El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-05

the number of first class attractions
they are bringing here and the people
show their appreciation by filing the
house from parQuette to dome, from
stage to foyer. One of the largest
audiences that ever greeted show
here was there last night.
There is case in Ell Paso that has
been attracting the attention of num-
her of people for some time and it now
deserves attention by the press. It is
q case of both mystery and sensation.
1t is q mystery because tie officers at
tention has several times been called to
it. and they have done nothing to pre-
vent it becoming q serious affair; it is
a sensation because there is girl mix
ed up in it and it is the culmination of
a love affair. The case is that of Hen
ry Chriss, who has several times of late
been brought before the public by the
press for his persistence in paying at
tentions to a girl who has spurned his
suit and whose mother and brother
have warned him to keep away from
their premises and have even gone SO
far as to have him tried in . Justices
court for the purpose Of placing him
under peace bond, on account of sew
eral threats he had made to murder all
the family and their friends if he was
not allowed to see the girl. He plead
ed guilty to the charge, but was never
required to give the bond and has been
at liberty ever since and has never
quit tormenting or threatening the girl
and her mother when he knew they
were at their house and no men were
around. He threatened to kill the girl
if she left her house 10 company with
any one else, aud of late has met her
when she went anywhere with other
parties and threatened both her and her
escort. sLast week he met the girl and
her escort going to q show. He jumped
out of q dark alley and tried to raise q
row at the time, but the man, who was
gentleman, did not want q row when
the girl was present: Chriss then
openly threatened to kill him, the girls
brother-in-law and other parties If he
went with her again. The next night
the young man came down town a'one
and found Chriss at the came place.
He punched Chriss' face and knocked
him down and then Chris pulled
pistol. but was too cowsrdly to attempt
to use it. Yesterday Chriss was seen
hanging around the house of the girl
on East Overland street; friend had
loaned him a shot gun and he WAS
purpose. These cases 60 on continual
ly and have gone on for some time and
the officers have been coRnizant of the
fact, but have made no effort to prevent
a tragic collision between Chriss and
aud the girls kinfolks. Probably
they anticipate the result of such
collision and are anxiously awaiting
for it to take place. The men do not
dodge such meeting, but it is wrong
woman to be kept in such fear from
the deeds of jealous ignoramus and
it is now time for the grand jury to
put in good lick by thoroughly in
vestigating the case.
Manager Paul Wilson, OF the Pueblo
opera house, has telegraphed Manager
Mitchell, of the Ell Paso opera house,
as follows: "The Tenn essee Partner
was an enormous bit here. The COM
pany is unusually strong and the seen.
cry magnificent I"
Dr.. Villas is in tears over the loes of
his black water spaniel dog "Rake."
Rake was an intelligent dog and had:
grown in the affections of DR.. Villas
until be almost looked upon the dog as
human. The doctor says that if any
one had offered him 81 900 for the cog
that he would have. refused 1t. The
OS was dlIEOSG human 6uu ID mlse6O
from DR.. Villas home as though it were
an adopted child. The doctor says
that every night and morning the dog
would come to his bed to receive his
"good night and "good morning" the
same as q child.
The article written by American in
last Monday mornings Graphic has
been the cause of considerable com.
neut around town. The article dealt
with q nartain tailor who haa 4 ahnn