Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-01
RAMON P|zANA IS
REMANDED, CASE
TO HIGHER COURT
DISTRICT JUDGE HOPKINS DENIES
RELEASE ALLEGED BANDIT ONA
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
EXPECTED HEARINGS OF SIX OTHER
MEN DELAYED ON ACCOUNT OF
THE PiZANA HEARING.

After devoting practically the entire
morning to the hearing of the habca~ cor
pu- proceedings instituted by the attor-
Y lncy~ for Ramon Pizana. Judge ". h. Hop
| kin> IN the district court today remanded
the defendant 10 the custody of the sheriff
L. await action by the grand Jury. Attor-
ney~ tor the defense announced an appeal
to the court Of criminal appeals
| The evidence taken i'll the examining
rial wa- submitted at o'clock this morn
| ing and after Judge Hopkins had studied
the evidence carefully he informed the at
torney~ for the defendant and for the state
that he would listen To arguments from
both the defense and the state
q. C Dancv opened for the defense and
argued that the state had failed 10 make
! y ease against the defendant and that
he should be- dismissed Mr. Dancy claim
ed that both J. u. Scrivner and Jose Lon
goria. deputy ~herff~. had stated that Ra-
mon Pizana'- general reputation was good
and that the State had failed Ia produce
any evidence that the defendant had fired
Il single shot
III RESPONSE to Mr. Dancv~ argument
District Attorney John l. Klcihcr stated
that II wa~ not necessary that the state
prove that Pizana had fired a shot. bur
the fact that IA was present IN company
with admitted outlaws. had spent i night
III their company. had gone to the meeting
place armed, showed that he was prn-
opal III the case and was ~ guilty ~
though he had fired the shot that took the
life OF Private Mcclure.
In closing for the defense. J. 4. Canalc~
stated that AT the time of the fight at Los
Tncto-. Aniccto pizana had not been con
ncctcd with the bandit troubles. that when
hc saw the officers Of the law approaching
ala gallop and with the air rife with ru-
mor- of bandits he and hi men may have
thoneht the officers 10 be bandits and that
the f4h at this ranch had possibly made
Aniccto Pzana Y bandit
WI arriving NJ hi~ decision the court
stated that under the law II would w. i'm
proper Tor the court Ia comment on the
testimony. hut that after reading II care
| fully hc would remand the defendant TO
the custody of the sheriff Mr. Canalc~ for
the defense announced that an appeal
vould W. taken u" the court NJ criminal
appeals.
The hearing Of thi~ ease and the fact
hat both the county attorney and district
attorney were in attendance on the district
court caused delay IN the expected hear
ing of Xix men held who are charged with
the murder VI Or r. :. Mccain. The hear
ine~ were ~ have been commenced before
Justice ot the Peace II. j. Kirk this morn
my.
LODez Hearing is on.
! II . clock this afternoon the prclimin-
larry examination oi Lorenzo Lopez.
.harecd with completely III the wreck Of
hc >t Louis. Brownsville 4 Mexico train.
va~ -tartcd hrtor" Justice uf the Peace H.
| 7. Kirk. Lopez formerly was an officer in
The IIuerta army He was arrested at
king~ville some dav~ after the wreck
Twelve state witnesses were on hand
al the hearing of the state. while the
defense had no witnesses All I'll wit
nc>SeS were put under the rule IN un-
hNHil ~l'I' ~ tHiN ltt>ii'f tbNfl
iLopcz will attempt To prove an alibi
In u statement this afternoon hr said
II call you my movements from the
day ! left the Santa GcrtrudiS ranch
which was sunday the day before the
wreck. until the dav | was arrested and
where | WAS Ill the time | left the
Santa GertrudiS ranch for the purpose
of taking the train for kingSvil,c and
there | stopped To talk with the sheriff
Ia get Il passport bcaISc when | left
Brownsville | asked sheriff Nann for
one and he gave me one signed bv Joe
Webb Augustine Cclava and the Sher-
iff. The sheriff at l<inpSvillc said il
"fl> not necessary. that the one |
would do | reached Brownsville wher"
| remained Sunday night. al the next
day and all that night. On Tuesday aft
ernoon | left Brownsville for the Santa
J GertrudiS ranch and rhching there
J that night. reported for work the next
morning, remaining until was arrest
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