Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-21

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brunette
q. Was there enough 10 do that.
A. Yes. sir. he was pretty well dis
gniSel.
q. Could Won say whether il had been
dome recently
4. Well. ! would judge that Il had
been done two or three DAYS before.
q. When . examined III. a.. Dnbosr.
could YOU tell whether the shots were
shot from above. or on the level?
A. Well. il depends upon the position
Of the man. aud IN what position the
was. There j. NO way 81 telling. hut
evidently he was almost on the level with
the bullet that killed him.
DIR. II. %. Works. being duly sworn
ON direct examination.
q. You are 4 practicing physician III
Brownsville?
A. Yes. sir.
q Doctor. were You over III the Val
ley hotel ON the evening when this shoot
ing took place. ON the 18th ~ August?
A. Yes. sir. | arrived there about ten
or fifteen minutes after the shooting.
q. What did you discover?
A. As | went mp the steps. | saw Mr..
Dnbose lying on the landing. and ON *
| found that h. was dying
breathing two or three times a minute.
with an occasional heart heat which
within three or four minutes. He
was entirely unconscious. / then met
DR. Sp0hn and Mr.. Shanahan and they
me that there was another man up
stairs dead. which ! verified on examin-
alton.
q. Did you see the defendant. Ed. Du-
bose. that afternoon. previous TO going
to the hotel?
A No. | did not know Mr.. Ell. DmboSc.
q. Did Won see him M the hotel?
A. No. sir.
q. Are these two reports. exhibits a
and II. correct?
A. Yes. they are.
O. When did You hold this post NOR
tenn. and where?
A. About six o'clock. the same after.
noon, at Hinkley's undertaking establish
ment.
q. The brows az the man Schoenbohm
appeared 10 have been dyed. What would
YOU think was the purpose of that, and
TO what extent?
A. Well, Ii made the appearance Of
the nan m that OF n brunette. He had
darkened his hair and had n two or three
growth Of beard. and he had on
smoked stained glasses. all 81 which gave
him a brunette effect
Cross-examined bv A. II. Cole.
q. This brunette result from that dye
would that. "a an observer Of some
little distance away. make quite n differ
400 in fhn nrEsuuuaasu. sf tho Kn.n 10 kn
had been a blonde?
A. Yes. sir.
q. I'm the examination Of Mr.. Dubosc's
j. II your opinion that his death
was caused from the gun wound?
a. Yes. sir.
q. About what caliber would you say?
a. ] could not say.
q Could Won say which caused the
death. which caliber pistol?
A. No. sir. il IL not possible. We Sc
cured one bullet from Schoenbohm's body,
hut I could not tell the caliber.
Redirect by County Attorney Kent:
q. | find I'm the post norton examin-
was unknown. Could you identify
him as being Schoenbohm, AT the time
Won made the examination. had he been
identified?
A. No. sir. However. Immediately af-
ter finishing the examination he was
identified by some one.
+. ]. PUG was then put ON the witness
stand. and after being duly sworn, he
testified as follows:-
County Attorney Kent examining:
a NJ Dw.s~ ~. -. wM ~wH.mm
A. | live M Matamoros. Mexico
q. DO yon know. on had YOU known.
Nr. ~ u. S~choenbohm al Alice?
A. Yes. sir. for several years.
q. What was the nature If your nc
luaintanccy
Ave We're railroad employees on the
Tex Mex together.
q. What was the nature Of his en-
ploymcnt?
A. The last time | knew him. NJ was
agent nj Alice.
q. How long ago? How long ago did
YOU know he was agent al ALICE
a.. Well. | knew he was agent there
sor quite "A while. for | used to have him
attend 10 some little business Of mine
here.
U. How long ago did Won receive n
letter from him from Alice?
A. This j. the last letter lprodncing
: lctterD-simplv a letter saving ~ had
paid my dues, some lodge dues. for me al
Alice. and here j. rhe receipt. letter
lated August l3fh.)
Y. Did you answer that letter?
A. This II an answer "a the one I sent
him 20 pay my dues. and this i the nc
acknowledgement. a note from him. with
the receipt. do you seeg This j. a Wood
man receipt.
q. DO You remember when You sent
your letter 10 him.
a No. sir. / have not the date. I was
over here i'm Brownsville. and just sent
him q lnllnE anL -.L.-L -.alL -