El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-02
KILLING OF
DAVENPORT
Recalls a Case In Which He
Was IntereSned Here.
FORD ON TRIAL TODAY
A Number OF Interesting Cases Tn
the Courts-indio'me Against
LAWYER Stanton Oudshed.

The killing of Jim Davenport at
Cotulla the other day recalls an incl
dent in his life that was the Talk OF
this part of the country thirteen years
ago. Davenport was hNinS IN fresi-
dio county on "A ranch belonging to a
man named Hereford. One day Here
ford for some reason told Davenport
that he and his wife would have to
move OF the place. Davenport said
that he would and Hereford LETT.
But Davenport remained on the
ranch and when Hereford went To
him Davenport killed him. He was
arrested and charged with murder in
the first degree and took a change OF
venue TO FL Paso county. He was
transferred to the county Jail here in
October 1856. but was not tried until
October 1887.
Judge J. NJ. Dean was then the dis
trict attorney and Judge Falvey was
on the bench.
Davenport was convicted OF man
slaughter and sentenced for fifteen
years but owing to good behavior while
in prison was released about two
years ago.
Davenport's defense at the trial was
that Hereford had insulted his wife.
r. T.. Bledsoe defended him and the
trir' which lasted . week created quite
a sti. in this part of the country which
was not nearly so thickly populated
rs 7; is now. Davenport's father lives
in El Paso as does also brother.
GYPSY Will Appeal.
Motion made yesterday for a new
trial of the Gypsy Davenport case be
fore Justice Ellis WAS overruled. The
defendant will appeal.
Little Edith Wilmington is still in the
hands of a woman known as Mrs.
Schlosser. with whom she was placed
by GYPSY Davenport The child says
she wants to earn her own living and
not return To her father. Mrs. Schlos-
sens home is on Third street between
Kansas and Stanton and to- reach her
door il is necessary to- pass through
court yard surrounded by adobe walls.
Many doors open into the court yard
and each door opens into "A room taht
is inhabited by a separate tenant. most
~ Mexican women.
Ford On Trial.
Each day for nearly a month IA
sweet faced little woman with an in
FAINT in her arms has been in the habit
of haunting the county Jail corridors
or wandering aimlessly back and forth
bet ween that institution and the court
house.
Persons who took the trouble To in
quire about her were told that she was
the wife of w. r. Ford. former en-
ployee of the Southern Pacific railway
who is now Il prisoner accused of
plunderins box ears in the yards and
in whose possession at least $500 worth
OF booty was discovered after his ar
rest.
Ford it is said was member of a
gang of box car thieves that had been
operating in this vicinity for months
and who baffled the most skilled de
tectives. At last the gang was run
to earth and their rendezvous discov-
cred and now il is said that the rail
way company will try to make an eX-
ample of Ford in case he is found
guilty. as "A warning to persons who
in the future may form an idea that
they can rob freight ears with impun-
ity.
There are three indictments against
Ford and If convicted he will prob
ably get term of a number of years
in the penitentiary.
II he is guilty he probably did not
take into consideration the disgrace
that he might bring upon his young
wife and babe and no what he is in
the tolls of the law they cannot be con-
sidered by justice or the railway com
pany.
Ford was placed on trial in the dis
trict court this afternoon.
Bond Fixed
The habeas corpus hearing yesterday
of Felipe Perea resulted in defendants
bond being fixed at 5000 and he was re-
leased. Joseph Dunno being his surity
for that amount. The defendant is ac-
cused of horsetheft.
Good Work Goes On.
Carlos Lopez hack driver. villas ar
rested last evening for soliciting over
the dead line at one of the depots.
Charged With Burglary.
Macerio Hernandez was brought be
fore Justice \. w. Spencer this morn
ing on the charge of burglary and
theft in the daytime. But the case was
dismissed on motion of the county at
torney for lack of evidence to bind
him.
Lawyer Stanton On Trial
NJ. w. Stanton. accused of CARRYING
of file OF papers from the district
clerks Office and not returning same
is on trial before judge Walthall this
Judge Edwards is counsel for the
defense and the case is being heard
without jury.
Lathers Fight
Two fathers fought at a new house
on Myrtle stree today and one OF them
was arrested for assault to murder.
Morrison. one of the men was kick
ed in the face and back of the head by
J. n. Klaus. the other. and quite Sc
riously injured.
At the time of the fight Klaus was
on "A ladder and Morrison was on the
ground with his head at about the
nrnDpr height n be kicked 10 ,llaoac
that Klaus attempted to- strike him
nit Ia h.tala..t hiii