El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-23
UNDER NOSE
OF POLICE
A Stranger Is Attacked Fol-
the Purpose of Robbery.
THE TRIAL OF GARCIA
Has 8een pJstponed, But Will Pro
baby Yet Come Up At this Term.

never been questioned, rs his daring
work on the nose wagon is we'll knOwr
to every body 10 Eli Paso, but last night
he further showed his bravery by GO
iug TO the assistance OF n stranger who
wss being held up.
George c. Hoard of Philsdelphia,
game down from Silver City Sunday
where be owns some fine mines, aud
stopped a, the Sheldon hotel. Iester-
day be wss out over town with come
friends aud last night in some way
.hey COS separated. Mr.. Howard
went INTO the Zsiger TO wait for them
and tried bic luck at the wheel. BE
was very successful ana about 12:3C
cashed ia SI15.
He placed the money in his poke,
and looked 81 his wat"h and SAW that
1t wss getting lats, so be left the build
ing and went out aud stood on the
corner for q moment. Then he started
east on Overland street. he was over
taken by q stranger, and asked the
stranger how to ct to q certain place
The stranger gave him the Information
asked for and Mr.. Howard started on
the stranger falling back and follow
ing him.
AT Stanton street Howard turned
south and when he had goDe few feet
he was knocked down by a blow from
behind, this occurrence heppenir q
within few yards o! the police station.
As he fell he called for help. He tried
to get up and was promptly knocked
down again, when the stranger picked
him up and dragged him behind q
house.
Sullivan, who was on the night watch
al the ire department, heard the cry
for help aud although be could see no
one ran over to the place where he had
heard the cry. AS he crossed the
street some one ran down Stanton
street and John T. took after him.
At the Texas and Pacific tracks
Sullivan called to the fugitive to hals
or he would FIRE. This brought him
to halt and Johnny marched him 10
the police station where he registered
- 10 Markham. He said shat he had
been Ell Psso since last Thursday and
at while going Gown the street he
WAS Hccosted be q stranger who robbed
him of o. and that he was just trying
10 defend himself.
He was locked up aad charged with
assault and battery and attempted
high way robbery. Attention was then
turned to Howard who was badly beat
N up, bu, aside from that was none
the worse for the fight.
The account OF the affair as told by
Sullivan this morning is as follows:
| was on watch last night and shortly
after midnight | went down Ia the
cellar N throw some coal in the fur
mace. just ne [ came out of the cellar
heard someone cry for help from
across the street and / started on the
run TO give what sS'i:t1nce | could.
Wht got In the middle of the street
some one ran down Stanton street and
ran after him.
* IN III II
hat he was gaining on me and al
.hough had no weapon | yelled to
him to halt or | would shoot him. He
stopped at onoe and wanted to know II
was an officer. l told him thas 1 was
md putting my right hand on my hip
walked up to him and made him
march in front of me to the police
tation where we locked him up.
"The man be had ed up was a
: )ung man named Howard. He came
,ere from Silver City Sunday and had
his m 81 had seen him put e175 in his
pocket and had followed him aud tried
% hold him up. Howard alec had
' stch thss he said was worth S400 and
ome fine diamonds. No, Markham
lid not have time to get them, for
tarted over there as soon rs Howard
'slled for help"
CARACAS SECOND TRIAL.
The second trial of Edelberto Gar
ia for the murder of Edward O'Con-
Ior commenced THE morning 1t $40
I'cIock.
As IL usual In such csses al immense
mount of preliminary skirmishinx !
ad to be done by the attorneys before |
he real work begun.
This morning as soon as court open !
d Attorney w. ID Howe who n the
revious trial defended the prisoner
nd successfully prosecuted an appeal |
q the cours of criminal appeals. secur-
ng reversal, came forwAr aud had /
Is name stricken from The docket as
efendant's coursel. He Withdrew
rom the case, a. he afterwards ex-
lained, because he aud CARCASS
,ther .ould nos agree rs TO the
iethods tha: should be employed by
ne defense. The prisoners father IL
Gems lie conducting the case.
AS soon as Attorney Howe had with
rswn the name Of Attorney Burns,
no recently arrived from Houston,
Is substituted and he gathered up
he papers and went TO work. Il
His first act was to make application
lat the special venire OF 30 mea be
uashed on the grounds that the
,erfh's men had not used due oilig-
nee In summoning those who had |
cen designated aud had only succeed
In getting together about 80 men.
The application cited the fact sha:
dward O'Connor was q young man of
reHt personal popularity and that
cling against the murderer was in
.nse.
Acting District Attorney Falvey.
assistant Dyer and Deputy Sheriff l,
Omstock retired to the Judges
iarters to go over the list of the
'lesmen and ascertain just who had ,
zen summoned and the reasons for 1t.
the district attorney is convinced