El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-25
CURLY In
HARD LUCK
Bound Over to the Grand
Jury For Alleged Theft
DRUNKEN MANS MONEY
Mysteriously Disappeared Saturday
Night Witnesses SWOre That it
Found Its Way Into Sullivan's
Hands and Was Thrown In a
Spittoon by Him.

SplllOOH ny Till.
Last night at the county Jail man
thrust his haggard face against the in
terror bars of his cell and begged the
jailer to give him q drop of whiskey, in
the name of heaven.
The man was section boss Martin.
from Anthony, who was just recovering
from an attack of delirium tremens.
Parties say that Curly Sullivan rob-
bed or attempted to rob Martin last
Saturday eve ming at six o'clock in the
Senate saloon.
The circumstances, of the alleged
theft were peculiar. Martin came to
the city several days ago with upwards
OF 5000 on his person, and proceeded to
look long on the wine when it was red
Saturday evening he staggered into
the Senate saloon, where Sullivan and
others were leaning against the bar.
and rendered Adam Dieter the bar
keeper, $45 in currency, asking him to
keep 1t. Martin was rather drunk at
the time and laid his hand on the bar
with the money in it. Dieter did not
receive it at once and when he turned
to do 80 the money was missing.
Sullivan was Immediately suspected.
Somebody noticed several greenbacks
on the floor near Sullivan and several
in the spittoon. The barkeeper
quickly shut the door, saying that no
one would be allowed to leave until
the matter had been Investigated.
Policeman Taylor was called and
Sullivan arrested. Martin was also
locked in cell to sober up.
He became 80 violent yesterday that
ply sicisn had to be called to ad-
minister opiates and rs he grew bet
ter, whiskey was the burden of his
song.
The prisoner was given an occasional
drink by the jsilor and improved ra-
pidly.
BOUND OVER.
Curly Sullivan was arraigned before
Justice Spencer this morning, and after
two witnesses had given their evidence
Curly was bound over in the sum of
$3.50, in default of which he went back
to Jail.
Adam Dieter was the first witness
story as given in the foregoing.
He fourd some of the money in q
spittoon, crumpled up, after he had
called policeman.
Martin had not been near the spit
toon and could not have deposited the |
greepb backs therein.
He was cross-questioned briefly and |
excused.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
y. Il. W1er gave the most dam aging
evidence against Sullivan. He said |
hat after Martin left the bar he thrust |
mis- money in his pocket. AS he turn
ed away he encountered Sullivan and |
; man called "Red" near the door.
One Of them stood on either side of
Martin and witness noticed that Sui
ivan's right hand seemed to go very
close to Martins pocket.
After Martin complained of having
been robbed, witness saw Sullivan put
mis- hands behind him and saw the
money in Su1livan's hands.
When Adam Dieter sent for q police
man, witness saw Sullivan throw the
money in spittoon and then heard
him advise Dieter to look on the floor
|or 1t.
The attorney for defendant saw no
'eason to cross question the witness
whose evidence was so damaging and
The preliminary hearing was brought
% close, for it was clearly shown
hat probable cause for holding the
defendant for the grand jury existed.
Justice Spencer fixed the prisoners
bond at $3.50, but he was unable to find
uretieS on the sDur of the moment