El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-18
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rooms the night FeIi1 got thereg"

rooms the night Felix got thereg"
witness said he got a doctor To-
/ Jones the next day. and some pias
tiers were put on him Pleurisy va
the trouble, witness said the doctol
/ declared
aDid you spend any time IN hi
room that morning.
Il think I went in TO see how h
was and II he wanted a doctor The
I went down for breakfast, and late
came back and got the doctor.
Phones Clark at Abilene.
When Jones got UP, witness said
he phoned Clark at Abilene. Jones
and witness had discussed purchasing
some mules of a Mexican and Jones
was calling Abilene to talk 70 ClarH
about the mules, witness said
| Witness and Jones subsequently
went to a restaurant, he said, and
I ate, Jones taking only some soup
witness thought They went back e
the hotel, and witness recalled that
I Jones then wrote some letters
do you know there a man name
/ Hastings"
/ Yes"
whats his first uame7"
After thinking a minute, wines
said. Jim"
Il " ALWE[a saA4 LAd1ANAAe-E NAAAAg ~ AAAs
place to see Jones about some land
says Jones Went East.
! Jones left that night, taking th'
I eastbound train at eight or nine
! o'clock, witness said Until that TIME
witness had never seen Clark. he said
and Clark was not there that night
"No, sir. he was not" was the en-
phatic reply to questions as 70
whether Clark was at the rooming
house that night
Next day. witness said. he got
Clark over the telephone and toli
Clark TO come on to Colorado City
that he, Morrison. knew where they
could get some mules When Clark
arrived, witness met him on the
street looking for the roominE house
and introduced himself. That was
the first time witness had ever seen
Clark, he said
Clark Gets JOnes's Room
After eating. they went TO witness
room and talked. Clark being given
the room Jones had had. next to that
to witness, he said. Next morning,
following the previous nights con-
versatfon about the mules. witness
said Clark said he believed he'd stay
a while.
.'Did you talk to him about Bill
Johnson OF Snyder"
1--WE might have talked about many
people"
Denies Talk of Killing Johnson
did you that night or any other
time talk to Clark about killing
johnson or having him killed.
no, sir" was the emphatic reply.
Clark left that night. going east.
witness seeing him off on the train,
when was the next time you saw
Clark"
Not tin I saw him here"
Did you at any time enter into a
conspiracy with anyone to kill Bill
Johnson
NO. sir, I never did"
was there anything said about
the Lyons killing with Clark
Il don't know II I did had read
it in the paper, but I don't remem-
Der me and him talking about it."
did you say TO Clark you knew
where was $4,000 in $50 bills for any
one who would bump off Bill John
Il never did. never heard OF such
''Yas Felix Jones there at any
time while Clark was thereT'
NO. sir, he was not"
Denies Possession OF $4,000.
Did you have in your room $4,000
in a bag in a trunk and take It out
and show it to Clark?''
mo sir. I didn't have a trunk, a
box or anything in the room with a
lock on" Witness took offense at
being asked the question. L don't
like that" he said
Did you at any time have $4,000
In a bag like that?"
IF you had had the $4,000.
would you admit it?' was the open
ing question by judge Dan NJ. Jack
son in cross examination.
Yes, sir" was the vehement reply
You have another son, Tom. jr.?''
How old is Tomg'
Ten years younger than Earl
Earl was about 81, witness had said) /
Are you acquainted at Melroseg'
Yes sir" witness replied. explain
ng that he had cattle interests in that
section.
When had you last seen Felix be-
lore May in the roominghousee"
Il saw him at the stock conven-
ion at Fort Worth in March, Some
line in April, witness said, he had /
made an unsuccessful attempt 10 /
with Jones about some |
mules.
Witness had been stopping at the |
ernest rooming house since the fall /
u 1915 when Jones was there, May 1
% or 81, he said. witness then resting /
md trying TO recover from nervous !
rouble.
Admits an Indictment.
Have you ever been Indicted for
felony?''
"Once. in Minardville. for taking
ONE cattle from some thieves"
Did you have an understanding
With Mrs Ernest to put Jones next /
o your room whenever he same \
here2"
NO, stree"
You say you often read the FL
'aso Heralde'
yes"