El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-24

1E-ife Mrs Ross. engaged in taking
notes during the trial, ana IN con
news. Mr.. Ross for number OF years
was a member of the police depart
ment of Los Angeles, but lately II was
said has engaged in the real estate
BUSINESS ne came here from Los An
e-eIes Both he and the deIenuelnt ap-
pear confident
Had No knowledge OF Poker tame.
Atkinson. who was the witness on
the stand Saturday afternoon Wneh
court adjourned was the 1lrsJ witness
Monday morning SATURDAY the WltHSS9
vas being cross examined by the de-
fence Under the continued cross eN-
animation. he testified
II did not know Of my own knoWl-
edge that a poker game was gong on
M the hotel. I had never been IN the
o. although you assisted in the rob
berry, you did not know that tnat 5 tn was
q poker game going on there!
A. No sir. / did not
q. you know that it is a violation OF
the law to play poker at hotelsE
A yes. sir. have heard something
.. You know that games are being
PLAYED at the hOtelsE
a No sir. 1 only know what snyder
and Pitman told me about them
The witness stated that he had taken
several drinks Of whisky and beer that
u' q. .eYou did that to nerve you UP,
A. Partly that. Yes, sir"
II had a drink in the Lobby bar.
A screen. the witness testiIled' hau
been placed in front Of the entrance
10 the rooms in which the alleged Play
ers were This screen, he said, they
opened up so that it Obscured the door
4 waited" the witness said, until
I saw that Mr.. Ross was going TO ger
in his door. I tried my door ana 1ounu
it unlocked. I wanted to see that We
he
7 have been to Maria since the rob
berry. My gun and small auto Ill3.I {
were taken from me The AUTOMATIC
cot off of a table after Mr. Ross took
it from a man, and put IT there
Not Acquainted With Men in Room.
Il am not personally acquainted with
any of these men In the rooms. l. may
have talked to some since. 1 think
have been to the races once. Yes,
have been to JuareZ since. L Halheu
over there. / think last Slnoay- Qol
believe I am sure who MI case Is
don't believe / know George GdSh!Il; L
probably know all those men by SlSnI'
but I don't know their names re
member seeing them IN the room "heh
they testified in the court
Il remember the man sitting win ms
hack TO the door smiled when / walked
in. I told him at was no Joke ana TO
get up
Had On Blue Handkerchief.
81 had a blue handkerchief on.
think I have il in my room MI Ross
I think. had red one in the agency L
5on't remember seeing any beds in the
rooms If there had been bed IN there
/ think I would have seen It
MY eyes are brown 1 think / We lg5ll
between 145 and l5O pounus am i've
foot seven, I think
I was somewhat excited when 1 went
in the room
Q. why were you eNclte0E
A Il don't know
o. You knew you were in the clear,
didn't your
( 9. Now. two men held up II. and
they submitted"
Q. aaThey submitted to you without
a. yes, sir'that is what would call
O. .rThere was no cry for police. or
[ ringing Of telephOne?'
| A No, sir"
q. Did you say something to them
! about the police coming
] A. Now that you mention IT, be
/ lieve did L told them 70 De Qul ltS
! the police would be there soon and
! let them out. I believe Ross heard
l that. He was there"
/ Q. THAT was the reason they sub
/ mftted, wasn't it?
/ A Perhaps So
Q. Then Ross knowing the police
/ were coming went on down the front
4 Gwen, I don't know that he did
/ this"
Q. Was the game keeper scared? p
/ A 7 don't know the game Keeper
@ "Was Francisco scaredE
a. "PanchO, know kept trying TO
] lower his hands; / think he was try
/ ing to get a key. told him to keep
/ his hands up
Q. why did you go into it and
then give it aWay?"
A Il didn't 90 into It
Asked As to Motive.
O. What was your motive
A. 1T seemed the right thing
O. Didn't you consider them your
friends?''
Q. was it to make a scapegOat
| Of Ross2'
! was one Of the oTlglnators OF me
: scheme. I don't think It was scheme
! to get me. 1 thinE Iney wanted some
/ one to help commit the robbery L
/ felt hard against Snyder because ne
/ told me that as long as WORKED Io5
! him and carried out his orders ne said
! he would look after me heard the
1 police were not friendly with man
/ running around and doing work with
i out the proper authority MI Beu-
! ford told me If ] went 70 Work Tor
/ those people that L had better be com
missioned. Bedford runs the Monarch
3 pool hall
4 put IN my application AOE the Po-
lice because I thought the agency was
/ going to 90 broke. OF something.
Was Not TO be Arrested.
It don't know anything about prom
/ ises Of immunity. That was the IN
! Outstanding between Greet and me
! when I went up there, I was not to be
/ arrested"
/ o. weren't you over in Juarez in
/ Georges bar and told a man by the
I name of Daley there that you was
| working for some damned informers,
/ and was going to quit them
I A. Il don't know Georges bar l
/ think I heard the name No, sir;
! did not tell him that / don't know
! Dailey?"
! g. Didn't you tell some gamblers
/ that night that this 'hOldup' was go
/ ing to take place. that some game
would be held UP, and it was geEer-
1 ally known that this was to take
A No. sir; I did not"
The Ring Incident.
/ On redirect examination the witness
I testified to this question: How did
! they know that man had ring that
/ couldn't be taken off his finger
A snyder mentioned it. He said
he would make arrangements about
that / think he said he asked the man
! TO let him see the ring
The witness explained to the jury
I that he informed the police because he
7 thought it was the proper thing to do.
/ ''If any man." said the witness, would
rob me I would want to see him go 10