El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-08
AT THE SAN
ELIZARIO DEPOT
The Incidents Of One Even
ing Lead Up
TO SIX SUITS IN COURT
Justice Villalobos Is Incidentally
Brought Into Public VieW-TWo
Cases Already Disposed of In
The County Court.

1t was all about a feud and justice
of the peace at San Elizario. 1t took
up all of Friday afternoon and Satur-
day afternoon in the county court.
Six complaints and counter complaints
have already been filed and the end is
already been disposed of and up to
date nobody has been found guilty of
an offense In the eyes Of the law.
Some time ago NJ. G. Carroll was
tried before Justice Villslobos, of the
San Elizario district, on a charge OF
using obscene and abusive language.
The complaint was made by M. @.
Kinney, who accused the defendant of
using the obscene and abusive Ian
guage to A. o. Hubbard. AT the trial
before the justice Carroll was found
guilty. He took an appeal to the couu-
ty coui and this case was tried on
Friday afternoon.
A petition was TecaDtly fled in the
district court against This same justice.
asking for his removal from office on
grounds of incompetency. The petit
tion stated that the justice is q citizen
Mexico, that be is a grossly ignorant
man, that he frequently compromises
criminal proceedings aud fixes them
up to suit himself, that he is unable to
speak English and conducts his court
in the Spanish language. that he il un-
able to keep his own docket, that he
frequently examir es witnesses without
swearing them, THAT he refuses to al
low attorneys to offer to defend persons
charged With offenees in his court, that
by iptimidations and threats he in
duces persons to make complaints who
do not wish to. that he goes around the
neig hbOrhood trying cases in any place
that suits him, and that he frequently
tries in their own homes people charged
with otfenses.
When the case Of Carroll came up
before Judge Harper it was found thai
the complaint was defective and the
charge was dismissed. Then another
complaintwas filed against Carroll, by
Hubbard which was tried Saturday
afternoon.
The trouble occurred a. the San Ell
carlo depot. Hubbard, who represents
the express company at the depot, said
that he found Carroll sitting on some
steps near the depot, In a beastly state
of intoxication. He ordered him to
leave, whereupon Carroll abused him
with vile language. Hubbard said be
went to his house and that Carroll fol-
lowed him and as he entered his door
Carroll either accideu tally or purpose
ly, broke pane of glass. Kinney, who
Is frs nd OF Hubbard. went in search
of constable and had Carroll arrested.
Kinney corroborated Hubbard testi-
mOny. Carroll testified that there mad
been bad feeling between him and Hub
bard for six years past. He admitted
that he had taken four or five drinks
in Ell Paso before retu. ming to his home
in San Elizario on the hight in ques-
ton. When he got off the truth he
said he felt dizzy and SAL down 90 the
steps for few minutes. Hubbard, he
said, rushed up and seized him by the
collar, called him a tramp and vile
name. He admitted that he got up and
swore at Hubbard and followed him to
his house, but ss!d that he did not
know of any pane of glass being
broken. He said that he heard Mrs.
Hubbard and her mother expostulat-
ing in the house with Hubbard and
trying to prevent him from getting
firearms with which to kill him Gar
roll.)
Carroll said that he then decided TO
protect himself, and went and got
rifle and his other luggage at the depot
and started to walk home. Kinney,
accom- panied by three other men, over
took him and took the guuano luggage
away from him.
The jury brought in a verdict of not |
guilty. Then Carroll filed complaint |
against Hubbard for assault, ard Kin |
ney filed three against Carroll-one for |
using abusive language, one for assault |
and battery, and one for threats to |
murder.
The case against Justice Villalobos |
was set for trial on January %.
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