El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-14

shirt sleeves he said
TraInman Spies n Stranger.
William Delaney, trainman, then
took the Stand, saying he was brake
man on a cattle train leaving Iur-
duoise, May Is. about an hour atter
loaded. witness said. he saw stran-
ger walking west on the right side OF
The track, passing back later.
u asked him, what are you, stock
Inspector? and he said No. m not
Witness indicated Jones in the court
room as the man in question, saylhs'
He looks like him"
Cross examined, witness said ne
never saw the man from the time ne
saw him at the train until ne saw d
man he thought the same person IN
Jail. The man wore dark clothes and
an overcoat at the time of the train
episode, witness said, and a dark nat
so far as witness recalled.
James L. Street, next witness, was
Intercepted for the state by judge
Dan NJ Jackson, previous witnesses
during the day having been examined
by assistant district attorney Z b;
Elfers. Witness was section nand
and remembered an automobile about
II miles from Turquoise. he said
Sees Auto on Road.
7 took it to be Buick There
were two passengers
Ibid you know themT
Il couldn't say positively"
Witness had known Willard Cog
gin many years ago, he said, and
took one of the men in the automo-
bile to be Mildred" Coggin. Wit
ness had written this down. explain
ing that he couldn't speak for the
moment. not giving the reason-)
Coggin was driving the car, witness
said. This was about $50 a. m,
Nav
says Difference in Voice.
Miss Lucille Mccormick. telephone
operator, was recalled 10 the witness
stand after the noon recess Wednes-
day. She told Of having heard Jones
talk since she left
Was the voice you heard over the
telephone the voice OF the defendant"
she was asked by Judge Dale.
NO. sir; there was great differ
Questioned by assistant district at
torney E. B. Elfers. she said the
voice over the telephone was OF
man angry, while Jones had spoken
to her Gin the court) in a pleasing
THE voice I heard this morning is
much clearer, lighter and higher
pitched than the one over the tele-
phone" she told judge Dale when he
resumed the examination
Embalmer MaxOa Testifies.
Earl Maxon, who works for J. J.
Raster & Co., undertakers. then took
the stand. He recalled having en-
balmed May II or is a body brought
in at the instance OF justice ): a:
Beaver. After embalming, the body
was shipped to Silver City aceompa-
MED by Mr.. Foster. THE body was
that Of a middle aged man with gray
hair" witness said
what wounds did you find on the
body?'
Several. He had two long gashes
on the back of the head. and three
wounds on arm. one on eyebrow. one
in forehead about the middle, and
others, witness recalled, and the
wounds generally sloped downward
from left to right, he said
Thinks Blunt Weapon Used.
with what character of weapon.
in your opinion, were those wounds
inflicted, sharp or blunt1
u would say it was a blunt instru-
ment of some kind"
IN your Judgment. could those
wounds have caused deathT'
7 think anyone of the blows could
have caused death. There were in
the neighborhood OF u or Is. posi-
bly, more"
Tells OF Seeing Iron Bar.
With agreement OF the defence, the
witness then retired with Mr.. Elfers
for a conference, following which he
told Of having seen a bar OF iron while
out Of the court room The wounds
could have been produced by that
iron. witness said.
Did you note hair on that iron7"
YES"
How did that hair correspond with
the hair on the dead mani"
TT corresponded in color and
did you see cuts in his hat?"
'YeE sir
Gould they have been made by
sharp or blunt Instrument
This witness was not cross-ex-
Meets Brown on Farm.
W. z. Wright, of Grant county, n.
NJ, was called next He said he has
a farm near Cliff and knew Mr..
Lyons On Sunday before Mr.. Lyons's
death, witness said he saw defendant
with Mr.. Holland and Curly Ander-
son. They had come to see witness
farm. which is rented from Mr.. Hol-
land. Defendant said he was from
Ardmore, Okla, and was introduced
as MI. Brown seeking to buy
ranch or a farm
Cross examined. witness said he
himself had been from Ardmore and
when he heard Brown came from
tire he tried unsuccessfully to speak
about that place. he said.
Witness said he didn't think Brown
had brown hair and gray temples.
(Jones's hair is black.)
No Arrangement For Expenses
AT whose request did you come to
Ell Pasog'
ella Farms Co., guess-Mrs.
Lyons" he replied.
what arrangement was made about
your expenses
Witness lives about ~ miles from
Mrs. Lyons, he said.
You had your expenses paid other
times you came down hereg
Yes, sir, the company paid IT,"
Witness had seen Jones and eight
others in court yard OF the old county
jail, where he had been brought to
Identify defendant. he said.
He was the only man in the nine
about his size?"
II couldn't say he was"
He had white felt hat onT'
"Yes, sir"
says Brown Wore white Hat.
Sou knew the man Brown you saw
in Silver City had a white felt hat?'
Yes. sir"
'Dld- you know why they put a
white felt hat on this man in jail?'
HE was the only one Of the nine
on whom they put a white felt hat?'
Il couldn't say"
You had picked out your man be-
fore there was any change OF hatsg
witness was asked on redirect exami-
nation.
YES, sir"
There were seven men from Grant
county at the time who came to
ha IN 10 nit