El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-16
YOUNG RECEIVES
JURY ACQUITTAL
Free H. M. Young Of
Charges For Staying

Tale bearing led 10 the killing Of
7. ]. Sanchez. El Paso attorney on
the evening Of September p, accord
Ing to testimony Of the widow Of the
dead man. given Monday in the 34th
district court, where H. n Young
faced a charge Of murder in con-
nection with the death Of her hus-
band
'1Iy husband told me- said Mrs.
Sanchez, that q man named Griffith
told him that I had been going with
Young. I denied having~ever gone
with him, and ] told my husband 20
take me to Griffith and make him
say that before me"
Long Auto Drive.
After this statement according 70
the evidence, Sanchez and his VIE
hired an automobile and spent most
Of the day looking for someone, pre-
sumably Griffith. she said
It was 6 o'clock in the evening
when they drove up TO the Young
house. where the shooting took place.
Young was acquitted The jury was
out only eight minutes before a YER
dict was reached
the standpoint OF time. The case was
called at d m. Monday. The jury
was selected by noon Testimony was
finished at 4 o'clock. and arguments
lasted only an hour.
The chief witness for the de-
fence was TOunE's little IS year
old girl. She Is in the ninth grade
ut school. She used scholarly
language and did not hesitate or
pause IN answering cross ques-
lions Of the prosecuting attor-
neys.
"I was cooking supper" she testi-
fled, when my sister Jewell. came
in and said a man wanted 70 see papa
Ny papa was in the back yard. Jewell
told me it was the same man who
had come 10 our home in July look
ing for papa.
4 became interested and went 20
the window and looked out
recognized AIR. Sanchez as the nan
who had been at our house before
He and my father walked toward
the car standing out IN the street; as
they walked Mr.. Sanchez was talk
ing in an excited tone. and IN an
all the conversation. but after they
got 10 the car I heard Mr- Sanchez
Introduce a woman in the automobile
as his wife"
Pictures Scene.
The girl az request OF attorneys,
/"
ton her father. mother and Sanchez
and the car were at the time OF the
killing. Then she was asked to tell
what she heard her father say after
he had fired the fatal shots.
ssHy papa said he shot TO defend
himself and 10 save the honor Of
his family she said.
Federico Gonzales. the chauffeur z
described the drive over the city I
and afternoon, going from f
place TO place under Sanchez's orders. +
He said he did not see the killing
Sanchez Was Angry.
Jewell Young. another daughter I
also testified. She said she answered T
the door when Sanchez went % the .
Young home on the evening OF the
shooting 7 saw that Sanchez was /
angry she said Ny father was in I
the back yard and went and told
him a man wanted him at the front
ioor and that he sure was mad
sanchez kept waving his left hand
n the air as he argued about some
hing. He kept his right hand in his
pocket I heard Sanchez say some
hing about 5000, but 7 don't know
what it was about
After the shooting 7 heard father
iay he did it TO save himself and 90
protect the honor OF his family"
Claims self Defence.
Young, the last witness on the
ltand, said he fired in self defence
When my daughter called me. 7 was
2 the back yard and went through
he house 60 the front door" said he
There saw a man I had never
'een before in my life, as far as J
know. Are you Mr.. Young he said
said yes Sanchez Is my name he
aid There IS a party out here In the
ar who wishes to see you
That's my wife. he said. intro /
.ucing me 20 Mrs. Sanchez. I tipped
ny hat and spoke. Isn't 70 true that ID