El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08

How many"
Z 'As many as three"
zone had a meat cleaTe--
I 81 was told So"
Did zeiger or the nIggers knock
you unconscious
i don't know"
Doesn't Recall Girls Words.
After you were down they coue
{ tinued TO hit youc"
Witness said his leg and nose we're
I broken.
do you recall when you regaIned
] consciousness "a young light haired
I girl say. Charley don't hit him. he's
l down."
II don't"
witness said Qualey did not visit
I him at the hospital II think I told
/ him I brought on the fight by strik-
/ ing Qualey," he said
Would Close Up LeiEer's.
After YOU told him how Zeiger and
Z the niEgers had beaten you Up. he said
/ he was going 10 have them fired and
what else2'
Make them close up"
Did he make any threats against
1 their lives?'
You know nothing or the unfortu-
nate circumstances that developed
I later1"
absolutely nothing"
HouEhton testified he told Russell az
the hospital he could get the facts Of
I the row from Kline and smith
Down Town at Killing.
The state then called J. a. Guchrist
] Fl PasO cattleman, to the stand. He
said he knew Russell and Qualey and
at the time Qualey was killed he. wit
ness. was on Oregon street by the
Zeiger- Witness said he saw Russell
! the forenoon Of January i lthe day
| before Qualey's DEATH, in the sheldon
Hotel lobby.
Later in the day, witness said. he
spoke TO Russell in the latter s. room.
Take Giiearist to Room.
He took me by the arm. said he
wanted TO see me and took me up
10 his room
IN the conversation in the lobby,
/ where four or five Of you were talk
ing. did Russell participate
DID he make any reference to the
/ fact that Houghton had been beaten
Yes"
The conversation in Russelrs room
took place between witness and RUS
sell about Is minutes later. witness
what did he do" witness was
asked
Russell Tells Purpose Here.
He seated me TO a small table and
he turned around and pulled out a
gun ] don't know il Il was S. or a
48. and said. Vow you're a friend Of
mine, but I'D Just as soon XIII you as
any man. II you ever see me doing
business, don't YOU lay your hands
on me- Then he took up the matter
OF what brought him 70 Fl Paso at
that time. that he was brought here
by Mrs. Lyons -
ct want this confined TO the mat
here interrupted
ter under Investigation the court
HE said, I've been at the Zeiger
looking for Louis any one beating
up an old friend Of mine has got TO
settle with me. I'm going again
Has Gard With Names.
Witness said Russell had a card con-
tanning names OF ID. 3. smith and
Charles Kline and said there were
others he wanted TO see
When did you next see Russell-'
ION Oregon street. To might have
been two or three hours later"
when did YOU next see HIM
HE entered the door leading from
the street TO the bar OF the ZeiEe-."
Did YOU see him January
or did"
Where
II saw him at the Sheldon IN the
forenoon Later, about $50 fin the
afternoon 7 was in the act OF enter
ing an automobile in front Of the lei
ger and he came up 20 me"
says Don't Mention QuuIcy.
Cross examined. 1Ir. Gilchrist said
that in all the conversations he had
mention Oualey's name.
The states next witness was ". n.
VAUGHN. of El Plso. He said he had
worked in the cattle business and
knew Russell
'At the time Of the shooting in Lit
tie Plaza the niEht OF January ..
where were you-
standing 10 the left OF the sheldon
entrance"
when YOU heard the report OF the
shot what did YOU doT'
sees Russell After That.
81 don't know that I did anything.
was talking TO a soldier and re-
marked, someone had a blowout
Afterwards a neWsboy came up and
said a man was shot and walked
down and saw the body lying against
the curb
Did YOU see any one2'
"W. G.. Russell Immediately after
the shot was fired. walking 10 the en-
trance OF the hotel"
did YOU say anything
Il asked him why he did o."
What was Russell doing
Putting something iu his pants or
could you see what it vas-"
eft looked like a pistol
what became OF him
"He went into the hotel
Witness said he saw Russell in the
Sheldon bar about one hour before the
shooting.
Didn't See Numn Buchoz.
On cross examination. witness said
he knew Russell and Qualey. but
didn't recognize the latter where the
body lay on the sidewalk.
Did you see Numa Buchoz-
f'No. sir"
was the first time you saw Rus
sell when he walked by YOU and YOU
addressed something 10 him and he
didn't reply
yes"
You didn't see him when ne left
where the body Of Qualey was
found9'
No"
says Russell Did shooting.
Pvt. Charles Davidson. medical
corps. L. s A.. then took the witness
stand. He said that at the time OF
the shooting in question he was near
the tailor shop i'm the sheldon Hotel
Did you see who did the shoot
ins2"
do you see the man in the cour;