Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-28

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was necessary for her to take a
short time to control herself before
she was able to continue.
During the cross-examination
Attorney Wood asked:
isn't it true that you love Con-
rad?"
yes, do" she replied.
"And you would do anything to
protect Contrad, wouldn't you? ?"
Yes, sir" sns answered, II do"
"And you hate captain Guest,
don't you?" asked Wood.
yes sir, 1 DO"
"And you knew that Captain
Guest was trying to break up the
affair between you and Conrad,
didn't you?'
Eyes, sir"
"And the next day after you
learned that he was going to break
up the affair between you and
Conrad you decided to smash him,
didn't your It was the next day
after you found out he was going
to break up the affair between you
and Conrad that you told on him,
wasn't it?"
Eyes it was. And it was him
I knew he wanted to break it up
so he could have me all the time
Later Wood asked: Wasn't
your father very angry about your
affair with Conrad? And didn't
you know that II your father
thought Conrad had got you in
trouble he would kill Conrad?
Weren't you afraid your father
would 40 that?'
"Yes SIR" she replied. But l.
WAS Captain Guest. He did 1t. 1t
wasn't nobody else"
Later she was asked by District
Attorney Garcia what she meant
when she said she would do any
things to protect the boy, Conra 4
Gallegos. He asked II she meant
by that statement that she would
lie for him.
mo, sir. I would not" she re-
piled.
But If Conrad had gotten you
in trouble would you tell it on him.
Would you tell this jury about
that?'
Yes sir, l would" The reply
was given emphaticaliy.
Asked About Book
In explanation of her statement
that she had previously made as
to asking the Gallegos boy about
a book, she said that the boy had
asked her why she went with Cap
tain Guest so much. She said that
she had then told him about her
alleged relations with Guest ana
had asked him about a book to
help her in her trouble.
''How did you know about this
book, Ethel? Didn't Conrad tell
you about it?" Wood asked.
"No, he didn't. / just knew 1t. y
"Well, how did you know about
it then? Didn't someone tell you
about it?"
mo, they didn't"
Now, Ethel" Wood asked, "are
YOU sure about that. Think, now.
Think, Ethel, Didn't someone tell
you about the book?"
NO, they didn't. I just knew
It,"
Caught in n RaInstorm
Wood also queried the girl in
regard to herself and Conrad
Gallegos going up on the mesa
together and being caught in a
rainstorm. He asked IL they had
not gone into the cave.
"No, I didn't" she replied. 81
wouldn't go into no cave with no
boy"
The girl also stated during her
testimony that Captain Guest had
taken her into a room in the Sal
vation Army where clothing Is
kept. This clothing is gathered
for distribution by the Salvation
Army amongst the poor. In de-
scribing it, Wood asked If it was
not the clothing gathered by the
Elks and other organizations to
be given away to the poor by Cap
tain Guest. Ethel Patterson inter-
rupted with the statement:
mo. he didn't give it away. He
sold it."
Examined on this point she in
sisted that the clothing had been
sold. She said he might have
given some Of It away but that
she hadn't seen him do so but had
seen him sell 1t.
She also stated, in regard to
going up on the mesa that she and
Conrad Gallegos had taken a walk
UP there and had been caught in
a rain storm. She said they had
stood beneath bank to gain what
shelter it offered. Asked IL she
had gotten wet, she stated that
she had.
Attorney Wood bore rather
heavily on q statement the girl had
made that it was dark in the attic
Of the Salvation Army hall in Ros-
well at shortly after y. m. late
in July or early in August. He
asked her to describe the windows
lighting the hall. District Attor-
ney Garcia also dwelt on this phase
later. His questions were put to
show how 1t could be dark in the
attic at such an hour.
Another phase upon which At
torney Wood dwelt was the state
ment OF the girl that she had en-
tered the city hall December IL at
8 a. m. and had seen no one. He
called attention to the fact that to
reach Guests office she had to
pass various offices, including the
police court, where session is held
Mt that hour. She said that she
had simply gone straight through
and had not looked for anyone.
Asked IL she did not appreciate