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

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YOU" The girl smiled and EXTENDED
her hand. She did not hesitate 70
saw the voice over the telephone was
lower pitched than Jones's-
Resumed Examining HolbroOk.
After recess, cross examination OF
officer Holbrook was resumed he
said ne did not see the man VINO
greeted Mr.. Lyons but few minutes
bur his attention was attracted Wnen
the man Invited Mr.. Lyons to enter the
car. Witness thought he could PROD
ably identify the man who greeted
M LYONS. Mr.. Lyons himself and the
man who came out Of the depot with
Mr. Lyons.
said he had been indicted at Lubbock
for murder, and was acquitted on
self defence" the jury being out Tour
minutes. witnesses plain clothes duty
after Nav Il was in connection with
the Lyons case, he said
Beaver Tells Of Inquest.
The next witness was justice J. N.
Beaver, who had conducted Jones
preliminary hearing. he testlI ,-9SI, 70
going TO scene of the alleged killing
on May IS to view Mr. Lyons's Dooy'
two or three deputy sheriffs accom-
panving him. The body was close 10
the corner of Altura and Martinez
streets.
Just to the side Of the road is a ravine
possibly four or five feet deep and the
body was lying down there, witness
said. He then examined the Douy'
finding a handkerchief and some
other trifles, and a five cent piece
There were no weapons on the BODY
except there might have been a small
pocketknife, he said
Finds LyOns's Grip.
The grip was found by deputy J. b
fitzpatrick eight or ten feet away ana
hidden under bush. witness recalled
The name Lyons" was on the grip'
and silver City, n. NJ" Witness did
not recall the initials
There was a box with some ashes
or sand about IS inches from the BODY
1t (the box was bloody. There was
some blood on the road and on the
side OF the ravine. Drops Of blood on
the road ran east and west" witness
said Tracks appearing to be auto
mobile tracks were On the road, Wit
ness said.
There was a wound on the back OF
the head, one across the nose and one
across one Of the ears" justice Beaver
related. He called an undertaken and
the body was removed, he said.
Objection of defence to a question
as to whether witness had since
learned the identity Of the body was
sustained.
Bloody whisky Box.
1T (the box) was an open whisky
box, one side lower than the other. 1t
was about u inches square and four
Ur five inches deep There was on
one side Of it a few gray hairs" JUS
tice Beaver said.
The sand in the box was saturated
with blood" he continued, not re-
calling If the blood was fresh or not
Thar n examination
Mcdaniel Finds Fresh Blood.
Deputy Sheriff W. c. Mcdaniel was
called next He said he was with
judge Deaver when Mr.. Lyons's body
was viewed. Mr.. Fitzpatrick located
the body" witness said Witness no
ticed footprints about the body. He
examined contents Of the grip found
near the body. II contained No
weapons, but some personal articles
such as gloves. witness said
There was blood in the box that
was not dry" deputy Mcdaniel said,
adding there was blood scattered
about on top OF the bluff and on the
side thereof The automobile tracks
were about a foot nearer the edge
Of the bluff than the regular road
! he said
A weapon, found about three days
later. about 200 yards FROM tbs. place
where the body lay, was turned over
/ to witness he said. 1t was a bar
Of twisted iron. about 20 inches long
and about IA inches thick. There
was blood and some gray hair on it
There was no cross examination
Sees Jones at Angelus.
A G. McMath took the stand after
the noon recess Tuesday. He said he
was living in FL Paso in May. 1917; he
knew Jones several years and had
! had business transactions with him
that he saw Jones in FL Paso about
May u at the Angelus hotel, and
talked business with him then, Jones
saying he was going TO New Mexico OF
a cattle deal in a few days; that Jones
mentioned a Mr.. Coggin.
Frat Testimony by c. r. Cox,
c. R Cox. of Electra Tex, who i:
In the oil business. was the next wit
ness. He said he knew Jones aboui
! eight years and saw him in FL Past
about May or 10, and Jones told
him he was going to Silver City on
cattle deal; and Jones said he wal
looking for T. J. Coggin-
On cross examination. witness saiC
he had not testified previously in thil
case. Witness wanted ito be sure h'
was giving him (Jones) a square dea
on my evidence" that explaining VIII
ne did not fix date Of conversation
with Jones definitely Witness haS
been in real estate, farming and Of