El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-24
DAY in THE COURTS
MCBROOM FOUND GUILTY AND
GIVEN TWO YEARS
The Riot Act Read To Migrants, Who
Have Got To Work II they Want
to Live He re- Other Notes.

to Live Here Other Notes.
| The McBroom case was disposed oil
by the district court yesterday after.
noon. McBrown was found guilty oil
the theft of q pearl stick pin from the
resideu nee of Consul Malien ana SEN
fenced to serve two years N the peni-
| Tertiary.
The prisoner WAS formerly in the
employ of the electric light company
repair come wires. Soon after his de-
parture IL was noticed that the iswelry
had disappeared. Complaint va.
made To the police ana McBroom WAS
nrre= ted ana taken to mis- roon and a
search was instituted and the pearl
and q diamond belonging to Mrs.
Leigh Clark were found.
McBroom's defense yesterday con.
sisted In trying to prove that the pin
Was not of the value Of $50, and there
fore the theft did not constitute q pen
itensiary offense. In this he was I'M
successful. for the jury gave him two
years. he is still to be tried on the
indictments charging the theft OF the
ring from Mrs. Clark.
WAR ON MIGRANTS.
Chief Lockhart read the rio, act to
the Migrants at the recorders cour;
this morning. He has several men
before the court charged with being
here without purpose and with no
visible mesus OF support. and he lined
them up and issued his ultimatum.
Each man was releaeed without fine
and instructed to leave the city or get
to work by o'clock this evening.
They bowed their heads In su omission
and left she room.
IL am going to put an end to this
| irar nj
chief to HERALD reporter, "snd rid
the city OF this worthless element.
They are the cause of so much petty
meanness of late and the source Of
much trouble 10 the force. When any
Of them puts In an appearance here
the Sc coud time he will have to go to
she chain gang and work on the
streets for 80 days."
HERRING BRINGS SUIT.
S. l.. Herring, the man from Cali
f0rniA who fell into au excavation OF
Nathiss's new building, corner Utah
and Overland, one night about three
weeks ago while In quest of Q chile
10 Mt, has fled suit against the city and
she contractors for $40, 900 damages.
Herring alleges that the excavation
was OF such nature as to be . verita.
BILE pit fall ard man trap and Ia the
darkness he walked into 1t without
any waning whatever.
WARRANTS ARRESTED.
Policeman Billy Smith arres ted
them up In the police station charged
with vsRraucy.
FINED FOR FIGHTING.
Charley Blake was foed 50 in police
court last evening for fighting.
CHINANEN GET MORE TINE.
Two Cinnamon were arraiguec this
morning before e. S. Com missioner
Howe on the charge OF being uulaw-
fully In this country.
Each asked for more time and it was
granted.
Man Chung, the eldest prisonor, will
not be tried until next Saturnsy, and
Jue Hing Pang, the otheI, will get q
hearing on November s, two days after
the election.
ACCUSED OF THEFT
There was a little ARRAY at a barber
shop on Utah street yesterday evening
that has not been amour O I'd. Jack
Martin. q bar Der who has been EN-.
ployed In the chop for some time until
lie 81 evening, was enterts,- ing Q friend
Of bis from AlamoRordo who IL also Q
barber. Early In the evening the
Alamogordo man missed a ring aud re-
ported the matter TO his friend
Martin.
Martin Is alleged to have accused
Ernesto Espinosa, . young Mexican,
of having stolen the ring and went to
search him. Espinoea objected and
said that II he was to be searched they
had better call In . policeman to do the
This was done bus the rinr
WAS not found.
Martin is said to have used come
very abusive language in speaking to
tie Mexican and warrant VAS sworn
out for his arrest on the charge of dis. |
roing the peace. But so far Mar tin |
has not been teen.
HIGHwAYMAN'S HEARING.
Markham, the m an arrested BY j. T.
Sullivan night before last and locked |
up charged with attempted high way
robbery, was given q hearing before |
juetice Spencer yesterday afternoon
md was bound over to wait the action 1
d the grand jury In the sum of 5000.
But he was unable to furnish the bond
ind was cent to the county jsil. Marx
ham testified in own behslf at the
rial and said that he was coming to
own from the Texas and Psc! fic depot
here he had gone with frie nd when
ie met Howard at the corner across
rom the police station. He said that
lie was perfect stranger to him and
hat he was drunk at the time. He
Aid that howard asked him II that
vas etah street and he told him that
ie did not know. Then. he said How
'rd DIT him with a cane and he only |,
'cted In self defense when he knocked |
Inward /