El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-17

Mrs Ida Grissom. a witness in the
case. came into the courtroom After
being administered the oath, she was
placed under the rule and sent out
L retired a few minutes after II
that night" said witness Gibbs 7 am
familiar with rooms Nos. 5 and 6. There
were two boys in room No. for awhile
and there was man and woman IN
Much Noise Made.
About o'clock in the morning some
folks came in. They were rowdy- /
was awakened. I had been used to
that. It seemed as If they were run
ming around there loOse-dropping
things on the floor
Il am awfully easily awakened
heard something like someone was
falling down the steps / heard some
one haHOW. then L heard a big noise.
I came out of No. to see what it
was.
Identifies Ellen GOdsey.
4 saw a girl; did not recognize her
at first but later knew she was Ellen
GOdsey-"
Ellen Godsey was brought into the
court room The witness identified
'-She was" he continued, walking
like a drunken person She was stag
gering (The witness demonstrated a
STAGGERING walk for the benefit of the
jury.) She ran into the door when
they opened the door the light shOne
on her. There was blood on her face.
and dirt 1 could see her. There was
she was coming down the hall As
soon as saw her I stopped. man
came out of No. 6. Mrs. GrissOm came
out They called her IN, but she did
7 went to bed. 1t was 20 minutes of
four. I could not go back to sleep.
There was so much noise The girl
seemed to be Whimpering. She had a
n.y. fr~ on
I know Rose Bailey when I see her"
the witness said.
Is Cross Examined.
On cross examination ne testified:
the smelter on Oct. 4. / never talked
about this maUter-maybe a casual re-
mark or So 1 didn't pay any attention
to it.
the hall Ny room is about 40 feet
from the head Of the stairway She
bumped into the door of No. >. Rose
Bailey was occupying No O. They
called to her to come in but she did
The witness said that when Ellen
GOdsey first passed him he could not
see whether there was any blood on
her face or not. After he said the girl
bumped into the door he saw blood on
her face.
The witness said that he had talked
to Mr.. Stanton and Mr. Weeks about
the case. but not to any Of his friends
on say now you have talked TO
some one about the case?' asked Mr..
Bridgers-
4 did not understand your question
@WnI you say that her face was not
bloody when you first saw it2
Il won't say that I didn't see it
She went against the door casing pretty
when I heard this, wow it sounded
like someone was happy and fell down
'sYou don't know that anyone did not
fail down the stairs?'
You do not know who let out this
mo. I considered that it was the per
6. I don't know who was 1t seemed
TO be a sort of family affair
Is Excused and Recalled.
The witness was excused, but after
wards recalled by the state.
How long have you known Bill
Caples2" he was asked.
About a week"
Where did you get acquainted with
20. I met him down here. I met him
going along the street-Dutch' Andreas
and myself Andreas introduced him
to me"
How. long have you known Ike Al
Ever since have been here"
Mrs. GrissOm a Witness.
Mrs Ida GrissOm took the stand. 81
lived at the Kathryn hotel,2 she said
Il lived at the Hollenbeck. 1 used to
own it-just the furniture. I bought It
last February. 1 was running the HOl-
lenbeck hotel on September s and 9.
Il know Ellen GOdsey- don't know
BIZ Caples- Ellen GOdsey occupied
room 16.
Awakened By Girl Screaming.
I was in room Il the morning Ellen
Sodsey came in. She awakened me by
screaming. / went TO the door and
asked what was the trouble. I saw her
on the bed and some women and a
couple Of fellows bathing her face. The
man who rOOmed in there spoke to me.
His name was CahiI. They said that
someone had knocked her in the head
or had thrown her out of the autOmo-
bile Ellen GOdsey did not say any
thing TO me.
Il spoke to Mr. Gibbs afterwards.
heard her coming UP the stairway,
screaming and hoIlering. I saw her after
that. / passed the room She asked
me to come in She said she was
writing 4 letter to her mother; that the
newspapers had put such false reports
that she wanted to write to her mother
because she knew her mother would
he uneasy about it She said, of course
most OF ii was false;' that they were
both kids and had been drinking and
she did not think there was going to
be anything TO it,
"Rnn IN Orderly House,
On cross examination she testified