El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
AN OFFICER
ATTACKED
By a One Handed Beggar, On
the Main Street At
Dusk.
CRIME OF ALL SOR rs
See ms To Increa-e With the Coming
If winter-Salutary Treatment
For Hob ,es-Federai Court Nsar
IT. End.

For Hob ,es-Federai Court Near
IT End.
Off GER Clements WAS the victi'n OF .
vicious assault. by a bold beeRar Satur-
day night and received injuries 70 a.
temporarily disabled him.
The assault wss IS unexpected a. u
was violent. Officer Clements was
standing in front of the Silver kiog
saloon on San Antonio street and was
wearing citizsn's clothes when he WAS
accosled by "a beggar who had Lost one
hand. The vagrsut stepped up to
Clements ard demanded that be b.
given nf:y cents, a. the same time dis
play ing his handles arm.
The beggAr was accompanied OF
friend who recoR niZ-d Clements rs
policeman, in spite of his disguise, soo
warned the mepdicant that he was
talking to an officer.
That makes NO difference TO me-"
r. tor,ed tue brszsn vagrant, "rhere'-
DOS q bull among ell the policem IN
shis town that can handle me-
With tbus he threw out his hand
and gave Clements u swift slap on the
face.
Clements was greatly sstonished and
some " hat angered. His fret though.
wss to knock the man down With his
six shooter, but because OF the
vapran.'s crippled condition refrsineo
on. The man refused to do so and he
came violent. He cursed Clements
and grsppled with him.
A violent scuffis followed In which
Clemelts Was overmatched, he being
small man and bis assaila1t heavy
weight. In moving back and 10 nth
ClemenIs stumbled backwards upon a
pile of iron pipe lying at the curb am
the vsRrant went over with him. The
force OF the fall served TO wrench the
officers hip and badly bruise one OF his
legs.
About this time Officer blanchard
come up and two policemen had little
difficulty in overcoming the unrul,
warrant by main force. They put the
Gu ffs On his wrist and took him to the
LOCK up and he remained there until
Sunday morning when Chief Locsart
ord cred him to leave town.
Officer Clements was so badly Injured
th a. he had to be out to bed. BE sooo
become violently i'll from the shock o.
the fall and for time it was feared
that be had been hurt inter nslly. How
ever he had recovered sufficiently last
evening TO be on duty around police
headquarters
This is the second time that iu-
pied man has made trouble for an r.
Ps-o policeman. Some time ago Pa
Dryer und ertook to arrest q one legged
man and Pat afterwards remarked u
he gathered up fragments OF HE ga.
ments that be thought cyclone had
struck him.
The vaerant who assaulted Clements
was one OF those VINO GO ABOUT d:stri
bltiug cards on which a pathetic verse
Is printed. Two such cards were
found in his pocket on which were
printed the following touching lines:
Just one moment stranger:
/ wont detain you long;
Listen TO this story,
or poor crippled boy.
Many's good hearted fellow,
Msny's . noble minded man,
Ftnds himself In shallow wafer.
Then assist him II you can.
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
A stranger giving his name as w G
Cro~der was arrested yesterday oy
Officer Taylor charged with theft
under go. II seems that CrOwder
came to FL Psso Saturday morning
with another young man who was put
sing up the money for the trip. Both
were railroad men and they stopped at
the St George hotel on Stanton street.
ucy Wcob IuSO VIC uObCi ouo
ed and she man left his grip and um
bre la with the clerk In the Office and
went ous with Cro~der. 4
Later in the day 1t Is alleged tn At
Crowder went to the CLERK and eaid
that his friend had sent him for she
things aud they we're given to him,
W hen be vent to Q saloon on Ell Pa.o
street and pawned the mbrella for =
couple of drinks and later went 20 a
rooming house on Overland street aud
pavned the grip for a uieht's lodging.
AS soon as the other mau returned to
the hotel be called for his grip to go
to his room and was told that his
friend had taken them. He then saw
that the man he was befriendipg bad
gone back on him and be reported the
IN after to the police, who began al in
vestication with the result that
Crowder IS now behini the bars at the
police station.
BLIND BIKERS.
Two men we're arrested Saturday
night for riding blind bikes. And
their cases Will come up tonight At
i've o'clock
FIVE MIGRANTS.
Five men were arrested Saturday
nigh for vsgrsncy sn1 were or Tered
put of town.
BOARD FOR HOBOES
Chief LockArt said this morning that
ne was going to try new plan oo
he-e who come here to sp,nd the
winter. He Is going to put them In
Jail ard those who are unable TO work |
he will keep for n week and feed the IN
"a bresd aud waite r:if tbatdoes not give
hem enough he will keep them q
month.
THIRTEEN DRINKS