El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-21
BEAT AND ROB
WOMAN Of z
Mexicans Hold Up Women
Saturday Night; Roast
Moonlight Schedule.

one choIged by two MeIicans and the
other dragged 30 feet down an alley
and robbed of her purse, by third,
Mrs. Florinne ]. Miller and Mrs. F. l.
Jones we're held up while passing the
alley between Mesa avenue and oregon
street on Missouri street at 6;45 Satur-
day night. Mrs Jones is ~ years old
and is confined to her home because
OF the bruises she received when she
was struck in the face by one OF the
Mexican holdup men and dragged down
the alley
Second Time Held Up.
This was the second time Mrs. Miller
and her aunt Mrs Jones, have been
held up this winter and the third time
Mrs. Miller has been held up since COM
ing 70 FL Paso. Mrs. Miller, who is a
steuoErapher at the First National
bank. lives with her aunt at 613 North
Stanton street. They started down
town Saturday evening and we're going
to the library when the holdup
occurred.
Mrs. Miller says the three Mexicans
must have worn soft shoes as they
approached them from behind without
either OF the women hearing them un-
tn both were grabbed. Two held Mrs.
Miller while the third grabbed the
aged aunt and dragged her down the
alley in the rear OF the Y. NJ c. A. She
fell TO the ground and her knees were
wrenched when the Mexican dragged
her 20 her feet and her face was cut
and her nose badly bruised when he
struck her in the face.
ChOI1ed and Beaten.
Mrs. Jones had n leather purse
sttached TO her wrist with a strap and,
in pulling this Off OF her wrist. the
strap was broken There was no money
I'm II hut some valuable papers. While
Mrs Jones was being dragged down
the alley Mrs MilleT screamed for help
until one Of the two remaining MeXi-
cans started to choke her while the
other placed his hand over her mouth.
In the meantime the man holding Mrs.
Jones had liberated her and dis
appeared down the alley. running
toward Franklin street and then turn
ing the corner into oregon street The
others ran back toward Mesa avenue.
The Moonlight Schedule.
Mrs Miller then went down the
street I'm search of a policeman and
says she had TO 60 down Mesa avenue
as far as the corner OF San Antonio
street before she found an officer.
"This IS the second time this, winter
that we have been robbed when the
electric lights have been turned or for
the moonlight schedule" said Mrs.
Miller Monday morning. This makes
the third time that I have been held
up on the streets OF Ell Paso. Last
downtown when we saw a man ap-
preaching u.s. I had a long hatpin and
I took it from my hat and said to him
when he started towards US: Come on.
7 am ready for you He then disap-
peared. once before ] was held up
when the lights we're turned Off for the
socalled moonlight schedule.
Policeman Makes Note OF II.
THE policeman TO whom ] reported
the holdup seemed TO take IL as a Joke.
although I hardly consider the assault
upon a woman Of y years a, joke. He
took out his note book, made a few
notes in Il and asked for a description
~ the men. As they had grabbed me
from behind 7 could not give this to
him. He then told me he would report
what he found out to me. I asked him
how he Was going TO report IL when
he had not even taken my name. He
then wrote my name in his book and
that was the last I have heard OF II.
NY purse. which was a dark one was
not taken as they evidently over
looked it when I held it against my
dark coat"