El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-12


& cOrroborated by other witnesses,
the soldiers ransaeked Roses
room and left. as the three mill
tE=y police protected them
I was drunk when I was taken
Z to my ROOM" Rose testified while
Z ] was drunk I was robbed Of an alli-
gator handbag. $50 overcOat, two
silk shirts, a diamond Elk pin, some
Z money and the contents Of my hand
I bag"
Purneu. the proprietor. said the
/ two soldiers took Rose 70 his room
about a. m. "One OF the men came
down and asked for the key to Roses
room ] gave II to him TO let Rose
I in The soldiers stayed in his room
longer than was necessary I want
ed them TO leave and didn't under
stand why. when they had put Rose
in his room. they didn't leave
Il vent TO Roses room. The sol
dier's wouldn't let me in ] phOned
the police and after while there
came three provost guards told
the provost didn't care to have the
men arrested. but wanted the SOL
. diers out Of Roses room, and that ]
wanted them TO be sure and not let
the soldiers steal anything from the
hotel" said PurneL
Has Trouble With Soldiers.
why did you ask the provosts TO
see that the soldiers didn't steal any
thing or that anything was taken
from the room, thus discounting the
future and anticipating a theft" ?
PurneH was asked by the attorney
for the soldiers.
because" replied Purneu. eve
have had a lot OF trouble about SOL
diers stealing things from the hotel"
Then Purneu resumed his testi-
mOny- After the provost guards
went TO Roses room and had been
there some time, I went up to find
out why they didn't take the soldiers
on away from the hotel and vacate-
fsThe prOvOsts shut the door in
my face Then 'phnned the
police. Il took them a long time
TO get there. In the meantime
one OF the soldiers came down.
carrying Roses handbag which
I recognized. and back OF the SOL
diers walked the provost guards
When the police got there / told
them 20 hurry and OVertake the SOL
diers and the military police who
left the hotel with Roses baggage
military police and the soldiers and
brought all Of them back TO the hotel
and identified them and Rose
stuff"
Policeman W p Hawkins testified
that he and three other policemen
overlook the military police and the
soldiers going in the opposite direc-
rion from the military police head
quarters and also IN the opposite
direction from the city police station.
He said when the police over
took them they found the soldiers
and the proVOsfs with Roses bag
gage and upon being searched
found two OF Roses shirts in one
Of the soldiers pockets
He also said the prOVosts denied
any knowledge OF the handbag, OF
where the soldiers got Z or 70 whom
II belonged. but one OF the provosts
soldier.
Policeman Ed. Lopez testified IN
detail the same as policeman Haw-
Private Tells OF arrest
Pvt Bowen followed the policemen
on the stand. he said he was a mem
Der OF the military police. but that
ne was not on duty the night OF the
alleged theft, but that he answered
the call with two other military po-
lice
His testimony was vague He said
he went to Roses room. but didn't
see any baggage leave the hotel He
also said he had known the defend
ants about a year and was IN the
same regiment with them. but hadn't
been with them that night until their
arrest"
When asked why the provosts
didn't 90 direct TO military head
quarters with their prisoners" in
stead Of going in an almost opposite
direction, the provost guard said they
Intended TO turn at the courthouse
block because the courthouse was
Wel lighted
Lights in the courthouse burn
ing at a. m-s Bowen asked assist
ant district attorney c. L Vowel.
Then the soldier said @yeH,"
that he ahad just seen the lights
burning He retracted this
statement on cross-eElminatiOn.
What made you start the way you
did II you were on your way TO pro-
vosr guard headquarters where pris-
oners are takeng" Mr.. Woven asked
] wanted a light street" said the
Were you hunting light way"7
YES"
wen. didn't you see the lights on
the street leading TO provost head- 1
quarters"2
why didn't you 90 the direct way
Military Cop Ia aAfraIds!
Il was afraid somebody would /
knock ne In the head" said the pro- /
who were you afraid orr
why. anybody viii knock you IN
sven. now isn't 1t z fact that
you followed soldier scott down
the stairs Of the hotel when he
stole this grip from Roses
r0sm1f asked Mr.. Vowel
Were you there when the grip |
and shirts were found when the pO- /
Ice overlook your
YES" said the provost guard
Attorneys for the defence and for 4
The prosecution also, but particularly \
for the defence, made frequent OBJ 4
'ections. Most OF the objections |
we're overruled by Judge Howe in an
Effort to completely unraVel the I
ruth to the jury