El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-05
COMSTOCK-GOOD CASE
IS STILL ON TRIAL IN JUDGE COG
GINS COURT.
The Usual Grind Of Minor Courts
Matters.-A Vdo-ant With Re-
ferences Newt Matthews Case
poStpOned

The trial of the case of J. H. Com
stock VS.. Jay and Stanley Good in
Judge Goggin's court is still in pro-
gress. The case is being closely con-
tested on both sides. This morning J.
H. Comstock called at The Herald Of
| flee and wanted a correction made in
the statement as published yesterday.
which was obtained from one of the
parties He said on the first trial of
| the case the jury stood one Tor the
| Goods. and eleven for Comstock. At
| the second trial the jury came into the
court room and the foreman asked if a
| verdict could be rendered awarding the
Goods the land and ComstocA the mon
ey that the had expended thereon. The
court instructed that no such verdict
could be found and a hung jury re-
suited. At the third trial the verdict
was in favor of Comstock. as published.
Comstock says all the jurors read
The Herald and he feared that the
statement of yesterday might influence
their verdict and for that reason asked
That a correction be made.
More Trouble
Mark Farrar. alias Hanna, was ar
rested on warrant sworn out by G.
w. Morrow for disturbing the peace.
1t seems that Mark Hanna, who has
been employed in Morrow's barber
shop for several years, had a little diff
ficulty with one of the customers and
Morrow told him he could lay off a
few days for the offenSe, but Mark
went to work yesterday morning as US
ual and they had words. when Morrow
claims that Mark struck at him.
They were separated and Mark took
his clothes and left, but later returned
and there was trouble again. Morrow
I@w~ L.
rest and the trial was set for four
O'Clock this afternoon.
Drunks and a Vagrant.
Two Mexicans were fined 81 each in
police court this morning for being
drunk. A Frenchman from Utah street
was fined SIS for being drunk and dis
orderly.
A weary Willie with a beard about
three weeks old and covered with dirt
was arrested last night for vagrancy
and lis morning said that he was a
ranchman from California. He told
the court that he had references where
he had worked for six months on one
ranch. He was told that he would he
given a job on the streets here in Ell
Paso for four days without any refer
ences and if that did not satisfy him he
could work for six months.
A Curious Assault Case
Court took a recess until o'clock
when the trial of Pancho Velo for as
sault to murder. will begin. Velo is
accused of running up or riding up
to the horse drawing a buggy contain
ing the sheriff's wife and making such
demonstrations that the animal be-
came frightened and ran away, threat
ening the lives of the occupants of the
buggy. 1t is said that the miscreant
kept beside the horse for some dis
lance, beating him over the head with
his hat and shouting with the diaboli-
cal intention OF causing a disastrous
runaway The only excuse offered by
the prisoner when arrested was that
he was drinking.
The Matthews Case Postponed.
Trial of the Newton Matthews case.
which was set for today. was postpon-
ed until Friday and the sheriff was
ordered to summons a special venire
OF forty men from which to select a
jury Matthews is accused of killing
man of mis- own color on Santa Fe
street.
Fined for Fighting.
c. w. Reynolds and Tom Dolphin
were fined 81 and costs each this morn
ing by Justice Spencer upon their plea
VI Soiiey " causing dt the
corner of Utah and Second streets yes
terday evening.
A Woman Arrested.
Emma Anderson was arrested by
Constable Henry Gray for the theft of
valuables from a man who visited her.
She was lodged in the county Jail this
morning.
Peterson Acquitted
The case against Alec Peterson for
malicious mischief came up before JUS
tice Spencer this morning and result |
ed in acquittal for the defendant
Fined for Carrying a Gun.
John Rittenhouse a stranger. was
fined S25 yesterday evening for being
drunk and carrying a pistol.