El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-22
TWO TINES MEN
ARE GIVEN FINES
Woman Testifies That They
Insulted Her and Court
Assesses Penalty.

T. 3. Stringer and C. F. Perfance.
emuIoves of the circulation department
Of the Fl paso Morning Times, were
fined in police court Monday afternoon
on CHARGES Of insulting a woman
Stringer was given SO and costs and
Perfance SIS and costs Both fines
Mrs. ri. Miller. OF Uuson avenue, was
the prosecuting witness who appeared
against the two men, She stated on
the witness stand that some days ago
Perfdnce came TO her home with
premium that his paper was giving
away TO induce people TO subscribe
She said she informed him that she did
not care for the premium but that he
insisted on giving il to her The wit
ness said she declined TO take IL and
closed the door, leaving the solicitor
standing on the porch
time she has been annoyed by tele-
phone calls. asking her TO meet the
person who was talking These calls
were very frequent, the witness said
Often the person would call her
half dozen times in an afternoon and
always refused TO give his name but
asked her TO accompany him TO
theater or take luncheon with him.
Finally. the witness said. she and her
husband enlisted the services OF the
police to ascertain who was annoying
When she told chief Of police L y
Davis about the affair, he put the case
in the detectives hands and chief Jesse
c. Stansel detailed man to learn who
was doing the telephoning- Mrs Miller
said that il was arranged by the police
that the next time the man telephOned,
for her to make an appointment with
him and the detectives would then make
the arrest.
The witness said that on Saturday
afternoon the same man called her on
the telephone and asked her to take
supper with him She made an engage
meut TO meet him in a restaurant and
then notified the police She kept the
appointment and when she was in the
restaurant talking with Strlnger and
his companion the police arrested the
two men She said that when she en-
tered the restaurant Perhance told her
he had been calling her on the tele-
phone and that SrrinEer also said he
had called her.
Chief StanseI testified 70 receiving
the complaint from Mr. and Mrs Miller
about the 'mashers' calling her on the
phone. and said he detailed men on the
case and the arrests followed
StrinEer testified that the first time
he ever saw Mrs. Miller was last Sat
urday. a few minutes before he was
arrested The witness said that his
companion had requested him 10 call
Mrs Miller 20 ascertain II she intended
keeping an appointment. which he said
he did Srringer said that he went TO
the restaurant with Perdance. bell ewing
that he was to meet a woman friend
OF the woman who was 10 meet Per
iance-
Perhance. through his attorney. then
introduced E C. Davis business man
aEer, and s. 3. Duke. circulating man
aver. OF the Times. as character wit
uesses TO testify as 20 the good charac-
ter OF the accused Both testified that
he was known TO be a man OF excel
lent habits and that IL was because OF
his efficiency and cood character that
ne was secured by the Morning Times
as an employee Of the circulation de-
partueuL
Perfance. who was doc<ered when
arrested Saturday as c. T. Perveine.
testified that he met Mrs Miller some
days ago at her home. where he went
10 deliver a premium; that they talked
and she gave him her telephone num-
her and told him TO call her. which he
did Witness said that he had only
called her twice. once on Saturday
afternoon when he made an appoint
ment 10 take her TO dinner. AT the
conclusion OF his testimony. the court
fined him SIS and costs. and Stringer
SO and costs