El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-03

Geo Brown, c Spivey,
II. McCulloch, ]. G Jones,
M. S. Curton.
Captain Hart presented 81 men for
examinat or seventy-three ex-
smined all but eight passed.
An Erring New Mexican.
On May 23rd q man arrived in the
city and registered at the Grand Cen
trail hotel as Jas. L. Within, OF Silver
City, N. M. Nothing was thought OF
he stat to friends that he was watt
| ing for some instructions from
his fa,her-in-law, who is in
leo. Mr.. whitsia seemed to
have friends in the city as he was seen
| with them frequently In different
places around TOW n; one OF bis special
friends was w. D. PlOwden, represent
alive of the law book firm of Baocroft-
Whitney Company OF San Francisco,
hotel.
Plowden compla' ned to the p-oprie-
tor two or three times of losing things,
but nothing Was found to convict the
hired help, SO the matter was taken to
the police.
A little over q week ago Mr.. v hittin
went to the loan Office of Silberberg
Bros. and tried to cell . small
diamond ring, but as the ring was 30
cheaO Mr.. Robt Silberb re suspected
Mr. VIII tin then disposed Of it some
where el-e. o. the day follow
ing, Mr.. Within came TO sllberber9
Bros. again, this time to sell
. watch which be wanted five dollars
fer. "Just about the time" said Mr..
81 berb-rg, "that the derl was being
closed, Mr.. Within produced South
ero Pacinc railroad ticket, good from
Ell PasO to Sac Fraucisco. signed BY
w. D. Plo~den. whom M. Within
rep -esented himself to be-" Mr.. oil-
berberx bought the tick ct, which he
disposed of very easily. Mr.. Written,
u las Piowden, having sold the ticket,
he put the watch back in his pocket
and went out of the store.
A day or 20 later Messrs Silherberg
we're not fed about the ticket having
been stolen. 90 they at once set out to
6nd the gentleman who had cold 1t TO
them. and whe he WAS located Alled
on officer D~yer to make the arrest,
which was promptly done.
When Mr.. Wnittin alias Plowden
was found be was in the company Of
the real Mr.. Piowdeu. and they were
both at the AS ar House bar having .
drink. To get matters straight Mr..
PIowden was arrested ~ the came
time, but was turned 10 zee afterwards.
Mr.. Within also denied the allega-
t obs against lin. Even when Mr..
aid S' that si II va. on case
of mistaken identi y. Nevertheless
Mr.. Viii tin WAS placed behiod the
bars Of the county Jail until . hearing
can be given him.
Chief Lockhart was asked If be had
found The .tch and hs ssid that
he had found it over in Juarez where
Mr.. Whit n bad pawned it.
AS soon as Within WAS placed in
Jail be wired his wife at Silver City to
He later received an answer cay Jog
that she would arrive on todsy's S. |
The herald reporter called on Mr.. |
Within ~ toe couoty j.il, and asked |
~hat he had to s.y about the matter.
Mr.. VIII tt said: This
my life. and don't know yet wnat
;our-e 1 will take. am waiting for
ny wife who will be in on the even
ne tain" The HER Ids man ask
'ome s.-tement so that the public
would know the fact in the Q ,se.
Mr.. Within said. "You can say tina. I
.m not quit and think that it will
Ill come right when have the chance
% prove IT," Mr.. Within sck now
ede. d having disposed of the railroad
icket but did 90 for another px ty;
lie refused to give the name
# the party. Mr.. Whit n
vas formerly propr' eter aud manager
II the Silver City Eagle, but has : OF
,een nuected with newspaper work
or some time. Mr.. Within a-ked
he r. pc ter to see that q carriage be
ent to the train for his wife and
rave her brought to the jail to see
lin.
Mr.. Written was brought before
Justice McKie for hearing a. p. ~;
he 70 cases ought against Whit,in
we're for theft from tho person and
as o Guided the aF' services @s''' %
dessrs. Patterson ard Wallace II de-
end him. The HERALD'S reporter
let Mrs. Within. who arrived on the I
. p. to-day, and took her to the Office
t Patterson and Wallace, where her
was awaiting her. {
Both cases werecontipued over until S
'morrow morning. His attorneys 9
ave wired the officers of Silver City,
!. NJ, TO Try and secure bond for the
elease Of Within, but Is yet have not O
,ceiVed An Rnew. r