El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-24
News Of
the Courts
Another Damage Suit.

The Maxwell damage suit against the
two electric light companies was he
gun before Judge Goggin yesterday
afternoon, at the conclusion of the Nc
New suit
MaXwelIs heirs claim damages from
the fact that he was killed by taking
hold of piece of iron connected with
a live wire. The deceased was colored
man.
The Maxwell case is developing into
quite complicated affair. with today.
AL the street corner where he was kill
ed by a stroke of lightning there is a
network formed of wires belonging to
both the old and new companies and
the question for the jury to determine
whether the wire, from which the cur
rent was communicated to the cable or
rod which Maxwell touched. received
Its heavy charge of fluid from a wire
belonging to the old or new company.
The morning session of court was
mainly devoted to hearing the evidence
OF eye witnesses who described how
Maxwell died. He stood at the tele-
graph post. corner San Antonio and
North Stanton streets and thoughtless-
ly reached up and caught hold of an
iron reel on which the elevating and
lowering cable is wound
The effect was instantaneous He
fell writhing to the sidewalk and in a
few moments was dead. 1t is doubtful
if he ever realized what had struck
him.
City Electrician PeticoIas is among
the experts who have been summoned
to testify in the case.
Indictments Returned
The grand jury reported yesterday
afternoon and adjourned until next
Monday.
Six indictments were returned as
follws:
Oscar Davis, robbery by assault.
Davis rs the man who is accused of
saEdbagging a friend and robbing him
of $40
Charles Brown, burglary.
Carlos Molana, assault to rape
James Harris, robbery by assault
and assault to rob. Harris is the man
who attempted to pick the pocket of
Mrs. Blanchard and was caught in the
act by Deputy Ed Bryant He after
wards threatened to anihilate Bryant
md Dad Spencer.
James d. Mcclellan, burglary /.
Dangerous Maniac J.
a negro. so deranged that Re has
orgotten his name, was arrested last
hight. He calls himself General Jo-
'epH johnston ana nrmly believes that 9
lie is in command of the confederate
lrnieS.
He now occupies a cell at the county .
all and makes things lively for his :
attendants. He refuses to eat and
catered his breakfast on the floor of
lis cell this morning. His eyes have 1
wild glare and he often Shove fight ,
lie has taken dislike to trnsty and I
urled bucket top at him as he pass 1
d the cell door this -ffaes4is4,s. Cen 4
raj Johnston is undoubtedly maniac
the dangerous type and will be sent
D the asylum.
Verdict For Defendant 6
The jury in the suit of McNew VS.. '
lie Santa Fe street railway returned u
erdict for defendant at 5 O'Clock yes
.rday afternoon after being out two '
ours. 2
Defendants claim that the street car I
as so close to the boy when he fell Y
ON the carriage that it could not be c
opped was sustained by the jury.
Fugitive Arrested.
Deputy Sheriff Bryant returned last az
ght from Las Cruces, bringing in
'hn Hill, colored, to the county jail r
Hill is one of the men who engaged ii
the recent shooting ARRAY Mt the IL
'cSey Club saloon on South Oregon
rect He escaped and was not cap v
red until a few days ago.