El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02
News Of
the Courts
International Criminal Case.


on application of counsel for defen-
dant.
| The case is attracting a great deal
of interest and evidence has been in
| PRODUCED that mas tendency to COM
plicate the case considerably.
| The main prosecuting witness was
Leandro Carrasco, who was robbed.
He stated that he was awakened in
the middle of the night by a noise and
seized and tied. The crowd, about
seven or eight men. then took his wife
out to a small house and forced her to
| tell where his money was kept She
told them after severe punishment and
| they got 81 200, or all he had. They
then abused and punished him, his
wife and uncle in a miserable way.
Carrasca also stated that he could
identify the man positively and knew
Baca to be the man at the head of the
gang According to this and other
testimony Baca has been at the head
of an outlaw gang for several years
and had operated on both sides of the
river. He was wanted in different
parts of Mexico for all kinds of crimes.
The defense. on the contrary, intro
duced testimony to the effect that
Baca was at a small settlement near
Shafter Texas all the summer and
was stated that he was at work on a
farm and slept at the same house every
night during the month of June in
which TIE crime was committed.
Another witness was called in from
somewhere near Chihuahua and iden
titled Baca as the man who has been
wanted in that country since 1894.
This testimony was ruled out by Judge
Howe as it had no connection with
the case
At o'clock this afternoon the case
was continued until Monday when the
testimony of the defendant will be
heard. After finishing the testimony
several exceptions will have to be
heard and the probabilities are that
the decision will not be rendered before
Next Tuesday.
The Light Company INDICATED.
The jury in the Lagerfelt damage
suit against the old electric light COM
pany rendered its verdict last evening
in favor of the defendant
1t is understood that on the first bal
lot the jury was well divided and it
was the general belief that the light
company should be compelled to pay
for the damage done by the live fallen
wire.
Those who favored the light COM
pany. Wehner. ct al seemed TO be in
the majority and after be1g out several
hours a verdict was reached and rem
dered accordingly.
ID. Lagerfelt instituted the suit for !
damages against the light company |
because of injuries received by his chill |
dren who took hold of a wire dangling |
along the street ard were violently |
thereby. The company con- |
tended that it had nothing to do what
ever with the liveness of this wire and |
was not guilty of negligence.
Jail Library.
Mrs. Minnie Barber, who is collect
ing a library for the county jail. re-
ports that she is collecting a great |
many books this week since the notice |
went to the public and hopes to get up
a good collection. The jailor has prom
iSed to take good care of them and the
city has presented her with a large
case which will be kept in the Jail.
The move is a worthy one and Mrs.
Barber hopes that every one who can
contribute books or magazines will
phone her no 624 or adde's card to
P. o. box No. 457 She is thoroughly |
and is in a good cause that
has been neglected for a long time.
Sued in Juarez
There is a suit in the civil court in
Juarez against Thos. E. Peterson and
the latter cannot be found.
Senior M. Siqueires. who filed the
suit, is inquiring for information of
MS whereabouts. Unless he appears
in court there his property will have
70 suffer according to the Mexican
avs, and any friend of his will do
him a favor by notifying him of the
case.
Mayors Committee of Experts.
D. w. Tucker, George r. Harper and
A. Kaplan have been appointed by
he mayor as experts to examine the
accounts of the city treasurer and other
:ity officers. whose terms expire next
April. and check them I'D