El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-18
SAYS JONES ATE
SOUP; WAS SICK
Colorado City Restaurant
Man Says Clark and
Jones Not Together.

7 know COMPATIBILITY there was
not"
knows johnson and Hamer-
You know Johnson
yes. sir"
You know F. A Hamerz'
YES, sir"
witness said he had once talked 70
G. McMeans about the Sims-Johnson
trouble.
in your grip at any time for anyone
who would kill BIZ Johnson. would
you admit itg'
Il don't like such questions as that.
witness here shook his fist I
never had $4,000 in my grip in my
! life. God knows } never"
When FeliA came 70 you. did he
say anything to you about Coggins2-'
About Silver Cit. No way. how.
shape, form or fashion"
Did you read about one nickel
being found on LyonsT'
Il think"
Don't RecoIIeet Talk Of killing.
What did you say to Felix about
7 don't recoilect that we talked
about it or not don't think we
had"
you were interested In the killing
why do you ask me that2" witness
stormed.
Witness objected 70 the intination
and on the courts observance th,tt a
displeasing intimation might nave
been made, Judge Jackson apoloEized
that he meant was witness interested
as a stockman-
At COGEin'a House.
The evening before the present time
witness said he was out in this bull
ring" (meaning the plaza and later
was at Cosgin's house Witness mad
told judge L A Dale, Of the defence.
what he knew OF the case. he said
He. accompanied by Mrs. Jones. her
daughter. and others. in .-u.i'ng Jack
Neal. had been at Tsleta the evening
before. lie said
The court here objected to the pur-
suance OF this line OF testimony.
RhodesT"
NO. sir"
you know Oscar LongbottomT~
Yes, sir In May he was up there
''Did you pay any attention to the
Ernest roominy house regi-ter2''
Yes. sir, when I heard Felix was
arrested looked to see what day he
was there"
Thinks Jones REGISTERED 10th.
What day was itZ'
7 think IL was the GOTH
Did you hear Jones relate TO Clark
how he killed Lyons7"
Let me tell you something: Jones
and Clark were never together in my
did you detail to W. C. Clark the
facts OF the killing OF Lyonsg''
7 know I didn't"
Did you ever hear Tom Coggin's
ssS-s,-s- neil -s,5 .. = -. -
per"
Witness said when Jones left Colo
rado City. he bought a mileage book
The state had previously introduced
In evidence a mileage book purport-
ing TO be Jones's.
Restrur-nt Man TestifIeu.
3. D. Broaddus. restaurant man OF
Colorado City, was the next witness
DO you know Tom T0rrison1"
About as long as lived IN Colo
-Do you remember him and
stranger coming to your restaurant
some time in May7"
Yes. I suppose you mean Mr.. Jones.
He was sick and ate some SOUP" Wit
ness thought this was on Monday or
do you know ". C. Carkg-
some few days after Jones ate the
soup. witness said Clark was In his
place.
'Did you ever see Clark and Jones
In your restaurant together7''
NO. sir"
Cross examined, witness said he
had not consulted the rOoming house
register 20 fix the date when Jones
ate the soup.
Realty Man on Stand.
J. r. Hastings, Of Colorado City. q
realtor, was the next witness. He tes-
titled ne knows Tom Morrison and
has been engaged in the loan busi-
ness with his son. Earl Morrison. who
was formerly clerk OF Mitchell county.
Did you leave Colorado City any
time in Nay IN an auto2"
Yes. sir; going over to the Pecos