El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-18
GOT TRIPPED UP.
Raymond ExcursiOnists Try to Snug
gle And Do Not Succeed.


, building last evening, when the hay
; monds who went over into Mexico, re-
turned with souvenirs of their trip into
a foreign country. 1t is claimed that
some of the party averred ere going
over that they would buy on the other
side just what they liked, and there
were not enough officers on this side to
interfere with them. Whether this
was true or not. the report came to the
ears of the bridge officers, and was be-
lieved. So the officers said they would
see whe her forcible smuggling could
be carried on or not.
Moreover, American officers went
over the river and into the stores where
they saw excursionists investing In
drawn work, doilies, cigars and curlos.
The result was that when the cars
loaded with the visitors reached the
American side on the return, there was
a pretty searching examination. Some
of the people carried their little par
GELS in their laps, while others, 1nclud,
ing ladies. had their purchases hid
about their clothes. Mrs. White search
ed the suspected ladies in the bridge
house with the door shut and the cur
tains drawn, although one or two gen
tlemen whose wives were being search
ed did poke their noses in to see what
was being done to their better halves.
OF course all this raised row.
Everybody who was searched was
highly indignant and claimed that the
officers, particularly Inspector James
DIVER exceeded the authority. Some
twelve or fifteen people were relieved
of their purchases. and directed to lille
complaints. if there were any to be
nj ade, at the federal building, with
Deputy Collector Magotfin as Collector
Davis was out of town. SO there was
regular avalanche poured in on the
deputy collector. One man declared
he paid thousands of dollars into the
treasury in duties and did not propose
that his wife should be treated as she
had been by Mr.. Dwyer. He would
correspond with Washington and have
the officers head chopped off. How
ever. out of justice to the otflcer: II Is
only fair to say that Mr.. Magotfin de-
nies emphatically that Mr.. Dwyer ever
subjected this lady to the treatment to
which she declared she was subjected.
But the deputy collector had regular
field day of it with these visitors for
theyjust, ,swarmed in on him with fire in
their eyes, and they all had 1t in for
Jim Dwyer. Mr. Magotfin returned some
of the things to the complainants, but
said today, had he known at that time
| Just how the situation was, he would
not have returned any OF the souvenirs.
The deputy collector further re-
marked today that when tourists
make small purchases IN JuareZ, and
bring them over in their hands and
make no attempt at cOncealment, no.
thing is likely to be said. But any
attempt at smuggling will result in
siezure, if not in arrests. Mr.. Magof-
| fin SAYS it may be all true enough that
many complaints have been made
against Mr.. Dwyer in the past, but 1t
| is because he is more conscientious in
performing his duty than any one else:
frH- To CrIQ
is pretty sure to trip such people up
Furthermore. the merchants on this
side of the river are to be protected from
losses that would be sustained were
| indiscriminate purchasing to be al
| lowed in Juarez. Very likely. as was
reported, complaints against Officer
DIVER would be sent to Washington,
but at the same time he did not believe
such complaints would amount to
much.
| Inspector Dwyer was seen today, but
he had little to say beyond the fact that
| be did not propose to allow smuggling
excursionists to run over him and he
denied that he had in any way exceed
ed his authority.
party declared with more or less unc-
tion that if the inspector came up to
the train. he would fracture his profile
for him. Mr.. Dwyer went up to the 5.
p depot to see whether this gentle in
timation would be carried out, but the
man was not to be found. However,
the women took a whack at the conver-
sational bat, gave the officer tongue
| lashing, and kindly informed him that
his head was coming off Immediately.
| if not sooner. However, the inspector
slept soundly last night, and in view of
the proximity of the fourth of March
is not getting bald from anxiety.
| The deputy collector says 1t is the
business of Raymond & Whitcomb to
post their eXcursiOnistS, because north
ern people come down here with wrong
impressions as to just what they can
and can not do on the border, and not
few NAV get into trouble because they
do not always understand.
Conductor Simonds of the excursion,
told tho people who kicked that he had
been with the Raymond company for
fifteen years, and he had never known
such a row to occur before. He held
it was their own fault. One old gentle
man whose pockets had been invaded,
is the father of a congressman, and he
proposed to have his son take some de-
cisive action in the matter. On the
: whole the party were very much
stirred up, and it is reported that an
Indignation meeting was held on the
train as it pulled out.
There was another little incident
= that happened to mar the peacefullness
, of the scene. A gentleman from Mas
sachusetts hired a carriage to take hin
and friends over onto the other side
and then returned to his car for {
|momeut. But while he was away,
: brother excursionist proceeded to hire
o the same rig by Offering more money
+ When the Massachusetts man returned
:, to find the carriage gone, his righteou
u indignation knew no bounds. He sub
/ sequently found the offender and CAV
d him a peace of his mind. Altogethe
< this was the breeZiest excursion t
. visit FL Paso in a good long time.
Our people are growing more an
more in the habit of looking to tn
local dealer for the latest and Oest {
everything in the drug line The
" sell Chamberlain's Cough Remed!
w famous for its cures of bad colds, crou
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