El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16
LYONS HEARING
COMES To END
Question of Bail for Cog
gins and Jones to Be
Decided Monday.

Two hundred spectators. many Of
whom were women, leaned forward
suddenly in their chairs and sucked in
their breath with excitement when a
bloody whisky box and heavy iron
bar dotted with gray hairs. were car
ried into the z1st district court room
Saturday morning at the concluding
session of the examining trial of T
J. and Willard Coggin and Felix r.
Jones, charged with the murder of
Thomas Lyons. Lyons. aged million
aire ranchman OF Silver City. was
found dead on the morning of May IS
in a ravine in Highland Park
To Decide Monday.
Attorneys for the state closed at
1870 Saturday morning ard the de-
fence announced that it would not
Introduce any witnesses. When the
testimony already given is signed by
The various witnesses justice J. II.
Deaver, who is presiding at the eX-
aiming trial, viii decide the ques-
ton OF bonds for the three defend
ants This will not be until Monday
afternoon at o'clock, when attorneys
Tor both sides viii argue the Ques-
ton It is the general belief that the
COggin brothers. If admitted TO bail,
amount set by justice Deaver. Opin-
ion is divided as to whether Jones
VIII be able TO make high bond If ne
is permitted to DO so.
Courtroom Crowded.
When the trial was resumed Satur-
day morning, the 41st district court
room was crowded to the doors and
score OF curious. spectators waited in
the hall At least 30 women were in
the crowd All the men entering the
courtroom were searched by deputy
constable Ed Mebus for concealed
weapons None were found.
Defendants Calm.
T J. Coggin- one Of the defendants,
strolled about the room inside the
railing. stopping now and then to
shake hands and chat a moment with
men and women friends. He appeared
IN the best Of spirits. Willard Coggin !
and Felix r Jones, the other defend |
ants, remained in their chairs, for the /
greater part of the time before the 1
session began They were surrounded /
by their attorneys. Both were ap- |
parently calm and smiled now and |
then at friends in the audience. The /
family Of T. J. Coggin were present, I
as they have been at every session 4
since the trial began.
Twenty or 30 lawyers were inter- 4
ested spectators. Victor Moore, one /
II the special prosecutors in the case,
examined the witnesses for the state. 4
says Jones Talked With T. j. COEgfn.
w A. Daugherty, witness for the
state and the first TO testify at the /
session, said he had known |
Felix Jones for eight years. About \
SIX weeks ago, he declared. he saw
Jones talking with 7. J. Coggin in 4
the lobby of the Sheldon hotel. He
never saw Jones in conversation with
Willard Coggin, he said.
Exhibits Bloody Box.
W e MCDANIEL was the next wit
ness. His appearance created a
small sensation, for he was carrying
the broken sand filled whisky case,
covered with blood. in which the
states attorneys believe that Lyons's
bloody head was placed TO keep the
blood from getting on the automobile. ,
hubble ordinations went up when
he box was carried in. The iron bar /
which is alleged to have been used in
laying Lyons was also brought IN II
y Mcdaniel who is q deputy sheriff
nd was present when the body Of the
liver City ranehman was found.
Attorney W. W. Bridgers, OF the de- [
endants' counsel, brought out on /
TOSS examination that deputy sheriff {
Mcdaniel did not find the bar him I
elf. but got it from people living in I
house about ESQ yards from the spot I
where the body was found. I
Tells of Finding Blood. II
Dr. W. ". Waite, expert chemist ,
nd biologist, testified that he took ,
sample of the hair that chung to !
he CORY edges OF the whisky box, He ,
lso testified that on June or Z he
ested some red spots on the curtains !
L a certain automobile and the test 4
bowed that the spots were blood He =
lso said that certain hairs found on I
he curtains of the automobile were so
ar as microscopic examination could
from the same head as the
airs found clinging to the edge of {
he whisky box He declared that he / /
lad not determined whether the s
iood spots were from q human being i
z an animal.
On cross examination DR.. Waite
aid It was impossible to establish to 7
n absolute certainty whether the {