El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-07
TOTAL ARMY TAKEN
BY TWO POLICEMEN
But It Was a Moving Pic
ture Army With
Bulletless Guns.

Two FL Paso policemen, York and
ShObe. uDon orders from mayor c. 7.
Kelly. CAPTURED a whole Mexican ins5n
recto army in the city of FL PasO
Tuesday afternoon and lodged them, So
in AL in the county Jail At o'clock
Wednesday morning the men, who were
held on a charge Of T2gTanCy, were re
Leased BY order OF the mayor.
They were not really, truly insurec-
fOs. lust sTpernumeTaTies In an insur-
recto drama PIT on by a moving picture
compauv. They had been out IN the
rocks near the cement plant, had fought
and won a battle from the federals,
and had lust marched into town when
they were arrested
The men were armed with bulletless
guns. some of them nothing more than
wooden ones, but mayor Kelly Oblected
TO the picture He did not want the
country at large to think that an army
Of insuTrectOs could march into Ell PasO
without being Tepulsed by FL PasOans,
especially as this is United States soil.
It was for this reason he ordered the
arrest.
Besides this he feared there might be
a scare thrown into the Mexican resi-
dents Of the town who would not under
stand that It was merely q. moving PIC,
lure var, 80 he ordered the policemen
70 surround the army and maHch the
men TO Jail They did it, going into
the Ai1dome and making the arrests
Managers Statement.
WiTber4 Melville. director of the Dubin
Stock COMPANY Of film makers, said to-
day. Il had talked with chief OF police
jenkins about taking some men out be-
vond the city Tuesday to make some
films and he agreed that it would be all
right.
Tuesday evening about $50 two 20
Ecemen came to the AindOme, on my
grounds and without a warrant, arrested
ssverv man on the premises without first
determining whether OF not he had been
connected with the alleged parade.
Three Of the men. Wells. McCatfreV
and Vaugerman, had not been IN the
zaarde. but they were also taken to the
police station and searched. They gave
SO bonds to guarantee their appearance
in court Wednesday afternoon
fThe MeXicans who were placed IN
fail were not given anything to eat and
permission was refused me to give them
ANYTHING Tuesday night.
eve have not come here to violate
any laws and we did not violate any
that I know Of. I am responsible for
everything that took place Wednesday,
and II the mavOr had any charges to
make ne Suoll4 nave piELc44SA u-AS144
against me-
Il recognize the mayors right to ar
rest any violatOrs Of local ordinances,
but 7 do not believe he has the right
10 arbitrarily send policemen onto pri-
Tate grounds and without warrant place
under arrest decent. law abiding citizens,
who had no connection with the alleged
violation Of the city's ordinance.
81 have with me company Of 20
DeoDle and have been in FL PasO the past
three weeks. Ny people disburse each
week among the hotels and business
houses Of the CITY about $1,000. The Lu-
Din company had instructed me TO look
out for a suitable location for a western
studio. which WOuldI mean TO the CITY in
which we locate an investment Of about
$50 900 and the permanent employment
of several hundred people.
sEI Paso has looked good to me, but
If the MAYORS action in this matter
Troves to be within the law, I should
-T,-sfer to locate in Russia, where per
s0nsl liberty Is not so readily subject to
he oaprioes Of anv one man beyond a
reasonable extent