Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-04
SWEAR BRIGGS
IS RIGHT MAN
Train Porter Who Assaulted
Alex Bowie Is Positively
Identified.
PRELIMINARY HEARING CONTINUED

That r u. Brlggs. porter OF Santa
re tourist car No. 1880. is the negro
who committed the dastardly assault
upln Hon. Alex. Bowie. president of
the Caledonian Coal company of Gal.
iup' az the latter was Ia the act of
boarding westbound train No. 1 at the
local station on the night OF October
2s, there now seems TO be little douht
brigss, who was arrested nt Las We.
saH on Saturday and brought to Aibn.
querque and lodged IN the county iail
charged With the crime. was given a
preliminary hearing yesterday aftor.
noon NJ 4 o'clock. before Police Judge
a. J. Crawford. The main point be-.
fore the court, rs explained by judge
Crawford. was whether there were any
witnesses who could positively ldont.
ity Briggs az the man who committed
the assault on MIR. Bowie.
Mr. Bowie was the first witness
placed ON the stand. He related the
details OF the assault as horotofore
published In The Citizen, but could
nos swear that Briggs was the man
who slnggod him. However. he
thought he looked very much ike the
negro, but sam he was not positive
enough fabout the Identification TO
make oath that the defendant was the
guilty party
Judge Ellsworth Ingalls,, who was
standing on the platform at the time
Of the assault, aud who saw q. was
the next witness. Judge Ingalls was
quite sure that Briggs was the right
man, but he said he could not swear
that Briggs was the man. lie said
that Briggs was the only porter on
train No. that night. who ln any way
resembled the negro who committed
the assault, as he saw sll the porters
on tho train when a search was being
made for the culprit after the assault
had been committed.
The most important wltness for the
prosecution was n. NJ. ClOugh, general
foreman uf bridges and buildings on
The Rio 0rando division 0f the Santa
fe. Mr. Clough was standing talking
70 judge Ingalls, aI the time Mr.. Bowie
passed on his way TO the train. Hts
attention WIS called TO Mr.. Bowie By
the odd looking case he carried, which
a number OF maps. The wit.
ness related minutely how Mr.. Bowie
accidentally struck the train porter
on the leg, whsreupon the negro turn
Cd and struck the plaintiff a stunning
blow, partly fcllinE him TO the plat
form. Mr., ClOugh said that he watch.
Cd the train porter after the assault,
and he passed within a few feet OF
him and boarded the next to the last I
car on the trair, which car later
proved 10 be car No. 3.1S0. When
asked by the court n he could Identity I
the man who committed the assault, 4
Mr.. Ciough turned TO Briggs and said: |
Il can positively Identify the de-
PENDANT as the man. He Is the one
Who committed the assault | am
sure"
station Master Wells then testified
% how Mr.. Bowie hunted him ap and
that he had been assaulted
Dy one OF the porters on the traln,
lad requested that tho man be ar
rested. Wells thereupon accompanied
aim through the train. and when they
'ehrhcd the next 20 the last car, Mr..
iowie stopped and pointed out Briggs
" the man whom he thought had as
'aulted him. Wells said that Briggs
vas greatly excited and could hardly
ak, and denied that he had been on
Us car. The witness further testified
hat another porter standing by Briggs
the statement Of The de.
ondant a. 10 his not Deing On the car,
s dld also a passenger on the car.
Dr. kilgOre, OF Vanns drug store,
'ho dressed the injuries OF Mr. Bowie
fter the assault, testified as 10 the
aturo Of the wounds. and gave Il as
us opinion that the wounds over The
yo had been made With knucks or
bunch OF keys.
This closed the testimony, aad At
aney Lester. 10 behalf Of his client,
aked the court for more time IN Z
.hleh 90 Introduce some evidence for
he defense. He wishes 10 present The
yidence Of another train porter on
he train tho night of the assault, and
lso % Try and get the evidence OF
eveFai passengers TO prove that
'rlggs could not be the man, as he
ever left the car
judge Crawford granted the request, Z
nd ordered that Briggs be reeommlt.l
ID TO the county Jail 10 await the 4
Of the hearing.
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