El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-24
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

66T BELIEVE that it is an utter i'm
possibility to try a criminal
case under present conditions"
said district attorney W. w. Bridgers.
The jurors are wholly unable TO fix
their minds on the case and as far
as weighing the evidence. I don't be-
lieve they would hear half OF it.
Everyone is more or less uucer "a sort
Of suspense and I really could not eX-
pecL d man TO sit on a case and give
his undivided attention 10 the evi-
oelce- In the cases we have tried /
could see the jurors straigh-eu up
every time they heard the cry Of 'eN-
ira 1ney would seem to forget an
about the case on trial. showing dis
position rather TO want TO get the eN-
ira AID see what the war news was.
DO not believe that cases can be
tired under these circumstances and l
think that the best and only thing 70
90 IS to adjourn. I believe ir would
be useless 10 attempt to try a case
Adjournment Of the district court IS
helng seriously considered 1 believe
that the court Will be adjourned In
these Van Horn cases we brought
about 10 Van Horn witnesses from
Van Horn OF course that IS an item
Of expense to be considered but as II
is it seems to be useless TO Try any
cases"
Il hear a good deal OF talk about
men sending their families out Of the
city until the Mexican situation clears
up" said J. 3. Fitzpatrick while
the situation may be frauEnt with pos
SlbllltieS the city and county OIIlclalS
have il well in hand. The military
authorities at Fort Bliss are prepared
to handle the situation I do not
think that there is the slightest dan
ger to any families They viii De
safer in FL PasO than they will be
rn- 81 Even the nTnnr
there is a clash the families viii not
be in danger. FL PasO is in good shape
from every point of view and FL
Pasoans are ready to meet any con-
dition.'
Indications are very favorable for
the excursion TO Silver City, Of II
Paso fans. in order to witness Copper
league teams in action on the dla-
mond." said Frank L Caplinger. dean
of FL Paso baseball fans A number
Of automobile owners nave ALREADY
Signffied their intention OF joining ana
boosting the movement, should II be
made with any show OF force Besides
being q dandy recreation. II would be
one Of the greatest booster eNcurS lOnS
that has left FL Paso, since the famous
Keynote excursion through arizona
and New Mexico in 1912. Silver City,
according to reports. is more than
anxious for the FL PaSO1ns TO come
Up. They have even gone so FAR as 10
issue an informal invitation TO num-
Der Of local fans II the excursion by
rail instead Of the automobile tour 10
Silver City materianzes there will be
ut least $50 or 300 fans, who viii be
only too glad to avail themselves Of
the opportunity of Witnessing pro-
fessional baseball The caliber Of
bali which the Copper league clubs
are playing at present is well known
in FL Paso."
Telegraph leaks are hardly ever
reliable" said Ned Hamilton, the vet
eran newspaper man who is here with
the san Francisco Examine san
Francisco has been wrecked, Oakland
under 10 feet OF water. Los Angeles
in ruins and Chicago in flames, &C
cOrdiug to these telegraph leaks II
usually develops that the sOcalled
leaks were nothing but irresponsible
wire gossip OF some operator who
, knows no more Of what he is saying
than a DOdo."
"If there IS trouble with Mexico It
viii have a good influence on Mexican
federal money" said George FlOry.
To declare war on Mexico will
amount to the recognition Of that
country and the federal money viii go
up and viii be more sought after
than the rebel fiat money, which VIII
have no official standing The Mex
lean federal money was quoted at %
cents Thursday and there was no
quotation on Constituencies money