El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-25

Wheels of justice are being speeded
up to bring the Is MeNlcans neI4 on
the charge of killing ranger SCOT RUS
sell and deputy sheriff W. ID GarIlch
To trial The preliminary hearing OF
the men was eliminated edneSCay
morning, and the case went 70 tne
grand jury at once, and that pooy is
now making a thorough examination
behind closed doors of the evidence
which has been pieced together, OF the
Killing of the two peace OtIlcers AT the
smelter Monday afternoon
The reason for this move is said 10
be tWOfOld. One is TO avoid any move
by the friends of the men under arrest
or the friends of the two dead men 70
create a scene at the preliminary Jrlal-
The other Is to expedite the case as
much as possible in order that the men
who are being held on the charge, may
receive a fair but speedy trial Tor the
crime with which they are cnargei "a.
Had the preliminary trial been held Dy
justice of the peace j. II. Ware We'd
nesday morning, it would have meant,
il is believed, but one thing, and that
the binding over Of at least five OF
the Guaderramas to the grand jury.
This would have necessitated the hear
ing of all testimony over a second
time and to eliminate this loss of time
the case was sent TO the grand jury
Wednesday afternoon
Boy Is Held as Witness.
The Mexican boy who, it is claimed,
was the only eye witness to the crime
y
placed in jail to await his examination
by the grand jury. Fear for his safety
az the hands of the Guaderrama river
gang was strongly expressed and it
was thought best TO lock him up where
he could not be kidnapped by friends OF
the men under arrest or harm done
him The boy repeats his story in eE-
act detail=eC correspond to the one he
told the guahSs at the shelter when
he was detained. Tuesday at noon He
was looking thrOus,h, the window when
the shooting occurrels he says, and
while he did not see all hat took place
inside of the little adobe a8Tocery, says
he saw enough to put the officers on
the correct chain of evidence ne told
the police Wednesday that he followed
the Guaderramas to the store door
was driven back by one of the gang.
The Missing Pistols.
various reasons and explanations are
being given for the disappearance Of
the guns which were carried by the
peace officers. One is that they were
carried away In order that the attOr-
neys for the men might claim that
Lne ranger ana deputy opened fire 1lrst
fired a number of shots and that the
MeNlcans shot in self defence. With the
guns missing and no knowledge Of
their contents, this could be claimed
without being refuted by the state. An
other purpose in taking the guns. il
IS believed. was to destroy the evil
lence which their full chambers would
offer. for with the revolvers fully
loaded, the circumstantiaT evidence
would be strong against the men A
third theory which is given by Capt
John r. Hughes, of the rangers is that
some OF the MeEicans who were in the
store took the guns from the natural
inclination of a Mexican to steal a six
shooter wherever it could be found.
The boys statement is that the young
woman IN the store. thought to be the
wife OF Juan Cuaderrama, took the
guns and Garlick's holster and conceal
ing Llen under her clothes eEcanen TO
rear sleeping room with them. At
the time that the store was surrounded
by soldiers and deputies. a Mexican was
seen on the hill opposite the store and
on the Mexican side of the river. He
was watching what was taking place