El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-26
NEWS OF
THE COURTS
Much Profanity On the Streets.

MUCH fTOIdHilN vi Liz
Considerable complaint has been
Lizard of late about the amount of pro-
family to be heard on the streets in the
heart of the city. especially in front OF
the saloons.
San Antonio street is fast becoming
the principal saloon street of the
town and in front of some of them a
crowd is nearly always cOngregated.
They talk volubly. as if they were in
the heart of the desert hundreds OF
miles from civilization, and the ears of
ladies who pass are often aSsailed by
the foulest lind of language.
! The police are actually thinking of
taking steps to break up the foul
n.outhed gangs. so that 1t Will be safe
for women without escorts to pass.
Returned Philippine Soldiers Arrested.
Joe Neuble. a returned soldier from
the Philippines, recently sent here for
pulmonary troubles, was arrested to-
day on the charge of robbing a COM
panion of 500 cash.
The warrant against Neuble was
sworn out by Geo. Beliskey, with whom
he was rooming. About $50 in cash
was found on Neuble's person when ar
rested. He denies all knowledge of the
theft and has employed Attorney Jay
Good to defend him.
Be1iskey alleges that he had several
hundred dollars on his person and that
a hundred was taken from him last
night. He admits that Neuble had a
hundred dollars when he came to the
city.
A Curious Case.
A peculiar case has just been re-
ported to the police.
A man who had been married but a
short time complained to the chief that
his wife's former husband. from whom
she had obtained a divorce, had been
| visiting his home and annoying his
| wife, causing no end of rouble.
He said he had reached h point
| where patience ceased to be a virtue
and he was becoming tired of the other
man providing around his premises and
asked for police protection. The chief
| told him to call on Justice Spencer and
| obtain an order for the arrest of the
other man and have him placed under
a peace bond.
l Gun Play In a Saloon.
"A gun play was made at the Jockey
Cub saloon last night. where a monte
game was in progress over which a
| Mexican dealer presided.
"a colored man claimed that he had
| been defrauded of $1-25 and reached
for his gun. For a few moments things
looked squally and two or three pistols
were flashed.
The dealer decided that discretion
was the better part of valor and reach
ing in his a drawer returned the
money.
w. watlin and Jim Johnson were ar
rested by Oficer Spivey on h charge
If carving pistols.
Chinaman On Trial.
a Chinaman who was arrested sew
eral months ago for being in the Uni
ted States without license. was up Tor
trial before United States Commission
err Howe at 10 O'Clock his morning
| hut ky agreement etwee the prose-
cution and defense the case was con-
tinued until 3 O'Clock. The Chinaman
had not been in prison. but out on
bond.
i--t Arrested For Theft
Raphael Fox. an alleged hop hend,
| was arrested by Policeman Smith last
might for the alleged theft of some
tools from a vacant store in the Ham
NETT block. corner Overland and Ore
jgon.
| He was transferred to the county jail
and will be given a speedy hearing.
It is alleged that Fox is addicted to
1.-THE use of hop and needed money to
buy the drug.
Courts Will Open.
Next Monday the W principal
courts of this city. the federal n the
district. will open. In the federal court
"a large number of railway damage suits
await the attention of Judge I. 5.
iMaxey and Judge Walthall will have
the usual heavy docket to clear up.
Suit on Account
The Southwestern Mercantile Com
pany of New Mexico, filed suit today
! against D. d. Sullivan and Edward &.
Reed of IL Paso. to collect $511. alleged
to be due on ccoun for goods pur-
chased.
Over the Dead Line.
Charles Gonzalez, a driver was ar
rested by the Texas and Pacific watch
man for crossing the dead line to So
Il:cit business at the depot.
From Sierra