El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-03
ROBERTSON TRIAL
NEARINGITSEND
Attorneys Arguing and Case
VIII Go to the Jury By
Saturday Evening.

- All the evidence Is IN. the charge TO
the jury has been prepared and pre-
scented Nand the cate Of H L Robertson
VIII probably be with the jury sat
urday evening after the attorneys for
the defence and for the state have
completed their arguments
The arguments started this after
noon and. as each attorney on the two
the remainder Of the afternoon and
all day Saturday is expected TO be con-
sumed with the arguments
The Friday morning session was oc-
cupied with the details Of closing up
the defence and states sides Of the
case After EoDerson's own story Of
the killing IN the stock pens in Sierra
Blanca the defence rested and was fol-
lowed by the state.
- The trial has been in progress all
week and has attracted more interest
in Il Paso and down the country than
= apy murder trial for years
Robertson Finishes Testimony.
Robertson concluded his testimony
under direct and cross examination at
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon after
several hours Of severe questioning
from the attorneys for the plaintiff
and the state
Is it not a fact" demanded counsel
for the state OF Robertson. that you
have killed ten men instead Of
three2T
1t is not said the defendant en-
DumOnt on Stand
A recess followed the conclusion Of
the Robertson testimony and then FL
mer Dumont was again introduced as
a witness He was asked If he had
talked with Dick Love on the day fol-
lowing the killing and had said 10
him. Robertson murdered BoySin-"
Y talked with Mr.. Love" said Du-
mont but / did not discuss the kill
ing in that way"
on the stand he spoke OF the good
. reputation Of Foot" BOykin. Mr. Love
s.1Tas asked if he ever heard Ben Boat
wright say that Robertson was a ---
and there was nothing
10 him" He replied that ne had never
heard anything Of the kind Asked II
he had ever heard Boykin make such
a statement TO Ben Boatwright he re-
piled he had not
Asked If he had talked with Elmer
Dumont on the day following the kill
ing Mr. Love said that he had and
that DumOnt had said to him; "Rober-
son murdered Boykin." The witness !
testified that he had known Boykin
for eight or nine years and had found
him TO be a quiet peaceful and law
abiding man and never involved in
any troubles or difficulties
Gave SIG0 for Prosecution.
Under cross examination by Victor Z
Moore the witness stated that he had /
given 500 for the prosecution Of Rob
eSsou and that he thought that the
majority Of the people at Sierra Blanca I
who could afford il had done likewise. !
He said he had no i'll feeling for Rob-
erson and had not entertained any
thing but respect for him up to the
time Of the killing Of BoyiIin. Z con- /
tributed TO the fund" he added, "be- I
cause Mrs BOykin was widowed ana /!
did not have much money and wanted /
TO help her"
attorneys for the defense asked Mr.
Love If he ever heard OF trouble that
had occurred between BOykin and Joe
Gardner and George DOugherty.- He
replied that he had not
Character Witnesses.
The character witnesses introduced
and testifying as to the law abiding
nature OF Boykin were- J. 5. Lanier,
a. /. BOYD. f n Whitaker, W +
Tullous. Arthur Humphrey and A
Boone, all Of whom either knew Boykln
At Midland or at Sierra Blanca
r. N Dudley was introduced TO give
some insight into the grand jury which :
brought the indictment against Rober-
son and Of which ". l. AmOnett was .
the foreman but upon Mr. Dudley stat 8
ing that he had only suggested the
ss1mmoning Of the witnesses and not
'7rade a personal matter o. It, he was
permitted TO retire from the stand .
with the retirement Of A Boone sta +
tionmaster at Sierra Blanca the states :
case rested