El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-03
STOPS.
DINNER FOR HER.
Georgia Adams Testifies at
Writ of Inquiry on Chas.
Qualey Killing.

cut I went outside and saw mans
body i'm the street by the curbing. He
was clutching his hands and there
was a blubber in his mouth. Sew
eral men We're present and I sug-
gested that someone open the wound
cd mans collar. so that he could
breathe. This was done. and bullet
hole was seen. I did not identify Mr..
Oualev at the time but rushed back
10 the Imperial and told my friends
there that a man had been shot
Calls Qunley'S Friends
They asked me 10 describe him,
and when did. a woman in the party
said. NV God that's Charley Qualey-
It's on account Of that mess at the
ZeiEer." I called the TOltec club and
some friends OF cir Qua-ey TO tell
them he was killed. 7 went outside
again and some one said they had me
man who did the shooting SAID,
.'Thanl God. 7 hope they'll hang him.
Then I heard Mr.. Russell was ar
rested.
IAN had heard about the Zeieer
affair was this. That Mr- hougnJou
had cut down picture OF tne kdlSer
in the Zeiecr bar and that Louie Lel-
.-er had his negroes to hold him and
then beat him I heard some men IN
the Conev Island talk OF this when /
was there, Monday. using a telephone.
Tell Of sheldon shooting.
some man i'm the crowd SAID.
.Zefper will suffer for that i hac
not heard that either Qualey or l,lS-
sell were mixed up IN the aLla-E- -1l-
Russell had told me Of his shooting
up OF the sheldon
Jaa Brown, first witness called al
the hearing. testified TO having seen
Russell in the Couey Island after he
had shot the lights out at the smell
DON
[enH HHHf
company. said he left the garage al
7:25 o'clock the evening OF the shoot
ing 10 answer a call at the sheldon
Arriving there, he saw Russeu IN a
light suit talking 20 Qualey- Iney
we're about three feet apart according
to the witnesses recollection. a rev
moments later witness heard a shoL
he said. He was then in front OF the
sheldon entrance. and turned around
and saw Russell with a gun in his
right hand. he testified. Two others
had been in the party talking oeIoIe
the shooting. witness said
TeStifIes Seeing QuHley on Ground
W " Vaughn. 500 Epson said ne
knew both Qualey and Russell
was standing on the SlQeWal m 'front.'
Of the Sheldon near the entrance 10
the basemet dining room heard
shot and thought then 10 was blow
out a newsie came up and said p
man was shot. 7 turned about and
saw Qualey on the ground He was
alive then and lying against the curb
ing. Just then Russell passed me, go
ing fast, and 7 said. Bill, what did
YOU do that forT He did not reply
knew Of no trouble between the
men. I had heard Of a row Il the
Zeiger. but only HouEhton's and
Zei-er's names were mentioned 10
me-
Russell Not Present.
The hearing was conducted by as
sistant district attorney T. 3. Elfers-
county attorney w r. Fryer and city
attorney j. TT. McBroOm, with district
attorney Leigh Clark present part OF
the time. Russell was not present,
nor represented by counsel He is
understood to have engaged attorneys
=. F. Weeks and Charles owen TO rep
resent him at his hearing
Hearing Continued.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon jus
tice A. J. Hail continued the hearing
of Russell until the arrival from Lub- I
beck. Tex of ". II. Bledsoe. a third .
attorney who had been called by Rus T