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ELLEN SQDSEY TEST
DEFENDANT P
IFIES THAT
HOPOSED HABHAGE
Says "Bill" Caples Suggested That They Go to Juarez
and Get Married; Attorney M. W. Stanton Illus
trates the "Rag Dance" For Jury and Evokes
a Laugh in Court Monday Morning.
T ECAUSE she felt sorry, and to get
r"S him out of trouble, Ellen Godsey,
fhA urnaecutiner witness in me
aples case, testified Monday morning
that she uould hae married "Bill" Ca
bles, the defendant.
of the hotel He identified it and then
the drawing -was shown to the jury.
Mrs. Ida Grissom, a witness in the
case, came into the courtroom. After
beintr administered, the oath, she Was
i placed under the rule and sent oat.
I "I retired a few minutes after 11
si'JJl ..tor die was ind.cted on the that night,'- said witness Gibbs, "I am
j -; f i fh px. familiar wicn rooms oa. a auu . -luciv
1 rjurv charge pro-R'ng out or tne ex were twQ boys m room So 6 for awnile
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Stunning trim neiu ueiuic i"s " "
MK hntocSc. the Godsey ijirl testified
tliat Caples came to her proposed mar
riage, suggesting Juarez as the place
tn go to h.oe the ceremony performed.
O jo on!" she testified she said when
( aples made the proposal. "I would
hae married him," she continued, "bo
rn ie f felt sorry; and to fcet him out
oi trouble.'
1 lie defence is attempting to establish
the fact that the witness made state
m"i.t to the effect that if she had been
gi rTa house and lot he uould not have
prf routed Caples. She was asked sev
eral times bv M. W. Stanton, who con
iibit'Hl the examination of the witnesses
1or the defence Monday, if she had not
made this statement in the presence of
Mr Emma 'Webster and night jailer
i: I? Elliott. The witness denied mak
ing the statements In answer to the
oue-tiou of district attorney Bridgers
the girl said that she did sav she would
hae to hae a house and lot because she
knew that '-Bill" Caples did not have any
money, except what his mother gave J a ilpnt.
and there was a man and woman in
there. '
Xaeh XoIhc Made.
"About 3 oclock in the morning some
folks came in They were rowdy. I
was awakened I -had been used to
h that It seemed as if they were run
ning around there loose dropping
things on the floor.
"I am awfully easily awakened. I
heard something like someone was
falling down the steps. I heard some
one hallow, then I heard a big noise.
I came out of No. 7 to see what It
was.
Identifies Ellen Godsey.
"I saw a girl. I did not recognize her
at first, but later Rnw she was .Ellen
Godsey."
Ellen Godsey was brought into the
court room. The witness Identified
her.
"She was," he continued, ''walking
like a drunken person. She was stag
gering (The witness demonstrated a
staggering walk for the benefit of the
jur ) She ran into the door wh
they opened the door the light shone
on her. There was Mood on her face.
and dirt. 1 could see her. There was
U.S. 1
TO CAPTURE NA VAJOS
DHPEHS DENIES
HE WILL RETIRE
Labor Delegates Are Jubi
lant Over Settlement of
Strike in Texas
him
Ellen Godsey Is Recalled.
Ellen Godsev was recalled Monday out
morning bv the defzwee. She took the
stand after the defence introduced A. L.
Cibbs and Mrs. Ida Grissom. Mrs. Gris
som rail the Hollenbeck hotel, at which
the Godsev girl was staying at the time
of the alleged occurrence. Both the
testimony of Gibbs, who was a roomer
at the hotel, and that of Mrs. Grissom,
was to the effect that the girl appeared
intoxicated on the morning she returned
from the automobile ride with Caples.
t.ibbs testified that the girl bumped
into a door with PTeat force and after
that he saw blood on her face. He would
not sav that he saw blood on the girl's
face before that, saying that he only
saw her profile -ashen she first passed
him in the hallway of the hotel.
That the defence "is going to make an
effort to impeach the Godsey girl was
indicated in the examination of the two
witnesses and the girl herself. The line
of the defence's examination was taken
as an indication that predicates were be
ing laid on w hich the impeachment testi
mony will be introduced later. Ques
tions propounded to "the Godsey girl bv
the defence Monday morning also showed
that the defence is relying on showing a
bad character of the witness.
In addition to the testimony, the
jurors are being schooled, in various
dances and incidents connected with
show life. Mr. Stanton asked Ellen
Godsev if she had not gone to the Tivoli
cafe in Juarez and danced the "rag
dance.'' As an illustration of the kind
if a dance he meant. Mr. Stanton rose,
wriggled his shoulders, made other bod
ilv contortions, and took one or two
steps. He sat down amid a roar from
those in the court room. Caples smiled,
Ellen Godsev laughed out. and then Mr.
Stanton smiled
"Let us have order in the court room,"
said judge Jackson.
'Order in court,'' deputy sheriff Kil
patrick cried.
Sunday afternoon deputy sheriff KH
pa trick took the iury for a walk, bHt it
started raining after they had walked a
clok. and the deputy brought the jury
back to the court house.
Girl's Asrc Is 1h Question.
On the ground that it was Immaterial.
district attorney W W. Bndgers moved
to have stricken out the testimony of
"W E. and Hallle Godsey. parents of
Fllen Godse, whose depositions stated
the girl was 18 jears old. She testified
that she was 16. The attorneys for the
defence stated that they would like to
produce authorities on the question.
Julge Jackson announced that he would
withhold his ruling until after the pre
sentation of the authorities.
District attorney Bridgers asked per
mission to reopen the state's case, in
order to introduce other witnesses.
When questioned as to what he ex
pected to prove, the district attorney
stated that his witnesses would testify
relative to facts concerning the "de
fendant's flight"
It was agreed by the defence that
the testimony of the witnesses might
be used as original testimony. Mr.
Bridgers then withdrew his motion to
reopen the ease.
Gibbs Testifies For Defence.
A. L. Gibbs was the first witness
called Moada morning by the defence.
tte testified
1 en beck. 21
lived there three years. He said he
was Invoice clerk at the smelter On
the night of September 8, he said, he
retired at 11 oclock. He occupied room
No 7.
Room No 7, he said, was on the
Stanton street side. The witness knew
the location of the rooms in the Hol
lenbeck. "Double No. 2" wa in the cor
ner; No 1 was at the head of the stair
way. Witness was shown a diagram
: - - . t
She was coming down the halL As
soon as I saw her I stopped. A man
came out of No. 6. Mrs. Grissom came
They called her In, but she did
not eo in.
"I went to bed. It was 20 minutes of
four. I could not go back to sleep.
There was so much noise. The girl
seemed to be whimpering. She had a.
pretty good 'souse' on."
"I know Rose Bailey when I see her,"
the witness said.
Is Cross Examined.
On cross examination he testified:
"I am not doing anything now. I left
the smelter on Oct 4. 1 never talked,
about this matter maybe & casual re
mark or so. I didn't pay any attention
to it
"1 saw her when she was coming In
the halL My room is about 46 feet
from the head of the stairway. She
bumped into the door of No. 5. Rose
Bailey was occupying No. 6. They
called to her to come In but she did
not"
The witness said that when Ellen
Godse first passed him he could not
see whether there was any Wood on
her face or not After he said the girl
bumped into the door he saw Mood on
her face
The witness said that he had talked
to-Mr. Stanton and Mr. Weeks about
the case, but not to any of Ms friends.
"You say now you have talked to
some one about the case?" asked Mr.
Rridcers.
"I did not understand your question J tor neriurv and said that if 1 would go
to Juarez we would get xsntrnea. J.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 17. The United States marshal for New Mexico
today asked for two troops of cavalry to take eight Navajo indians, who
are charged with rioting and hrose stealing and who have fortified them
selves in the mountains near Ship rock.
Major general Carter, in command of the border patrol, has authority to send
the troops and the request was turned over to him.
that she was divorced from her hus
band. "I have been married twice. My first
husband died about 12 years ago," she
testified. '
"Yes, I ran an orderly place. "While
I had the place that was all that ever
happened.
"I married my first husband at Fort
Worth, Texas. I lived there 2! years.
My husband was in the real estate bus
iness there. He died there. I married
my second husband there.
"I certainly tried to run a respectable
place," she said. There were two Who
registered there as man and wife. Had
she known they were not she declared
she. would not have permitted the
couples to remain.
Mr. Gibbs, the witness said, had
room seven and was at the Hollenbeck
when she took charge of the place.
Dave Marshall was placed on the
stand but excused to be called later.
Hllen Godsey Again on Stand.
Ellen Godsey was then put on the
stand. She was wearing a mottled fur
coat and carried a rur muff which
matched. She was recalled by the de
fence. "You were before the grand jury
twlceT she was asked.
"Yes."
She was asked about the second visit
to the grand jury and a question asked
of her then.
"I was asked that question the first
tlmev" she aid. "I don't remember
being asked that question the second
time." ,,
"On Sept 11 weren t you at Mrs.
Caples's?"
"I was there. I don't remember the
date."
"Didn't you say to Mrs. Caples that
if Mrs. Caples would give you a house
and lot you would go away from here
and not prosecute 'Bill'?"
"No."
"Didn't you very often drink brandy
with a beer chaser?"
"No."
"Didn't you very often go Into cafes
and plaees here and get Intoxicated?"
"No."
Would Marry Caples.
"You were in the county jail at one
time charged with perjury. Did you
not state In the presence of E. B.
Elliott and Mrs. Webster that you
would do anything to get 'Bill Caples
out of trouble that you would marry
him?"
"Yes."
"And stated that you would marry
him if you had to go to Juarez and
that -you would not expect him to stay
with you one day after he married
you?"
"Yes."
"Why did you say that?"
"Well, I just wanted to help him
out"
Denies House and Jot
"Didn't you state that if you could
get a house and lot out of this, you
would quit?"
"No."
"Didn't you state to Buck Elliott
that if you ooufcd get a bouse and lot
out of this you would quit?"
"No."
On cross-examination, she testified -
'BUI came down after I was indicted
at first"
"Will you say tnac ner race was not 1 said: "O, go on
bloody when jou lirst saw 11 r-
I won't say that I didn't see It
l She went against the door casing pretty
hard
"When I heard this, 'wow,' It sounded
like someone was happy and fell down
the stairs."
"You don't know that anyone did not
fall down the stairs?"
"No."
"You do not know who let out this
wow'?"
"No. I considered that it was the per
son who came in. No, I was not in No.
6. I don't know who was. It seemed
to be a sort of family affair."
Is Excused and Recalled.
The witness was excused, but after
wards recalled by the state.
"How long have you known "Bill
Caples''" he was asked.
"About a -week."
"Where did you get acquainted with
him?"
"O. I met him down here. I met him
going along the street 'Dutch' Andreas
and myself. Andreas introduced htm
to me "
"How long have you known Ike Al
derete'" "Eer since I have been heie."
Mrs. Grtosom n Witness.
Mrs. Ida Grissom took the stand. "I
lived at the Kathryn hotel,? she said.
"I lived at the Hollenbeck. I used to
own it just the furniture. I bought it
last February. I was running the Hol
lenbeck hotel on September 8 and 9.
"I know Ellen Godsey. I don't know
Bill' Caples. Ellen Godsey occupied
room IS.
Awakened By Girl Screaming.
"I was in room 12 the morning Ellen
Sodsey came in She awakened me by
screaming I went to the door and
asked what was the trouble. I saw her
on the bed and some women and a
couple of fellows bathing her face. The
man who roomed in there spoke to me.
His name was Cahill. They said that
someone had knocked her in the head
or had thrown her out of the automo
bile. Ellen Gcdsey did not say any-
tuiug to me
"I spoke to Mr Gibbs afterwards.
"I heard her coming un the stairway.
'That "he ffieS'" Hotel Hoi- - ""'lnass01" "aShh6r &
w. Tm fttret h ha . tttatv l passed the room. She asked
4&.LeXaL,reelr. f.1hS? .. . in. She said she was
writing U letter to her mother: that th
newspapers had put such false reports
that she wanted to write to her mother
because she knew her motheV would
be uneasy about it She said, 'of course
most of it was false:' that they were
both kids and had been drinking and
she did not think there was going to
be anything to it"
"Ran an Orderly House."
On cross examination she testified
About the house and lot I said that
if I married 'Bill' I would have to have
a house and lot I knew 'Bill' did not
have any money exept what his mother
gave -him. 1 knew if I married him I
would only be bringing trouble on her.
"I have been accustomed to drinking
ever since I was two years, old. We
drank it at home. My father is a Ger
man. "Mr. Fogg made the engagement with
me In Los Angeles to come to El Paso."
"They dance me rag dance there,
don't they?"
"Yes."
CHINESE IN PANAMA
CLOSE THEIR STORES
") It is a pathetic mistake to accept drugs or alcoholic
mixtures when nature craves nourishment to repair
the wasted body and restore the vigor of health.
For forty years the best physicians have relied
the wholesome predigested
on
olesome predigested nourishment in. SCOTTS
EMULSION which is totally free from alcohol or opiates.
Scott's Emulsion sharpens the appetite renews
blood nourishes nerves strengthens bones and
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Scott's Emulsion sets in action
the very forces that promote
health. Its purity,
richness and strength
has stood the test
of forty years.
Protest Is Made Against the Payment
to the Government of a New
Registration Fee,
Panama, Nov. 17. The Chinese ques
tion assumed a serious turn in the re
public of 'Panama today. All the Chi
nese merchants, wholesale and retail, in
this city, in Colon and at points in the
interior, numbering more than 1500,
acting according to a prearranged plan,
closed their places of business.
The demonstration was an effort to
compel the Panama government to re
cede from its program relative to the
new registration law. This law compels
Chinese to take out new certificates of
registration and pay an additional fee,
or render themselves liable to deporta
tion. The closing of the small stores has
already entaijed considerable hardship
on the poorer classes, to whom the Chi
nese sell butter, lard, rice and other
articles in small quantities valued as
low as 2 1-2 cents, a trade American
merchants do not care to handle. If the
laundries are not reopened within a rea
sonable time, the police have been au
thorized to take action.
The Fanama government announced its
decision to stand firm. Orders were
issued to all provincial governors to pro
ceed with the arrest of Chinese not com
plying with, the registration law before
November 25. The Chinese shopkeepers
in the canal zone have not been affected.
Seattle. Wash., Nov. 17. Reports cir
culated -here that president Samuel
Gompers. of the American Federation
of Labor, was considering retirement
and would be given the place of his
torian of the federation and the edi
torship of the official paper was con
temptuously denied by Gompers today.
Resolutions Adopted.
The convention devoted the morning
today to consideration of the report or
the resolution committee, reflecting
the sentiment of the executive- council,
and it was adopted on every point
Upon a resolution to "open the postal
banks to fall use by the people," the
Insurgents mustered 93 votes to the
administration's 95.
Resolutions were adopted, as fol
lows: Advocating construction and repair
of all naval vessels In navy yards.
Urging higher wages in navy yards
and a Saturday lalr holiday for all gov
ernment employes.
Requesting the secretary of the
treasury to enforce the law against
importation of convict labor made
goods.
Demanding government regulation
and supervision of unloading of vessels
to protect the lives of longshoremen.
Favoring direct investment of postal
savings deposits in school district
bonds.
News of the settlement of the Texas
railroad strike was received jubilantly.
Troubles Are Threatened.
Jurisdictional trade controversies
threaten to occupy many hours of the
convention's time.
The most troublesome question in
sight is the division in the ranks of the
electrical workers, there being regular
and insurgent brotherhoods with near
ly equal membership. The Reld faction.
which is strong on the Pacific coast,
has made efforts for reunion, but the
leaders of the McNulty, or regular fac
tion, are not Inclined to make conces
sions. Trying to Orgnnlxe Newsboy.
The controversy between the press
men and the executive council, grow
ing out of the Chicago pressmen s
strike, is likely to lead to a heated
fight in the convention. The Interna
tional Pressman's union insists on or
ganizing the newsboys and carriers in
a union subordinate to the pressmen
The International Typographical union
maintains that the newsboys and car
riers are merchants, not skilled arti
sans, and should not be organized in
unions. The executive council of the
federation sides with the Tjpograph
ical union and against the pressmen.
( To Probe Striken.
With regard to strikes, the conven
tion already has adopted a resolution
instructing the executive council to
seek a federal investigation of the
Colorado coal strike and that on the
Harriman system The shopmen have
secured the aid of the federation In an
effort to have the two year old strike
mediated along with the Texas train
men's strike, begun a week ago
So far no formidable opposition to
the reelection of president Gompers has
appeared
IKW "iOUK .AMENDS AVItlT IX
EFFORT TO SECURE TIIAW
Concord, If. H Nov 17. The amend
ed writ of habeas corpus for the re
moval of Harry K. Thaw to New York
was presented today.
A hearing to the amended petition of
Thaw and also on the petition of the
state of New Tork for the dismissal of
the habeas corpus proceedings wll' be
given in the federal court tomorrow.
Thaw asks that the writ issue on
the ground that he is a cltiz- n of
Pennsylvania; that his commitment to
Matteawan asylum -as illegal, thit the
section of the New York criminal code
under which he was committed con
flicts with the 14th amendment .-rd le
petition for his extradition don't charge
a crime.
The petition further says that "pro
ceedings on the part of thi sn h ij1
deputy attorney of New York are t n
iincing evidence of a purpose -o rV
tain possession of Thaw, not for tnil
on the conspiracy indictment !ut for
rcconfmement in Matteawan "
MASONIC OFFICIALS
LEAVE FOR HOMES
Impressed to the extent of believing
that El Paso has the finest Masonic
tempi- in the southwest, J. J. Mansfield.
grand master of Masons in Texas, left
Sunday evening at S oclock to return to
his home in Columbus. A. W. Houston,
deputy grand master, left at the same
time for his home in San Antonio.
Both expressed great pleasure in the
entertainment provided the visiting Ma
sons who came here to help dedicate the
new temple, and were much satisfied
with the dedication ceremonies through
out. TJie oration delivered by deputy grand
master Houston occasioned much com
ment in El Paso. It was declared a mas
terpiece. ARIZONA TO BE REPRESENTED
AT THE AtnuaUEBQUE IIE4RIXG
Phoenix. Arhs.. Nov. 17. To repre
sent Arizona in "two important inter
state commerce commission cases, cor
poration commissioner F. A. Jones and
Edgar A. Jones, rate clerk of the com
mission, will leave Tuesday evening
for Albuquerque.
On Nov. 20 the long and short haul
rate cases filed by the New Mexico
commission will corns before an inter
state commerce commission examiner
at Albuquerque. It is alleged that the
rates from eastern to New Mexico
noints are higher than from the east to
California, the Arizona commission has
intervened. It is expected that the Los
Angeles Jobbers" association, which is
interested In maintaining the present
rates, will also intervene.
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EXPLUN AnOlT LIGHTS
The reportrd lick of tail lights on
automobiles Pun1a was rf-pon'siMi
for the n"tifu ition of a nurnN r of
automobilists to appr r in TminiLipil
court at 4 o lock Mnndi 'iia re
ported bv the police were those of
Krakauer, Zork & Moe, Sues. Inc.
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VRMY CAPTAIN I? ARRESTED
ON WARRANT CHARRING THEFT
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 17. Capt Jos
L. Weir, U. S A , was arrested upon ar
rival here today from Texas City, upon
a warrant charging him with theft
Weir came here as a witness in behalf
of his wife, who is being tried in the
district court under the same indict
ment against her husband. They are
alleged to have stolen gowns from Mr5
Grace, wife of Capt Grace, amounting
to upwards of $500.
BIRMINGHAM EDITOR IS
VPPOIVTHD I . S. SENATOR
Birmingham Ala., Nov 17 Frank
P Glass, editor of the Birmingham
ews and president of the Montgomrv
Advertiser, was today appointed United
States senator by governor O'Neil to
succeed the late senator Jos. F. John
ston The term expires March 3, 11)15
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