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

Ross Was searched before We gOu there
! Frank Williams, d witness, came in
and was sworn
4 paid attention to Ross hat" the
] W1tReSS said. 1t was a SLOUGH hat. a
I small black hat don't know Whe her
/ ne had tie on or not he had his hal
1 in his hama first. he put it on Just be-
lore ne got 70 the bottom OF the stairs.
i did not notice his shoes. When ne put
| his nat on ne pulled ii down over mis-
! eyes. He was coming down the steps
| two at a time, I'm sure. He was in a
7 hurry. 1 am confident that he was
! taking more than one step at a time.
/ / never saw Snyder until he was ar
rested He was detective, but 1 did
| not know what ne was doing
| The witness stated that ne had not
heard that Snyder had investigated
gambling and furnished the evidence
Tor the article publihsed in The Herald
( about Wide Open Ii Paso."
Did you ever hear any proposed in
! Nesugalons about gambling that were
I TO be made by the Western Detective
I agency, just before this robbery &C.
/ Curredt" was asked
/ Il did not replied the witness.
J Did you ever hear any Of the police
( discuss THAR
i did noI.7 answered the witness.
] Have the police ever been asked for
( protection for those buildings
NO, not that L ever heard Of" the
I witness said.
Il saw Atkinson at the police sta
tiOn," the witness said Il think ne
was in some kind OT trouble. i never
/ saw him from that time until the night
/ OF the hOldup. II he came to the sta
I ton during that time, 1 never saw
1 him
4 did not know that there was a
/ warrant out for Atkinson at the time
he came TO the police station that first
time the witness said. L don't think
tnere was one at that time. left him
there / don't know whether the mat
ter was ever adjusted or not
He had had some trouble with his
i cold p he -
there. 1 did not see Atkinson on the
niglht OF the robbery, prior 70 his ar
On redirect examination the witness
repeated that he heard some one COM
ing down the fire escape. The rules
OF the police department, he stated rel
alive to searching persons tor valua-
bles. required that they be taken to
the police station
After the examination Of this witness
court was adjourned until 1880 o'clock
saturday afternoon
Three Witnesses Friday.
Three witnesses testified Friday at
ternOOn- At 2:05 O'Clock district attor-
ney Bridgers read the indictment
against Ross TO the jury, to which the
defendant, through his attorney, Cnas.
Owen, pleaded not guilty The rule
rela give to witnesses was then invoked
Judge Jackson administered the oath
to the witnesses and they left the room.
3. G. Cage, the first witness called
in FL Paso so days On the morning
Of January IA 1 was in room PA at the
Hotel Mccoy. There were Mr.. Gaskins
and others in the room There were
several in an adjoining room. The
door between the two was open 1
went there something after II o'clock.
did not see what the men in the other
room were doing. 1 think they had
been playing bridge
I was sitting with my back to the
door and 1 heard some one say: Hands
room and man in there with a pistol
had the others holding their hands up
Yes, I had some money taken off me.
L had the money in my right hand trOu-
was $116."
A roll OF bills was handed to the wit
ness by county attorney p. r. Price /
conducting the examination Of the wit
ness
res, I saw other money that was
taken" continued the witness. TT was
at the police station The money you
have in your hand was the money /
The money offered in evidence was
objected TO by Mr.. Hill, on the ground 1
that it had not been identified, Tbs /
objection was OVerruled.
The next time / saw the money I
here in the presence Of chief Davis {
the witness continued There was /
diamond ring that belonged 90 me Z
taken from Mr.. Haynes" He produced !
the ring which he testified had been /
taken from Mr.. Haynes.
One Man Took the Money.
They took a ring from Mr.. GasBins.
1ney clipped this ring off his finger.
They had a pair Of pinChers. They went 4
through ali of them / would say there
were 10 or II men in the room. 1 won't
say positively. Only one man took the
money and the Jewelry. The other had
Lhe gun on US Ny hands were up. the
man reached in my pocket and got the
money l told him to leave me a lit
ne BREAKFAST money and he put IS cents /
BACK In my pocket.
Men Wore Masks.
The men had on masks. The man I
was taking to had a keen, piercing I
eye. don't know the defendant Ross"
Dld you see thei gentleman with (
Z asses on sitting behind Mr.. Hiil?'
asked Mr.. Price. He indicated Ross.
= s' saw him in the hall. and then
a the ponce station" replied the wit
ness. He had light mustache."
- 1ou SAID that the man who took |
! ne money from you had a piercing eye,
now does that compare to the defend
ant Ross2' was asked
Il would say the same" said the /
witness.
In size how does he comparer'
i would say the same"
...,,dd would say, the witness went on,
ln4t me man had on a soft shirt.
did not give my consent to the
taxing OF the money After the nancy \
VS. leAeLl, mink i was the last man, I
one OF them clipped the feIanbors
wires Then he came back and marched I
rs an IN the adjoining room and locked
ne door. We were in there about five
W, Hlinu ls' When the officers let US out.
" then went to the police station.
The money and the Jewels were |
placed on the railing at the police sta
the list"
Is Cross Examined.
On cross examination the witness
stated that he was from Stevensvine.
Texas
L don't know whose room e214 was"
he witness said Il was i'm there eat
ng lunch with the CooDers. I had
'lslted the room before. severdl times. |
always found others there 7 think |
ONE boys were playing bridge at this
line. / do not think they ygef-e play
ng poker. Yes, / have seeTl chips |
here. There was a bed in on l. room. !
here were two tables-rOund tables. |