El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19
News Of
the Courts
Hands of the Police Full.

The chief of police sighed YEARLY
| this morning and said: Il will be hear
| tily glad when this Carnival is all over.
| l have had more than l could do all
| week"
Ever since Wednesday the police
station has been .ull of crooks and the
requirements for all the force have in
creased perceptibly. 1t is true that a
number of assistants in the shape OF
specials were added but the hard
| work has fallen on the regular men.
Yesterday was red letter in police
annals Many crooks were arrested
and Gagged until after the Carnival ends
| when they will be released. There is
no charge of crime against these men !;
they are simply held as suspicious
characters to keep them out of mis-
chief
The latest addition to this bunch of
prisoners were J. Davis, Joe Kennedy.
w. E. Himsom and w. c. Strickland.
Pat Borer, another, was ordered out of
the city.
The fines assessed by the recorder
this morning were numerous. w. j.
Loverill was fined 81 for being drunk
and disturbing the peace: Francisco
Romenez 81 for a plain drunk; w. M.
Holiness same; Marcus Salazar So for
assault; August Winton 50 drunk and
disturbing the peace.
disturbing the peace; Charles Corners,
drunk and disorderly So; John Multi
gan, drunk and disturbing the peace 81;
May Whilar DRUNK and disturbing the
peace 81; Joe McBroruer 81 for the
same offense. Ramon Rodriguez was
arrested for theft and G. l.. Simpson
and L. l.. Jackson for fighting.
Suspects Captured BY Deputy.
Ben Williams. special officer for the
Santa Fee had an exciting chase after
two suspects yesterday and succeeded
in capturing one of them
Williams has been on the lookout for
the crooks who robbed traveller few
weeks ago as he was of the opinion
that the same men were making a rrac
tice of working the trains in and out
of Ell Paso. Yesterday as the Santa Fe
pulled in at the depot he noticed two
men board it from the off side. They
made their way through the crowd in
the cars and Williams followed. They
alighted and he got off at their heels.
After following them about block he
commanded them to halt and surTend-
er. but the crooks showed fight and
Williams was forced to draw his pistol
to protect himself.
lions and as Williams could pursue but
one, the other made good his escape.
The officer finally, after hot chase ran
down and captured one Of the men.
who gave his name as J. A. Daniels.
Daniels tried to work the injured in
nocent racket but the officer would not
have it. The prisoner pulled out his
wallet and exhibited the return por
ton of an excursion ticket, but the sig
nature on it did not correspond with
the handwriting of Daniels.
After being locked up a number of
people called to see Daniels and it is
thought that he will be identified be-
fore nightfall.
The man Daniels was released this
the complaint against him
having been withdrawn by Ben Will
Jams.
Penitentiaryq Agent Gone.
Penitentiary Agent Luther left for
the east this morning with twelve con-
victs from the Jail here.
Crooks Still Working
The crooks are still working in spite
of the action of the police in arresting
many of them.
Chief Ponce of Juarez has taken it
upon himself to clean out the Amer
lean crooks operating in that city and
as a Mexican prison is regarded as a
hades it is probable that the buncoers
will hereafter cOnfine themselves to
this side of the river.
Yesterday Chief Ponce caused the
arrest of five Americans who were re-
garded rs suspicious characters. All
were lodged in Jail and they may get
out by midsummer and possibly next
winter.
A watch was matched from a man in
the midway crowd today and Berino
Hernadez was arrested for the offense.
He had, however, passed the timepieee
to a confederate and it was not re-
covered.
Several other cases of a similar na< !
lure have bene reported today |
:. Special Term of U. S. Court.
The United States officials have |
been notified here that a special term \
If the federal court was held December |
IS, at Austin, Judge #. S. Maxey pre- |
siding.
Notice has also been received that |
he extradition trial of John Krug, |
which lasted seven and a half days |
las terminated.
The commissioner found probable
.ause for surrender of Krug to the
Mexican authorities for robbing the
express Office at Escalon,
dexico. The case will be reviewed by
he secretary of state before final ac-
ion is taken but the finding of the
commissioner is not likely to be set
side
Land Sale Approved.
Judge Harper has approved the sale
Il tract of land at Ysleta by j. c.
ones. guardian for Laura c. Jones, a
minor.
The land was conveyed to George