El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-01
CANTAL0UPES
ARE RIPENING
Carload Shipments From
Valley Points To Start
in a Few DAYS.

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Las Cruces, n. N. Aug. 1.-The can
tsIoupe season is opening in the val
ley. Melons now are ripening rapidly
and some already have made their APP
. pearance on the market. Shipping in
car lots is expected 20 begin in few
days
Claude Henry. OF e. Paso. vas here.
the guest Of his sister. Mrs. ". O.
Evans He is a former resident Of
Las Cruces.
Of the suit caser- Mr.. Simpson asked
the witness.
We'll when he went with me he
looked at the letters inside and then
called a state ranger I was placed
under arrest. and they brought the
suit case 10 the court room
Attorney vowel. for the defence,
protested to the court against the ac-
ton Of the sheriff and state ranger,
who was Ivy Finley. Il can see no
reason for such high handed tactics.
Mr.. Vowel said The attorney told
the court that neither the sheriff or
state ranger had any authority 10
search the grip OF the witness and
certainly not TO open his letters and
place him under arrest
Attorney Gives Rangers Poke.
Attorney W. W BridEerS, for the
defence, said he could see no author
ity for such action and asked sheriff
Orndorff why ne had called a state
ranger
Because he has more authority 10
search than I have the sheriff said
WHY. he certainly has no more
authority than you have, sheriff Mr..
BridEers replied
That's a matter Of difference in
opinion"
Yes out here It seems as though
state ranger has the power and
authority to do anything he desires"
Attorney Moore asked that the
letters be introduced in evidence and
attorney Simpson again objected
Witness Has Lot Of Letters
Mr.. Moore then asked the witness
how many letters he had received and
had in his suit case and the court in
structed the witness to retire TO his
private office and count them He
returned and said he had - letters
and post cards, dating from 1916
How does it come you have all the
letters excepting those you said you
had from your brother telling you 20
meet him at the union station on the
Is, II and 182" Mr. Moore asked
"I don't know ] either lost them,
or threw them away the witness re-
piled
when you were taken for your suit
case were you nOt2" Nr. Moore asked. I
Yes
Causes Attornezs' Tilt.
This caused another rilt between :
attorneys for the state and defence
as TO what authority the sheriff had
to search the witness.
When strong objections were made !
by attorney Vowel to such procedure /
and also by attorneys Simpson and /
Bridgers. the court said, Yes. I will
admit that it was improper procedure I
of the witnesses property
Sheriff OrndOrff then explained I
that he looked through the witnesses
effects without objection from him. I
He told me not TO read one Of the /.
letters, which he said was a personal /.
communication the sheriff said,
and 1 did not do so. I told him I had /
not the authority to do so and ] then /
called IVY Finley"
Introduces Certain Papers.
The court permitted attorney Moore }
20 introduce I'm evidence papers found
on the witness over the protest Of
counsel for the defence who took
objections TO the ruling
one was a small piece Of paper the
witness identified as his hand writing
with the name Felix R Jones. Wash
ngton street" on one corner and the
sate Nay Il. 1917. on the other. Cards
rom attorney Marvin Simpson. attOr-
leE Tor the ueIeuce ana MS attorney
we're also introduced in evidence
How did you come in possession
II these cards2" Mr.. Moore asked
Mr.. Simpsons partner gave me his {
ard at the Sheldon hotel three weeks
lgo. We did not talk about the Jones
ase. tt was not mentioned. Mr.. Simp- :
ION gave me his card in Juarez three 7
weeks ago 4
How did you come TO meet NJ. a
simpson," I
"A dentist I knew and with whom !
chUmmed here introduced me TO him
n a saloon IN JuareZ."
Discuss Jones Case. ?
The witness said they discussed the y
Zones case and that the dentist prob
bly, told Simpson about what he had =
old him that It was not Jones that
net Lyons
Attorney Moore Erilled the witness
nd asked him why he had not told
he officers about the case before. He
eplied that he did not want 10 get /
mixed up in such a case. q
You knew your friend, Felix r d
ones. was arrested. did you nOt2' NJ.
ioore asked You certainly did not