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

yes, on the train.
Were these spots in it then?
Are YOU an expert on whether
spots are blood or notE
Did Did you ever see a peach stain?"
.T,o ooR4j in there and see if those
spots might be of soft peaches.
Look more like blood.
Might be from hair tonicT
might be-"
Appears Like Blood.
why does II look like blood to YOU
instead Of some other dark stainE
ct appears more like blood than
anything else"
on redirect examination, Mr.. Orn-
dorff told his reasons for allowing
Clark to carry gun;
81 believed his life would be IN dan
ger. 1 had authentic reasons for be-
iieving his life was in danger, and
was taking the necessary precau-
lions" Fer the same reason, Clark
was allowed to sleep IN me 3ail,
Tom White. of the Auditorium gar
age. was called to the witness cnar
then He said "2202" was his tele-
pbone number last May. Witness
knows Willard Coggin since ABOUT
i'S IBID YOU have any conversation
with Willard Coggin in May, 1857
The defence objected to this ques-
ton and the court, AFTER conIerrlhs
with both sides, ordered me Jury Zee
tired. The court then asked TO see
| the motion on which the Coggin cases
| had heen dismissed. After cOnSulta-
| ton with attorneys on both sizes, the
court ruled the witness could answer
l the question. The defence reserved
exceptions, giving reason that Mil
lard Coggin had been named as a CO
defendant with Jones, and that the
cause was dismissed as to Coggin on
/ the grounds that the evidence was in
sufficient TO convict Coggln, wn ssIs
upon Coggin, as well as Jones, tlleo
objections to the dismissal. on
l grounds that dismissal was not made
/ in good faith and was TO deprive Jones
I Of right to have Coggin tried first'
and if evidence tending to incriminate
1 Coggin were now allowed, it would
have the effect OF preventing Coggin
from testifying on behalf Of defend
ant
The witness was then allowed to
! continue:
7 rented him a Buick"
What time in the day were the ar
( engagements nader
Sometime in the afternoon"
/ with whom
] Willard Coggin.'
What time was the car taken out?"
About $3.50 p. m, May IL"
"Who took it out?"
Willard Coggin."
How long was II outT"
! Until the 18th"
who brought it backg'
/ Willard Coggin."
Where did he drive it2"
| ITO the washrack."
What was its condition.
a foot rug had been cut out"
did sheriff OrndOrff later see that
carr
Pays $40 For Use.
How much was paid for the use
of the carp
$40"
"Who paid it,"
Willard Coggin-"
The car was dirty on its return.
witness said
Crossexamined, witness said the car
was big green Buick, 1916 model
How was that car equipped as to
tools2"
''The tools were not very good"
How long after did you deliver
that car to Mr.. Orndorff?"
THE day Mr.. Coggin was arrested"
On redirect examinetion. witness
said the car was in no accident after
Coggin returned IL. that would cause
blood spots to be in top.
Sees Tom COGEin At AlamoEOrdO-
C. II. Hunter. Of Alamogordo. next
witness, said he knew the Coggins,
and about May II he saw Tom Coggin
at the depot at Alamogordo. about
APO o'clock in the morning. Witness
and Coggin rode down on a train,
witness going to inspect some cattle
at Turquoise, half way from FL Paso.
Later witness and Coggin went back
to Alamogordo. he said. The next day
they went back and inspected the
cattle at Turquoise. and Willard Cog
gin was seen to arrive in an auto
from the north. In the evening, when
the cattle were loaded, the train
started north. witness and others en-
tering the caboose, he said A stranger,
who had not been engaged in helping
load the cattle, also went in the
cabOose and rode with the party,
drawing his hat over his face and sit
ting as II asleep.
Have you had opportunity to see
Felix Jones recently"
yes, sir"
How does the strange man in the
eaboose compare in size and build
with Felix Jones?"
THE man I saw in the car weighed
about l45 pounds and was medium
build"
witness said he left the train at
Alsmogordo. where Frank Weylanj
was to get on the train and accom-
pany the shipment further.
The witness was then turned over
to the defence for crossexamination,
saying that at the preliminary hear
ing, he was brought down to testify
1t instance of Mr.. Coggin.
Says Jones Rode to Tucumcari.
Mr.. Weyland then took the stand.
He knew T. J. Coggin since Nay IS,
1917, when he met him at Alamogor-
do. Witness said that night he left
for Colorado in a stock train caboose,
in which were Tom Coggin and an
other gentleman. stranger" besides
the train crew.
Have you seen that man SINGER
Yes. sir, in FL Paso."
"When?"
About two weeks before Christ
mas"
Can you pick the man out in the
courtroom here that you saw in the
cattle train?"
witness looked over the crowd, and
said, 4 believe I can" At request. he
went over to Jones and indicated him
said, rode to Tucumcari, getting off In
the yards and going towards town,
carrying a grip, witness believed.
Did Mr.. Coggin get off?'
I'VE all got off"
What did you and Mr. Coggin do?'
We went to see the train dis
patcher"
Witness saw no more OF the stran-
ger then, he said.
Did you notice the stranger and
Mr.. Coggin talking on the train2" De-
fences objection TO this question was
sustained.
Reach Tueumearf May 10.
On discrimination, witness said
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