El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-15
ELLEN GODSEY IS FIRST WITNESS TN ClP[ES TRIAL

you felt pretty good when you
threw that bottle of whisky up on the
stage. didn't your
seDid Not Request Valley Trip
Wasn't that trip down the valley at
your special request%'
mo. I didn't think 1t was right to
leave the company that way,
Didn't they holler and tell you to
bring back some Of that beer?'
Didn't you go to sleep twice in the
machine2"
No"
isn't it fact that you were so in
toxicated you went to sleep twice and
had to be awakened
NO"
Didn't you ask to run the machihe?'
The witness said that all she could
do was to guide" an automobile. Be
fore the trip down the country road,
earlier that night, she said she had
run the auto. She did not know the
make Of the machine
How many times have you been 10
the road house2"
I don't remember"
On the night of Sept s. she said
that Caples was running pretty fast
You had full possession OF your men
tai faculties that nighJZ" Mr.. Dale
asked.
The case shows that"
she Ola not remember LldL Lue 4OOu
dropped off and the car was stopped.
She did not know that the hood had
been lifted up by the wind and thrown
against the Windshield breaking it
She denied that she attempted TO
keep Caples from stopping the car to
get the hood.
She said she did not clutch the steer
ing gear, causing the car TO swerve-
Denies Striking CapIes.
She denied striking Caples back OF
the ear and cursing him. The witness
was asked to hold up her hand
ring was on one of her fingers. The
ring. she said, she was wearing that
= did nc, get out Of the machine
until he popped that question: Ellen
Godsey testified
She said that she showed Caples the
letter she received from her father, be-
cause she was friendly with Mrs. Ca
pies.
Did you drink with the defendant
since the occurrence"
once or twice. I don't remember"
you had got over your mad SPELL
Didn't YOU wear some Of the de-
PENDANTS clothes back that night?"
No"
Didn't you wear his cOat2"
''Didn you put on his vest?"
NO. He offered me his coat 1
wouldn't take it
1880 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Sixth Juror Secured.
L P. Jones, a stOckman Of Sierra
Blanca. said he had formed an opinion
from what he had read. He stated
that he had never served as q juror
on examination by the defence Mr..
Jones said that the case was talked
about on the streets OF Sierra Blanca.
Asked If he belonged to any church,
he said no.
Have you any conscientious scruples
about the inflicticn Of the death pen
alty?" Mr.. Weeks asked
NO" replied the juror.
The defence passed the juror and the
state accepted him
The attorneys for the defence and
CapIes retired to court stenographer
". H. Fryer's office for a consultation.
They later returned and state senator
HUdspeth announced that the defence
would take the juror. Judge Jackson
then administered the oath to the sixth
juror secured in the case
Had Never Heard OF BridEers-
W r. YarbrO, G.. H. section foreman
at Sierra Blanca, said that he had
never heard Of district attorney Bird
gers. The state took the juror but the
defence excused him, making the fifth
peremptory challenge the defence had
used thus far.
Pat Edison, Of Sierra Blanca, did not
know anySof the attorneys for the de-
fence. He said he was not a married
man. He Is a carpenter and hotel
man. He knew Mr.. Bridgers- He said
he was prejudiced against the offence
Of criminal assault The state chal-
lenged the juror using its third per
emptory challenge.
Albert CockrfIl, Of Clint did not read
the newspaper reports of the case. He
had no prejudice against the crime.
He did not know the defendant The
juror had been married four years He
was not a member of any church He
did not know Mr.. Bridgers or Seymour
Thurmond, assisting the prosecution.
The state accepted the juror. After
consultation between the defendant and
his attorneys, the defence excused him,
using it's sixth peremptory challenge.
J. W. Spivey, of Canutillo, Tex, was
excused because he had an opinion.
Had Never Served on Jury.
John Hardy. Of Canutillo, a native Of
Ohio, stated that he had never served
as a juror. He did not belong to any
religious organization. He was prejud-
iced against the crime, but an indict-
ment returned against man would
not influence him. The state accepted
the juror. The defence used its sew
enth peremptory challenge.
z. D. Brown, OF Clint stated that as
an individual he had no prejudice
know Caples- He was not a married
man.
Venireman Excused.
Chief deputy Stanley Good, senior,
came IN TO say TO the court that MIS-
Jenkins. wife Of Ben jenkins, one OF
the venire, was to undergo a surgical
operation. Mr.. Jenkins was excused.
After the examination of Mr.. Brown
was continued he was excused by the
state, being the subject of the states
fourth peremptOry challenge
H B. Elliott was excused because Of
an opinion
Defence Uses Eighth Challenge.
H J. Gray, of Clint, said that he had
expressed an opinion of the case He
said he was a Presbyterian but not a
member Of any church. The state took
the juror. Mr.. Weeks then wanted to
ask the juror another question, but
Mr.. Bridgers objected to it. The de-
fence then excused the juror. making
a total Of eight peremptOry challenges
used.
Had Expressed Hostile Opinion"
b. p. Trent, Of Clint, said that he
was a farmer and a single man He
stated that he had expressed a hostile
opinion" against the defendant. He
declared that it would take evidence to
remove the opinion. The court ex-
cused the juror.
H. Brighton and Robert Stoves. Of
Vinton, Tex, were excused because Of
opinions.
J. W. Coles was the fifth juror chal-
lenged by the state