El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-13
DRAGGING ALONG
TRIAL OF NEGRO RAIDER NOW IN
PROGRESS.
The Witness Who Turned States
Evidence Against the Soldiers
Was On the Stan this Morning.

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the Elazer case. yet it is attracting nc
little attention.
| Powell the negro who turned states
evidence was on the stand all morn
| ing and is probably the most import
| ant witness the state has to produce.
He was closely examined by district
attorney Dean and then cross eXamin-
ed by NJ. w. Stanton for the defense.
Several of the purors asked questions
| which he answered.
Judge Dean and Lawyer Stanton had
little war of words this morning. but
the court ordered them to be quiet and
there was no damage The trouble
arose when one of the jurors went to
ask the witness question and Stan
ton said that he would ask the ques-
ton for him. Mr.. Dean objected. and
then they began to tell each other all
about it Mr.. Dean won his point.
The soldiers all appeared in new uni
forms with their shoes shining ar1
made n nice appearance. 1t is thought
that the cases will occupy the whole
week.
Many opinions have been expressed
by persons who have been attending
the trial but the most of them think
that Elazer will be acquitted.
Arrested for Fighting.
Grossman. the proprietor of the Phil
ippine saloon and his bartender. Gus
Sandt, had a little set to last night that
was not advertised and officer Mitchell
responded to the police call and ar
rested both men charged with assault
and battery and fighting.
They will appear in police court at
five this evening and explain matters.
Fined So Each.
In police court yesterday evening
three colored girls were brought up
charged with vagrancy and being dis
orderly.
They plead not guilty and said that
a colored man had made the trouble.
They were fined SIS each which was
paid by their friends and they We're
turned loose.
Prisoner Released.
The Mexican whom George Heroii
arrested last week on a complaint from
Juarez that he had stolen a lot of sur
gical instruments from physician in
that city. was turned loose this morn
ing as the JuareZ people failed to ap-
pear against him.
Obstructing the Sidewalk.
The case against w. G Walz was
dismissed yesterday in police court
Mr.. Walz was charged by Pat Dwyer
Mr.. Sharp the assistant manager of
the Walz store. appeared yesterday AMI
explained that they had been making
some repairs and had been forced to
move some things out on the side walk
for a short time. The case was dis
missed but Mr.. Sharp was warned noc
to let the complaint be renewed.
On the Look Out.
The police have received word from
a distant state to look out for a GER |
tain person who is wanted on a criml- |
nal charge.
Although the name of the party is |
known to The Herald the police ask |
that his name he not given until he |
is caught and a trap is now being set
to catch him.
II will create quite sensation when |
the arrest is made.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Last night two men arrived from |
TT. Worth en- route to Mexico on min !
ing business. They had purchased
tickets from a ticket broker in Fit |
Worth who gave one of the men a |
draft on Silberberg brothers OF this |
place for $3.50 as a rebate.
This morning the men went 70 the /
Office OF the FL Paso brokers and pre-
scented the ticket and draft and were i
tOiu tnat tne IraIt was worthless 10 Il
them as the man who had issued II /
was not amember of the association.
Greatly disappointed the men began /
to discuss the FIT. Worth broker in par
and all brokers in general until i
the Silberberg men thought that they
had said enough when the called a /
halt. 4 little misunderstanding causel i
the police to be notified and Pat Dwyer Il
the two men and took them /
to the police station where their Diff
ferences We're Strengthened out and the L
draft was turned over to Chief Lock- |
hart who will correspond with the
CHIEF of police at TT. Worth with a |
view of collecting the money The two
men left at IL o'clock this morning
over the Mexican Central for Mexico.
Divorce Suit.
In rhc district CO urt Mrs Pearl /
Hartman filed suit for absolute divorce
from her husband. Oscar Hartman.
The petitioner alleges that they were
at f. Paso. Texas. in 1891.
and lived together until last Septem-
Der. !
Extreme and tyrannical treatment is
alleged as cause for the divorce and |
ON account of said treatment petitioner
states that it is impossible for her TO
live with her husband again.
County Commissioners.
The county commissioners court has
the election bills and the
bonds of the county officers and can
vassed the returns.