El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-22

f, Mccoy was for a legitimate purpose,
and for no intention Of committing
/ crime, as charged"
Memorandum is Read.
Mr.. Hin then read the memorandum
I to the jury In lead pencil, on two
sheets OF paper, apparently taken out
Of q note book were notes which ap-
peared 10 be the synopsis Of a speech.
{ They were: open vices in Fl PasO.
Enioin secrecy, account future success
OF work Talk Citizens league play
ing favOrites. Gambling, hotels, room
ing houses Assiguation houses. Great
est work Of churches, our work and ex-
perience. Proofs. Force officers to DO
Something City officers in on work.
Can prove it. $500 viii start the
work"
The witness stated that he did not
phone the Mccoy TO tell them q rob-
berry was going to take place there.
Aside from telling the police officers.
Mr.. Johnson, he said, was the only
man he mentioned the affair 10. If
anyone at the Hotel Sheldon commented
on the affair before the alleged rob
berry, the witness said he did not get
the information from the police The
witness said that he had no enmity or
cross viii towards Ross
Il have worked win AR Ross since
and a good officer. 1 could not believe
It was possible the witness said. Il
thought AtkinsOn's story was improb-
able"
Have you ever had any buiness re-
lations with gamblers as an Officer?'
Price asked the witness.
None" the witness answered
Did you ever. know Of any other
officer who had?' was asked.
no" was the answer.
Refers 10 Article in Herald.
The witness remembered the articles
in The Herald on wide Open FL PasO.'
He admitted that they were the cause
of a strong political fight.
"a fight in which the administration
came very near being defeated, didn't
Il think so" said the witness
The witness said that he did not
know that the Western Detective agen-
ey was making gambling investiga-
Asked if after he learned that this
agency was investigating gambling he
had put detectives after them, the wit
Eess said that he had not. The witness
said that he had no i'll wiz against
Snyder or Pitman because they inves-
tigated gambling.
q. Didn't stansel try to blaeken the
A. Il think stanseI said they wanted
him in Utah, but would not send after
him"
O. Didn't you say 10 Horace B.
Stevens that Snyder was the man you
were afterF
A. Il had a conversation with him
7 won't say whether I said that to him
or not. I don't remember"
Relates Details Leading to Arrests.
Ira Finley, a mounted policeman, who
followed Capt. Greet testified that he
knew Ross, but was not acquainted
with Snyder He had seen the latter
he said The witness related the de-
tails leading Up to the arrests at the
Hotel Mccoy, practically the same as
Capt. Greet The witness said he
searched Ross and took guns from him
He said he left Ross with Fletcher
and York and went up the stairs,
where the men were locked in the room.
M
to the police station. Ross. he said, was
searched before he got there
Mrs. '. L. Snyder, a witness for the
defence, who came into the court room,
was sworn.
when We went around the building"
the witness said, 81 heard some one
coming down the fire escape I then
heard some one running through the
alley That was about one o'clock |
when I heard some one coming down
the fire escape.
when first saw Ross, he was half 1
way down the steps," the witness con- /
tinued There were five Of US. All I
had guns drawn. L stopped Mr.. Ross. /
I searched Ross and took two guns. !
The gun in his left coat pocket seemed |
into the lining. The other gun was IN 4
his holster I don't know whether 1t /
was loaded or no. I did not look to 4
see what else was in his pockets. I |
was looking after the guns. I took !
nothing else but the guns I saw a /
mask; did not see IT taken off.
Il know Sam Rowan. I did not see /
him there. 1 don't know Mr.. Mccoy. (
There were two OF three people in the 4
office besides u.s. A bell boy brought /
4 key up. I did not go into room 201 I
] did not go into any Of the rooms.
Men Were Excited.
'aThe men locked up In the room /
seemed to be excited They were say
ing: we are locked up in here and 4
can't get out There were two rooms. 4
The door of one was open. We walked /
n there and tried to open the partition /
door. It was locked. I did not go to /