El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-13

D. W. Holland, county clerk Of
Grant county. N NJ, was then recalled
and identified the hotel register as the
book from which he cut out the
Brown signature.
Initials on Clipping.
F. X Farmer, court stenographer'
was sworn and testified he took the
testimony at the Jones preliminary
hearing, when he placed on the Brown
signature clipping his, Farmer s.
initials and the date, for purposes OF
Identification.
Mr.. Holland was again recalled,
telling Of seeing Mr. Lyons's dead
body at the undertaker's parlors in I'll
Paso Friday or Saturday following
the death. Witness noticed wound
over one eye and others elsewhere on
the head and face, he said.
When the state began to examine
the witness as to the lay OF the land
about the Lyons home, the court ad-
monished state counsel that this Wit
ness had been on the stand Tuesday
and should have been examined thor
oughly at that time
to identify the body?' judge Dale
asked on cross examination
NO, sir"
Says Defendant Met Lyons.
H. NJ. Holbrook, police officer OF FL
Paso. was then called to the stand.
ne recalled the occasion OF the find
ing Of Mr.. Lyons's body. At the time
Witness was stationed at the union
depot. and said he saw defendant at
the east entrance. Of the building.
Witness also heard defendant address
a gray haired man, saying, HoWdo.
Mr.. Lyons; I've been waiting for you.
The gray haired man was accompa-
MED by a third party, to whom, wit
ness said, Mr.. Lyons said, III see
YOU in the morning" whereupon MI
Lyons entered a car with defendant,
at whom witness had a good look A
chauffeur was sitting in front OF the
car, and Mr.. Lyons put some hand
baggage on that seat
Mr. Lyons and defendant sat on the
back seat, witness said
Says Didn't Invite Other Man.
What was there about that scene
to impress you?"
to ride with him and not the other
man
witness said he went on the police
force in December. 1915, at $50 sal
arv. leaving a railroad position pay
ing from SIS to $50, making over 500
some months. he said on cross exami-
nation. Witness had come at one
time from a point about 50 miles from
Lubbock, but was born at Holly
Springs, Miss
felony?"
ayes, sir; one time"
Leaves Depot Night Of May II.
May II was witnesses last day on
the union depot shift, going to plain
clothesp after that He finished al
the depot May II, at II O'Clock at
night. Southern Pacific No 10 was
on time that evening, witness SAID.
Witness had read transcript OF MS
testimony at previous proceedings &c
refresh his memory, he said
The car that defendant and Nj
LYONS entered looked like a Ford OF
a Buick" and the car and the chaur-
/ feuT we're very dusty, witness re-
called, but did not notice that oe'
PENDANT was dusty.
Judge Dale read to the witness tes'
tfnonv of witness at last habeas cor.
pus hearing as to exactly When VII
ness saw Mr.. Lyons and the man &C
companying him. Witness said NJ
saw them when they were coming on
of the depot door into the east porch
Girl Talks to Defendant.
During the ten minute recess tneI
called, Miss Mccormick ana Jonel
were introduced and conversed brie1
IL. in the presence OF counsel ant
sheriff Seth B. Orndorft- the CIR
said the voice she heard over TINS
phone was lower pitched than Jones S
The sheriff said Jones was talking II
his natural tone. and Jones hlmsei
said, I'm trying to do So
Jones smiled at the girls decision
1 this being the only emotion displayeG
/ by him since the trial started
The introduction was made oy az
| torney J. E Purser and Jones SAID II