El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-17
WHISKEY CAUSED 1T
YOUNG NAN ACCUSED OF ROBBIE
ny or POST OFFICE.
Henry Sellock Is In the County jail
Temporarily and Will Be Convey
ed to Socorro For TrlAl.-Other
Court News.

ed to Socorro For TriAl.-Othel
Court News.
Deputy United States Marshal Fred
Fornhoff came in last night on the
Texas & Pacific from Roswell with
Henry Sellock, who was placed in the
county Jail until tonight when he will
be taken to Socorro. New Mexico, for
trial for attempting to rob the post
office at Roswell on the night of June
18th.
When seen by a Herald reporter Sell
lock was asked what he had to say
about the charge against him.
There is really no charge against
me- l was caught in the act. 1t was
on the night of June 10Th and a crowd
of us got out and got drunk. l left
the boys about 1870 o'clock in the
morning and when passing the post
office / broke a window and crawled
in. I did not get anything and as
came out the night policeman arrested
me. have been in Jail in Roswell ever
since and as they have no United States
court there they are taking me to So
zorro where / will plead guilty and
throw myself on the mercy of the
court
Sellock is a young man about twenty
five years old and is small in stature.
He says that whiskey got him where he
is and II he once gets out that he will
never again touch a drop OF liquor OF
any kind
Bonds Filed.
The following officers recently elect
ed have filed their bonds with the
county clerk.
Turner and w. w. Turney as sureties
rob Of
cinct /. $1,000 with -. X. Lockhart and
G. r. Morehead.
Juan Armendarez county commits
sioner for precinct 8. $4,000. with w. ]
Fewel and b. Lehman, sureties.
| Maxine Amanda, justice of the peace
precinct 4, $1,000, j. J. Schairer and j
| c. Critchett sureties and for notary
public $1,000 secured by J. J. Schairer
and J. H. White.
Fined.
w. ID. NJ. McNeal was fined 81 in po-
I lice court mis- morning for being drunk
and disturbing the peace.
Three MexicanS were arrested last
night for fighting and will have a hear
ing this evening at 5 in police court.
Carroll Case,
The Carroll case is attracting more
attention as the evidence in going In
and when the defendant was placed
on the stand this morning it was plain
to be seen that he keenly felt that he
was on the stand for his life.
He is very nervous and could not
keep still a second. When on cross ex-
| animation ]. NJ. Dean asked him point
blank Didn't you fire the shot that
killed Newton Stewart" Carroll look
ed at his attorney and with a forced
laugh said No" but il was evident
that the question hit him hard and for
some time he would not look at the
jury nor at the district attorney.
1t is generally conceded that the case
against Carroll is the strongest made
against any of the soldiers and many
believe today that he will be given the
verdict of hanging.
At the time of going to press the
attorneys were arguing the case and it
Will go TO the jury late this afternoon.
Cinnamon Tried.
Two Cinnamon were before Judge
Howe this morning on the charge of
being unlawfully in the United States
One of them, Jue Sing POND. was
ordered deported and the other Fong
All Do. was ordered released
Ford Indicted.
The grand jury met this morning
Two against
Ford, the man arrested for stealing
goods from Southern Pacific freight
cars.
Verdict for Defendant
The jury in the case of DR.. Oscar
Wilkinson against Mrs. Emma j. Ro-
dus for SIS for medical services tried
before Justice Spencer yesterday af-
ternoon returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
Story Confirmed.
Last night a message was received
at the sheriff's Office confirming the
report published exclusively in The
Herald Thursday that Red Seeley had
been arrested at Carlsbad. When ask
ed this morning when Seeley would be
brought to Ell Paso Deputy Sheriff Com
stock said. Il cannot say as I don't
know whether he will come without
requisition papers or not. Sheriff
Boone is down at San Antonio and