El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25
POLICE COURT
Plenty of Business on Tap-A Mex
lean Held on Charge of Murder
the Story of a Man Who was
"Shanghaled" From;Port Town
Send to Chile-Other Business.

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the Story of a Man Who was
"Shanghaled" From;port Town.
Send to Chile-Other Business.
An individual crouched by the stove
at police headquarters this morning In
apparent agony attracted the atten-
ton of q HERALD reporter and a few
Questions revealed the fact that there
was an interesting bit of history at
tached to the past year of his life and
when requested to relate it the man
said:
"My name is Ed Harmon and my
home is in Montana where my family
reside. On thu first of last March
went to Seattle to sell several head of
horses which had to people going to
Klondike. 1 had disposed of my stock
and was hanging around the streets OF
Seattle day or so later when l was
approached by man who offered me
| a position on a ship. 1 told him that
had no knowledge of the duties re
| quired of q man in such position
( and that did not believe | would en-
sured me that the work was
very simple and that most anyone
could do it. He told me to 60
! with him to Port Townsend and there
IL could get position on
boat running between there and San
Francisco 1 consented and when we
arrived in Port Townsend, 1 was in
the name of Mack Levy. Levy told
me that he would give me position
on q ship at q salary of 1925 month in
Q old coin. agreed to work for him
and he told me to give him what
money 1 had and that he would send
it to my wife. gave him my money
and her address, and after l had made
1
in tug with the boarding boss and
two other men and the three of us
went to ship anchored short ways
lout. Upon enter iog the ship 1 WAS
lshown to room by the two
men. When 1 entered they stood at
the door and held me q prisoner while
the boarding boss went to the captain
of the ship and turned my papers over
to him and collected two months of
nv sa ary in advance. After having
done this the three went ashore in the
| tug and l was taken to Chile. When
| we arrived at that distant point l was
told by the captain to get out of the
. ship and to stay out There l was
without means and sick. L concluded
to return to my family in Montana
, and on the fifteenth OF
, last May 1 started back to this
: country and reached Ell Psso a few
3 days ago. Unfortunately for me,
: contracted in1ammatory rheumatism
in both Of.my arms and legs when
5 arrived here and, having no money,
applied for assistance at the police
station and l have been accorded very
, nice treatment. Just how soon l will
r be able to leave here is question, but
4 1 am very anxious to get back to my
Y family
'. A telephone message from Juare;
Il yesterday to police headquarters &C.
scribed Mexican who was wanted fol
murder on the other side of the rive
and asked that he be arrested if Fl
n showed up on this side. The officer:
bad their eyes peeled for the indivi
i dual and shortly after the night force
q | went on duty Officer Franco observed
n | q man who answered the description
a crawling under the board Sidewalk
: on Stanton street south of the jail
! He ordered him to come gu
! aud surrender which the man did. He
was locked up and the officers in Jua
e rez notified. He gives his name a
q Teresa Andujo and says that he know
O nothing whatever about the murder
f He will be taken across the river ant
: the case investigated. He is 81 year
o of age and fairly good looking. The
i crime for which he is wanted was com
v mitted in Juarez over month ago.
b James Kelley was arrested by Officer
J | NlOhleC GulS uOEuluS huO q
the man who stole the pin from The
S necktie of Mr.. Dinwiddie few nights
d ago. He was taken to the county jai
q a complaint will be made agsins
e him.
A man giving his rame as William
I Mud was locked up by Schmidt for be
ing drunk and disorderly and the re
= cOrder fined him 81.
! E. Carson was arrested by Captain
= Bendy on a charge of vagrancy ant
3 was put to work on the streets thi
U merning.
f Officer Rogers captured blind blk
subjuct last night. He left his whee
d for security aud will be tried thi
e evening.
G. E. Weston will be tried this even
y ing on q charge # being drunk an
disorderly. He was arrested by Wink
Ter.
y Justo Perez will have to answer tn
;, charge of being drunk and down thi
: evening. He was arrested by Dryer
q P.Mete was locked up by.Winkler TO
II being drunk and down and will have
n hearing this evening.
J. Sullivan paid fine of 81 for bein
drunk and down. He was locked u
q by Officer Rogers.
e Chas. Clark was locked up by Christ
e ly for vagrancy. He will have hear
: ing this evening. ro'
The chain gang consists OF seve
y men today and they are all bi
}! healthy men.
y John Kelley, v ho was locked up b
;. Bendy charged with vagrancy, was di:
. missed.
n Pillsberry's Best Flour is the best /
the world. Ell Paso Grocery Co