El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-20
ASERIOUS CHARGE.
Public Opinion Wrought Up to Fever
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Public Opinion Wrought Up to a Fever
L. N. McEvoy, who has been known
to the citizens of Ell Paso for several
years, was up for On examining trial
before Justice Bridgers this morning
on the charge of attempting an assault
upon the person of Carrie Race, the ten
year old daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Race. The defendant was brought
| to court by Deputy Constable Far
rell and looked carewOrn and despon-
dent, but appeared to be resigned to
his fate. County Attorney Harvey
read the complaint and asked the de-
fepdapt if he wished to wave examina-
tiop, warming him that any statement
he made could be used against him,
both before the grand jury and In
his favor. McEvoy then waived ex-
aminatio and his bond was fixed at
S., 900 which be failed to give and wss
tax en- back to Jail by Constable Far
rell.
To reporter of the HERALD Nc
Evoy said be had no statement to make
at present. That be could not give
the bond as public prejudice was too
strong against him. When the coz
stable placed the handouts on him he
cried and bitter tears flowed from his
eyes.
The facts in the case for which Nc
Evoy was tried was that on last Satur-
day evening between and O'Clock,
McEvoy met little Carrie Race, stand
ing in front of Mr.. Richards, the
jewelers. show window. He approach
ed the little girl and spoke to her. He
then induced her to go with him down
Oregon street. to San Antonio, thence
to the alley between the Palace drug
store and the Astor house, up said al
ley to the Sheldon block, then both
took the elevator to the second floor
and through the hall to DR.. HiRg1n's
office, which was open. be little girl
en'became scare and ran away. As
she passed through the hall she met
whom she said: "a man is trying to
catch me.'' The janitor went toward
DR.. Higgins Office and met McEvoy
coming through the hall. He said
nothing to him and McEvoy left the
building. Carrie was taken to her
rarents to whom she told the tale OF
the attempted assault. DR.. Race was
Chief Lockhsrt of what had occurred
and all the officers were immediately
put on McEvoy,s trial.
just before O'Clock Saturday night
McEvoy was found in Phil YoungSs
Cafe, apparently in q drunken stupor.
He was arrested by Chief LOckhsrt
who Immediately took him to the Shell
Carrie Race, the porter aud the
elevator boy all recoRr lied McEvoy at
once as being the man who went up in
the elevator with Carrie. Will Race, Il
brother of the doctor, was present ard
when Identification vas certain Will
pulled q pistol from his overcoat
pocket and attempted toshoOt McEvoy,
but was prevented from SO doing by
Officer Taylor, who seized Race and
turned him around, thus preventing
tragedy.
McEvoy was take n to Jail and there
we're loud murmurs Saturday night
against him, but it all quieted down
by this morning and all of DE-. Races
friends are willing for the law to take
it's course and from present indications
it looks as though McEvOy is booked
for term in the penitentiary.
Louis Napoleo McEvOy has lived in
and around Ell Psso for q long time. He
was at one time Pullman car conduc-
tor, and later manager for the Ari-
zona s. New Mexico Supply1compaoy's
st"re in this city. He has aleo clerked
for MIR. Allen and was lately employed
by Mr.. Diamond as clerk. He hos .
wife living on West Overland street.
Many rumors are afoat about this
not being McEvoy's first case of the
kind, but be this as it may, the HER
AID has no desire 10 further prejudice
an already bad case nor does this pa
per desire to stir up further prejudice
against the defendant. He js now con-
6ued in the county Jail with no hopes
of bond or escape and the law will in
due time take it's course and Justice
will be meted out.
The HFRALD deeply svmpathazis
with DIR. Race and his family for the
prominence in which the case hes
thrown them before the public, and for
their sake has no desire to give the case
extraordinary prominence in these
columns.