El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-15

3 didn't know what was taken from The
I prisoner. One of the party found q
I grip. witness said. in the room.
How closely did you observe his
{ fJOnes's) personal appearance at tht
I time Of the arrest2'
Closely"
Speaks of Jones's Gray Hair.
would you say his hair was any
darker now2"
I wouldn't say that. but he had
gray hair over his ears that he hasn't
got now"
in arranging with Clark at Abilene
about the rewards, witness said he
was acting for Mrs. Jones'
Mr.. McGrath was in a party, he
said, June Z that took a car out of a
garage here Mr.. Orndorff being pre-
ent and Dr. W. ". Waite being called
Immediately (Dr. Waite had testified
he examined spots on the car and de-
termined they were blood.)
Did you see hair matted in blood
on that autO2"
Yes, sir"
How aid it compare in color and
length with Mr.. Lyons's hair2"
Same color and about the same
length as the hair on the top Of the
head"
Describes Jones 70 Many.
Crossexamined, AR. McGrath
couldn't say exactly how much gray
hair was on Jones's temples at the time
Of the arrest. There was no bald
spot, witness said The hair was
dark" at the time. witness added.
When did you first say the temples
were gray2"
4 suppose I described the man
Brown TO $50 people"
When did you first tell them Zones
had gray temples?''
u told them that was the descrip-
ton we had"
MeCabe Rides In Buick.
The next witness heard was John
T. McCabe. cattleman, who recalled a
shipment Of cattle MAY IS at Tur-
Quois. where he saw Willard Coggin.
After checking and paying for the
stock, witness said he started for FL
Paso IN car, a Buick, with Willard
COggin; but near ORC Grande they
struck some sand and the trip
stopped Witness rode in on a train
and COggin remained to spend the
night with Mr.. Fleck, witness said.
Tom Coggin was there and went out
with the cattle shipment. Witaess said.
lTne jury was instructed by the court
not to consider this T. J. Coggin ref
erence.)
Crossexamined. witness said his
company's ranch was about IS miles
across country from the Lyons ranch
Tom Coggin was a partner in wit
ness's company, he said
Eyes Jones Closely.
VIII DOugherty, Of Van Horn. then
took the stand. He knew the defend
ant about eight years, and said in the
early part Of May he say Jones in Fl
Paso, talking with 7. J. Coggin at
Hotel Sheldon. On crossexaminatfon.
witness said he talked with Jones at
the time and saw him talk with others
Jones looks now like he always
s.Abo11t the sana-
You don't think he was ever bald
DO your
Il never noticed never paid any
Witness then left the stand and
went up to Jones, eyeing him close
You don't see any difference at
all2" he was then asked
7 don't see any"
sheriff COoksey Testifies.
J. W. Cooksey OF Colorado City. !
sherlfI, was then called He remem-
lered getting a register from the
Ernest rooming house there about last
une- Crossexamined, Mr. Cooksey I
aid the books condition seems IN
He noticed a name crossed I
tut when he got the book, witness /
said The rooming house was vacant i
It that time.
handwriting Expert on stand.
" III NJ Upton. Of the state land j
lffice at Santa Fe, y. NJ, then took
he stand He was formerly connected !
With the L. S department Of the in
erior as a special investigator of 4
and and other matters. and was a /
handwriting expert, he testified. He 4
las made a complete study OF modern /
disguised handwriting" he added.
lis experience goes over 80 years /
nd includes studies In Mexico City.
san Bernardino. Cal, Santa Fe and /
'ther archives, and has testified in
asses involving elaborate forgeries in
1exico and Spain.
Defence Asks Documents
At judge Dale's suggestion, the Jury
vas retired at this point, when the
.efence started a crossexamination of
he witness, who said he first came to
u Paso in July in connection with
his case, on which he has spent in
II about five days in preparing to
estify.
The defence then moved, in view of
he fact that all of the documents
xamined by witness have been in
Ossession of the state. that the de-
snce be granted a reasonable time
o have the documents examined by
n expert on their, the defence's. be-
alt
Judge Dale. did you have knowl-