El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-11
Withdraws Objections tC
Being Tried at Van Horn,
CulbersOn County.
Many Witnesses Testify that
Caples Has Been Strong
ly Denounced.
WTILIIAM CAPLES. famiIiarIy

NIILIAM CAPLES, Familiarity
w known as "Bill" Caples, char
acterized as the "Harry Thaw"
of Fl PssO, according TO the testimony
of DR.. +. B. Quinn. a local dentist Will
not be tried IN FL Paso, if the fight
that his attorneys are making Is success
full.
The fight for a change Of venue on
the part of the attorneys Tor the defence
has been waged since Monday morning,
when Ca~les was arfaigned Tor trial IN
the 34th district court. Witnesses have
been introduced by the defence in the
effort to show that a prejudice exists
here against Caples and for that reason
a fair and impartial trial cannot be had.
In rebuttal the state has also intro
duced a number OF witnesses.
In the original motion Tor a change
Of venue, Culbers0n county was objected
to, but after the testimony of Henry
Cox, district clerk of that county, the
defence withdrew the objections.
For the second time Tuesday morning
William Caples's name was read out as
a juror of the district court. At the
times Caples was reading newspaper.
Here he answered, turning over page
Of the paper.
The state and defence both closed
with witnesses Tuesday afternoon and
the arguments were commenced.
Ellen GOdsey, the girl in the case,
came into the court room at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday morning She took a seat in
the back part OF the court room and re-
manned throughout the morning session.
Many witnesses were heard Tuesday.
Herald Men Testify.
E A Powers, city circulation man
ager OF The Herald, testified regard
ing The Herald's circulation, and said
he thought he had heard the Caples
case discussed, but had never heard
anything that would indicate that the
defendant could not get fair and i'm
partial trial
ager of The Herald testified as to the
circulation outside OF FL PasO, and on
cross examination said that ne had
never heard the CapIeS case discussed.
+. 3. Quinn said he was a dentist and
had heard the CapIes case discussed
frequently, but thought Caples might
get fair trial, although he thought
ne would be taking chances.
sEl PasO's Harry Thaw.1
I have heard il said, the witness
declared. that Caples was the Harry
ThaW OF FL PasO."
The witness said he was here when
the Ross case was tried That case
had been discussed extensively, he said,
but he did not think it had been talked
Of as much as the CapIes case
Mother Paid CapIes's Bills.
You did some work for Caples?'
asked Mr. Bridgers.
He paid you for it, didn't hep asked
senator Hudspeth-
His mother did, the witness re-
Dr.. C. n. AIiclzle testified that he
heard Caples spoken OF as q wild young
man He said ne had not heard any
discussion about a trial These dis
cussions, he said he heard at Sierra
The witness thought there was a
natural prejudice against the crime
with which Caples is charged He did
not know whether Caples could get a
fair and impartial trial.
Wire TO Arrest CapIes.
Max Mayer said When 1 first heard
OF the Caples case / was in the tele-
graDh office at Sierra Blanca. 4 mes
sage came over the wire to arrest Bill
Caples. I was asked if 1 knew him
There were several around
4 have heard such remarks as If
he were killed when he was young II
would have saved a lot of trouble 1
heard that he was a harum scarum,
spendthrift sort of fellow. a wild
spendthrift.
THE man in the telegraph office"
the witness testified on cross eXamin-
alton, seemed TO know him well There
were about a half-dOzen around when
The Herald extra was brought in on
the train They seemed to think there
was a sensation.
The witness said that Caples might
As to CnpIes's Guilt.
The witness said that If everything :
in the paper was true, he thought Ca
pies was guilty He could not remem- (
Der exactly just what was in the extra
"NobOdy in CapIes's Favor
a Boone said he was agent Of the
7. P and q. H at Clint, Texas He
testified that the sentiment against
Caples at Clint was very unfaVorable- /
One expression the witness testified he /
heard was: He ought to be given so
years in the penitentiary and be per
mitted to live TO serve il" The wit /
ness declared that he had never heard /
a single remark made in Caples's favor /
The remarks he said he had heard I
were based on the newspapers and gem
era1 reputation of Caples. Mr.. Boone
said that he thought he knew every /
man in the Clint precinct
Fair Trial at Van Horn.
Henry Cox, district clerk at Van
Horn. said that he had been clerk since I
April p, 1911 He had lived in Gull