Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-24

After first repudia;ing an alleged
confession sizsed in the home oi
Justice Of the Peace Joe Dewey uN
Sunday evening last, ~ La Feria.
with 4 number o. other witnesses,
Guadalupe Garcia, of Mexico,
charged with the Staying or Jess
Billings, la fcrla constable, threw
himself on -he mercy 0f the crr.-
al a prel.miaa hearing given hini
here today and repeated his origina.
staten ents.
After the original confession had
Leen introduced by County Attorney
Harry Faux before Jude Dewey who
came here from La Feria for the
hearing, Garcia repudiated II say
ing that he had been cared and
surprised by his arrest end that ne
feared that he would be killed.
The second confess ion, read into
the records at the preliminary hear
ing, duplicated every detail of the
original confession In which he ah-
mitted he had been paid $500 and
an automatic pistol 70 kill Billings.
The break on the defendants part
came uneN ectedlv and a. result
Of question OF his own 20 YEnacio
Salazar. a witness. at the coHelu-
sion of questioning by the county at
torney. Garcia asked Salg1ar whcth-
cr Alberto Yanez the other defend
ant. had told him tSalazari that hc
fGarcia) had killed Billings. oaiaLI4
answered yes"
Garcia said that lnocencia Hsno-
iosa had hired him in MAtamoros to
kin Billings for a consideration ~
$500 and an automatic pistol. TIC
stated that Hinojosa said he wished
70 secure revenge because the con-
stable had arrested him on two oc-
casions and had shot az him and Put
him in Jail. The hiring OF Garc-a
occurred a few days after Hinolosa
had been released from the county
jail in Brownsville following a fine
imposed for yagrancy.
Garcia said that he was hired ~
Friday preceding the killing of bN-
lings Oh Monday. Tie told Hinoiosa
that he did not know Billings but
Hinoiosa said that he would furnisl
guide.
was taken across the river by Ra-
fael Hinojosa, a brother Of lno-
cencio, and that he continued on 10
La Feria LIE spoke Of meeting
boy or TX or ia years ~ age tend
ing some goats and that he asked
the boy for some matches. These
the boy did not have.
lie met Yauez who showed him the
way 20 Billings house. He said
that they waited for Billings and
that when the constable came out
and started away from the house
that he called. Hello. Mr.. Billings j
and fired shot from an automatic
shotgun.
Billings fell. saying "Oh. ch,"
Garcia testified and pulled mis- pis-
tol, firing it six times. Garcia said
nat ne shot Billings again md
-hcr advanced towards the con
stable placing the gun barrel at h.
head and firing the last shot. lie
said that Yarez had fled in the
meantime ana that he picked up
along the rnnul tu the river which
Re crossed alone. tie went to Matn-
noros where be gave Billings gun
20 Hinojosa and collected $500 in
Mexican money.
About five days tie made his first
trip back into the Valley. going as
far as Mercedes and staying six
hours. one more trip was made
and the third time he was arrested
IN Mercedes hv Patrol Inspector
Roy and RI Harrell who promptly
delivered him TO Mr.. Dewey before
whom the warrant for his arrest had
been sworn out. The original con
fesslon was made in the home of
Judge Dewey before the justice, his
wife. Alberto Yanez, Roy Collins.
John ]. Stewart. Ernesto YEnaga and
y II Dunlan.
The signed confession Of Yanez,
the man who ~ alleged 10 have
rninted cot The slain officer "a
Garcia. also was introduced at the
preliminary hearing today. In ~
Nancz said that he met Inocencin
Hiroiosa at the Las PaImas ranch
ia Mexico several days before the
shooting occurred. The occasion was
Iiinoiosa's wedding day. Hinoiosa
hired him there. said Yanez. IN
point out BILLINGS to Garcia. His
written statement duplicated in de-
tail that OF the other defendant.
Salazar is an attached witness
held under bond who n friend Of
Yane5. Salazar stated in court to-
day that Yanez had told him that
Garcia had shot Jess Billings and
that he had pointed out the officer
90 him. IT was Of Snlazar that Gar
cia asked his only question This
question, whether Ynncx had told
Salazar that Garcia had killed Bill
lings, with the answer n the Al
| firmative. caused Garcias break-
down and second sworn confession.
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