The herald., 1898-06-16
HUGUS' CROOKED WORK
A DEPUTY CONSTABLE WHO
MAKES EASY MONEY
BOTH HANDS 0UTSTRETCHED
But in the Suit of Sepulveda VS.. Ybarra
He Ran UP Against Big Snag
and Must Now Disgorge

On Tuesday Pedro Sepulveda filed conf
plaint in the township justice court against
Francisco r. de Ybarra in civil action
for the recovery of S134, alleged to have
been spent by plaintiff at the instance ana
request and fof the personal benefit of the
defendant. Hester & Ladd are the attor-
news for Sepulveda. An attachment was
issued by Justice Young, but nothing was
found in the way of cash at the bank.
Pedro Sepulveda had been living for long
time with the Ybarra woman, who is an IN
dian, but last week she became tired OF sup
portipg him and fired him out.
Pedro was smarting because Franciscn
had dismissed him, and told his tale OF woe
promscuously Among those to whom he
explained the situation was one joe Hugus.
alias Hughes. He is deputy constable I'M
der j. Simons, the constable of the Bal
Iona township, whose office happens TO be
with Hester e. Ladd. Hugus makes 1t
practice of getting an appointment from out
side constables as It in measure gives him
an Importance which he would not be able
to attain otherwise. He has been deputy
constable for the San Fernando constable.
and was once before a deputy under Simons,
who discharged him, but later reinstated
him.
Hugus took Sepulveda in tow and landed
him in Hester & Ladd's office. where he once
again told how Francisco had bounced him.
He explained that during the several years
of cohabitation with the dusky lady he had
spent much money improving her home
stead, ard that besides expanding his own
cash he had contributed the sweat OF his
brow and the strength of his trusty arm In
tinkering up the place. The lawyers took
the case, believing it to be good, and
brought the suit, and at their instance the
attachment was issued. 1t was Placed in
the hands of Hugus.
Instead of taking it to the bank where tho
Ybarra woman kept her spare cash Re
went to her privately and advised her Ct
what he had been told to do. He advised
her to draw the $3.50 she had out of the bank
at once. and she did i. without further ado.
For this considerate tip and advice Hugus
charged her $50. which she gave up. The
deputy constable next impressed upon her
the necessity of employing an attorney. and
steered her to the office of Hugh J. Craw-
ford, to whom she explained the circum-
stances under which Sepulveda had COM
menced suit against her. Crawford re-
qured a fee down, and they agreed after
some talk that s45 would be enough Fran
cisca Ybarra paid the money to Crawford.
so that there remained but SIS of the money
she had had that morning in the bank, and
obtained receipt from the lawyer.
Considerate friends of the woman. when
they learned how Hugus had imposed upon
her ignorance. took her to Messrs. Rush &;
Davis. who agreed to look after her inter-
ests, and they on the same day filed de-
murrer to the complaint in the township
Justice court. They next notified Hester
& Ladd to advise Hugus to return to Fran
cisca the $50 he had taken from her. under
threat of being prosecuted for extortion.
"Habeas Corpus" Ladd strongly advised
the deputy constable to let no grass grow
under his feet before he PUNCHED up, es-
pecially as Mr.. Davis had set yesterday af-
ternoon as the hour when he must dsgorge
Hugus asked Ladd to defend him if he was
pulled in. but Ladd told him to so to CraH-
ford If he got into trouble.
The money had not been returned at the
close of business hours last evening. hut
Hugus sent in bulletins to say that he was
rustling hard to dig up. and that he would
surely cash in before dark. 1t is believed
that Constable Simons will cancel Hugus'
appointment, which was only made on the
10th of this month. for good this time