El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-05
NEWS OF
THE COURTS
Young Man Claims He Was Robbed.

Young Man Claims He Was Robbed.
Another one of those robbery cases,
so common just now, came to light yes
terday afternoon when a young man
whe plainly showed the effects OF
liGsor called at the police station and
said he had been relieved of his watch
and all his ready money about 500,
by a woman named Belle.
The description he gave of the wo-
man convinced the police that the wo-
man referred to was Belle or Alice Con-
nelly and an officer was detailed to
hunt for her
The young man who had been robb
ed claimed to be named Leopold and
said he had but recently arrived from
Cincinnati Yesterday he started out
to see the sights and met woman
who invited him to pay her visit
While at the house he fell asleep and
an hour later awoke to find himself
locked in and his watch, cash and the
woman gone.
After a time he managed to escape
from the room and wend his way TO
the police station wnere he told his
story.
The officer sent out to look for Alice
Connolly said that she was last seen
going toward JuareZ-
George PiersOn was arrested by OH
GERS Scott, Mitchell and Smith as an
accomplice of the Connolly woman. He
was transferred to the county Jail with
the charge of theft from the person
against him.
Penitentiary Agent Arrives.
A penitentiary agent from east Texas
arrived last night and will return with
a string of convicts, sent up from this
county.
The string of convicts to be taken
away tomorrow is as follous:
Manuel Rodriguez. two years in Deni-
Tertiary
Apolinio Hernandez, two years in
penitentiary.
James d. Mcclellan, twc years in PEN
itentiary.
tertiary.
Marcos Costello. tw, years in refor
matory-
sam Apadaca. two years in reforma-
tory.
Imbibed Too Much.
The drunken man arrested the other
nihgt by state ranger Bryant was af-
forwards rearranged by the police and
held until this morning, when he was
permitted to go.
The man said his name was Schueid-
er and he was not in the habit of get
ting drunk. He was in a very penitent
frame of mind this morning and
promised to let whiskey alone in the
future. The police had a dollar watch
which had been taken from him, but |
they had not seen his overcoat. said to
contain valuable papers. Schneider |
said he guessed he had dropped it in |
the street.
Another Alleged Robbery.
Another alleged robbery was report |
ed 10 the police yesterday. a man who |
was in an FL Paso street house Sun
day night with a young woman claim
ed that he lost $1,000. The police are
beginning to get sceptical when such
stories are told them. Most persons
are of opinion that a man who has
$1,000 on his person ought to lock him
self UP in bank vault or remain at
home. If he wanders around town he
is simply Offering an irresistible temp
tation to thieves great many of which
infest the lower quarters here and are
always on the lookout for the sucker
with a bank roll.
King Edward Loses a Subject.
King Edward of the British Isles lost
a subject yesterday. He did not lose
him Oy death or any Otner Calamity,
but by remuneration of allegiance.
The subjects name was Patrick J.
Saxton and he took out his final nat
uralization papers in this city, declar-
ing himself no longer subject of the
most august monarch and swearing to
uphold the constitution of the United
States hereafter.
For Taking Fruit.
Constable Franco arrested two men
last night for taking oranges from a
California fruit car in the T. & p.
yards. They were Jose Estrada and
de la Perra.
Two Stray Horses.
A civil officer found two fine horses
up at the court house plaza this morn
ing and took charge of them to await
the coming of their owner.
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