El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-31

Simpson, SneugrOve was near the end
Of the trough. going toward Simpson
Stein was riding off. I called to him
to get his horse and move. 1 saw Miss
Blevins coming with a gun and didn't
want to see the boy get hurt
1 told SneHgrove to stay because
supposed they would need him.
L never knew Snellgrove- I had seen
him for two or three months 1 met
him at the Simpson ranch the night 1
went to see about the horses.
No Water for Cattle.
The reason why I wanted TO move the
cattle from the Simpson ranch was be-
cause there was no water there and-the
grass was dry. The night I went by
there an eX-SectiOn man told me the
water had played out, and they could
not get any at all
The Simpson ranch house was on
section number u. The land In the
horse pasture, which comprised $500 to
5000 acres, was alternate land-one
tract belonging to the railroad and an
other to the schools
When I was talking to Simpson about
the cattle 1 could not see any of our
cattle / had been informed that they
were there Simpson nodded backward
toward the house to the north. His
hands were apparently down by his
sides.
Simpson Looked Crazy,
He had on a black hat and a jumper.
When I saw him with his gun pointed
toward me he had the appearance of
a crazy man. 1 had seen him two or
three months before that on the
train. in Ell Paso. at Midland and In
Fort Worth.
w A Lodge worked for me. About
April 2, / told him TO go and pick I'D
what cattle he could find. 1 think he
took them to the Simpson ranch.
had man shattered at the Polvo |
wells and no one ever bothered him.
was not expecting trouble with |
simpson When I went to his place 7 |
did not know that I would find him
there and did not expect any contro- |
VerSy When 1 went by SneIlgrove I |
did not throw down a pistol / did not |
have two sixshoOters. SnelIgrove did |
not hand me anything while in the |
small corral. but while in the large cor
raj he handed me a drink Of water.
Not Family Man.
Simpson did not have his hands m !
when fired the first shot I was prob |
ably three feet above him. His .odv
from the waist down was hidden from |
view by the fence.
After the second shot. Simpson started
TO go back 1 am not a family man.
am single.
! was deputy sheriff the day Of the
killing and had been one for about |
year and a half or two years. 7 aid !
not expect Snellgrove to go to the
station or come to town. rode 70 Clint !
horseback, bringing Stein with me and
there met Snellgrove and Otis Cans
who We're on the train. I did not tell
them 10 come to town. 1 did not bring
Stein for the purpose of testifving.
surrendered myself to deputy Greet.
Carpenter then indicated on a man
drawn by Mr.. Robinson. the positions
occupied by the various persons in The
tragedy. '''0
Cross Examination.
AT 11:05 the witness was turned over
o the prosecution, attorney Moore ash
ng why the pictures had been tsI(e, !
ma he said they were taken to SHOW ! {
whether or not Simpson could be seen |
rom the house 01 I
Nj Sharpe. DR.. Carpenter and Cbss
,eavell married sisters.
DO not know il / would admit that ! I
mad entered conspiracy to murder
impson If 1 had done such a thing $
mink man that would enter such a
onspiracy should be hung.
There were 1900 or 1900 head of ca+t1o /
n the Simpson ranch. do not know
any cattle being there that were
OF nIOrtgaged. b
There never We're five mich catt1a /
here that know Of 1 left some cows Y
here for Mrs. Simpson. but not as ex- s
mpt property There were soma orber
attic that were not included In the B
iortgage. had seveTa- executions is n
ued. 1 gave my men Instructions to a
AXE all the cattle under this mort
age.
Claimed simpsons Home.
I had an execution issued and levied
n the home place of Simpson. and he
-ould not give up possession of IT.
aimed the land under the sheriffs =
ale. He was still living on that place r
1 knew the jury had given him iudr- K
ent in the suit. Yes, 1 knew SimD- G
On had sued NE at Midland for s43 Y
10. C
I don't know whether we took all The A
Drses and cattle we could get or NOT S
Re did not clean up all the cows we P
,uld get II
There was no mortgage on the cattle E
1 the ranch or on the bulls. We bad
,ecutions issued on these. Mr.. Simn-
n was manager in charge of the
nch.
understood that Simpson sued me-
r damages, but 1 do not know wba+ | -
e charge was except that it had | "a