El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-06

read by the attorneys. The testimony
of Hamilton was as follows: Il was sit
ting in front of the HutchinS garage on
Texas street. 1 went there aout Z
o'clock and was there until the shoot
ing took place I do not know what
time that was, but judge it was about
or 10 O'Clock. l was sitting IN front
OF the garage talking TO a friend of
mine by the name of William Green,
just about five minutes before the
shooting Green had ridden away on
his motorcycle and had been gone about
five minutes when 1 heard the first
shot L did not see it.
1 would not judge from the sound
that il was fired on the inside of tie
messenger office 1t was about 80 or
40 seconds after the first shot, I heard
l think four shots in quick succession.
Right after the first shot l started
down the street towards the messenger
office Before 1 got to the messenger
office 1 saw a man come out of the
front door, with gun in his hand. I
T u I hHO" 8nat klno OF gun It was.
II was large gun did not notice
now the man was dressed. After
seeing John p. Casey, jr., il Judge Nc
CHntock office, l would say the man
L saw come out of the messenger office
was man about his build. The man
with the gun after coming out of the
ottlce walked across the street and
got into a buggy. There was A man
standing beside the buggyI do not
know whether he was holding the
horse, or was standing near the head of
the horse.
Saw Revolver Beside ANDERSON.
I then went on into the messenger
0tflce and back into the second room
l saw the deceased lying with his
mead to one side, on his sight shoulder.
| saw come out of the messenger office
from his right hand 1 picked il up and
laid J. on a box near the door When
policeman came in I picked it up and
gave it to him, and said: You had
better keep this also found a long
empty shell. I would judge it to be a
rifle shell. 1t was about 10 feet from
the partition inside the second room.
waited there until they brought
IN the stretcher- helped place him on
put him in the patrol. 1 knew the de-
ceased by sight, but did not know his
name. l never met him personally"
Darcy's Testimony Read.
Darcy testified before coroner Nc
ClintOck as follows: I was at a barber
shop Saturday night, where I met a
fellow called Blackey, the day oper-
atOr at the Bellevue messenger service
1t was about 10 minutes from then that
l saw man coming across the street
from the corner of Texas and Camp
bell towards the Bellevue office. The
man had rifle in his hand. AS he
came nearer the Bellevue office he held
the rifle behind him. When the man
with the gun reached about is or 20
and looked toward the window of the |
office. He raised the gun. When he |
did this l ran north on Kansas street |
and ran down the block by the Lake !
house and came south on Stanton
street. When I had reached a point in !
front OF the Acme messenger service I |
heard five Or six shots I went back to /
Kansas street and saw q man going /
from the Bellevue office toward a bug |
Sy across the street. There was an /
other man in the buggy.
I then went into the Bellevue Of 1
lice. There were several persons in
there 1 could not say who they were.
When I got inside his head (the de- |
2eased) was pushed over against the
partition. I Strengthened it out and /
made him as comfortable as 1 could I |
stayed there until the police came and
vent in the patrol with the deceased to
he hospital The deceased died on the I
way to the hospital was there holding !
lis head.
4 had known Anderson about six or
seven years. 1 did not know the man !
Who did the shooting. I saw a man at
he place hand captain Greet a revolver. |
did not see where he got it him. did
Tot know the man
Robertson and Newell Released.
The case against J. p. Robertson AMI !
l. Z. Newell, who were arrested in con-
lection with the case of the killing If
William ]. ANDERSON, was dismissed ky
ustice Z. B. McClintoCk Monday aft |
rnOOn. There was nothing shown at !
he examining trial to connect either |
ne of the men with the ease.
Free band concert tonight opposite
courthouse, 1880 Free.