El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-05


Thompson, who said that the testi-
mony about TO be given was not nee
Z essary TO showing character
The elder Llewellyn, attorney Tor
: Scanlaud, arose and said.
The witness was about 10 ten OF
3 this defendants record Re vas
Z starting to say that he wore upon his
{ breast decorations for
But 1lr. LleWellyu did not finish, as
7 Mr.. Thompson protested that the
witness had not said what MAJ scan
land wore upon his breast and thar
I the defence's attorneys 8tatemenl
was sheer assumption The special
prosecutors objection was sustained
and Maj. King was excused
The prosecution then went on With
It's Witnesses
DR.. III =. Stevenson was called 70
the stand by the state to prove the
death Of Mr.. Hutchings. This il a
necessity in law He said the last
tine he saw Hutchings alive was
about 1880 o'clock Sunday afternoon
at Hotel Dieu. he said he found 8
steel jacketed bullet some hair ana
4 piece Of material that resemDleo
-har used in the seat OF an automobile
in the wounded mans abdomen The
shot had penetrated about = inches
at the left Of the spinal cord, the
witness said The surgeon told OF
the mans death and said it was from
z hemorrhage caused by the arteries
being cut BY a bullet He was then
shown the revolver in evidence and
testified that the bullet could have
come from that gun
Chalk Altman followed d.. Stew
enson 70 the stand. Be was the first
OF the arrested party 70 testify he
admitted possession or the automatlcr
but said he would not be sure OF the
IS callber revolver. although he said
Scanland had had a revolver Ike IT,
Il not the same one.
Net at scanland'a Hone
Altman told Of a meeting Sunday
night al the home Of Maj. Scanland
h the 1900 block on Clifton street,
81 Paso. Altman said there Was some
drinking. The majors family Is not
80 the city, but are expected shortly,
but who knew the major said yes
DID you see the major taxa q
drinkT" Mr. Thompson asked
yes, I think ali Of tbs men did"
Altman sad he had taken his
mother to hear Harry Lauder and
about 1915 o'clock went and got them
and went home. It was understood
he was 10 come back at 4 o'clock tbs
next morning after the party and 90
70 the races
or the way out to the place where
the shooting occurred. Altman said
several Of the party tooS drinie- he
said quart OF whisky was taken
along This witness told OF shooting
a. a target out a. the place along the
road where the party was to watch
the races. There was one match In
target shooting with SO dollars on
&c which Altman says he lost with
Ford Jackson as Judge.
Altman said he saw the major
With a gun IN his hand and heard
shots. Then he says ne heard over
street say Don't do that, major;
you VIII puncture 8 tire and make
somebody lose 10 miles.
Net Betting, He Sayn-
Then, the witness SKID. the major
replied: 4 viii do that 1 am sorry
II 7 made anybody lose time
wouldn't do that for the world" Alt
man said the car slowed down al
most Immediately after the shots
were fired
Altman was asked BY Mr.. Thomp-
son II any money was bet IN the
party on the race he said 10 He
then was asked II he had heard any
body express any desires as to win
ners or any opinion he said he had
heard the major say he believed the
Locomohlle would win but that 4
a Locomobils did not win he would
Ike 70 see a Buick win but moth
inE further than that The Loco
mobile referred 10 was number 3.
When Altman was asked II he had
any interest in the race he said not
except that he had two chances in a
pool in FL Paso.
Overstreet told OF a midnight dinner
at Maj. Scanland's home the night be-
fore. he said the party laid down
about midnight TO rest and got up at
4 the next morning. Jackson said the
party came by and got him at the
Piedmont apartment. where he was
visiting Ross Bridges.
A Pretty Witness.
When Miss lila Mcpherson, one o.
the women arrested, took the stand.
there was a very perceptible move
ment In the court room and crauing
Of necEs again Miss Mcpherson was ]
declared by sheriff Jose Lucero TO be Z
the prettiest prisoner he had ever had. I
she was stylishly dressed and smiled /
sweetly at the Judge and the attor-
neys as they questioned her. She said j