The border vidette., 1921-11-19


 witnesses in the trial of w. H. Smith, former city clerk, had been kidnapped and taken to Mexico, says Friday mornings Democrat.
 The news which reached the crowded court room where the trial was proceeding thru an ex- tra edition of the Democrat was soon whispered about and to pre- vent the jurors from obtaining knowledge of the affair, halt was called in the court proceed ings, by Judge A. c. Lockwood, and the jury placed in the GUS tody of the court bailiff.
 c. P. Edison, one of the wit nesses who with Judge Will Jacks of Douglas, are alleged to have been kidnapped and taken to Nogales, Sonora, was hurried to the court room after being brought back to this side of the line and after Eidson had made a statement to the court, Judge Lockwood immediately raised the bond of Smith from $5, ,OOO to $1O,OOO and ordered the jury locked up for the night.
 What action, the publishing of Democrats story will have in the court proceedings, will be deter mined by Judge Lockwood, this morning.
 The kidnapping of Eidson and Jacks, both of whom made state ments to the effect that they were forced to go to Mexico by Smith, who coerced them, is one of the most daring deeds in the annals of border lawlessness.
 Brought here as the trump cards in the case built up by the state attorneys. Jacks who is Justice of the Peace at Douglas and Edison, a former sheriff of Beevile, Texas, disappeared Tuesday morning as if swallowed by the earth.
 Chief of Police Jay Lowe and Mayor Harrison after consulting with Sheriff White and County Attorney DeRiemer. immediately decided that they had been kid mapped and the police and sheriff's force were immediately set at work to ferret out the mystery.
 The first intimation of where the men might be, was furnished by the son of Mrs. Emma Dick ems, niece of Eidson who saw Eidson enter the home of Beatrice Valdez. 211 Terrace avenue. Tuesday morning. This lead was followed by the police and sheriff's deputies with the result that the missing men were found and returned to safety.
 Although Chief of Police Lowe and Mayor had an intimation of where the men were being held on Wednesday night, no know ledge of the fact was made pub lie, as they wished to keep the matter of the kidnapping a secret, until the Smith trial was ended.
 Yesterday morning. Chief of Police Lowe ascertained that Jacks was probably in the house of Beatrice Valdez and upon searching the place found Jacks suffering from nervousness and fright. Jacks was removed to the St. Joseph's Hospital and after treatment was taken to a local hotel where he was joined last night by his mother and brother who arrived here from Tombstone.
 Eidsou was located yesterday afternoon through a description of the place where he was being held in Mexico given the police by Jacks. The succor of Eidson was effected by the excellent co-operation of Joaquin Ter razas, Mexican consul and Judge Espiuoza of the district court oi Noglaes, Sonora, who furnished Chief of Police Lowe with de tachment of fiscal guards Eidson was located in the Fron terizo Hotel in Elias street, No gales, Sonora under the guard of a Mexican who was arrested along with the proprietor of the hotel.
 c. Pal Edison, former sheriff of the Beeville, Texas, a typica frontiersman, with kindly grey eye, told his story of the kid mapping yesterday afternoon remarking that there would have been couple of men les; about here, if I had been armed.
 The veteran officer who is pas 63 years of age made the follow ing statement at the city police