El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-17
Theory That Guaderranaa
Fired At Is Eliminated
Question Is Raised Over Permitting the Jury to See Pic
lures of the Two Officers After Their Death; Boy
Witness Makes Conflicting Statements
Under Gross examination. 80
, HE theory that state ranger Scot

~ HE theory that state ranger Scott
Russell or deputy sheriff W. H.
4 GarIic1 fired at Juan Guader-
rama before they were killed has been
practically eliminated by the state.
The states witnesses thus far have
testified that no bullet marks were TO
he found where Juan Guaderrama told
Them he had been sitting when fired
On nv the officers. To contradict this
fine defence has intimated that 1t viii
show there was bullet mole IN one
of the bins near the place Juan Quad
errama was standing when he is sup
nOsed to have fired the shots which
resulted in the deaths of the two Of
The defence raised strong objections
when the state Saturday morning
sought to introduce photographs Of
Russell and GarlicK, taken after the
two officers had been removed to an
to graphs showed the location of
wounds on both men and it was for
this purpose that the state wanted to
get them before the jury. The de-
fences contention was that the photo
graphs would tend to inflame the
minds of the jurors and therefore
were prejudicial. DR.. L G. Wither-
spoon, who was on the stand when
the state made the effort to introduce
the photographs, identified one.
Sheriff and Deputy Testify.
Sheriff PeytOn j. Edwards and his
deputy, Stanley Good, ST., were the two
last witnesses on the stand Friday
afternoon.
While other witnesses testified that
no guns were found on the officers,
deputy sheriff VIII Davis testified
Saturday morning that there was a
gun on Garlick. Other witnesses who
testified Saturday morning were Jesse
c. Stansel, chief of the city detectives:
Il. b. fitzgerald, county attorney P.
r. Price and r. E. Thomson. Mr.
ThOmasOn's testimony was relative to
the cattle theft case against Sabine
Guaderrama in which GarIick was one
Of the main witnesses. The testimony
was for the purpose of showing mo-
tive.
Friday afternoon the boy AIonzo, on
direct examination. testified that Mrs
Guaderrama was standing to one side of
the officers when she was holding the
ak handle in her hand.
Sees Juan Load Pistol.
Juan was loading the pistol" said
the witness Il saw him loading the
pistol. He put it under the counter"
When Garlick and Russell came into
the store, the witness said that he
thought Juan had the pistol
instructed not to regard thar
testimony. AlOnzO said Juan did not
have pistol in his hand when he
handed tobacco to one of the officers
AOnZO said that he had testified be-
fore the grand Jury.
Says Woman Asked for AK Handle.
District attorney Bridgers asked:
Did you testify there that Mrs. Qua
derrama said: Give me an ak handle
so that 1 can hit them in the head
when you shoOt?"
YES"
was that true?"
Did Not See Juan shoot.
Alonzo said that ne did not see Juan
SnOOt- 4 was outside when there was
shootlngs the witness said. "Juan's
mother told me to get out I did not
return after the shooting. The doors
and blinds were closed. I did not see
who closed them.
The witness did not see the officers
have their pistols out The slender
officer, he said. ne saw with his hand
on his pistol but did not see HIM
shoot
He was asked if his testimony before
the grand jury was not that the
sheriff did not reach for his gun un-
I'll he felt the blow on the head" The
boy answered yes" He could not say
there Were others in the store except
Juan and his mother.
Is Cross Examined.
On cross examination he testified
that he was born in Mexico and had
lived in Ell PasO a number of years.
He said that on the day of the killing
he was living at the smeIter. On that
day, he said. he did not have any
breakfast. He stated that he ate din
lleI at ms nome at O'CLOCK Ihau AFTER
noon He was sure that he did not get
his dinner at "Juan's" store
Says Ranger Told Him What to Say.
He said that a ranger told him what
to testify.
81 understand then. Francisco" Mr..
Ginett said. that you are testifying
what a ranger told you to-"
yes"
He said he saw the officers on their
way to the store. He thought this was
Gin the morning" He said he did not
see the officers punching" Manuel :
around with a pistol, but he heard !
about it.
AlonzO said that he was in the store
when the officers came into the sa-
loon. where they remained only a short
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