The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-18

about the roads because he had made
good Time.
Discussing the condition " the
Oldsmobile - when he say il, the
witness said he noticed q number nj
scratches ON the car and some scrub
oak leaves az well as two or three
branches on the running board.
This man told me the scratches
We're made when his q got off the
main road continued MIR. Bauer,
while he had gone uut OF his way Ia
look ~ some sheep. Are you a sheep
buyer, / asked No. but | am buying
what I can and I thought | would LOOK
NJ the sheep he answered
On cross examination by Mr.. Rene.
han, tn witness said IN his opinion
the defendant had taken "a couple OF
three drinks and that as a result hi
face vas flushed and he grew talka
tive. He was not that way the first
might saw him, added Bauer.
Signs ArunOur's Name "a Cheek.
Jake Levy. proprietor of the Bank
saloon. testified that he knew h de-
PENDANT and had cashed a Western
Union Telegraph company money or
der for him for Sl91. 90 the latter part
of october. Tie said he saw the de-
PENDANT endorse the check rs &C. u
Armour" lie added that Blancett hol
asked him to 30 with Sim to 'aiiior'
mia,
W. Il. Baird, a bartender in tho
Bank saloon. said he recognized tht
defendant and had cashed a $40 tray
clcrs' check Tor him, undcr the nam'
OF &C. ID Armour" He also stated
that the defendant had called AT the
saloon To get a IS automatic revolver
left there. He said that Armour
bought some bottled beer II a pint
OF whiskey.
+. l.. Dclvin. local manager of tn,
Mountain States Telephone and Tele.
graph company. was the next Wit
ness lie said he met defendant thu
latter part of October. 1916, and talE.
ed about trading automobiles, III
said that defendant announced tina
he had travelled from Denver with
partner who had quit h;m, on accuuni
Of illness, at Las Vegas n that the
defendant stated he did not wish e
continue the journey 20 the Paciti'
coast In a big touring car, prcierrtng
a roadster. Ma trade was made, how
ever.
Frank schumacher u bartender ~
the Bank saloon here, Identified I'M
defendant who. he said came into th'
saloon and stated he was waiting tol
some money lie stated he was oi
his way from sioux CITY To the coast
had got as far as Denve, where M
sister became m he continued We
said he came on from Denver To santa
Fc alone and wanteH a companion &
travel with him to California
Lived In san Juan County.
MIR. Rich and / and he talkc,
about where we wee born, continu
ed Mr.. schumacher, and this defend
ant stated that he used to live 10 Sal
Juan county around Aztec and Farm
ington. He talked freely. visited thu
saloon oc,en ami finally left town.
did not see him after that
Tom Closson. who is in the garas'
business. followed Mr.. Schumacher al
the stand. lie identified the defend
ant as the man he had met az tn
Closson garage evening, He sa'
the defendant had asked a man win
worked at the garage To show him tn
town. As to the work ON the Old~
mobile ar which Armour" hal tclr
graphed would require him e. stay 4
Santa Re for six weeks, Ia. witness
said the men In the garage had con
sumrd about an hour in making ="
pairs. MI Clossuu said that ar
mour had told him hat he had
friend who was taken IN In la- Vega