El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-11

consulted in regard to the matter of
Halls violating the law in having more
than u deputies. That being so. then
Edwards would have to learn the
law governing the appointment of depu-
ties, and for the information of the
ring and Edwards their attention is
called to the acts of the 2Sth legisla-
ture CActs of 1909, page 100, chapter
So, wherein counties like FL Paso haV-
ing more than one district court are
not limited in the appointment of dep
uty sheriffs and by which act 1t is
specially provided that law limiting
the number of deputies shall not apply
in counties having more than one dis
trict court.
L do not know of the four commits
stoned deputies that were charged
with murder. 1 can recall three. One
was w. H. Hawkins. of Van Horn. He
was tried and acquitted on the charge
of murder, and following his acquital
he was appointed by the ring as an
officer on the city police force and
today he is a mounted officer and
good one too. Another was S. s. Car
penter, of near Clint brother of DR..
E. r. Carpenter, and a brotherinlaw to
c. H. Leavel, well known and highly
respected citizens. L just mention
these to show the class Of people who
/ commissioned after 1 had been petit
toned.
by the way, Joe Brown was the
third. He was tried and acquitted by
a jury and 1 might mention here that
c. E Kelly was his bondsman-
Joe Brown was not a deputy at the
time Manner Clemens was killed. Mr..
Brigam was a deputy when he killed
Mexican. He was tried by jury and
was acquitted. 1 was asked by the
street car company TO give him the
commission. After the killing he
has not had commission.
Il might mention here that when Joe
Brown was tried, Henry Kelly was one
OF his bondsmen.
The statement that a negro saloon
sheriff is a misstatement. The facts
in this case are that the negro in
question and a white man were on
the bond Of a negress for $500. She
left the town and when the negro
appeared at my office stating that he
was confident that ne could locate her
in Houston and upon the suggestion OF
the district attorney 1 gave him
commission so that he could locate
her. Shartly after his return his COM
mission was Cancelled.
The statement that a deputy sheriff
was refused admission to enter the
United States is another misstatement
of facts. The manager of the bull ring
at Juarez, who had his life threatened
and was also threatened with robbery
desired to bring a large amount of
money to an FL Paso bank He had
permit to carry revolver TO the Amer
lean side and asked for one to give
hi - r1ri1- he h-id
to the local bank. Inasmuch as he
had been threatened I was advised to
give this man a letter permitting him
TO carry the gun to the bank and back
TO the bridge. The woman in question
came with him to Juarez from Spain
and the United States government has
since ruled that his companion, the
woman in question, was his common
law wife, and she has since been ad-
mitted to the United States and enters
and leaves at her desire.
The deputy who is alleged to have
fed to California can be located any
day. He was appointed a deputy on
the request Of a corporation who paid
him TO protect it's property.
The statement made that one of my
deputies has an unpaid t1ne of 800 and
costs and that / have never collected
same. 1 will say that the law is very
plain here and that is the duty of the
judge to collect this fine from the
bondsman, and L might say that Frank
Alderete is on the bond.
Il regret to see the ring make so
many misstatements of facts, because
it is going to react on them. Voters
want the facts if there is anything
wrong with my administration. L stand
RI chn hot
record is clean and 1 am ready to
defend my administration on anything.
The statement that one of my deputies
testified to the good reputation of Max
Miller is more misstatements of facts
and the records will so show. For
those who want to know what w. D.
Greet testified in this case concerning
the reputa ton of Max Miller 1 will
just give you an exact copy of that
part of his testimony as shown in the
court records"
Question. Can you state to the
court and jury whether Nor not you
know the general reputation of Miller
in this community, prior to his trou-
bic, as a quiet peaceable man or
dangerous and violent man? -
Answer l don't think 1 ever heard
his reputation as such discussed.
heard his reputation called in ques-
ton prior to that time?
Answer. No sir.
Question. That is, Mr.. Greet, with
the people with whom you mixed. what
did they may or may not say about a
man forms his general reputation. Now
can you state prior to this time what
the reputation of Miller was in this
community?
Answer. 1 never heard any one talk
about 1t.
Question. Well, using that as basis
Of what you know about the matter.
Answer. No sir.
Question. You do not know his repu-
tatiOn as a quiet and peaceable man or
a dangerous and violent man?
Answer. No.
The fact that a majority of the
saloon men are for me as well as the
church people is just what anyone
would expect who has conducted the
office n sheriff in bopaC+