Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18

the bright moonlight, and that he was
positive In his Identification. He
identified him By his mustache.
+ On cross-examination 1t was brought
out that he might have known Young
by sight for only two weeks as ne
could not fix the date when he first
saw him. Witness said that he had
been drinking during the day and
evening of June 9th. but that they
took NO liquor with them on the trip
and that he was sober at the time
that the holdup occurred.
Witness Illustrated with handler
chief how mask slipped from face OF
holdup man and described the men
as being large men wearing soft,
black hats and carrying large black
guns.
Witness said that he knew Sheriff
Thompson; was around town with
him the afternoon after the robbery
accompanied by District Attorney Pul-
liam, and that he. witness, had point
ed Young out on the street to them,
saying. There is the man that's got
my watch
| Bessie Kelly was called by the pros
ecution. and testified that she was an
inmate of house OF Ill fame; that
sne was one of the party who were
held up, but that she did not lose any
thing. She said that she knew Will
liam R. Young, but did not recognize
him as the man whose mask fell down
at the time of the holdnp. She adj
mitted that she had signed and sworn
to an afiidavit which stated that she
recognized Young's voice and recog
nized his face when the mask fei
down, but says that she was excited
at the time she made that affidavit
and that part of 1t is false.
She further testified that after the
holdup she said to Blainey that THAT
was Bill Young" and she said on the
stand that she thought at the time 1t
was Young. but that she was badly
frightened at the time-in an almost
fainting condition. in fact, and not
competent to recognize any one.
In regard to time, place and manner
of the holdup she testified to tAe
same things as Mr.. White.
District Attorney Puliam said that
he would file information against the
witness and have her indicted for per
Jury,
Lee Pate was the next witness,
He said he works in Likes barn
has known Defendant Young two or
three months; saw him at the barn
Saturday night at midnight after a
rig. He gave him runabout ahd a
bay horse named Nelly; he brought
the rig back in a couple of hours; had
slept while rig was gone: the rig was
turned into the barn from the north ;
later.
Geo. w. Thompson, Sheriff: Heard
he was alone. He came back after
saddle horse about or O'Clock.
He then went to Main street. Said
he was going up where the holdup
was.
Cross-examination. Talked with
the sheriff Sunday and told him that
the rig had been out about two hours.
The sheriff said it must have been
OF the holdup and went out to scene.
saw the team tied to the fence. It
was then about o'clock. saw
where the team had been turned
around and where people had tramp
ed. Looks for tracks and saw where
two men had gone back to left side OF
road (going up) where another rig
had been standing. This rig was
iron-tired and horse was shod with
calked shoes in front and plates be
hind. could follow the tracks, which
| did to Animas City and across
bridge. | met Billy Young Just be
fore ne got to the bridge l said:
Hello, Bill" He said: Have you
found any trace of the holdups?" !
said: Il am on their tracks" Young
then left him and he followed tracks
down to Second avenue, at about 18th
street; then went to Likes & Ziper
ian's barn about $3.50 and asked who
had rigs out, and found that Young
had mare out The mare was led
outside into the street and / exam
ined her tracks and knew they were
made by the same horse. I went up
again at 3 O'Clock with Mr.. Likes and
Mr.. Pulliam. The mares tracks were
still plain. Mr.. Young came there
from towards the Springs.
| Cross-EXamination: have been in
the cattle business since IA and was
always with the men when they lost
horses and assisted in tracking them
| hitched the horse and got down and
began tracking. The tracks were
very plain. Did not examine other
horses in the barn to see if they were
snod in same manner
w. c. Likes was then called and
testified as follows: | have known
Young for two or three years | saw
him at the barn Saturday night about
IL o'clock He came to get a horse
and buggy. gave him Nellie and
a steel-tired buggy. Young was
alone.
Cross-Examination. The sherlff
asked him IL ne could identify tracks
on road as the tracks of his horse