El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-01
FARM ON
WEST SIDE SOLD
Mrs. Matilda F. Schuster,
of FL Paso, Buys 40 Acre
Tract in the Valley.

Vinton, Tex. Aug. The j. l.
Edison farm on the west side has been
sold TO Mrs. Matilda F. Schuster, of
EI Paso. who, accompanied by her
souiulaw and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
D. Church, have taken possession
The farm consists Of 30 acres. the
most Of which is under cultivation
There is a home and large hay barn
and outbuudinEs. The consideration
was $4,000. which includes all live
stock on the place. AIr. and Mrs. J.. J..
Edison and family have moved into II
Paso. where they are at home IN Man
haitian Heights
one downpour and several showers
have fallen here in the last few da, s,
cooling the atmosphere and settling
the dust
Third Cutting Is Good One.
The season s third cutting is going
up in fine shape and fortunately none
was damaged by the rains The all
falfa crop is more advanced in the
district west of here than elsewhere
in the valley.
want TO see him hanged or sent TO
prison for life, did your"
No I did not think he would be-
Why did you have his name on
that piece Of paper and his address
Because I intended 90 write his
wife. I was going 10 tell her about
the case and what [ knew
Did YOU ever write her.
Jones Family Present.
The courtroom was again crowded
during the morning session, many
women being in attendance Mrs
Jones and her daughter. Mrs. Paul
Homo aud her nnunlnrar T-neein go
Hoppe, aged 10. were DO attendance,
but we're in the witness room, being
excluded from the courtroom when
the rule was euvoked. They were al
sworn as witnesses, but viii not tes-
tify.
T. J. and Willard GogEin, also i'm
dicted for murder in connection with
the death Of Mr. Lyons. who are on
bond were in attendance during the
morning Mrs. T. J. C0ggin and fam
lily were also present
Attorney ~ Scarborough, Of Abb
lene. Texas has arrived to assist at
torneys for the defence.
Il am sure granddad viii be ac-
quilted of this. because he Is not
guilty Jones's little granddaughter
told a Herald reporter when the
morning session adjourned. The child
sat on Ioues's lap several minutes He
was then handcuffed and taken back
to the county Jail
Jones Asserts Innocence.
Mary was a good witness for US,
Jones told a reporter We have bet
ter witnesses. This viii come out all
right We don't intend 10 put our
best witnesses on the stand until
the trial" Jones then again said he
was innocent and would prove so.
II know nothing Of this murder he
said
AS 10 being indicted for the muir
Ia al
years ago" he said, Il viii prove by
more than so good Christians OF Adj
iene that ! was there on the day the
girl was killed I can remember dis
tinctly about the case, because I was
accused Of the crime short time
after IL occurred"
The State Rests.
When the habeas corpus proceed .
ngs were resumed Wednesday morn I
nE attorney Victor Moore announced
he state would rest
The first witness called by counsel
.or Jones was sheriff seth Orudorff- .
The attorneys called the officer TO .
.sk him If it were not true that
nan named Ashe, who had worked for
ir- Lyons, had not Identified another. .
nan in the county jail as the man I
Who was at Mr.. Lyons's home at ella. 3
+ ", a few days prior 10 the death I
T Nj Lyons Mr.. Orndorff said that
Ela6 aAlA Al.ElA AlAlFaA all0AIlHl NIaaAa ds
he man who vas at Mr.. Lyons's
ONE
says Jones Not At Station.
E c. Mary was then called by the
efence- He said he was employed
ere as a tailor
On direct examination by attorney
-arvin Simpson. for the defence. the
fitness said he was at the union
epOt on the nights OF May Is, i
nd Is. 20 meet his brother. who had
-rittsn him from east Texas that he
'ould come 70 FL Paso 10 meet him
7 knew Felix Jones i'm Fort
Torth," the witness said And I
ave seen him many times. When ]
as at the union depot on the night
Z Nay II I saw gray haired man
it'll grip enter the depot He was
let by another gray haired man. I
as standing close TO them The man
saw talking TO the gray haired
an with the grip was positively not
elk Jones. whom / know when I see
i'm. did not see Mr.. Jones in the
apot-"
Claims Told n Dentist.
On cross examination by attorney