Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-19
BOUND OVER
TOGRANDJURY
WITHOUT BAIL
Jesus Gonzales TOGO Before
= Grand Jury In October
Charges Against Ruiz and
Hernandez Dismissed.

Jesus Gonzales. charged with the
murder of j. e RodmRn. held at Lo-
wen yesterday afternoon. the de
PENDANT was bound over to the DC
tober meeting OF the grand jury with
cunt bond.
Hernandez and Ruiz, the other two
who were arrested charged with be
ing implicated in the murder. had the
charges against them dismissed, but
were held as witnesses in the case in
remanded to jail. having been unable
to give bond Gabriel Coss and his
wife, the principal Witnesses for the
prosecution, We're ordered to report
once each week until October
Gonzales, the Yaqui Indian, showed
himself TO be above the average Mexi-
can found in this section in intelli-
gence. He has not the sleepy express
sion so often seen in the MeXicans,
but on the contrary his eyes were
bright and his manner alert. He had
eight or ten witnesses summoned in
his behalf, and questioned along in
telIigent lines tending to prove his
innocence. He was not in the least
nervous or i'll at ease, and smiled
easily at several incidents that hap
pened during the hearing.
After he had questioned all the
witnesses who had been summoned in
mis- defense, Gonzales was asked If he
wanted TO make a statement. ISL
Senior" was his reply He was told
that he could make the statement
under oath, or without taking oath,
He said that he was willing to make
the statement under either condition
He then said in Spanish: In this
case which you are working up on
me. am innocent / got to my house
about 6 O'Clock and laid down, feeling
pretty dizzy. l asked my wife to make
me some atoli, but | did not drink it
I never went out until morning, and
don't know anything of what may have
happened during the night"
The prosecution failed to produce
witness who could refute his claim
that he was at home by stating that
they saw him at any other place. On
the other hand Gonzales proved by q
number of witnesses that he had been
at the flume on Saco road about {
o'clock in the evening, but none who
could testify that he had been in bed
during nor for two or three hours be
| fore the time of the murder. 1t was
learned from the evidence yesterday
that the knife which was found in the
trunk with blood on 10 and the handle
still moist from recent washing, was
not found in Gonzales trunk. but in
the trunk OF Ruiz. The trunk was
locked.
After DIR. Caven of this city had
testified regarding the nature of the
wounds, Gabriel Coss. the man who
was first arrested on suspicion as be
ing guilty of the crime of numbering
Rodman, was put on the stand. He
said that ne had heard Gonzales say
to the deceased. who had told him
that he was in no condition to take his
time then and that he would give IL
| to him on the morrow, If you don't
give me my time | will find some way
| to get even Later on he testified
that he had heard the defendant say
you have had the pleasure of giving
me my time. | will have the pleasure
of drinking your blood" Also that
Gonzales had said ''no gringo could
boss him"
Coss' wife was then put on the
stand. From the vindictiye glances
which she shot at the prisoner it was
no difficult matter to tell that she haC
| it in for the defendant-probably fol
the abusive language he had USED
toward her, as was brought out in hel
testimony. She said that defendant
| had been drinking, and was "scandu
| lous and abusive" That Rodman had
"a Number of companions in his house
that they were drinking; that RodmaI
told them he didn't want any scan
daIous doings" in the house. Tina
Gonzales had replied that he was
great liberty man." and that be
would have whomsoeyer he pleased il
his house, and for Rodman TO give hin
his time. That he had said to Rod
man. Il am going to dring you
blood"
| Sheriff Jack White, Deputy Sheriff
VIII White and Chief Special Agen
@. Sadler of the Z. P. & S. w, identi
fed various articles entered as eE
hibits. the finding of which has beel
told. Sadler told of how restless TIL
women had been while he was search
ling the house of the defendant, and 0
finding of one of tbe-knives hidden il
a fve-gallon can half filed with pc
ftatoes.
OF the eight or ten witnesses VIII
were introduced by the defendant 4
testify in his behalf, with one evceI
ton. not one stated that they knew
what time he went TO bed. This eS
ception was Felicia Garcia. his wife
She was low, heavy set. and wit
fairly regular features. That she wa
eager TO testify in behalf of GOnzale
was evident 10 the most casual mar
liner. While the oath was being ad
ministered TO her she broke out in
very animated manner, ] will swea
that this about Jesus is not true, and
want to see anybody who says it IS.
She stated that they, Gonzales an
herself, went to Don Luis to thei
home after a visit TO Bisbee, tina
Gonzales Immediately went TO beC
That she knew he went TO bed bs
cause she made him some atoli, an
THAT he was asleep when she went I
give It to him. Sc testified that tn
trunk in which the bloody knife ha
been found did not belong to then
and that she had never seen the knit
before
Many other facts which have, bee
published in The Review. or whie
were unfmportant. we're brought OF
at the hearing. This was conducte
by Assistant District Attorney RIOS.
who made the trip from Tombston
for the purpose Of representing tn
territory in the case.
! Inst watch that crowd surging X