El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-22
TESTIMONY BEING HEARD IN THE
GlSE0FL ROSS, ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
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served him. They were almost through
searching him when I got there.
can't swear that the SIG was taken
of Of Ross. would not swear that
saw it taken off OF Ross"
g. do you know who took it Of
\ The night jaiIer. Frank Clark
and the Officers
Ross Pinehers
The pinchers offered in evidence were
shown the witness, and he was asked:
AS a matter Of fact, did you not
ind these pinehers on the floor up
NO. sir I got them out Of Ross's
right hand coat pocket
@ DO you know who were IN those
rooms directly opposite those the gam
2 blers were imp
No, sir"
The witness did not know who were
ing - he stated, was apparently
dark" If there had been anyone in that
room, the commotiOn, he thought, would
have awakened them.
O. "You know that there is a fire
escape on that building next to The
Herald building
A. Yes. sir.
O. There would have been no diff
ficulty Of a man slipping out Of that
room. onto the roof and then going
down that fire escape2"
A mo, sir
o. From your experience as a DO
lice officer and a watchman, would
that not haye been the most sensible
thing Tor them to do-go down that fire
escape2"
A yes, il could have been done"
visit to Detectives ONCE.
After placing Ross in Jail the Wit
ness said that he went to the offices OF
the Western Detective agency. Nor
row, he said, was with him
Il found some clothes in the office;
I think there was a brown suit" he
said. al did not try to get into the
desks. I found pistol lying on the
desk It was an automatic I got q
memorandum out Of a pocket The
chief has that 1t was with reference
TO his work"
The prosecution objected, which was
sustained. The defence. requested the
prosecution to produce the memoran-
Got Ross's Clothes.
Greet testified that he took the
clothes down to the police station TO
see If they would have any bearing on
the case. I did not take but one suit
the one supposed to belong to Ross
@ Then you went back to room
SO1 at the Hotel UcCoy2"
A. NO. sir"
q what did you say to that man
Al "He said. for Coos sake don't go
in that room; there is something going
on in there I told him I knew there
was something going on in there. He
said something about getting a gun
O. aDid YOU find out that Pltman
had rented the room at the hotel before
4. That's what Atkinson said"
O. You, as captain, did you instruct
anyone to search that room?"
A 'No. sir"
Q. Did you see Sam Rowan when
you went back TO the hotel?"
A. Yes, 1 saw him He was talking
to Mr. Mccoy It must have been
little after two o'clock, perhaps little
before. Hs is agOOd sized man, about
the size OF Mr. Ross OF his brother sit
ting next to him"
The witness stated that he did not
know that Atkinson was working for
the western Detective agency. He said
that he had not been at the police sta
ton prior to that night, not that he
knew Of He knew, he said, who At
kiusOn was The witness said he was
"a years old
on examination by the state, the wit
ness testified that he thought Ross.
after he was arrested, told him he did
not have anything on him
The witness stated that he went to
the Western Detective agency's office
because he had been informed that was
the place where the men had gone to
He did not see the cut telephone
wire but said the supposition was that
they had been cut
Thinks Ross Efficient officer.
Il have found Mr. Ross has been an
officer" the witness said. II
don't think Ross made anything out Of
the office with the government Yes, I
know there are opportunities for an
officer in the government service to
ma Ike money II he is 50 inclined"
A memorandum testified to as having
been taken out Of the pocket Of Ross !
was offered in evidence by Mr.. Hill,
under the following statement, taken
down by the steuOgrap her: This
memorandum. taken out Of the pocket
Of 1Ir. Ross clothes in the office OF
the Western Detective agency. is in
troduced for the purpose Of showing
that Mr.. Ross presence at the Hotel