Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-03

/ ~illNltu, Whllc ihc decision IN Inc taball
BY placing witnesses on the stand who
are tc~titying that They saw Lorenzo Lopez
| in Brownsville on the night ot October Is
and early the following morning, attorney
tor the defense III the ease uf the state
against Lorenzo Lopez and Relerio Cabal-
lcro. are attempting to prove gn ahb and
that Lopez had nothing to de- with the
wrcckng of the tram or the murder Of
pr. +. =. Mccain and Corporal Albert Me
Iee.
The first witness introduced this morn
Ins wa~ Corporal I.ymon Of the Third cav
airy. who wa- wounded during the fight.
iNnon testified that he wa- iu the ~mok-
WY. compartment ot the wrecked train with
turnoEI NcBcc and discharged soldier,
john Sword. when the firing commenced.
The witness sand that he was wounded in
the lee al the first volley and had told Ne
Bee. Let grt ont ot here and that he
iuHped through the door ot the smoking
compartment thinking McBce was right be-
hrd him. that hc wa~ again wounded. this
ttu, Ia the neck. thatshc jumped oii the left
tand side "t .the platform nnd ram to the
fence where hi lce gave way. and hc
crawled 20 yards into the brush Lymon
stated that be- did not recognize either Of
he defendants a- being among those doing
the -huotNg.
Nicanor GouzIIc-, who operates can
TINA near thc court house. stated that he
was W. the rear coach ~ the train when
N was held ur. and that several men came
into the coech and told them that there
were 300 men around thc tram and another
man said n loud voice: THE Mexican-
need have uo fear We have come to Kill
the eringo-" lie said that when they sand
thc-, word they turned and went toward
ihc smoking ear. The witness stated that
hc was VI the center ~ the aisle and was
trying to ~cc ii hc could recognize amy of
the bandits but could not 10 -. IIc stated
that wv had known Lopez for long
time and that IT he had seen him that night
hr would have recognized him. but that hc
did mot see Lopez. lie also stated that he
ala uot I'VE the defendant Caballcro
The ahbi witne~~r- introduced hv the
defense were:
Mr.. y. r. Bovle~. who testified that Io-
PEI lived n 4 house nchind her on the al
lev and that ~he had seen him several
times ON the day of the 18th and on the
mornrlg VT the 18th Mr. BoyIe~ stated
that Lopez had had her baby M hi~ house
nearly ull day and had brought Y home
bout y 30 o'clock in the evening vt the
18th J.. Il. Bovlc~ testified that ne had
seen Lopez VT the time mentioned bv hi
wife Ampora g. dc pcna testified that she
lived IVY the alley ha,, W thc Bowie home
1nd that the defendant had arrived there
pu Sunday night and with tie exception ot
vice during daylight when hc had gone to
visit h- mother. had spent an the time
there until he left for king-villc on Tues
| lav afternoon. This statement was con
.irmcd hy CcrlD.-t hapa. Emclu a. Lozano
Andres Garcia and Cecilio Chapa. all of
whom testified Ia seeing Lopez VI the
house M the Prna woman. The mother and
sister NJ the defendant testified that Lo-
rcnIu Lopez had been summoned from hi-
work on account IF the illness Of hi
mother and that w had visited her both
on Monday morning and Tuesday morning
| When the state rested it, ease ut 3:ll
yesterday afternoon the defense intro
| luccd II. j. Wallis. who wa~ wounded on
fhc night ot the wreck and whose hand and
arm i~ still handascd. ~ the first wit