Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-11
CHARACTER
WITNESSES
TAKE STAND
Expect Hearing to Be
Completed Today,
Decision Friday

Hearing I'm the case OF Dee Ham.
charged with homicide In the death
OF MISS Nina Clark OF la Feria at
Rio Rico On Sunday night " ex-
pected 10 be completed cy Judge
Jesus RoIaS this afternoon.
Decision of the judge which will
determine whether Ham viii be
held for trial or viii he released. is
expected 70 he made some time FRI
day, Judge Roja5 stated this morn
ing.
Cross examination or witnesses
who had previously testified In the
case Of Dee Ham occupied the
stand the greater part Of the morn
ing In the court OF Judge Jesus
Rotas in Matamoros this morning,
and others have been called back
for cross examination this after
noon.
Jess Avinger and Sid Davidson.
both OF WcSlaCo were the only new
witnesses heard this morning both
testifying that the general reputa-
tion Of the defendant was good ln
and around WcSlaco.
On croSs examination. Arnulfo da
Ia Rosa. Rio Rico policeman de-
MED the story told yesterday after
noon by Delmar Stancil of WeSla-
co 70 the effect that earlier Sunday
Inc had seer dc TN Rosa attempt 10
strike another boy in Rio Rico with
his gun.
De In Rosa stated -that during
the incident referred TO by STAN
cit Ne had not had his gun ~ his
hand.
On Cos examination stanciI
admitted that he could not be alb
solutely sure that the officer had
struck with his pistol.
Daniel Olivares chief or police AZ
Rio Rico and ROgerio Olivares.
night Waterman. are expected To be-
called 70 the stand this afternoon.
Defense attorneys also stated that
Officer dc Ia Rosa would be put
on the stand for cross examination.
and that Miss Manon Hollway of
We5laco had been asked by Judge
Rolas TO appear.
FORMER HIDALGO
DEPUTY TESTIFIES
More testimony was heard We'd
ne1day afternoon by Judge OF the
FIRST Instance Jesus RojaS Of Ma
tamoros- before whom the case or
Dee Ham, Weslaco youth charged
with homicide IN connection with
the fatal shooting OF Miss Nina r..
Clark In a Rio Rico cabaret sun
Gay night, Is being tried.
Bcnit0 3. IamOra, for N number
Of years a deputy sheriff OF Hidalgo
county. was called to the stand BY
Marvin R. Hall and Fernando Ii
zardi, defense attorneys.
Zamora testified that he had liv-
cd III Mercedes and operated a res
taurant I'm Rio Rico. That ne did
not know Miss Clark. He was inside
the hall when he heard u shot and
saw Miss Clark slump To the floor
IN the arms Of her partner, he stat
Cd.
The witness said that he did not
see the tussle that took place out
side the hall between Dee Ham
and Arnulfo Gle la Rosa the police
man. but that he distinctly heard
ST. Calixto Ramirez, Rio Rico res
idcnt, say In loud tones that Tie.
Ramirez had seen the tussle and
that he had been within five or
ten feet from the spot where the
tussle took place.
ZamUra also stated that he had
known Dee Ham SIX or more years.
and that while he was employed
as Y deputy sheriff he had had no
cause whatever TO arrest Ham.
that Hams conduct according to
his knowledge was above the aver
age.
When questioned bv Judge Roias
as 70 whether he had seen Ham IN
Rio Rico during the times that
zamora had been there, Zamora
stated that he had seen Ham four
or five times IN RIO Rico and that
according no his knowledge Ham
did not drink heavily.
He knew nothing more until he
heard the report and saw Miss
Clark slump TO the floor, dead, Ia
mora stated.
RIO RICO MEN
ARE SUMMONED
Judge ROias then ordered his
secretary, Sr. Edmundo de u Garzag
tO write "a summons tor the RIO
Rico Chief Of Police. Sr. Daniel
OlivareS, asking Olivares 70 see that
CaliXto Ramirez. the eyewitness I'D
the shooting named by Zamora. Ar
nulfo de IA Rosa. Rio Rico police
man. and Rozerio Olivares. night
Waterman came 10 Matamoro@
Thursday morning IN order 70 b
cross examined and To take Rarni-
req version of the affair. Rojas
also requested Olivares the police
chief, 70 be present nc the hearing
20 be held today.
Delmar Stancil. Weslaco res
ident was also called ~ the stand.
Stancil testified he did not know
Ham very well. That he had been
IN Rio Rico on Sunday and that
being tn "a saloon there. me had seen
Arnulfo de IA Rosa talking 10 a
man he believes IN named Count
Gillespie and that as Gillespie ar
fued with the officer he had seen
de tn Rosa. gun IN hand. try 70
strike Gillespie with ~. TIE wife cf
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