El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-30
Some Unusual Incidents In
Connection With the
Jury.
WORK OF THE COURTS
fdrrell's Alleged Assallant Has Pre-
Ilmindry Hedring.-Arrests For
Petty OffenSes.


ternoon.
One juror objected to sitting on the
jury anu Be fret had no ressOI able ex-
cuse. He soon found one however
and declared that If kept in the
jury room longer than a day he
nigh not give the defendant Justice.
3 e said he did not like To remain shut
up long al time and was afraid be
would not do the right thing.
The attorneys questioned him on
every point and he neld out that being
closed up in the jury room might ms Ike
hi m forget his oath and render YER
dict contrary to law and evidence.
Several " no had been summoned on
the special venire failed u appear in
court and Judge Welthsll mad. at
example of one and threatened others.
A. J. Tay lor, so out of-town juror. was
fined S25 for NOT appe airing after being
sum moned. Only ten jurors we're Sc
lecIed yesterday afternoon but another
special venire was ordered for this
morning and the remaining two were
chosen today.
The jury when completed this morn.
lug was as follows: w. F Carpenter,
0. d Owens, W. q. Freeman, j. b.
Watson. G. c. Black John Maehill,
q. B. McGalleard, James TslmsdPe,
Frank Osbery. "A. Munzenb berger, Il.
D. Britland, Will |. Watson.
As soon as the jury box had been
filled and the jurors sworn, the exam
inatiOn OF witnesses was begun.
The state fret introduced Ex-Sheriff
Jim White and his deputy 1t that
time, F. B. Sim mons. to prove that
State Ranger Fusselman had lived aud
Was killed in 1890 by cattle rusilers In
the Franklin mountains and that war
rants bad been Issued for bis murder
ers. The old record book of coroner's
fvn al int nd
titled to by J. S. McKie. The entry In
the book for April Is. 1890, by James
Armstrong, J. P. WAS that State |
Ranger Fusselpsn had been killed In
the Franklin Mountains by Qunshot
wounds In his head. and that be was
80 killed on April Is. The names of
his murderers we're TO the court IN
known.
DRUNK FINED |
John Doe, for being drunk and die |
orderly, was dEed b in police court |
this morning.
LEFT HORSE LOOSE
Pat Dryer arrested boy who drives |
one of j. A. Smiths wagons yesterday
ia the street.
SURRENDERED BY BONDSMEN.
Feline Perez, under indictu at
for a thief. OF o horse, was surrendered
by bis bondsmen this morning ar IL
nov in the county Jsn.
CHINAMEN ACQUITTED.
The two Cinnamon tried before Com
missioner Howe yesterday, were re.
leased as the court was rot fully sat
istied from the evidence thai the two
men mad been out of the country at oil. |
They were captured on this side of the
liver.
DUNN BOUND OVER
John DUN, In jail Oh the charge OF
stealing 9 grip OF surgical instruments
from DR.. Merchant, was given q preli-
minary hearipg this morning before
Justice Ellis and bound over in the
sum OF $500. Upon failure 10 give the
bonds be was remsnded to the county
Jail.
PRELIMINARY HEARING
The case Of the state of Texas
against Baltszar Ronquillo for assault
To murder was brough up before jus
tice Spencer THE morning for prelimi-
nary exam, nation. This Is the case
where R1nqu illo is charged With stab
bipg Fred Terrell. There was no new
evidence introduced other than was
published In the HERALD at the time
Of the sffray.
ARRESTS FOR FIGHTING
There were eight arrests last night
for lighting. Two Of them were women
lighting in the Monte Carlo dance hall.
They will explain to the recorder this
evening at five how IL happened but
people who witnessed the scrap say
they don't know how il did start for
they both struck At each other at the
same time without word and the
way hair flew for a while was acaution.
SUIT FOR SALARY.
The csse OF S. @. Barker ap ainst
taken up before Justice Ellis this
and the testimony heard.
This 10 the case wherein Baker, who q,
was an express passenger for the ,
Wells Fargo company on the Mexican ,
Central, lie suing for salary alleged to
be due for the month Of September.
L: is alleged that while In the en- ,
ploy OF the express company Baker v
lost $3.50 belonging 10 the company and
that he was TO pay the money back on
The ins'sllme n plan S25 a month until
The full $3.50 was settled. The plaintiff 5
AYERS that be was discharged in 3
September and that the defendants on. 9
y paid him $40 salary for that month
When they should have paid him $50
md he now sues for that amount. =
After hearing The evidence court ad
noon when the arguments began.
McKelligon appeared TO- the
plaintiff while Richard Burgess rep g.
,ents the defendants.
+. NJ johnson as u pfessdi Ritator
will fool you at Myers Opera House
night. He susht Hermann