El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-18

7 heard some railroad men say" the
witness said. that they were going TO
try to get some. men on the jury 70
cinch Snyder because he had had
several fired off the railroad" That
conversation, he said. occurred IN the
lobby Of the Hotel Sheldon about 10
days ago. Tom Farrell was there, he
said, and introduced him to the railroad
men The railroad men made the re
mark, he said. Judge Jackson had the
clerk issued a subpoena Tor FarreIL
The witness said he was not doing any
thing at present, but had worked Tor
the Mexican government I do not
know whether the men who made the
remark were railroad men or not,
the witness said in reply to a question
Of Mr.. Bridgers. I heard them say that
the Western Detective agency had been
responsible for the firing OF several
railroad men, and they would like TO
get some men on the jury to cinch Sny-
Ranger Webster Testifies.
Ranger c. II. Webster testified: 81
have been in FL Paso six years. have
talked with people about the robbery at
the Hotel Mccoy. The majority Of the
people I talked with said Ross was
guilty; heard some discussion OF the
case down the valley
On cross examination the witness
said: 7 am familiar with the police
department. 1 have heard OF nothing
there about any conspiracy TO convict
Ross. 1 know all the police. 1 have
worked a great deal with Ross
Il have expressed the belief that Ross
was not guilty. / have reasons to be
lieve that a conspiracy against Ross
/ exists. I don't care to state how
know that This was confidential"
Webster Tips Defence's Hand.
Mr. Bridgers insisted on the question,
and the witness said Il believe that
Krakauer, York and MOye are at the
bottom Of this case to get Ross out OF
the way so that he cannot give any evil
dence before the United States court
u p ord HrnM frs mi 7
could get the files out of their office i
could show you. advanced that the
ory and thought it would happen long
before it did
7 know this, and you know it. too
Mr.. Bridgers, that whenever anyone
gets an officer in hole they all take
rap at him 1 would want to be trans
ferred to another county If was in
Ross place.
Would want to Be Transferred.
Il know that I would not want to be
tried here on any charge.
'Krakauer, York and Moye, I think,
have a great deal OF influence in this
II heard that Ross worked on the
Alderete case in the county court
"W hen the case OF Krakauer. York
and MOye was up for consideration, /
know that every officer connected with
neutrality law inVesu cation was
watched day and night Mr.. Ross told
me. He was not then connected with
the Western Detective agency. 1 would
not say that krakauer, York and MOye
were engaged IN prosecuting the de-
PENDANT in this case I would not say
that they were not
Il think that Snyder is at the bot
tom OF the whole Irameup- He was
employed by Krakauer, York and
Moye."
Farrell is Called to stand.
Mr.. Farrell was placed on the stand
to testify about the conversation that
Newman testified to as having taken
place-in the lobby OF the Hotel Shell
don The witness was interrOg gated by
judge Jackson. He stated that he had
not heard any discussion of the hOldup
case. He had heard, he said, that the
Western Detective agency had been re-
spOnsible for the discharge Of several
railroad conductors
The witness said that il he had heard
any talk about fixing the jury, he
would have remembered it
With the examination of this witness
the court was adjourned until $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning.
James A. Dick Testffies.
James A Dick, foreman Of the pres
en5 county grand Jury, stated that ne
had heard the case discussed He only
knew Snyder of the Western Detective
agency he had him do some work for
him Snyder, the witness said, he
thought had made some gambling in
vestigatiOns. The witness stated that
ne was member Of the Citizens
league
said the witness. 4 think the defend
ant could get a fair and impartial
jury. The opinion that has been formed
has been formed on hearsay evidence
and very few know what evidence viii
be given"
State ranger c. H Moore testified
that he had worked with Ross on viO-
lations OF the neutrality law cases The
viOlaters Of these laws, he said, had an
unfriendly feeling against the officers
Investigating. The witness character
lied that feeling as being vindictive.
In his opinion the witness said that
Ross was prejudged and thought guilty.
lie thought it would be difficult TO get
Y Intelligent men who had not dis
cussed the case and formed an opinion.
The witness said that he did not know
of any prejudice existing in the sher-
ifs office against Ross.
Il heard the discussion" the witness
said, ito the effect that Mr.. Ross was
Instrumental in Investigating gambling.
The general nature of the discussion
was Of revenge against Mr.. Ross"
The witness said that he had heard
the rebels discuss Ross. He knew them
when he saw them. The rebels, he
stated were mostly Mexicans- Some OF
them Were English speaking persons
and OF these he said he knew about
dozen. If the same feeling he had
heard expressed against Ross existed
in proportion throughout the county the
witness stated that he did not think a
fair and impartial trial could be Sc
cured
Asks Time for Conference.
Charles Owen, who stated that he
had been employed to assist the de-
fence, asked the court for time TO
consult with the defendant and his at
tOrney. John I. Hill. A half hour was
granted. Judge Dan NJ. Jackson stating
that the inquiry was dragging and he
would like TO have it completed by
noon.
Horace b. Stevens Tesfifies.
Horace B. Stevens stated that he had
resided in the county IS years and was
well acquainted. He knew Ross. The
witness said that he had talked to per-
cons about the case and the opinion
was that Ross was guilty. He stated
that he had talked to many and there
was no difference in the opinion eX-
pressed. Under the method of selecting |
Jurors, the witness said he did not
think jury could be secured to give |
the defendant an impartial trial
The friends of those indicted in the /
federal court, the witness stated. he J
thought would feel bitter toward Ross I
II the jury was summoned impartlally, |
the witness said that he thought Ross I
could get a fair trial. Under the I
however, he considered ]
that improbable.
Thinks Toes Are Stepped Upon.
IF the jury is selected from the
wheel and not summoned by the sher- /
ifs department as a special venire, {
then he might get a fair trial." the I