El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-19

Judge Jackson himself then tool
the stand and was questioned by at
torney Victor Moore. and said that tn
day before Ernesto Ramirez had toll
him that the rug was missing excep
around the screws, and that he founl
blood spots around and under tn
fragments of the carpet
On cross examination, judge Jack
/ son said no one was present excep
himself and the Ramirez boy at thu
I time
Mr.. Hatcher was then recalled anC
said the car had no carpet in il wheI
/ it was sent TO his place.
T. B. Goodwin, of the Auditorium
| garage. was the next witness. He re.
membered, he said, that Willard Cog.
10. that a rug was missing and the
! car sent to Mr.. Hatcher's place fol
the repairs.
Tells Of Mrs. Ernest's visit.
District attorney Leigh CLARK was
then placed on the stand:
you remember Mrs. J. D. Err
= es, sir, very well"
Did you see her in your office
during last September
Yes"
Did you have a talk with herr"
Ernest, her sister. DR.. Cook and Mr..
Elfers were there"
Did she say she remembered
Jones's visit and Clark's visit to her
place at Colorado City last May?"
did she say then that Clark. Jones
and Morrison were in the room to-
gether?''
Yes"
Did she say there was loud talk
Eyes, and that she told her daugh-
ter she would go up and eavesdrop, TO
see IL the men were drinking"
cross examined, 8Ir. Clark said Mrs
Ernest was very positive in these
statements.
EIfers Substantiates District Attorney
Assistant district attorney z. B.
Elfers was then sworn as a witness.
and substantiated what Mr.. Clark had
said on the stand
Did MIS-. Ernest make the state
ment that 7. A Morrison was in the
room with Jones and Clark?
Yes, sir"
Did she say she first thought they
were drunk, and that she caves
dropped and come to the conclusion
they were quarrehng about lootg
'Did she say she was uncertain and
would have to talk the matter over
with her laughter
THE only statement she made with
reference 10 ILd4Aeg 90 mat E-AN
was not sure whether 6. AcAeans
was there that night"
Hasn't Received Fred Records.
District clerk C NJ Mckinney was
the next witness. He testified he mas
not received any records by mail or
otherwise from A. Fred & Co. Fort
Worth pawnbrokers.
ZONES and testified that Jones had
pawned some articles. He did not
have the record book with him and
was requested to send II to the court
On his return to Fort Worth.
Court recessed about 20 minutes Pc
fore noon, and the state was expected
10 place only one more witness on the
Herald Calculator Testifies-
r ". FRS. circulation manager q !
The Herald, was called TO the witness
stand by the defence when court as
5av he had with him The Herald
files Of May, 1917 He SAID Ine
Herald circulation between FL Paso
and Abilene last May was about 1OOo.
The Herald circulated along tnat
route May IS to 80. specifically, ne |
Of any one day would reach Colorao2
city the following morning about
Z o'clock.
The defence then offered in evi-
ience the motion Of the district at
torney dismissing the case as to 7. j.
Coggin, and the statement that ne
was to be called on the stand Tne
court here ordered the jury retired
and the defence stated It wanted I.
J. Coggin put on the stand Judge A: /
J. Harper then appeared on oehal1
II Coggin and objected to COggin |
being called, on the grounds that he
had been indicted already, and had
notice that he might be reindicted,
md that evidence he would give
night be used against him. Mr..
Coggin was ordered called to the
stand and thereupon made the same
in person.
Judge Howe then announced
hat witness could be examined IN
he absence OF the jury, by the de-
lence.
It exhibit to you that little book
md ask you what it tsp judge L. A.
Dale asked the witness. Judge Har-
Der objected to the question being
put, and Mr.. Coggin refused to an
iwer the question, on the ground
hat have been notified would be
-eindicted and rearrested."
Examine this, the first page OF
he 18th leaf of the book, and state
Z what's written on that page when
he book was taken from you" This
was the next question and witness
to answer also declining to
-eply to the following, the court sus-
.Tii ask you If on May IS, 1917. you
we're at Turquoise, loading a ship
nent?"
ibid you see Felix Jones at Tur-
luoise May 1877
''Did you see Jones May IS or 1s
It TURQUOISE, at Tucumcari, or be-
.Ween those DlaCeS?"
Would Ask More Questions.
The defence then ceased question
ng Mr.. Coggin, but announced that
I would have more questions to ask
T the witness should at any time de-
Tide to be willing TO answer.
Judge Howe then said he wanted to
isk the witness a personal question:
IS to how or where he got notice he
would be rearrested- Nothing like
hat has ever been intimated before
he court" said judge Howe
Mr.. Coggin said he would reply TO
he court in private, and did so.
Judge Dale then announced that
le would like the jury to hear the
questions propounded to the witness.
The jury was then brought back and,
'yer the. objection Of Coggin's at
orney, the questions and witnesses
efusal to answer were then read
loud by stenographer F. X Farmer.
Willard CoKEin Called,
Willard Coggin was then called
y the defence. The motion dismiss
ng the prosecution as to this witness
vas offered In evidence before the
irst question was put
State your name"
Willard Coggin."
where do you liver
Glen Rio, n. NJ
"Are you the Willard coggin named
4 this Indictment"
yes sir