El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
PICKS JONES
FROM CROWD
Patrolman Says That Jones
Greeted Man at Station
With Hello, Mr.. Lyons

titled Jones in the courtroom as the
Mr. Brown whom he met at Cliff
during the middle Of May. The wit
ness said Brown asked him about
some cattle Mr.. Lyons had. The next
day, he said, he saw Brown at the
hotel at Cliff.
The next time the witness said he
saw Jones was at the county jail in
Ell Paso where he identified him
lined up with other men as the Mr.
Brown he had met
Registered at Palace Hotel.
Tom Holland was recalled and
identified the name cut out Of the
register Of the Palace hotel. II was
dated May IL. 1917. and the name on
the register was "R. N. Brown, Ard
W. f. Wright of ella, n. II,
pointed out Jones in the courtroom
as the man who under the name OF
Brown was at his home about May
Is. The witness said he came TO his
home with Tom Holland who intro
duced him as Mr. Brown of Okla
homa, who wanted 10 purchase some
farm lands. The next time the wit
ness said he saw him was in the
county Jail where he identified him in
a line with several other men.
Mr.. Wright said that when Brown
told him he was from Ardmore ne
started asking him about the people
there The witness said that Ard
was MS nome ana ne
was anxious TO learn how several of
his friends were but that he was
surprised to find that Mr.. Brown
knew nothing Of any OF the promi-
nent residents Of Ardmore, and said
that he just made this city his
soon learned that he could obtain no
information from Brown about Ard
more.
Negro Porter Saw Jones.
Lon Ruffin. negro porter OF the
Palace hotel at Silver City. testified
he saw Brown at the hotel about
May Is or II. Witness said Brown T,
had a brown alligator grip. Later |
Ruffin said he saw Brown at the |
county jail where he identified him 1
as the same man who was at the /
Palace hotel
Shaved Jones ut silver City.
Charles Carroll. a barber of Silver /
middle of May Witness testified he /
had known Jones for II years and /
first knew him in Texas. The wit
ness said he identified Jones at the
county jail as the man he had shaved
md that Jones had told him he knew
his father
Mr.. Wiley was recalled and testi-
led that when he left Mr.. Lyons at
he depot he looked back and he
shook his hand and said. Il will see
I
stranger he said told Mr.. Lyons, Il
AVE my car here and viii drive you
lp."
Sheriff Orndorff told how he ar
anged 10 have Jones identified by a
lumber Of Silver City and other New
iexico residents as the man Brown
lie said Jones asked to be shaved and
lie took him TO the court yard OF the
all and then had him lined I'D with
line other men: Separately the
Jew Mexico residents were taken in
o the court yard and identified him.
ones was shifted from his position
n line several times and all but one
4 the witnesses identified him.
This concluded the afternoon ses-
ion and Judge Deaver adjourned
-ened in the zlst district court room
Night Session Held.
The first witness called at the
light session was Tom White. OF the
auditorium garage The witness tes-
flied that on May II Willard Cog
enger Buick from the garage and
eturned the next day with the ma
hine and drove IL on the wash stand. |
lie said the rug in the rear of the
ar was missing and that Mr.. Coggin
old him he would pay him for two ,
I'LL days for the use of the car to !
him for the loss OF the
ug-
The witness said that when sheriff
rndorff and other officers came for
be car they examined il with him ;
nd that he found gray hairs and I
hat he thought were blood spots in I
be car. The car, he said, was turned 7
yer to Mr.. Orldorff. Mr.. White said |
hat Coggin later told him that he
expected to be arrested but that he
Ould give an account OF his trip with {
ne car to TurQulz-
On cross examination by Mr.. Har- l
er the witness said that the car had
cen returned to the garage by Mr.. q
oggin about May 19 and that it a
as examined by Mr.. Orndorff about !
une 9, and that in the meantime S
had been used by many different ]
Their parties.
On redirect examination by Mr. S
oore the witness said that shortly / {
tter Mr. Coggin returned the car o