The evening herald., 1917-04-16

Eihrrt W Blaucett now ON trial Tor
life on the charge ~ numbering clyde
-. Armour last fall. may take the
witness stand before the case goes L.
the jury aud may tell how IL came
To pass that ne and Armour started
out from Las Vegas ON the morning of
october 23. 1916. and he alone arrived
IN santa Fc that evening. is nov ru-
mored IL was not denied by \. B.
Reuehau. attorney tor Blancctt. But
Mr. Rcnehap declined To state lust
what his plans are II iS said how
ever that defense b. tn be put iu hN
lfancctt at the proper time II
Hlaucet, takes the stand. ne will uu-
douhtcdly make the already intensely
interesting trial one OF still greater in
,ere.i
MIR Ecuehnu changed ms tactics
Saturday morning at the trial before
Judge Abbott Ia district court ana
cross examined witnesses freely From
the lime Of examination ne followed
" tn nearly every witness u was cN'-
dent the defense l~ trying 90 show
there waa mo- 900 VIII apparent be-
tween Armour ana Blancctt when
thcy arrived in las Vegas the night
Of october -. and none shown ths
next DAY up tu the time the men wcr"
ltst seen n Las NcgHs Again ANA
again Mr. Eenchau asked Witness
whether they were not impressed h!
tho frank boViSh smiling manner
OF BiIuvctt and whether they did not
notice that Armour was more reserved
but AT the same time cyldeutl, ON thc
best 10 terms with his companion,
Light was thrown ON the actions nt
Armour and Bancctt while IN Las
Vegas by a number Of Witnesses. ono
Of the most Interesting bits OF teSu-
mony given was that hy 7. j. Miles,
Denver candy salesman. who said hH
had dined with the two men at hroaN-
fast In q japanese restaurant b" had
recommended lie said that ne had
met the men at q saloon between d
aud N o'clock when they were appaf-
entity taking an early morning drink "r
"rvc-opcuer." His attention, he said,
had been attracted 10 Armour's car be-
causo uf the Iowa license tag ON II ~
he had been born aud brought up in
| Iowa
During the breakfast which lasted
| % or 30 minutes. Nh Miles said that
Armour had explained he had pick"
iup the young man, meaning Blan'"u'
lWnu had been q chauffeur In Denver.
iAs Nh Miles was travclmg out ut
Denver he said hc discussed that civ
with Blancctt. talking about go"'
places To- eat and also about th" Y VI.
IC \ with which BlanCett seemed n
mhiar
ON cross examination Mr Miles said
that he was not positive that Ar
nioul had q glass in his hand when lac
saw tho Two men iu th opera ha'
which is q Las Vegas saloon
Were "a, men sober. asked Mr
Enchan
"Th,y were" replied the witness
They seemed friendly toward "1'H
other. top. aud there was mo- indication
lot bad TciuG boo the saloon "r ai the
breakfast table
Was ther" anything u Armour
ImIuncr 90 indicate that h- was man
of temper" asked MI lruehau.
$50 sir" replied the witness
Was l!muccu's style boyish FRANK
aud cXuberant''
Absolutely
NJ \ Hag,st manager ut the Tr",
hotel. Las Vegas. whore Armour An'
mancctt put up uu the night of pc
tuh"r.- was tho next witness.
lie brought the hotel register VIII
him to show ON 10 the names oi NJ
lmour aud Hlaucett but said nc coul'
luut swear that they occupied the ru"r
Ian night although the room was paif
for lie said if there had been ans
row between the mcu the niEht of 90
tohcr 20 he would have rcm"mherc.
1.-The incident
Ben Bichl owner - 70 garage in Lee
lNcras. followed aud testified that Al
uour and Bmuccu pat up an nlds
Imohdc ear iu his gararo about
I'm. October 20 lie said hy could no
lrcmemhcr any special signs - freud
Illness between the two men nut there
was NO trace of Humosity iu thel
lmauucr While 900 the paragc Nldn
crr saw two ladies aud a lad ct D.
yours from Cleveland whom ne h"'
Iuet az th" hotel the evening before
land he t1ld them hc would -c" then
in santa Fr the witness sald.
Mr. Bichi wife of this wlthc's. l"l
lluwsd with ,urruDurutiN" testimony,
q Spcrrv, who Was tt work ON
! car In th, Hcln garage when Armou
lnud Blnr"ett took ont the pidsmuhh
! lear October s3 testified h' had h"ar'
Iancott talking To- two ladies wa"s
car was iu the garage. Their car ais
was AN Oldsaohho He sRid h. near
Il.pf,tt state that ne was uu his We