The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-22
UNION BOOKS ARE
ADMITTED IN TRIAL

DorOtio Garlic was on the stand In
.he Wells murder trial when the Rec
ord went to press yesterday afternoon
and had told with much questioning g
through the agency of Spanish inter-
prefer of what he saw on the morn
ing when w. T. Wells shot Ollie ,Shir-
ley. He understood but little of the
English conversation and wranglilgs
that morning. bus SAW evidently, more
than other witnesses had time to see.
Senior Garlic stated that he saw the
p0cke; knife mentioned Yesterday in
Snirley's hand while Shirley, Freeland
end Wells were talking together. but
aid not see II when Shirley struck at
Wells
"A. Wise. financial secretary of Ros-
Well Labor Union. No. l2715, was put
ON the stand and stated that Mr..
Childress. corresponding secretary.
had charge of the lodge books. He
said that Charley Gilbert was CORE
spending secretary at the time of the
Wells Shirley homicide. Mr.. Wise
had certain of his books and was in
structed to state certain facts as to
what was written on certain pages o!
one of his books. Prosecution object
ted on the grounds that IL was in-na-
terial TO this case. and the jury was
sent out while this point was being
argued. This argument occupied all
the remainder of yesterday afternoons
session. and court adjourned for the
night with all parties expecting
ruling as to whether the union books
could be submitted i'm evidence this
morning.
In discussing the admission of the
books of the union as evidence before
the jury. Judge Gatewood for the de-
fense put Hp a strong talk. He con-
tended that IL was the intention of
the defense to prove that a conspiracy
existed to which the union was q par
Nv and that the minute books and pap
ers of the union womb show this. 1t
was also the intention of the defense
to back this up with other testimony
showing the existence OF a conspira-
CIV directed against the defendant.
Wells, and that threats had been ut
tered against him by members of the
band of conspirators. or which the
union was a part. Judge Gatewood
was followed by MIR. Eldridge of the
defense. who also advanced argu
mGnlS aiOHS TIE iine
Both District Attorney Hervey and
Attorney General Clancy took up the
matter for the defense and fought
against the admission of the books lbe
fore the jury.
The problem had not been disposed
of by six O'Clock and 1t was agreed
that during the night authorities
should be Submitted to the court. and
a decision would be rendered upon the
point involved in the morning. Court
then adjourned.
Thursday Morning Session.
When court convened this nornfng
at nine O'Clock. after several prelfm-
mary matters had been disposed of.
the matter of admitting the minute
books of the local lodge of the Pro
tective Laborers Union before the ju
ry as evidence. was again taken up
An agreement had been reached drIing
the night by which IL was settled
that the minute books should be ad-
mitted down to and including the
meeting of March 3. 1909. the last
meeting before the killing, provided
that complete minutes be submitted.
II was agreed that this was accord
11E I'D the EtW Uni tile SubJc~t-
Judge Gatewood. for the defense.
objected TO this. saying that he und-
ersrood that only the minutes relat
ing directly to the trial should be ad-
mftted. Then quite a lengthy argu-
ment ensg,ed over this point.
The further examination OF the doc
u-nents of the union was taken mp by
the attorneys and completed In about
an hour.
II was then announced that by the
consent Of both parties the minutes
up TO and including the meeting Of
March 5. 1909, should ibe admitted en-
tireIy This out of the way the quest
ion of admitting certain portions OF