Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-30
Of THEFT OF ENTIRE PROPERTY
 OF BLIND MENDICANT
Youth Who Had Been Minis tering to Aged Man for
 Years Acquitted
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT

Dramatic scenes attended the hear
 ing yesterday afternoon of the cass
 of Antonio ,Yillasenor. a fourteen
 year-old Mexican youth. who was ar
 raigned besore Judge Morris High on
 the ebarse of stealing small sum
 Of money from Jesus Lucero. a blind
 man. Lucero wept, the youth wept
 and Jesus ochoa, the boys mother.
 wept
 Following the acquittal of the hoy
 the tother weeping tears of humilia-
 ton and wounded pride, swept by the sons accuser with the arrogance of q daughter of Castile and said in a dramatic tone:
 T am a woman. senor. but I will
 be able to take care of myself"
 Feeling his way to the bar of jus tice the aged blind man appealed to the court for protection from his ene- mics. Blind as he was he made sn eloquent peroration to the court. One moment as he recited the req sons that caused him to be a depend. ent upon the charity Of the gener- ouSs the tears flowed from his sunk en eyes. The next. under stress of the feeling that he had been wrong cd and that justice had been denied him, the hollow eyes flooded and he vowed that he would protect him self as best he corh and should the youth or Lis father attack him he 1 would kill him and Kill him we'll"
 Threats and Counter-threats.
 The interpreter, Prank Thonas, in- | terprete1 the rapid-fre of threats and counter threats. The old man | prior to the entry of the boys moth. CT into tEe case entered a plea Of i clemency for the youth and when the mother of the yo"th turned | against him with her flashing tongue, the blind mans form shook with feel ing and the tears fell fest to think that his plea for clemency should be met with sreh return.
 re complaint charged the youth, who is IA years O. age, with steallng three dollars and a half from the blind mans trunk It was charged that the roy had been given the keys 10 the bind mans house. the key to his trunk also being on the key ring. and sent there to take a sack of coal. The Toy brought the keys back, but Lrcero statei that the boy did not leave the coal and further hgH vs-h hn uN hot trunk had teen opened and three follars anl half, the aims of pass ing Samaritars and his entire for tune. was missing. The youth, An .onio Villssehor. was arrestel cAarg- sd with the theft Of the money. He sntered a l'lea of not guilty.
 Knew Boy Since 1902.
 Lucero vas loath TO r~sh the hare against the youth, stating that be did not wish the Toy convicted merely on his own testimony and that fe other witness was i'll at a hos ital. T have known this tov since 902," he said, "and had aIwavs, ntil this time, had great confidence 1, n him. He used 10 lea1 me aro1nd he town and tring me water when
 was thirsty and I paid him." The lind mans voice, more musical ban one would expect to find in a ommon street nendicant, trembled -ith emotion as he told how his con dence in his little friend had been hst+ered. The youth began crying as soou s S be entered the roo7n. b-t -tead il astIy denied tbpt ~> ever stole the c 'oney. The mothers eyes flashed q hen the blind man told of tNe yo- th's a lleged perfidy, her flashing black H yes burning like fires un1er the W 1las of the Hack mantilla which ; rshrouded her head and body. h Nou-h, as indicated by her cloth T g sn1 general 6emeanor. Of the mid q le classes, she was as erect as ti Ieen and even when her son was ie .scharFed she was insistent on ,n~lete excneraton. Urable to un tt srstand the term of American law, le asked dramatically, shall tIame )Rtiuue 10 rest on ny son?" As le left the room she snapped her ngers sharply in command 10 the '' 'rth. who accompanied the Roman U other home.