El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-26
HOLD-UPS NIGHTLY OCCUR.
The Juarez Fiestas Drawing a Crowd
of Crooks and BuncO Men.

Twice this week there has occurred
on FL Paso sire ct hold ups OF restau-
rants. The first hold-up occurred Mon
day night about l o'clock, when q
couple of men walked into the Palace
D. ming h all, held The Chinese proprie-
tor up at the point of q pistol and
pocketed $40 as the result of their
nights work. The matter was hushed
up ard there was very little said about
it. Yesterday morning at 6:20 two
men entered the Link restaurant on FL
Pa-O street, seat, d themselves at the
lunch counter and ordered a cup of COT
fee Of the Chiuaman on watch. The
Chinaman went into the kit :hen to get
the coffee and when he came back he
saw one of the men behind the counter
helping himself to the money in the
cash drawer. When he asked the fell
low what be was doing, the other fell
low showed pistol In Ter his nose and
told him to shut up.} After taklag all
they could find, S7P0, the two men
walked out and were seen no more. In
both robberies they were cool and de-
liberate in their ac,} and had no fear of
after results as they knew the China
men could not Rivei a description of
them that would il aR to their detec
tion, aud if they Eere caught they
knew the Chinamenlc ould not tell
clear enough tale inl court to convict
them. Their only danger was tt at
some American whdKnew them should
walk in and recognize them and in this
way they would eetfn trouble. TIE
are convincing circumsi ances that the
parties who made these hold-ups are
now and have been IN town for some
time. They are of the genteel buncO
and vagrant class W BIO never do service
on sire cts or in chain gangs. They do
not resemble labOrers out of employ
ment, hence they ara at liberty to go
and come without fear of molestation.
They are not tramps who beg for bite
to eat from door to door, but are gen.
tlema aly~C vags or WI lures, who live
off Of the Innocent and unwary; who
steer for schemes and sure thing games
and their hands are never calloused
with the signs of work.
The fiestas in Juarez is fast filing
the town with buncO and sure thing
men; men who follow fairs and hors e
races around The country and rick up
living by working rural visitors or
unwary citizers These gentry would
quiet way when their pc :ket books
need ep'enishiug, but then they
would not want q scene for fear that
some of their respectable acquaint-
ances should find it out. They have
the grit to climb into house and
have the discretion to pick out the
good from the bad jewelry and This is
why they dress in good clothes, eat
good food, associates som times in good
society and pick their te eth in front of
high priced ht tells. They st md around
and pose as gentlemen, hut they are
neither gam blers or cap ia lists and it
is often mystery to their acquaint
ances how they keep up appearances
and live off the cream of the land.
The authorities shout begin the
work of Kidding the town of tn Sc vul-
lures on society. They are known and
can easily be picked out. The Juarez
authorities should also keep an eye on
them and save the city from shame.
They are birds of fine feather, but
meat is as putrid. They can boast of
participating in feasts and fetal boards
where the poor wOrkingmao out of
employment would he turned away
from the back gate without q morsel,
yet the hOHo j. their superior and he
is no hypocrife: the word Knows him,
b 1T the bunco mans crimes ara cover
ed up IN fine clothes and smooth work.