El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-10
COURT TOLD HOW
WAS SHOT

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constable sam Stepp, OF the smelter
precinct, on the night OF January !,
were described In the S4th district
court Monday by J. =. Edison, a rail-
road man. one OF the chief witnesses
in the case OF George R Gaddy, a
soldier Of the 18th Infantry, who is
facing a charge Of murder in con-
nection with the death OF the con-
stable.
Edison is the man who was robbed
OF a watch. chain and S. by two SOL
diers said to be Gaddy and P H
erie erie shot and killed the con-
stable. IL IS alleged. and the constable
killed him The shooting took place
constable and special officer W. h
Cain. identified Gaddy and erie
After being robbed. Edison went to
constable Stepp's house and he and
the constable and Cain got in the
constable's car and soon found Gaddy
and erie. Edison told the jury
las we met the soldiers / knew
they were the two who had just held
me up" said Edison Then Mr.. Cain
said to the soldiers. Men. we are Of
ficers; this man has been robbed, and
we want TO investigate One Of them
said There won't be any damned in
Vestig cation You get one and III get
the other Cain poked his gun into
defendanO and called to sam (the
constable) to look out Then the lit
tie man. erie. began TO fire"
Fired Several shots
An attorney asked Edison how
many shots were fired don't
know, but there were several shots
II looked like a solid stream OF fire
came from his gun"
The witness was asked how many
times the constable fired One, /
think" said Edison This shot was
fatal erie died before he reached
the emergency hospital
The defence objected TO the details
OF the robbery, but Judge W. D. Howe
fence drew up a bill Of exceptions
, Edison related that he was going
10 see his wife, who was a nurse al
the smelter- This was about 1880
the night OF the tragedy He said he
was stopped by two soldiers. each
with pistols. and that the two SOL
diers searched his clothes and ran
sacked his grip
a watch was introduced into the
evidence Numbers were compared
and 1t was proved that the watch be-
longed TO Edison. The money said to
have been taken from the railroad
man was also exhibited
1t was evident throughout taking
of testimony that the defence was
trying TO prove Gaddy was not the
man who robbed Edison, and perhaps
was not Cries partner in the hOldup
and the killing OF the constable The
death penalty
Sheriff Seth Orndorff testified re-
EaIding disposition Of the firearms
taken from the soldiers
DIT. II. o. Wright testified regard
ing constable Steps wounds
The court recessed at noon until 2
p m, when testimony was resumed.
All day Monday was spent in get
ting a jury. Introduction Of testi-
mony began Tuesday morning.
Father and SON on Jury.
A father and son. E. H. Booth and
L. h Booth, 1r-. are two Of the jurors.
The other 10 jurors are. c. o. Mann
ing, g. r. Daniels, S P Guthrie. 3. D.
Perkins, T. A Gault. N. D. Hacker.
Ernest Sweeton, r a Gill. Ed Simon
and 7. y. Williams.
Each juror said he was not opposed
to assessing death as the punishment
for murder. The state demanded that
each juror qualify in this respect. as
the prosecution is going TO ask for
the death penalty.
II Gaddy is not convicted on the
charge OF murder he viii face a
charge Of robbery with firearms. the
has announced. and the
state viii again ask for the death
penalty The soldier has been in
dicted on two charges Of robbery with I
firearms