El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-02
FATE Of PRISONER IN JUAREz JAIL
HANGS On 4 PAIR Of SlJsPENDERS
Francisco Castro Claims Gal
luses, But DR.. I. J. Bush
Tries Them on in Court
and They Fit.

On pair of suspenders hangs an i'm
portant criminal case in the Juarez dis
trict court, just as on the suspenders
pair of trousers used to hang. On
the suspenders hangs the innocence or
guilt Of Francisco Castro, q young
Spaniard. He was arrested Tuesday fol-
lowing a robbery in the OrndOrff hotel,
in FL Paso.
In all, Castro has had a thrilling time
Of it. He was almost arrested by an
Ell Paso policeman on the night of the
robbery, but now he is resting 'incomu-
nicado," or Solitary" in the Juarez
jail This Castro is dapper young
son of Spain. The police Of two cities
have shaken their heads in doubt, and
raised their eyebrows in admiration Of
his quick tongue.
Bush Loses Trousers.
Early Sunday morning somebody
eloped with the trousers and accom-
panying suspenders OF DR.. J. j. Bush,
who lives at the Orndorff hotel. During
the night, Monday, somebody rifle0 The
trousers and waistcoat CT Morris Lee,
employed at the Juarez race track, and
also somebody raised -he window of
John Marklein's ro)o. GIr. Lees cloth
yISlOeQ 300 II CGS-l am Il repeater
watch valued at $500.
About o'clock Tuesday morning Cas-
trc. also a guest since Sunday at the
Orndorff. was found walking in his
stocking feet on the second floor of the
hotel He was asked TO pay his bill, and
leave the house. Somebody summoned
policeman, and patrolman Ira Ware re-
Sponded. The policeman received no
complaint of anything missing that
ichr he Of fa1l bn
Spaniard, departed; Castro departed. too
Early Monday morning Castro and an
unidentified American engaged a room
al Hotel Juarez in the Mexican ci|y,-
When assistant commandant Honate
reached the Mexican hotel Castro was
alone in his room. The American had
gone. But the Spaniard's belongings
only contained $3.50, about nalf of The
missing cash, and no repeater watch
But he had a pair of suspenders, be
sides those he wore.
Suspenders Fft Decor.
In the Juarez district court yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Bush recognized his sus-
penders he said. But Castro swore that
the galluseS were his. Have The good
ness to put them on, dOct Dr. asked the
judge. Doctor did. And they frtIa per-
fectly In turn Castro shell his coat, re-
moved his suspenders and tried the
braces in question. They not only failed
to fiji but there wore many inches 70
SPARE. the Spaniard being much na,ier
than the American physician.
Then Mr.. Lee 'eaogniZed a so bill.
part of the Spaniard's cash. He knew il
by an unusual design, he SaiG- Things
looked black for caS;ro- Then ne was
identified by the American policeman
Chief of police jenkins also was pres
ent in court. But he suSpenderS were
the binding evidence. Tie prisoner told
of being a former New Orleans res
taurant man. but thDs9 suspenders spoke
louder than he. They fairly yelled, did
those suspenders.
And so Francisco Castro is very much
up against it because Of :he suSpenders
that did not fit him. but which he
claimed as his. He is not charged with
larceny. nor will he be unless re is ex-
tradited. He Is charged with bringing
stolen property into M,xi.O.
And the stolen property is alleged TO
be a pair of suspenders. they are hoId-
ing up the case, those suspenders.