El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-22
as having been in several times before

as having been in several times before
for vagrancy.
The goods obtained yesterday from
the par ties arrested was as follows:
Nine razors, 2O4 pocket knives in ar
ore sack, 55 scissors, II knives 10 box
SO knives and three pair of scissors in
small basket and leather knife
cases.
The way the police and Messrs. Sier.
ra and Roy first got onto the gang was
through the fact that little over q
week ago DR.. Shuster lost q small
satchel which Tony Sierra found in one
of the cellars at old Fort Bliss where
McMann and the negro had been sleep
ing, this was plain that they were the
parties doing tn stealing.
Last Monday night Mrs. Mitchell was
dressing case in her bed room. She
| thought at fist that it was q mouse,
but on striking a match she saw the
negro and jumped from bed. The
negro in the main time was fumbling
around the room trying to find the
door, but could not fiDd 1t until Mrs.
Mitchell struck another match, when
/ he opened the door and escaped. On
investigation it was found that he had
taken q large amount Of groceries and
some wesriog apparel, and in making
his escape had left several pairs Of
shoes and Mrs. Mitchel's children 8
clothes just outside of the door. 1t is
supposed that other members of the
gang were assisting him in this rob-
berry.
Several horse blankets have been
stolen lately from Mr.. Roy's camp, near
old Fort Bliss, and these robberies are
also laid at the door of this gang.
Yesterday morning was the first
Tina MpMapn had hoap Seen fo,. GOV.
eral days and when Tony Sierra saw
him he Immediately sent in for Mr.
Roy and then for George Herold, and
the trio arrested McManp. Trey tried
to get him to confess, but this he would
not do, and even when told that they
had evidence enough to convict him he
only laughed and told them to go
ahead and do So.
This afternoon George Herold, Tony
Sierra and A. L. Roy, went over the
river above old Fort Bliss to search an
old niue where it is thought that much
more sto'eu stuff remains concea' ed.
Their belief is based on the fact that
the negro has been seen several times
going to the mine and it may be pos
slble that the negro and the balance OF
the gang will be caught there.
When the gang came to town there
was seven Of them, besides the negro
and Nc Mann, who are thought to be
the leaders and who are supposed to
have come on ahead and looked over
the situation. The seven camped near
old Fort Bliss and remained there sew
| eraI days, aud then located themselves
in different % .rts OF town. Three OF
this gang besides the negro are still q,
large, but were about the city last
night.
When Justice Bridger's court opened
! this morning four prisoners, named
James Delaney, John Gary, Frank
keenan, and Alex Gardner, were
brought before him on the charge o.
/ robbing Feisst's drug store. After the
. evidence had been taken the justice
bound the prisoners over in the sum O.
$500 each to await the action of the
grand jury. In default of bail they
were taken to the county Jail and lock
! ed up.
The case against McMann was helt
in abeyance awaiting further evid enct
as it is thought that enough evidence Cal
: be secured to connect him with the Feiss
! burglary case by tomorrow. II he Cal
not be connected with the above case
, there is another case where the evi
! dence is strong enough to hold him.
The officers think that some of tn,
gang will squeal before the trial in th,
! district court, aud even a stronger case
can be made against them than the of
| fcers now have.
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