Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-18
DANIELS Held
WITHOUT BAIL
AFTER HEARING
State Witness Testifies
He Witnessed Staying
of Trevino Sunday at
Rio Hondo Bridge

c. c. Daniels, was remanded to jail
without bond yesterday to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury by Justice of the
Peace w. S. Colkill at his preliminary
hearing on charge of numbering Jose
Maria Trevino last Sunday night at Rio
Hondo after Vicente Hernandez had tes-
titled that he saw the defendant strike
the fatal blows and throw the body
from the bridge. The testimonr of this
man was substantiated by several men
who Had been with the party all Sunday
afternoon and in the early night.
Seven witnesses were produced by the
state and two were introduced by the
defense. DR.. j. NJ Johnson testified
that he had treated Daniels for shock
which had all of the symptoms of loss
Of blood from hemorrage caused by tu-
bercu!osis and Mike Mize testified as to
defendants ability to furnish bond.
States witnesses Harry Waldman and
James NJ Attaway testified that between
1900 and 1900 o'clock Sunday night
they were awakened by Daniels who
tried to borrow a shot gun and because
they had no shells took a small butcher
knife from q drawer containing knives
and forks. They said he did not appear
to be normal but could not swear that he
had been drinking. Later, they claimed,
they went outside to where they could
see the bridge crossing the Arroyo and
saw car parked there and later heard
groans and several splashings in the
water as if some one were striking the
water. All witnesses were put under the
rule, being kept outside Of the court
room until called
Magdelino Vasques Cantu, for whom
Trevino had worked the previous week,
testified that Daniels, Maximo Serda,
and Vicente Hernandez had been at his
house about one and one-half miles
from Rio Hondo twice during Sunday
evening and that they had been drinking
ed shooting dice. that Daniels, Ire
VINO and Hernandez had left and come
back again in Daniels car and that on
their return Trevino and Daniels had
had words and that Daniels had struck
him and knocked him down. Trevino
was too drunk TO get up, he saio He
also testified that Daniels had asked
him for knife to kill this Mexican
but that he had refused to let him have
one
Serda testified that Daniels, Trevino,
Cantu, Hernandez and himself had drunk
mescal from a bottle brought by Daniels
and that they had gambled little. He
then left for home and went to bed and
did not know anything of further hap
penings that night.
Mrs. Luz Colunga said that she was
visiting the Cantu home that night and
testified as to the drinking, gambling,
quarrel and, two trips to the Cantu
home as had the others.
Vicente Hernandez corroborated the
previous testimony and told of leaving
the second time with Trevino and
Daniels after Daniels had picked Trevino
from the g%und where he had fallen
after being struck by Daniels and driv-
ing around town. He said he wanted
Trevino to become sober enough to get
him to bed. He said that they stopped
at Daniels house xho went in for few
moments and came out and that they
drove to the bridge where Daniels got
out and commanded him to do the same.
He then saw Daniels strike Trevino over
the head with the automobile crank.
Daniels, he said, then told him to fol-
low him to the house of some Americans
close to the bridge and threatened him
if he did not stay close to him. Daniels
kicked on the door, he continued, until
some body came and opened it and M
went inside He came out in a shor;
time and told Hernandez to follow him
back to the car where after taking Tre-
vino from the car he cut him severai
times with knife he held in his hani
and slashed his neck. After which he
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