El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
NEWS OF
The COURTS
New Troubles For Mrs. Freeman.

New Troubles For Mrs. Freeman.
= The troubles of Mrs. w. J. Freeman,
the alleged niece of United States Sen
ator Depew, appear to be increasing
rather than diminishing.
Special Detective Ben Williams of
the Santa Fe railway company, came
in today and this afternoon filed an
other complaint against the prisoner
Detective Wil1iams's mission was to
endeavor to learn the whereabouts OF
ruby ring which was missed from
San Marcial soon after Mrs. Freeman's
arrival there Mrs. Freeman denied
that she had been wearing the ring
since coming to this city. alleging that
the only ring she had been wearing
was one belonging to her dead nus
band.
In addition to the charges already
against her, it is now alleged that
a watch belonging to the Wells
Fargo office at La Tuna, which
was supposed TO have been burn
: ed at the time the depot was destroyed.
has also. It is said, been unearthed-
Mrs. Freeman is still an inmate at
the county Jail and if Hon. Chauncey
Depew is her uncle, as she claims, he
has neglected to furnish bond for her.
The Freeman case promises to be
one of the most interesting in the
Alleged Train Robbers Bound Over.
The three men accused of robbing
the G.. III. train east of the city were
bound over to the grand jury by JUS
tice Spencer yesterday in the sum OF
$500 each.
: Detective George Harold. who has
been responsible for the arrest and
conviction of many outlaws in the past
is confident that the men are guilty
He has had SO much experience as
man hunter that he seldom makes an
arrest unless he is practically certain
that the evidence against the party is
sufficient to convict. Probably one OF
his best pieces of work was the iden-
tification of Geronimo PARA, ten years
after the death of State Ranger George
Fusselman. as the man who led the
hand that committed the murder. Par
ra swung for his crime and one OF MS
pals was sent to the pen for life.
In the box car robbery Harold first
convinced himself that Reyes. Luzon
end Tiren were more or less implicated
and then brought about their arrest
Charged With Murder.
Cecil hurry. a negro wanted at Dali |
las TO answer an Indictment for muir
der, was brought in last night from |
Los Angeles. and lodged in the county +!
tsil by Constable H. II. Jacoby, OF |
Dallas.
Murry was arrested at Los Angeles,
whence he had fed. The officer went
east on this mornings T. & p train
with his prisoner.
Jury Failed to Convict Watcher.
Kingfisher dispatch says:
><rhe jury in the second trial of Jim
Watcher charged with killing Colonel
John Stone about one year ago, were
unable TO agree and after being out
fifty-six hours were discharged by the
court this morning. Insanity was the
main defense
Walcher was captured in Juarez and
spent many weeks in the Ell Paso Jail.
Received a Pardon.
Ryan the consumptive prisoner who
was sentenced to two years term in
the penitentiary a short time ago. but
who was sent to the county hospital
instead of the state prison. received
the cheering news yesterday that he
had been pardoned by the governor.
The pardon was obtained through the
influence of Senator Turney.
District Court.
Judge waIthal1 heard several appli-
cations for habeas corpus writs this
nSrning and postponed all of them ex-
cept one until next week
The hearing of two men charged
with breaking into a G.. III. freight car
was held this afternoon.