El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-31
MULLEN MAY Be FREE IN 7 YEARS

the defence in asking for a new trial.
as the states attorneys claim they have
developed new evidence and are con-
fident of getting a stronger sentence
at the next trial
Went to Jury After Three.
When the case finally went to the
jury soon after 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. there was a big crowd present in
the saith district court room expecting
the jury 10 return a verdict soon
When the jury remained out until after
3 o'clock the crowd melted away and
by o'clock only the court attendants
remained The jury, after celebrating
three hours. notified special judge
Walter D. Howe that they would re-
turn with verdict at $3.50 in the
evening. BY $3.50 the space within the
rail was well filled with spectators
waiting for the verdict.
Prisoner Unaffected.
Mullen, accompanied by deputy
sheriff James Fulgham, appeared about
1870. lighted his pipe and eased him
self into a big courtroom chair Just
inside Of the rail and near the jury
box Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rosenberg.
brother and sisterinlaw Of the muir
dered man, appeared soon after Mullen
and sat near him, although they did
not glance at him nor did he look at
them The courtroom slowly filled un-
til. by s o'clock, the room was filled
present to hear the verdict returned
Jury Enters Courtroom.
After two false alarms, the jury filed
in, accompanied by court deputy John
Wrenn and led by R. Y Anderson. the
so year old juryman who had refused
to plead his exemption when called for
jury duty After the jury was seated
in the box acting judge Howe asked
the foreman If they had reached a
verdict The answer was in the
the deputy clerk that Mullen should
serve IS years Judge Howe explained
TO the jury that the verdict was faulty
in that il had not been drawn in legal
form and the jurymen retired to re-
write the verdict which was returned
at $3.50. The jury was then excused
Mullen Smokes Pipe.
Mullen was smoking his briar pipe
and chewing gum during the time that
he was in the courtroom. He show ed
traces Of nervousness and. at times
would pull at his collar OF run his
fingers through his auburn hair, which
had given him his name Of Red" He
watched the jury closely but seemed
the least affected man in the court
room when the verdict was read As It
was read he took the pipe from his
mouth. smiled and throwing his leg
over the arm Of the chair, continued TO
smoke.
Smiles and Talks.
When deputy sheriff F'ulgham started
counting of on his fingers the years
he could get reduced from his sentence
for good behavior, Mullen smiled an
other broad smile as II he was well
pleased with the outcome Of the trial.
Before the jury returned its verdict he
gave a mock account OF his conviction.
in newspaper style ending with the
significant sentence "and Red Mullen
soldier OF fortune viii be chopping
cane in an east Texas pen before
long Rosenberg and his wife were
plainly disappointed at the verdict and
left the courtroom soon after it was
announced.
Bridgers Asks Death Penalty.
District attorney W W BridEers, in
closing the argument for the state. re-
viewed much CT the testimony OF the
previous several days and answered the
arguments o. the attorneys for the de-
fence. In cIosing he asked that the
death penalty Re pronounced upon the
prisoner.
shortly after the Jury filed ont news
boys selling The Herald entered the
ccurS rCCm- Mullen secured a paper
ana calmly G-srced through its columns
fer some time, reading the account of
his own trial ard other news.
The case attracted more attention
IMAM any case IN many months in FL
I'aso. Large crowds attended every
History Of Murder.
The murder Of Maurice Rosenberg.
according 10 the evidence introduced
Dy the state occurred after dark on
Feb Is, the same day that he disap-
Dearsd from bis place Of business. His
body was found almost completely
Luried il the bank Of an irrigation ca
nal hea- Ysleta on Feb. p. The arrest
Of Mullen occurred in Juarez on the fol- 4
lowing Gay and on the cath he was
given his preliminary hearing and
bound over TO the grand jury without
bond by justice J. J. Murphy.
Rosenberg Enficed Away.
Mullen, according TO the testimony.
induced Maurice Rosenberg TO accom-
pany him down the valley with a story
thal he had GusEtity OF hides to sell.
That same aIght Mullen was seen on
the hank Of the irrigation ditch near
Xsleta- He arrived in an automobile I
and Iemai Nd rsr 45 minutes Julian 1
Alarcon. c Ryed as foremsE =. some /
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