Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-20
ROY COLLINSIS
BOUND over ON
/ BOND OF $1,000
Testimony of Witnesses is
Heard in Examining Trial;
Defendant Valves Exam
nation

Deputy Sheriff Roy Il. Collins.
charged with murder in connection with
the shooting Of Julio Cara. alleged
smtEgler, who lived in Matamoros. was
bound over TO the grand jury under
$1,000 bond Saturday aftc moon after he
waived examination before Justice Of
the Peace George Brown.
The statements D. four witnesses. two
for the state and two for the defense.
were taken at the hearing H. b. Gal
braith. attorney for Collins, iniimatte
hat the defendant will plead self De-
'ense. District Attorney Milton West
PRESENTED the two with sses for the
tate. +. j. Hanna and Georlc u. Brown.
anuel Saldana and o. ficer Henry Cor
OF testified for the defense
Hanna Testifies
la the examining trial the defendant
.oy Collins. declined to make volun
sry statement. whcIeupon the follow
TX testimony was aaduced by the stat
T.. ]. Hanna. a witness for the state.
sitified as follows. My name il +. j.
annn. | am "A deputy sheriff of Cam
ron county. Roy Collins, the defendant
also a deputy sheriff. On yesterday,
uly 18th. 1924. Mr.. Collins and | bad
formation that some liquor was to BE
elivered al or near the new cemetery
bout dark. So we went out there tar
er and id in the brush and waited for
ONE hour. when a man BY the name Of
ulio Cara appeared. He came close 20
where we were and Mr.. Collins got up
out Of the brush and called him 10 halt.
was Immediately 20 the rear ofMr
Collins. When Mr.. Collins called for him
20 halt. the Mexican pulled bis gun and
levcled il At Mr. Collins. whereupon Mr..
Collins pulled his gun and fired At the
Mexican. He fired Al him about for
times with one gun and then picked nr
another one which was lying on the
ground and fired AZ him with the second
gun two times. At the firing Of the
first shot the Mexican fell 20 the ground
and then got up 70 his knees and at
tempted 10 fire al Collins. After The slc-
ond shot with the second pistol the
Mexican fell "a the ground and did not
get up again. lie died w.thia few
seconds. The Mexican had sack con
tanning six bladdcrs ~ mcscal. also on
small bottle of mcscai. The Mexican had
an automatic pistol
on cross examination BY Mr.. Gal
hraith, Hanna said: MIR. Collins called
TO the Mexican once a. twice 20 throw
up his hands. The Mexican who AZ that
tirle had his gum pointing az Mr. Col
lins. put his let hand on tn sl6e oi
the gun and when hc d.d 20 Nj. Col.
Inns began firing immediately.
J,aigc Brown Tcssiiics
Judge Geo. n. Brown. testified for the
state as follows.
MY name Is Geo. II. Brown. ! am
Justice Of the Peace. Precinct No. ..
Place , Of Cameron county. Texas. ON
July 18th. 1924. | was called ~ my Off
cial capacity 10 90 out near the new
cemetery near Brownsville and vicw the
dead body of Julio GaTsa. ! arrived at
the scene and found Julie Cara lying on
his face. dead. Near hiS left hand
found an automatic rsStoi and | also
found within about yard ~ his tody
sack containing six hsadirrs and one
pint bottle of mcScai | examined his
body for wounds and found one on the
right side of his nsrk. Also flct
wound which had entered and passed
through the left arm between the shoul-
DIR and elbow. then entered the left
side going toward the heart. The man
was dead when | found him.
on cross examination Judge Brown
said: Il now have in my possession tne
pistol | found lying near the body.
have examined il and found that II mad
one cartridge in the barrel and other
cartridges in tho clip.
Saldans Takes stand
Manuel Snldana, a witness Tor the
defense testified as follows: Ny name
i Manuel Saldana. ! am an ilmiErat cn
II rsnector and have hcen for scvcrai
wears. | have known Julio Cara for
some three OF four years and have
known Of his crossing the river al ille-
gal points armed. in company with 9th
rs. also med. In my opinion he was ?
dangerous -'oicnt character and u cr-