El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

-ELIX r. JONES. charged with
n murder in connection with the
death Of Thomas Lyons here
1lay II, began. through his attorneys,
the presentation OF his defence TO the
Indictment Saturday morning. intro
duclng the first five OF his witnesses
who are expected to present evidence
showing that Jones could not have
been in FL Paso at the time OF the
alleged murder.
When court recessed about noon.
tire abb had been partly developed
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. 1Iinar
Goode. OF CrowelI Texas. testifying
they had seen Jones on an eastbound
train between SWeetwater and Merkel
one morning several days prior to
1lay q. 1r. Goode estimating the time
70 be three or four days before, and
his wife saying Il might have been
four. five or six days: James c.
Wright. Of Fort Worth, saying he saw
Jones there May IS or 10; A. Fred, a
pawnbroker OF Fort Worth. testifying
Jones pawned a grip containing two
pistols. his Wife's diamond ring and
other property, April 80. 1917. redeem
ing Il May p; and 4 Hickey, of Dub
lin, Texas, saying he saw Jones on
WeEtbound train the evening Of May
y, Jones telling him he was going
70 Colorado City.
CrOsFeIl Man Takes Stand.
Aiinor Goode, Of CrOweil. Texas, took
The witness stand when the defence
opened its case at converting of court
saturday morning At 10 o'clock Wit
ness said in the early part Of May he
Lived al Merizel. II miles west OF Abb
iene, Texas. About May p he was
running q transfer line between Mer-
kel and SWeetwater. he said Prior
70 Nav p. witness Travelled on east
bound Sunshine special No. 2, he said
Witness said he knew defendant
Jones since he was a boy. Witness saw
Jones on a morning train, the Sun
shine special. he said, adding that wit
uezss wife was on the same train and
WAS introduced to Jones at the time
This was three or four days before
witness moved from Merkel to Crow
81. which was Nay p, witness said.
The train at the time was between
sweetwater and Abilene, and east
bound at the time.
suBposes State VIII Pay.
crossexamineds Mr.. GOode told OF
working at Merkel and Sweetwater in /
all over six years. and that he had 1
worked one sumner before that with ]
"a brother IN oklahoma. He had known 4
HNLAALg rAaAag me- MANnErcs vas q ivy I
and since then has seen him quite /
often. Witness supposed the state 1
would pay his railroad fare and 81 I
per day in connection with this case. I
Witness said that when he and his /
wife read OF Jones's arrest, they dis /
cussed the time tkat they met him on I
The train, his wife asking II that was /
the same Felix Jones she had met.
Did you and she fix the date OF 4
the meeting then2'
NC. we didn't agree on It."
Weren't you interested IN Jones?" /
Sot particularly. no more than |
any other man I knew"
Witness knew Tom Coggin, he said. 1
On redirect examination, Mr. Goode /
said the day he and his wife saw
Jones on the train the coach in which 4
he sat was crowded and Mrs Goode I
took 2 seat next TO jones.
Mrs. GOOde TestifIez.
lfrz Goode then took the stand. She
said her parents had lived in Colorado
city p years and she was married /
there. She said she moved to Crowell
slay p and few days before that
special 1T might have been four.
I've or six days before" witness said.
On cross examination. Mrs. GOode |
aid she made the trip from Sweet
water 70 Merkel every two weeks
" more. On the occasion in question.
q
about week in SWeetWater.
Read OF Murder, Recalls Jones.
After we moved TO CroWell we read
1out Mr. Jones being arrested. and
re discussed about the time we saw
I'm on the train. and we both agreed
g was few days" witness declared
This conversation took place a week
1r more after they moved 10 Crowell,
she said.
When witness sat in a chair be-
de Jones in the train, he was lean
'ng back as II asleep, she said. and
about 30 minutes later Mr. Goode in
reduced them, she said
Did he say anything TO you be-
fore that"
7 think he said something to the
Did Mr.. Jones tell you where he
vas goiuEg'
no: we talked about people we
zneW."
What people did you talk about?'
Talk OF COEEiu Girls.
Wei. we talked about the Coggin ,
girls"
You knew Tom Morrison?"
Yes"