El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
GARCIA
MARRIED.
Prisoner Condemned to Death
Welded in Jail.
BURGLARY LAST NIGHT
But the Thief Got Very Little For
His Money.-Court Notes Of
Interest.

interest.
A wedding under peculiar circum-
stances took place in this city yesrer-
day morning.
1t WAS solemnized In the corridor OF
the county jail and the groom was
only g short time ago given the death
penalty by jury for murder. He hss
been In the prison for months and for
time had nothing beiore him but the
gallows.
The contracting parties to this
strange wedding, Is which Judge
Harper oliiciated, were Edelberto
and Felicia Telles, the girl be had
wronged previous to the night when
be fred the fatal shot that cut short
the career of one of the most popular
young men ia town.
Public sentiment was aroused by the
unwarranted killed and Garcia was
widely condemned. When 10 became
known that he had transgressed she
law by leading young girl sstray,
pre- judice against him grew stronger.
her appearance at the Jail With an
infant in her arms, few months
after her lover had been imprisoned
did not fail to affect even the jailer,
who is supposed to be accustomed to
all sorts Of conditions. The womsn's
visit to the jail became so frequent
| thereafter a almost to pass without
notice and she was often permitted by
the ja'ler to converse with her lover.
Garcia appealed his case and was
granted 6 new trial. Soon afterwards
he took out q license to wed the girl,
but the marriage was postponed from
time to time, and now On the eve OF
his second trial for murder, he has
married her.
In the meantime FelIcits met with
further misfortunes. Her mother was
arrested for s~earine falsely 10 an
effort to save Garcia from the gsllows
and In spite of the efforts OF the girl
was sentenced TO two years after q
second trial.
In the first trial the girl created
sensation In the court room by appear.
ing with her baby in her arms and
ssked permission from the court to ad-
dress the jury. This was granted and
her rathetic speech apparently so
moved the jurors that they failed TO
agree on a verdic', although the proof
against tie defendant was conclusive
and she offered absolutely do defense.
The result of her trial was consider
ed one OF the most remarkable on
record.
STORE ROBBED
The hard ware store of Fassett *
Kelly was entered by burglar last
night and the cash drawers relieved
OF its burden OF about q dollar.
The burglar entered al tie rear OF
the house by taking out part of the
wall. He must have known something
OF the arrangement of the house as he
took she cash register off the counter
aud took 1t into the cellar and pried 1t
open with bar. The cash drawer had
about $40 'in the afternoon but Mr..
Fassett went to the store
last night and took all the
money out except about dollar, and
the BURGLAR had much work for moth
proprtetors failed to detect IL this
morning.
THEY LIKED IT.
Two OF the men arrested last week
and who spent the whole week work.
Ing for the city on the streets were
arrested last night for vagrancy and
we're given another contract for
weeks work this morning.
NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
For the six months ending Septem-
Der 30 the chief of police collected
nearly $4,000, just $500 lees than the |
city tax collector.
CARRIED A GUN
F. W. Stewart was arrested last |
night and placed IN the police station |
charged With fighting and carrying q |
weapon and this morning he |
was fined S25.
Stewart Is . colOred man who came |
here about three months ago to work
at the I,iRer He lie now employed at
the Acme saloon. He said that he
was not lighting last night but that he
bad little dispute with . friend in a
saloon and the proprietor told him to
shut up. he told the proprietor that
he could put him out OF the house but
that he could not make him shut up.
Then they went q each other when a
policeman came up and arrested Sim
and found the gun on him
He excuse for having the sixshooter |
Was that fellow wanted to borrow IL
Aud he did not want him to have it so
be took it with him u keep IL safe.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Mrs. .. a. Collins vas granted a
divorce from J. j. Collins. The ap-
oiication was not contested.
DEPUTY MARSHAL BAC1
Deputy United States Marshal HiIle-
brand returned last night from Fort
venworth, Kansas. whether he
vent last week to convey Postmaster
Romero Provencio. of Socorro, to the
where be will serve I3
months for embezzling government
unds.
He reports that Provencio behaved
lice ly on the trip and the prison Off
.ials recognized Immediately his
iocile disposition and will. Is conse
luence, treat him with leniency during
lis imprisonment.
Mr.. Hillebrand says the mountains
o be seen from the Santa Fe train in
Sew Mexico and Colorado are covered
With snow. He returned via Fort
Worth.