrested Since Tuesday night
hc mas been Boo CLOSE confinement aud
hua been subjected tD humorous 500.
we're .wraunEs strong cirCumsan.
ial r..Hu1co points lo Worth ss ,ht
aurlcrrr bat ho stoutly denied the
allegation aud today plead "nut guilty
without a tailoring accent Boo biz voice
when judge Crawford read thp com
pla.nt
District Attorney Clauc, conducted
tho examination The court room
WA ran of eager and curious people
The eoroncfa jury sat ON tho right
of the presiding magistrate and A.
tomoy Clancy and chief of Police Ne.
Millln ON the left Tho prisoner nc
oupied chair directly ir front ~
che padgo's bench and was calm and
opportunity undisturbod ly thho dclih.
crate proceedings Hr black snrdId
cuuuionanco wore NO evidence uf ONO
toa
Worth Ia probably 300 year. of age
rtuut built and walks with % stoop
his disposition is suIlcn
Br jobs W Eicor. who was ,ho nrlt
phynlciaH on tho scene of murder ami
who pronounced Hattie white dead
aud dead from strnngulnti0u. was tho
nrsi witness called Hlls testimony
of yesterday before the coroncra jury
was repeated. Il was tho right hand
"trip of "a strong hand that crushed tho
wOmana wind pipe and broke the
skin on the len side OF the neck. She
was lying IN the bed on her left side.
A little blood flowed from her mouth
and stained the bed clothes There
we're uu other marks on tte body
and apparently there had been NO
strugrlo
Antonio CandOlario. oi old Albu.
guerQuc. was tho second witness. He
WAS with Ike Worth in a saloon on
Third street iust previous 90 the dis
eovury of che murder Thcy remain.
od m the saloon togo'hor Tor thirty
minutes, and then he and Worth walk
ed down toward the little adobe hovel
where the woman lived. Worth said
That be had a coat and vest that be-
wanted 90 leave az the house. The
negro entered from the rear and ten
minutes later came out OF the house
and went Ia Totl a Gadrs saloon next
door Worth told Candolarlo in the
saloon that Hattie White was dead
Cnndolario said that he stood In front
% tho White house fully ten minutes
during which time Worth was ln the
house.
frod Tallafarro. bar tender ai Tou
0radi's aalCan which occupies the
huildng Eext 10 the white room said
chat Ike Worth came into the saloon
aud said that Hattie White was dead.
and asked that policeman be- called.
Ho GnoW Worth quite well from hay-
ing seen him most very night az the
White WOman's house. Taiieferro had
been working az the Gradi saloon
three wooks
lac Worth goes 10 Jail without bail
10 await the meeting Of the grand
Jury The preliminary hearing was
concluded AZ $40 o'clock.