El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-27
NEWS OF THE COURTS
JUAN BeRNAL SENTENCED FORIHE
MURDER OF FUSSELMAN. .-
John White Heard From Aqain.-A
Missouri Mans 6rlp.-No Jury
In Garcia Case.-Many Migrants
Other Court Notes.

Judge Walthall has not found it nee
cessary to pass many life sentences
since he has been on the bench here
and only two or three death sentences
have been imposed durinb his incum-
bency in office.
Yesterday it devolved upon him to
sentence Juan Bernal for life term in
the penitentiary and during the after
noon Bernal was brought from the
county Jail to the district court room
to hear his doom.
In the presence of a few persons he
was told to stand up and face the
Judge. He did SO.
What have you to say asked
Judge Walthal. why a sentence of "a.
years should not be passed upon you ?"
Il have nothing to say, your Honor.
replied the prisoner. plaintively, ''ex-
cept it's a mighty long time that I've
got to stay there"
The court then pronounced the
words consigning Juan Bernal to the
state penitentiary for the period of his
natural life.
Bernal was recently found guilty of
the murder of Ranger Fusselman. He
was proved to have been a member of
the PARA gang of cattle thieves and
murderers that ambushed Fusselman
and George Harold in the mountain
passes beyond Mount Franklin. ten
years ago. and shot Fusselman to
death.
PARA was hanged here for the same
offense last January.
Clever Recovery OF a Grip.
A grip full of wearing apparel stol-
en- at the Santa Fe depot. by a young
Mexican. was recovered by Chinese
inspector and turned over to the sher-
in. who has identified the owner.
The inspector was at the depot just
before the train pulled out and no.
ticed a Mexican acting suspiciously
with the grip. The man finally with
the grip in his hand walked toward an
adobe house near the depot and stood
behind il until the train had pulled
out. The inspector then started to-
ward the house to investigate. The
Mexican saw him and ran off, but after
running about fifty yards dropped the
grip and escaped.
The inspector conveyed the grip.
which was full of wearing apparel. to
the sheriff's Office. where il was left
for safe keeping. Sheriff Boone exam
ined the contents and WIS led to be-
lieve that the owner was VIM. ID. Car
penter cattle man of Knob Knouster
Missouri. He notified him and a letter
just received from Mr.. Carpenter iden-
titles the grip and asks that il be for
warded.
John White Again In Trouble.
The case against John White for the
alleged theft of a saddle from D.
Storms was brought up before Justice
Spencer this morning for a prelimina-
ry hearing and resulted in White being
bound over to- await the action of the
grand jury in the sum of $500. The
saddle was taken from Mr. Storms
barn on North Oregon street several
months ago and White was arrested
the same morning by George Harold
on the river bank with the saddle in
his possession. White is now serving
a four months Jail sentence for the
theft of a typewriter from the Western
Union Telegraph company.
To Recover Wheel.
Joe Mclaughlin sued Early, the sec |
ond hand man yesterday before jury |
in Justice Spencer's court for damages
and the recovery of bicycle which |
Early purchased from one of the Mar |
kettle boys some time ago. Early had |
previously given the wheel to its own |
er but still claimed it until the jury |
gave Mclaughlin the wheel and $40 |
damages.
Chinaman Arrested.
Chew 700 was taken to the county |
Jail yesterday at o'clock for being |
in the United States.
Another Vagrant.
VIM. West was arrested at the Santa |
Fee depot this morning by George Har-
old and fined SIS for vagrancy.