El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-22
in Ell PASO
JAIL TODAY
Three Negro Soldiers
Brought From Fort
Bliss
CHARGED With MURDER
The Leader OfThe Gang That
Killed Newton Stewart
Supposed To Be
Among Them

AS predicted In the HERALD of yes
terday, negro soldiers under arrest a
the post were today brought in an6
confined in the county Jail, charged
with the murder, or completely in the
murder, of Mounted Policeman New
ton Stewart.
The men, three in number, were
brought in by Sheriff Boone and Dep
uty Ed Bryant at IL o'clock, and
placed. incomunicado, in separate
cells In the jail.
They are Duty Sergeant John Kip
per, Corporal William Powell and Pri
vate Leroy Roberts. These men have
been under arrest and locked up at the
post for several days.
DISPLAYED NO FEELING.
When brought into the ante room OF
the Jail where they were to be regis
tered, none of the men displayed any
emotion of fear or surprise. They
stood In respectful attitudes about the
room and assumed the correct erec {
attitude of soldier, when questioned
by Jsiler Lyons.
Ripper gave his age as 25, the young
est of the three. He is rather short
and well built, light in color, with q
black mustac che and curly hair rather
long for one of his race. He is usually
careful and neat in his dress, and
brought with him his brush comb, look
ing glsss and tooth powder in addition
to the single blanket and pillow which
be, with each of the others, carried.
LOOKS LIKE MOLINEUX.
The striking thing about Kipper is
t fact that his pcofle bears strik-
ing resem blsuce to that of Molineux,
the man recently convicted of poison
ing In New York after sensationa al
style. His nose, 10 Particular, has
the same peculiar upward turn at the
end.
THE NAN SEEN BY BLACKER.
Kipper is the man who came into
the station the night before the kill
ling, and demanded of Dick Blacker
the release of the men. This was late
at night. and Blacker ordered him out.
After q display of insolence he left.
The other man with Ripper was
described by Blacker as having q scar
on the left eide of the chin or neck.
The only man Of the three arrested
who has a scar on his face or neck is
Driu TO ho
scar on the left cheek. Roberts is q
mulatto, bit darker in color than the
sergeant, but heavier set. He gave
his age as twenty-ssven.
THE THIRD PRISONER
The third prisoner is six feet, three
inches In height, and slender in build.
He has broader, better natured face
than the other two, and has borne a
good reputation hitherto. The men at
the post were surprised at his arrest.
He /, Corporal Powell.
1t was said that he was summoned by
the captain at the post and closely
questioned, and, after making a state
ment, and being closely pressed to ex-
pldlu LILO "uSESoOOuIS, " OTOhS OOW IL anu
cried.
PLACED IN SEPARATE CELLS.
After the men La1 been registered
at the jail this morning, each being
put down as an American citizen, with
no further indication of their place of
birth, they were taken by Jailor Lyons
to separate cells.
SHERIFF FORBIDS COMMUNICATION
This is held by the officers to be
very wise move, and it is thought that,
with the men separated, IL Will be
easier to get definite and damaging in
ormation from them.
Roberts is upstairs in the main room
of the Jail, Powell is In holdover cell,
and Ripper Is in q cell on the third tier
of the west wing.
Sheriff Boone does not all wv anyone
to talk to the men Ard refuses to talk
himself. He saws be had no t-ou hle
with the M n his morning, ana no b.