El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-01
SENTENCED
TO 90 YEARS
Juan BernaI Must Pay the
Penalty For Crime.
MANY CHINESE CASES
Occupy the Courts. and There Is
the Gust mary 6rist OF Petty
Causes

we the Jury. una
guilty as charged in the indictment
and fix his penalty at 50 years in the
penitentiary.
This was the verdict yesterday af-
ternoon in the Juan Bernal murder
case. The jury returned at p. M.
and was out only few minutes.
The evidence against Bernal was
considered stronger than that against
PARA and Their appeared to be no doubt
in the minds of the jurors as to the
guilt of the accused.
The defense had no further testi-
mony to offer yesterday than that pub
lished in the Herald last afternoon, eX-
cept that Bernal was himself called TO
the stand and testified in his own be-
half. The intention of his evidence
was to strengthen the alibi which he
had endeavored tC set up. He swore
he had never known Geronimo PARA
until they met in the Santa Fe peni-
Tertiary when both were convicts. He
described his wanderings during the
time that had elapsed since April 1890
when Charlie Fusselman was murder
ed He said he removed from Mesilla
to Las Vegas and remained there three
years: then he removed to Lincoln and
remained there four years. He was re-
siding at Lincoln when arrested and
sent to the territorial penitentiary and
remained in the penitentiary until his
term had been served out. and he was
delivered to the Texas officers.
Bernal protested his innocence of
the charge against him saying that he
knew nothing of the PARA gang nor
its raids in this locality and never
heard of the Fusselman murder until
years after it took place.
Il am entirely innocent of the crime
of which | am accused" said he.
Bernal was taken back to Jail at the
conclusion Of the trial. He appeared
to be considerably depressed over the
outcome but had very little to say
about the result.
Should Bernal survive until his term
of Imprisonment expires he will then
he 142 years old.
Ordered Deported.
zee Man Ang. who was given a hear
ing yesterday before Judge Howe was
ordered deported. Ang was arrested
in this country without a certificate.
The defendant came to this country
by way of the northern frontier and
was on the train when arrested bv In
Spector Charles Mehan. rhe celestial
had succeeded in running the gaUnt-
let from the Canadian border to FL
Paso but was detected by Mehan. The
prisoner claimed to be Boston mer-
chant on his way to Arizona and made
all uproar against being pulled off n
train While en- route to his destination.
He produced certificate which was
afterwards proven to be 4 forgery. and
il was also shown that he had never
been a merchant and was born in
China strange feature of the ease
was that a Chinese witness who tes-
tined in the case WIS "A native OF the
same Chinese town from which tre de
PENDANT emigrate1.
Sentenced For Burglary.
Beulah Matthews. a dusky damsel
who was arrested several weeks ago for
burglariZing the room of Carl Burk-
holder. back of the Palace theater. and
removing therefrom a gold watch and
Sc in money was today fond guilty as
charged by the district court jury and
her punishment fixed at two years in
the penitentiary.
The Matthews girl is relative of
Newton Matthews. who was tried a
short time ago for killing another ne
gro. She had for a long time past fire.
qucntly figured in police circles for
minor offenses. but was finally arrested
on a charge of more serious nature.
Narcelina Mendez. 4 dance hall girl.
who is accused of aiding Beulah in bur-
galiZing Burkholder's room is on trial
this afternoon.
Mark Miller was given judgment for
Given Judgment.
SITS commission for selling some prop
erty for J. =. Oeschener yesterday by
Justice Ellis.
Chinese on Trial.
Gee Hin alias zee Him and Lock
QUon Foo. alias Lock Quon L. We're
given hearing before commissioner
Howe oday for being unlawfully in the
United States.