El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-27
HEARS TWO IN
Governs CASE
Then Justice Beaver Post
pones Preliminary Trial
Till Saturday at 10.

After two witnesses were examined
Friday morning in the preliminary
hearing Of Sergts. Charles Gowens and
Fred Osborne, N troop. eighth cavalry.
and Mrs. Ruby Gowens. wife Of the
former, sH three charged with muir
Ger in connection with the death of A.
OBrien, a railroad man, who was shot
at the intersection of First and Park
streets on the night of April II. the
hearing was postponed until Saturday
morning al 10 o'clock by justice J. NJ
Deaver.
County attorney ". II Fryer. repre-
senting the state in the hearing, con-
tended that Mrs. Gowens arranged with
two soldiers TO holdup the deceased
Inat OBrien was supposed to nave mad
about $3.50 on his person on the night
of the shooting. the county attorney
expects to prove by witnesses, he said.
Met Mrs GOuens in Oklahoma
Maggie Allison. the first witness
called during the morning, testified
that she met Ruby GOwens at Lawton.
okla, last May and came 70 FL Paso
with her IN June. She said the defend
ant talked to her on the afternoon OF
the night the shooting occurred and
told her that she had an engagement
with railroad emplOye who had about
$3.50 and had arranged with two SOL
der friends Of hers TO hold him Up
and rob him
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stated her husband was q soldier and
her mother was Mrs NJ c. Wolfe. She
said she. was at her mothers house
on the night Of the shooting and talked
10 Ruby Gowens, who told her that
she had been held up Oy two soldiers.
Mrs Wolfe, who was held on .
charge OF accessory after the fact. was
released Friday morning upon appli-
cation OF county attorney FRYER.
County Attorney Questions Witnesses.
After a mum Der Of witnesses had
been questioned by county attorney ". |
H Fryer, the preliminary trial of Sgt
. G. Gowens. NJ troop, Eighth cavalry, !
MS wife, Ruby Gowens, and Sgt Fred |
osborne, troop, Eighth cavalry, !
jointly charged with murder in con-
nectlon with the death Of A O'Brien. &
and Mrs NJ C Wolfe. charged with be- I
ing an accessory 10 the fact. was post {
poned by justice J. NJ Deayer until I
Friday morning at o'clock. None OF !
the testimony was disclosed during !
The session Thursday afternoon with 1
the exception Of a statement Gowens /,
IS alleged to have made to detective !
captain Joe Stowe shortly after his /
arrest
GOwens Tells of Shooting. /;
The statement made by Governs TO :
Capt Stowe, which was introduced IN Z
part. follows !
4 am y years OF age and am ser
geant in NJ troop, Eighth cavalry. !
enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado. and 1
from there was sent to the Philippine /
islands. 1 have twice been promoted !
and never before was arrested. I was /
married to Ruby Martin by justice f.
Beaver February 10. 1917.
"On the night OF the shooting I /
called my wife, who was boarding at /
the home of Mrs. Wolfe and told her
i was at camp at Fort Bliss and could
not be down town that night Then 1
boarded a car and came to the city 1
saw my wife and man leave the
mouse and walk towards First and
Park ! pulled my gun and the man
grabbed ii and il was accidentally dis
charged He fell and then got up and
started running and I fired I caught I
\ car and returned TO camp and told
Private Cook, of II troop. that 1 had
some trouble with a man and that I
there had been some shooting"