El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09
GRAND JURY
RECOMMENDS
That the Force of immigrant
Inspectors Be Increased.
1T is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
To Take Care of the Border Now
Slow Progress In the Courts.

Slow Progress In n Courts.
Yesterday evening the federal grand
Jury recommended that the force of
customs guards be materially increased
and this recommendation was ordered
by the court forwarded to the secretary
of the treasury.
For several months. in fact ever
since a large band of Italian pauper
immigrants was stopped at the bor-
der and denied admittance 20 the uni
ted States, there have been many per-
sons who contended the force of
guards here was inadequate to pro-
tect the border in this vicinity. This
conclusion was reached by the commits
sioner of immigration at Washington
some time ago and he authorized Gen
eral Malloy to in crease his force.
About that time, however. there came
up a conflict of views on the subject
and Captain Dillon was authorized to
increase his force. while that of Gen
eral Malloy went glimmering. Nor was
the increase of Captain billions force
permanent, for, after a few weeks SER
vice his extra men were let out
The trouble began again Immediate
ly and night and day the handful of
guards and the Chinese inspectors
have been kept constantly on the
jump chasing immigrants all over this
section and herding them back to Juar-
eZ.
Owing to this intolerable condition
and to the fact that the Jail is filling up
with captured Cinnamon the federal
grand jury in it's final report yester-
day evening recommended hat the
force of river guards be increased at
once
The report follows:
To the Honorable Thos. S. Maxey.
United States District Judge.
Sir:-In closing their labors for his
October term of the federal court at
Ell Paso the grand jury desire to call
attention to a matter which they con-
slider of great Importance in the ad-
ministration of the customs laws of
this place:
The force of mounted inspectors al
lowed by the United States is made
quate to guard the long stretch of Dor
der country under the control of the
collector of customs at this place.
The boundary line between this dis
trict and Mexico is the Rio Grande
and an imaginary line running from
Ell Paso to Arizona.
The Rio Grande for almost the entire
year is almost entirely dry and af-
lords no protection against Smugglers
thus ne~cessitating great vigilance and
activity on the part of the guards.
On account of the increased incom-
ing of prohibited aliens. especially
Chinese. Russians and Italians of the
prohited class. the attention of the
guards is confined almost entirely to
vicinity thereby leaving a large por-
ton of the boundary ~unguarded.
We think the river guard force
should be materially increased and
SO recommend, and to this end we re-
spectfully request that our honor will
cause the clerk of this court to for
a certified cop here to the hon
information.
Very Respectfully.
The United States Grand Jury.
BY A +. Coles. Foreman.
October s, 1900.
jose Rsmirtz, who attempted 20
pass q counterfeit dollar at a North
stanton street grocery about Two
months ago., and Who wac, il is said, |
caught in the act, was tried by the
federal court this morning and die
charged.
Ramirez's excuse was that he did ,
not know the money was q felt |
until his attention was called to the |
fact and as this excuse is deemed suf- |
hole Mt in the eyes of the law, he wac
discharged. he 10 an old offender,
been up once before on the
charge and the officers we're es-
anxious to send him over the |
rosd ss they express them selves a. GER
tain hat be 10 makiog q practice of
disposiug of counterfeit money. |
There are Q number of petty GRIM |
cases yet 90 she docket to be tried |
during this term Of the federal court, |
among them two CninEneu, who took
an appeal from Unitsd States Com.
Howe's decision, which wss
that they be deported.
HARD TO GET JURY. i
An Intellectual attempt as made In
the District court this morning TO
a jury to try tie Price case, ous
81 Icon only nine men had been secur
I'd ss follows:
a. B~lnmeolhal, G. y Graut.A Schel-
knect. w. +. Kendall ] T.. Ne,sou, Nj
ter, W. Il Banks, L. d. Bri.t, L.
Hill
Court took a RI Gees and ordered an
';her special venire summoned by two
ONE DAY IN JAIL.
Charles Weston pleaded guilty to
theft OF q pair Of pants and was
one cay in Jail by the county
ALLEGED COCAINE VICTIM.
John Jackson, the alleged cocaine
Who has oemobstrsted that he IL
x ;ee"ingiy dangerous when under the
of the drug, and who has Q
ion for r~ecklessness WI en- so
ffected, wa- before Couuty Judge
Harper his morning for a n~earioe.
A tho man is perfectly rational
gben rot under tha f,Huapca ~