Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-16
N 'NAbB BOUND
OVER To The
GRAND JURY
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AT
PRELIMINARY HEARING
travelling Man Held in Guada-
Iupe County Jail n Default Of
$4,000 Bail; Many Witness
Testify.
pecial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journall
Santa Rosa, N. NJ, oct. 15--E. 6,
MeNabb. the travelling salesman, ar
rested last Thursday morning ON a
charge of numbering II. II, flargls
railroad agent for the III Paso and
Southwestern at Vaughn, y. NJ, was
bound over TO the grand jury late to-
night. following u preliminary hear
ing which lasted several hours. II
was 10 O'Clock before the hearing
was completed and Justice OF the
Peace Cresencio Gallegos. before
whom the preliminary was held, inn
mediately bound McNabb over in the
sum OF $4,000 McNabb, upon adj
vice Of counsel did not make any
defense ana no witnesses were put on
the stand in his behalf.
The case for the territory was ham
died by District Attorney Harry Nc
Elroy, assisted by Attorney Henry
Swan, both of TucumcarL More than
twenty witnesses We're examined Tor
the territory and much testimony was
introduced. The most damaging bit
OF evidence came late this evening
when Telegraph operator Armstrong,
who worked under Agent Hargis at
Vaughn. was sworn in as a witness
and stated that on the night before
Hargis was lSilled McNabb ap-
preached him on the street and said
Armstrong. | am going to Kill
Hargis the first time ! see him. You
are not in this at all and don't
want to get YOU. You get les or
and get away from that depot. am
going to kin that -
Hargis the first time ] lay nay eyes
ON him
Link by link the territory today
woNe a chain about McNabb, which
indicated his guilt. Witnesses were
put on the stand who testified as 10
the occurrences from the time Hargis
fen dead I'm Moore's barber shop al
Vaughn. until McNabb WAS found in
a room, half dressed, a hundred and
forty-two feet away. with Winches-
ter rifle ana an exploded shell lying
on the floor of an adjoining room.
Testimony was introduced to prove
that the two bullets fired into the |
barber shop. one of which Killed Har- |
gis. were fired from an angle which |
indicated that they had been fired |
from the room Ia which McNdDp |
was staying. The course of the Iil- |
lets through the screen door ana IN I
side glass door oi the barber shop, !
evidenced that they had been fired |
from height of iifteen feet. All IN |
All, the territory lnHde a hupHh Ntt'e !
against McNabb. which seemed es-
peclally strong in view of the fact /
that Attorney McCdnnis. retained for /
the defense, did not inject one word /
of evidence into the proceeding ia
favor of his client. McNahb was
kent off the stand and any Witnesses /
he may have had did not appear.
McNubb spent tonight in the
county Jail, whore he has been CON
fined since being brought to santa
Rosa from Vaughn. where the killing
occurred Whether or not bee viii Doe
able 60 secure the IS 900 bond ncces-
iary for his release. remains to be
seen.
The preliminary hearing today ut-
ractcd great deal OF attention and
he court room was crowded with
people who were interested la the
outcome many of whom had jour
leyed from Vaughn to hear the eN-
lencc. Il