Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-11
YOUTH SPARED BY BANDITS IS
STAR WITNESS FOR STATE IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TRIALS
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ft~tip va tS' VI III AD' hl4G tIf Nv
that killed the Austins.
After the An-lins were killed, MiIIsrd
testified. he was forced IN drive 10 the
combe= GATE where the other men were
waiting and tina, two Of the men dismonnt-
cd and unhitehed the horse from the cart
and saddied bim with a saddle taken tram
the Salinas store. The witness reiterated
that he was positive a 10 the Identification
Of the men, that he knew he could not be
mistaken as 10 Buenrostro. and thar hiS
attention had been attracted 10 Chapa
particularly because the horse he was nd
ing was inclined 10 be Wild.
Cross examined by Cir. Webster, the
witness stated that ~ could not describe
the dress Of the men further than HAT they
al wore Jumpers or short costs. that when
they came 10 the shelter two of the men
were riding one horse, but that they took
a oaddled horse belonging 10 him. which
was IN the lot. The witness sand thai he
was not frightened 1T the time. that he had
made mp hi mind after the Ausiins had
been killed that when he had driven the
cart To the CombeS gate he also would be
killed.
Justice Perkins Testihes.
The first witness TO take the stand this
morning wa Justice Of the Peace G.. g..
Perkins II Evford. who testified that he
had held N inquest over the bodies OF A..
J.. and Charles Austin on the 9Th day Of
August and found that they received their
death FROM gunShpt>wounds.
Sebastian Postmaster on Stand.
j. r. Alexander. postmaster and mer-
chant NJ Sebastian. testified that his store
wa entered IN the bandits nn the morning
&c August Il. The witness stated that the
bandits came in while he wa~ placing goods
~ li- ~hclve~ and that when hc turned
around H. found = man whom hc knew ~
Pablo l'rrrz holding a gun pointed ~ him
that y ~rrrr,l man came III and wcni into
he post office and opened the money draw
~ and took the money. and also three
r"ai~ that were han.in. ~ the wall. The
witness identified The defendant. jose
Iiuprr-tr". a~ the man who had entered
the post office.
Mr.. Alexander ~aid that before the men
lett the store ilcy made him give them All
ihr high power ammunition he had. \
Quantity Of smoking l"bacco and crackers.
Smith Strong State Witness.
The strongest witness for the state was
Il. l.. Smith. Mr.. Smith gave a very
-raphic account "f the occurrence al the
corn ~hcllcr which corroborated in ever,
xrtail The testimony uf Willard. The wit
ness sa'd that " had f"cn lose Bucnrn,
to before he came Ia ltn shelter on The
m"rfin" II The murders. thai he also knew
lose Benayid-H. ENari-to Ramos. Pablo
Perez. Ricardo Lopez and ca ptar Cantu
who were alleged members Of The hand.
The witnce aid that tlntu had asked
h,m for work horliv before the RAID and
had loined the bandits after they had rii
den mt" the lot. Mr.. Smith aid that HI
attention was particularly attracted L.
Chapa BY the fact that he va siding 4
met'lesome horse and kept tapping him
with a whip To make HIM cent up"
The witness stated that he remained N
the shelter after the bandits had forced
Willard aud the Austins 10 go with them
i"r the Guns and that after they had left
hc went ia the store of Mr.. Alexander
which he had seen the bandits enter. lie
took = piece 81 wire and repaired the telc-
phone. which the bandits had broken. IN
order that he might telephone for help.
Mr.. smith sand the bandits were al well
mounted and dressed in short Jumpers.
Upon being requestioned on the point.
the witness sand that he could swear that
he was positive in his identifications and
that he could not possibly be mistaken.
The jury: j. w. Long. ". ". klentz. p
Rootz. II. {. Ware. j.. W. st. Clair. c. ID.
Cowgirl. u. 7. Brown. ;. i. Phillips: &. II.
Ritter. y. Y. Hicks. George r. Dewey. WI