The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-13
TEXAN SURPRISED
 AT PROCEEDINGS IN
 BRIDGEPORT COURT
"The Boys Would Make Short Work of Him." He
 Says of Man Who Stole.

That Bridgeport is a "1ive' city and the people of the eastern cities more interested in their daily work is the opinion of Jack Ward a ergeant-major of the Fl Paso border patrol, who visited this city yesterday while on his annual vacation.
 Sergeant Ward visited police head quarters and said he was here on a visit The Texan was turned over to etective-Sergeant Edward Cronan.
 Attired in a heavy knitted wool suit of gray material, he, wore a light brown sombrero hat, carried himself in true western style and had a re- volver capable of discharging a vol ley of 10 shots with one pull of the the company of Sergeant Cronan when both began discussing the ways of Westerners and those of eastern folk. Sergeant Ward became interes- ed. He said that border patrol in the vicinity of Ell Paso is having a hard time of it. The members are almost itching for war with the Mex time and again committed outrages. They keep close to Mexican soil and at the first opportunity rush across the line and seize women, whom they bring up into the mountains north of the plain of Sonora and employ them as housekeepers and servants This is the excuse they give when the gov ernor of Texas registers a complaint with the Mexican authorities.
 He said that early this summer na- tives, of the Sonora plain suffered from. a water drought. When this drought comes a settler runs great risk of dying from thirst while at tempting to cross the plains.
 Even though they bring with them
 
 the Texas sun often times penetrates the canteen and caused the water to evaporate, that is. providing the can teen is not properly covered. The alkan dust of the plains of Sonora causes thirst and the border patrol members are careful of their water supply when crossing this portion.
 Ward asked to be shown the dispo- sition made of several cases in city court that morning. When he noticed the large amount of noIles and proba- tions he expressed wonderful surprise. One case in particular was the theft of a watch from the overcoat of a person who was eating in fCca1 restaurant The penalty. in this case was 5 days. Ward said that in the vicinity of the ''Panhand1e" the prisoner would be made to labor for the man from whom he stole the timepiece, a period of six months and that if he was regular offender "the boys would soon make short work of him" He added that there is no such "proceejure'' as pro- bationary methods in the southwest
 The border patrolman spent last week in New York city but thought he would like to have a look at the big ammunition factories in Bridge port He said that he first heard of Bridgeport while on hunting trip in Africa almost 20 years ago when he found a cartridge box with the name 'fB. M. C., Bridgeport, Conn.," en- graved upon it.
 Ward then said that he couldn't understand why everybody was in such a. hurry at Main street and Fair field avenue. He admitted that he was bewi1dered when attempting to cross that thoroughfare- He com p1ained of having a headache and said he did not like the atmosphere in this place. said Ward when re- ferring to the atmosphere "It's no wonder to me that so many of eastern folk die from consumption and com plain of catarrh.''
 The westerner then gave praise to the Connecticut "seegar." sa--i ing that it was the best he ever smoked. The trolley ears were also up-to-date but what took Ward by complete surprise was scene presented when the local automobile fire apparatus went dash g/down Fairfield avenue in response to an alarm of fire. The Texan could not understand the changing of bells, the excited crowd following in the footsteps of the apparatus, and the shrieking of the siren horn on Chief Johnson's automobile,
 He was later escorted to the plant of the Remington Arms & Ammuni- ton Co. by Detective George Simon, with the permission of the latter's su- periors- They returned to police headquarters where the border patrol man expressed himself as satisfied with his trip here, but made it plain to his listeners that he is longing for the western plains where the cactus and herbs grow in abundance. After thanking the members of the local detective bureau for their hospitality Sergeant Ward bid them all kind farewell and boarded the 7:10 train for New York on the commencement of his long homeward journey.
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