El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
News of the Courts
Mrs. Freeman.

Mrs. Freeman.
Mrs. w. J. Freeman. the alleged niece
of Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew, is still
an inmate OF the county Jail. nor has
her rich and influential relative. the
New York magnate. been heard from.
An effort will probably be made to-
day or tomorrow to effect the release
of Mrs. Freeman by a writ of habeas
corpus. While her bond. as fixed by
the magistrate. is only $500. yet she
has been unable to find suritieS and
there seems to be little or no probable
ity that she will gain her freedom by
giving bond.
There were no new developments IN
the case this morning.
While Mrs Freeman claims that her
attorney had had news from Senator
Depew, who sent her the $500 she re-
ouested her attorney. it is said. states
that he has heard nothing from the
senator.
He is said to have told this story to
an officer but he has said nothing to
newspaper men about the case
Her relations or alleged relation to
the noted New York senator makes
her case a peculiar one. Depew denies
having ever known her and yet she
has a set of siiverware in her trunk
NJ. Depew to his niece. Mrs. W. J.
Freeman" If she is not relative OF
the senator the silverware might tell
another story not yet printed here
Police Business Light
Only the names of a few drunkards
and vagabonds appeared on the police
docket this morning and these were
1eniently dealt with.
Darby Ford Case.
The case of the United States VS.. OAR
By Ford was called for trial before the
United States commissioners at lO
o'clock this morning. Ford was ar
rested on the charge of having gov
eminent property unlawfully in his
possession.
Several weeks ago Constable Tom
Bendy was given a search warrant to
go out to Ford's place to look for the
property. He served the warrant and
recovered some of the property.
Ford has long been residing near
Fort Bliss. a few yeards outside the
reservation, where in the past he OPP
Grated a saloon or beer hall that re-
ceived considerable patronage from
the soldiers. He is a discharged SOL
dier himself and hence does not like
to reside far from army posts. Ford
came into prominence at the time the
negro soldiers raided the police sta
ton Although he had no connection
whatever with the parties connected
with the raid One of his hired men
was arrested and kept in prison for |
a time.
Philippine Saloon Surrendered.
In the suit of the Houston Ice and
Nj ENrner Itch
proprietor of the Philippine saloon,
cover 800. the saloon proprietor made
no fight but surrendered the saloon
with it's stock and fixtures
Ysleta Murder Suspects.
Attorney Burns applied to the dis |
trict court today for writs of habeas
corpus for Marcelina Alberta, S. Con- |
zaIes, and B. Carmona, three of the |
men charged with the brutal murder |
and robbery of a merchant at Ysleta.
These are the same men in trailing |
whom Mr.. B. ,A1derete, the father of
the district clerk, displayed such skill |
as a detective running them to earth, if |
reports be true. after many months OF
silent and untiring work.
The writS were granted and the
hearing of the prisoners took place to- |
day They were being held without |
bond and sought to have bail placed at
a reasonable figure.
Chiles Wants to Play Ball.
Pearce ChiIes. the Philadelphia base
ball player, who is in the county jail /
here charged with robbing discharg-
ed soldier on the Southern Pacific train |
a few weeks ago. has written his sport
ing friends in Philadelphia asking
them to assist him in some way.
He says that the base ball leagues
are not fully organized now, but ne
has signed to play through the season
for $1,000 and would like to arrange his
affairs so as to be there
In case he could make bond he would
4