Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-11
EYE WITNESS TO
CONN[LL SHOOTING
TELLS HIS STORY
Jose Duran Gives Only Testi-
mony at All Connecting
Porter or TaIIey With IT,
IaroSa Crime.

Alamogordo. y. NJ, July l0.--Thc
greatest interest was manifested here
Wednesday, In the preliminary hear
ing held before Justice Hulmes. which
resulted in James l.. Porter and O.
NJ. Talley being held to await the ac-
ton II the grand Jury. arraigned on
"a charge Of Staying Ralph ). COnnell
Porter was remanded To jail without
BAIL. as has already been reported 10y
telegraph. and Talley was held pend
ing the tender of a $4,000 bond.
The Killing.
Ralph s. Connell. OF Tularosa. was
shot and killed on the morning Of
Wednesday. June Il. about opposite
the home Of James l.. Porter. in the
public road near the mouth of Tula-
rosa canyon. without commitment
or warrant, Mrs. J. l.. Porter and q.
NJ Talley. the latter the foreman of
the Porter ranch. We're arrested 10y
deputy shcriffs Of Tularosa. Sheriff
James Hunter. accompanied by Dep
uty Tom Tucker, reached the scene
of the killing about an hour after
the crime was committed and found
Mrs. Porter and Tallcy under arrest
Acting under the directions OF Districi
Attorney IT, 4. Hamilton. Sheriff
Hunter brought Mrs. Porter ana Tai
ley to Alamogordo and lodged them
in the county Jail. About noon tho
following day. Father Lncien Migeon'
of Tulatosa swore to the information
and complaint. and warrant was Is
sued. charging Porter and Talley win
the killing Of Cornell When this
complaint was made. District Attor-
ney Hamilton authorized the release
of Mrs Porter. Just after the war
rant was given to Sheriff Hunter 10
serve. Porter walked into the court
house and voluntarily surrendered to
the sheriff
Counsel and Witnesses.
In the trial Wednesday. the state
was represented by H. h. Hamilton,
district attorney. Captain w C. REID,
Of Roswell. Dean sherry, Of Alamo
gordo. Captain Reid conducted the
examination of the witnesses and
made the argument for the prosecu-
ton. The defense was conducted by
Senator H. b. Holt. Of Las Cruces ana
Judge Tom Lea. Jr.. of I'll Paso. w T
f. Baker was reporter and {. ). Pc /
oregon was Interpreter. The state had
the following witnesses sworn in
Jose Duran. Mrs. Irene Key, Noah I
Buuard James A. Baird. James Hun T
ter. Mrs. Anna Jackson, Henry Purdy,
Or. S. Il. Mcdaniel. Herbert Bah, I
John Hilburn. In addition to these, /
Father Lucien Migeon was sworn IN /
AS the complaining witness. Mrs
Irene Key, Noah Bullord. Father Mig I
con. Henry Purdy were not put on
he witness stand. The rule was in
soked against all witnesses. No tes-
imony was introduced by the defense.
Mr. Baird Testifies.
The defense waived the reading of
he complaint and asked that the rec
,rd be made to show the arraignment /,
md the formal plea of not guilty.
lanes A. Baird was the first witness
nut on the stand In substance, his
estimony was that he has known
Porter some twenty years, and
las been acquainted with Talley even
onger. but has known him fairly well
MY during the past two or three !
ears; that he went 60 Tularosa about i
ioon Of July 49, that he did not see !
porter or Talley on the day or the
light of the 10th. that Noah Billiard =,
old him of the killing on tho morn ,
ne Of the 18th. and that he rode !
horseback at once to Porter's ranch /
nd was accompanied by man who i
aid his name was Key; that several /,
men were present when he arrived
t the ranch. that he saw Mrs Por-
or and Talley, but did not see Por- :
err made no inquiry as to his where r