El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-26

bancroft.
You and Mrs. Bancroft were sing
! ing together in churches?'
In the same Choir.
I'VE were in the same choir"
Did you not 90 TO Mr.. Ware and
I represent that Mrs. Bancroft was be-
Z ing abused by her husband2'
NO, sir; I introduced her 10 him"
Did you pay the fee?"
y don't believe I did
You eventually wrecked that
homer
7 don't know whether I did or not
! participated"
| ing &c get a divorce from your wifeg
Consulted About Divorce.
"I had consulted about that"
divorce and accused you OF taking
the money from the crops?"
7 don't remember the details
You know George Bancroft died OF
a broken heart soon after his d.
vorce?"
40. sir; don't know that"
You were very much enamored OF
her MRS. Bancroft) 90
we were friendly"
You and she were passing about
two or three love letters a day?"
i don't remember; we had some
espondence
1t was the night Of September .,
1914, that you stole the money
sorry He Took Money.
Yes, sir; I'm sorry 10 say.
Witness then said he first consulted
Ware about October 1 or ..
MAP"
About September H."
You stole the money on the night
Of the second and continued IN FL
Paso until. the 14th2"
while in California YOU took a
boat and went to the Catalina
islands,"
Yes"
There for His Health.
What business did you have at
I went there for my health"
While there you received a letter
from postmaster J. a. Smith saying
tnal your wife was complaining Of
you and that Mr. Bancroft was also
complaining. and AR Smith asked
your resignation from the service? ?"
Yes"
The defence here introduced in ev-
idence letter signed Glare 3. Rog-
ers and addressed 10 defendant IN
which the latter Is asked TO secure
some relief for Mrs. Bancroft. and the
following is said relative 70 her hus-
He knows it is all off with him
and he's not man enough to take his
medicine"
Received Wireless Message.
You got some kind of wireless in
me Catalina islands relative 20 the
tnelt OF that money! AR Thomson
then asked the witness. You knew
wireless operator there and he told
you that you were being shadoWed?'
Witness then said he later discussed
the matter with Mrs. Bancroft and C
was decided that the right thing 70
90 was to turn the money back.
Why did you have to consult a
lawyer for that2"
I was scared"
witness had testified that he first
daryl
Witness said he and AIRS. Bancroft
nad consulted Ware relative to d.
vorce proceedings.
Had Bank Lock Box.
Did you tell Mr.. Ware that the
5000 sent to your mother was pro
ceeus OF investment Of money stolen
from your wife's farm and had been
heeping II in a lock b0xg'
don't remember what 7 told him"
T. on had lock box in Texarkana
were stealing from your Wife?''
No sir; I had a lock box"
wasn't $500 the fee Won Maid
ware and $500 for Vic Moore. and
qidn't you tell them II was from
1oek box at the Rio Grande valley
Bank & Trust company"
No. sir %
"TOId Many Stories.p
You told a good many stories in
+AAAa case
Yes. sir; on advice Of counsel
You lay il all on WareT'
When the case was tried you swore
yo ~, did9't steal the money!"
"And that the money sent your
mother was from levee and farm work
! ~ !. sLesSsarkana and profits in 8 land
Yes"
What were you doing going 10
: : ~, ouI ,saitely deposit box the day after
4 don't recall"
49, Went 20 Lock Box.
Did you go to the box them.
may have"
What for2''
don't remember"
Did not Ware tell you thar il Won
were guilty to say so, and he woulc |
zee the district attorney on your be-
s'No sl-"
Didn't YOU take a little Of that
to California;"
Not a rcd sou. wired my mother I