Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-12
FINAL EFFORT OF DEFENSE IN THE
BUENR0STRO-C -CHAPA TRIALS IS
TO ESTABLISH AN AlIBi
FOR BUEHR0STR0.
WITNESSES PLACED ON STAND WHO
TESTIFY AS TO WHEREABOUTS
OF BOTH BEFORE AND ON
DAY OF THE MURDERS.

The late oI Mrluiiiadr~ hapn ana Jose
Buenro-fro. charged with the Austin mmr-
dcrS. probably will be IN the hands of the
Jury th'- afternoon i nothing unforeseen
occurs.
The defense rested it, ease III | / 30
O'Clock this forenoon and the state an
buital testimony.
The witnesses introduced Tor both de-
PENDANTS were used entirely 10 prove alib
Tuesday afternoon Webster and Green. at-
iorncy,. introduced witnesses IN behalf of
Buenro~tro.
Candelario Galvan. proprietor ot the
san Pedro ranch near san HenIto. ~wnrc
that Bucnro~tro WIS in l:is employ all dGr-
my the month of august and that during
that time he was not absent from the
ranch. This testimony wa> corroborated
hy Rafael Galvan and Bruno Galvan,
brothers oi the first witness. Both Rafael
aud Bruno Gavan also testified that The
defendant owned neither y horse nor a
enn aud had none ~ hi~ po~~c-~io during
the month.
Genrpe Champion. 4 deputy constable.
testified that on the lIh IT August. two
DAYS before tn. murders. hc guided lie
tachmeni of cavalry under The command of
Lieutenant t. l.. y Glass t. the san Pedro
ranch aud saw the defendant on the ranch
a. late as 2 o'clork on the afternoon at
August T. bn cross examination ot Cham
plon. Mr. kIeiber asked how many miles
IL was from San Pedro to Sebastian and
al a
miles by main road and p"~~ihl, shorter
through the brush
Lieutenant Glass sand that he noticed
the defendant. Bucnrostro. M the San
Pedro ranch and that the defendant helped
prepare n meal for himself and the sol
diers. Lieutenant Glass said that he did
not notice the defendant after about q or
10 o'clock IN the morning
The first witness to take the stand this
morning was Luciano Chapa. proprietor OF
the Las Portreras ranch. ten miles east
of Sebastian. The witness testified that
he had seen the defendant. Chapa. on the
4th. 9th and 9th of August and that on
the 9th the defendant came into h~ employ
aud was not absent during the remainder
of the month.
The witness said that ~ wa~ positive
n to the dates h. saw Chapa at the
house of IN uncle of the defendants
whose daughter had died on the fourth and
that hc saw him ~ the funeral on the fifth
The witness stated that on August q. the
day ON which the Au~iin- wer. murdered.
the defendant was working IN the field
S.si, th.. L. I Il
Eugeuio. Chavez stated that while the
witness WAS IN hi> employ he had neither
n horse or gun ot any kind and never used
horse belonging io anyone else. The
witness Testimony was corroboratcd by
the testimony ot both I.azarn and Eugcnio
Chavez.
After the defense had rested and the
state announced that il would put on no
rehuttal testimony. Judge Hopkins an
nounccd that Il was - near the time for
the noon recess that he would not start
the argument The attorneys and court
officials were instructed. however. e. be
present AZ | 80 o'clock this afternoon NJ
which time the charge will he read hv the
court and the attorneys will begin the ar
gnments.
The ease against Chapa and Buenros,ro.
who are charged with the murder ot the
Ausiins nj Sebastian last summer. was
worked mp by the county and district at
tomeys and the sherlff'> department after
the two men had heen arrested. al different
times, on ehsrses of cattle theft The first
intimation the pubic had that the two men
were even under suspicion WAS when the
grand iury returned an indictment against
them. Both men have been convicted dur
ing the present couri term ON charges oi
theii on which they were originally ar
rested.