El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-15

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How much money did Jones
have?"
Five hundred sixty-five dollars
and thirty-five cents"
Where did he say he got it,"
Five hundred dollars from Tom
Coggin and $685. from old man
Lyons after he had killed him"
Did he tell you how he killed
him2r
Says Jones Used Hammer.
"He said he had him in an auto
and as soon as they got on a dark
street, he got him out to light a
match, after he (Jones) put his foot
on brake. and he then hit him over
the head with a hammer"
Did he tell you about a bar OF
from"
'He said he hit him with that to
keep him from coming to-"
Witness said the day after the
Colorado City alleged conversation,
he left for Abilene, by way Of Sweet
water.
Did you go back to Colorado
Eyes. sir. he IT. A. Morrison)
phoned me. and I went back"
What did you do there?"
He told me to come up there and
I went to see that money to be given
for killing Bill Johnson"
Did he have itg''
Yes, sir, in a sack"
ment2"
Yes. sir. I made him believe I
would kill him"
The rOoming house register con-
tanning witness signature was here
introduced in evidence
Advises Mrs. Lyons.
AFTER this conversation in the
rooming house the first time, did you
try to get in touch with Mrs. Lyons2''
Not the fret time"
The second timer
Yes, wrote her a special delivery
letter and tried to get her by long
When did you know of the re-
ward offer2'
After I got back TO Abilene"
DID officers come to see you al
Fort WORTH"
Yes, sir"
Sheriff Orndorff was among the Of
-icers, witness said, and the partv
went to Beaumont and back to Fl
Pas7, after Jones's arrest. witness
said.
DID ID Jones tel you how much he
SAYS Jones Got $1,000.
Yes. $1,000. He said Tom Coeeiu
gave $500 and he tried to get Nor
-ison and then me TO get the $500"
CIu YOU get II.
NO, sir"
How much did he say he got from
-yons?"
SOS. and he read in the paper he
eft nickel. and he said if he'd
known that he would have taken
hat, too"
Crossexamined. witness said he had
esufied twice before and this was
he first time he mentioned MAY 20
IS the time OF the visit to Colorado /
5lty, having refreshed his memory /
ince the last proceedings.
You testified before It was the
Yes, sir; 7 thought It was
Did Jones tell you at Abilene what I.
ne cold blooded job was?"
No, sir"
He told you to go to Colorado City
nd see Morrison"
Yes, sir"
You did go to Colorado Cityr
Yes, sir"
Because Jones told you there was
1000 for the man who would do
old job"
Il wanted to catch Jones and see
What was the job"
Played as JOnes's Friend,
You were his friend?"
4 played him as a friend"
witness knew Jones since 1911 and .
rom 1913 he played Jones as
r1end, he said.
rs there anybody else you played
5 a friend from 1913 10 date?''
NO, sir"
DO you know how 7. a. Morrison
new you were coming On that train
rhen he met yOu2"
NO. sir He walked I'D and intro
uced himself and told me Jones had
escribed him to me"
You had never seen him before2"
You hadn't told anyone you were
oming?"
NO, sir"
MOrrison's and Jones's rooms ad-
1ined and opened into each other in
he Colorado City rOoming house. wit
ess said Jones was in his room and
bed when Morrison and witness
rived. Clark said.
Dump johnson. Get $4,000.
Jones told me there was $4,000 for
nyone who would bump Johnson
What did Morrison say2"
He waited till Felix explained II
nd then said that whoever would
i'll Johnson would have TO kill Ham
Ter, his soninlaw, as the two were
ways together"
Did you make the agreement"
Yes, sir. with T. A. Morrison. He
as to get the money and said he
ould phone me"
At witnesses next visit Jones was
OF there. and witness had the room
ones had used, Clark said. At the
rst visit. when all three were pres
ut, the conversation was in low
mes and lasted nearly all night. he
ided
Jones left the next morning and
illness said he next saw defendant
! Beaumont.
Advised to Go to beaumont.
T. A Morrison told him to 20 10
eaumont," witness said. Felix
anted to kill Johnson himself. but I
orrison said: II you were in 200
lies Of the place you would be ar
.sted- You better let Clark do it
Id you 20 to Beaumont Jones
creed"
About 10 o'clock that morning wit ..
sss left, he said, going to Sweet
alter and thence TO Abilene. Before
aving Morrison bought a paper con- q
lining an account Of the Lyons kill .
g, but witness didn't have time TO
ad it before leaving.
Morrison made the remark. The ,
-pers are all fun of it, and when I r
u to Abilene 1 got a paper" =
Two or three days later Morrison +
He'd witness over the phone, witness =
i'd. and he went back to Colorado
ty TO see if he had the $4,000 to q
Il Bill Johnson"
Has Money in Bag.
On the second trip witness regis
red at the roOming house, but not &
I first time, he said On the second i
sit Morrison had the money. "He f
ok it out of a trunk 1t was in a y
E. He didn't count it, but SAID q
ere was $4,000. He then told me a
" to go about killing Johnson" [
Did you play Mr.. Morrison for a +
iend?" ]
7 didn't tell him whether I was or h