El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-28

acter became more pointed. Inc Nv"
jurors were expecting pitched battle
and were discussing the position anu
condition of the jurors in case the war
came off. "I'm going to make motion
to the court that all the lawyers be
searched for deadly weapons on enter
ing the court room" remarked one OF
the Jurors, a veteran Of the late un-
pleasantness between the states,
have been studying my location in the
jury box and have come to the conclus-
ion that there is no place for me to hide
if hostilities should begin. At the
opening of this case l took back seat
because [ expected trouble and /
thought [ could hide behind the juror
on the front row: now [ find that the
back seat is raised so high that | can
not protect myself with the juryman in
the front seat, neither is there any es-
cape for me. I'm going to make that
motion and l want you to back it up.
The Judge is all right He can just fall
out Of that window backwards and by
lying down would be safe from the at
tacks of the lawyers. Things are get
ting too hot to suit me and scrapping
is liable to break out at any moment"
''Some officers are awful careful in
the discharge of their duties," said
citizen to Round About today. "a few
days ago the theft of an overcOat
occurred from a we'll known real estate
Office on Oregon street. The theft was
committed by hobo who entered the
office and not finding any one in be
appropriated the coat from peg on
which it was hanging in the office. AS
he was leaving the office boot black
saw him and called the attention
Of an officer, who was standing near,
to the fact. The officer looked at the
hobo and then said to the boot black:
"I'u go and see my lawyer about
the river and pawned the coat and
when he returned he was arrested, but
the overcoat never returned.
''The above story reminds me of
case l once heard of on the frontiers
when they were wild and woody"
remarked the citizen. 1.-Two deputy
sheriffs were out seeing what they
could scare up At last they saw
man riding towards them and on his
near approach they saw he was a
stranger, but was riding a horse that
belonged to the neiRhborhood. They
went after him and he ran. They
opened fire and killed him When they
got to where he lay on the ground one
of them said: Bill, you ride on ahead
and swear out a warrant against this
stranger for horse stealing. I'll meet
you AT the edge of town with the
body"
''An artist out in Phoenix painted
cobwebs on the ceiling so truJhfully
that the hired girl wore herself into an
attack Of nervous prOstratiOn. trying 10
sweep them down." sid McNaughton,
the HERALD'S sketch artist, to Round
A bout last night is3und About
thought the problem Out AID came To
the conclusion that such II artist might
have lived and there may BE- many more
like him, but that hired girl should go
down in history as the only one Of her
kind ever known
The fixing of salaries will be the
program at tonighJ's meeting of the
council said Alderman Clifford.
There will be a readjnsting all along
the line and everything is going to be
put on scrip basis. The salary of
the mayor will be cut from S15 to $40:
the aldermen 5 wages are fixed for $50
per month: the chief OF police will be
cut to 500: the city clerk to SLID
instead of SI25; the policemen's salaries
will remain as at present, but will be
put on a scrip basis, they are now paid
on a cash basis. All the drivers in the
fire department will be put on a S65
scrip basis and the other salaries in the
fire department will remain the same"
81 have been informed" continued |
Mr.. Clifford, that a resolution will be !
to petition the legislature |
TO amend the city charter so that the |
offices of recorder, health officer aud !
city engineer can be abolished. This |
will cut off $3.50 per month in salaries, |
but as the mayor will be required to |
perform the duties of recorder of course !
extra will have to be al
lowed. If all these motions are adopted |
it will save the city something over
$500 per month and [ believe it will |
soon enable the city to get on cash
basis
City Clerk Kitchens said this morn
ing: The cut proposed by the city
council makes the salary too small for
4 city clerk. All his time is occupied
n the Office and it will take SIS
month to pay for the extra help re
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