El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-19
GUILTY DISMISSED
ON FLAG INSULTING CHARGE

! IgnaciO Guilty, arrested FRIDAY night
I by city detectives on charge OF using
abusive language toward the American
| nag. was released in corporation court
Saturday afternoon by Judge Paul
! Thomas.
At the time the alleged abuse OF the
I flag occurred Guilty was an employe Of
! the Providence drug store at Santa Fe
/ and Epson avenue.
I Discussing the case, Mrs. NJ L
{ Richards. who caused the mans arrest,
: said.
Ny husband and own the Provi-
dence drug store opposite Cleveland
Square and my family consists Of one
: little girl, Miss Marie Louise Richards,
- years old, who works in the county
clerks office Nv husband is away on
account Of the fact that he is in the
last stage OF consumption. and my
little girl and I are left alone in the
drug store with the drug clerk I for
merly had J. c. Eenan with me: he
was very competent man and when
he left he recommended Mr.. Guilty
and ! employed him in the drug store
The first trouble We had he became
very insulting to my American trade
and when they would leave the store
he would curse them and cali them
coWaroiy gringoes'. on one coca sion he
mad a controversy with one OF nv Gus
toners. Mrs Woods. who had apart
rnents n the Ayers. in which he told
q
and thieves and that the NIexicanS
would take this town in a short time
and that there would be no gringoes
~On Flag day. after the American
parade, he came into the store ana
cursed and abused the ArnarIcsns snS
cursed he American Tag that was then
floating on the soda fountain ans
abused my little daughter for carry
ING an American flag On Friday eve
nlng 1 discharged him from my service.
ne cursed and abused me and threat
ened 70 kill me. and ordered him ont
OF my store. and he refused 10 go
RMS was about $3.50 or o'clock Friday
evening He stayed around the store
: bout a couple OF hours and refused 10
leave until I notified the police. Then
ne ieIt the store About s o'clock he
came oack to the store and the police
man arrested him Four or five times
uuring the day Saturday. Mexicans
Caliea me over the telephone and
threatened 70 burn the store and kin -
and my daughter If J prosecuted fbei-
Z lend. Dr. Guilty. ] do not know who (
lney We're because they refused To give /
any name A short time after C.1Ii1+v
vas arrested, four or five Mexicans ]
y no aiG not know, came to my store
anu lr1ed TO force me 10 go TO the
ponce station and have Guilty released /
which refused TO do.
NY daughter and I were summoned |
: witnesses and We went to court, not !
lowing Just what to do. and the case
anne up for trial before Judge Tbon1ss
= " as not represented by counsel and 7 /
nougnt II was unnecessary to have a
~ zen a-tive as expected the city
-ltorney and the court to represent ne I
vas asked a few questions about the
~ 81 out vas not allowed to make a
u .i,, statement Of the transaction.
While Guilty was on the stand h
vas making statements about nv in
on etency and to the effect thar I did
S OF understand anything about the drug
to discharge him to avoid
aylng him his salary, when nv Ifttfs
a a ughter broke in and told him. eYou
g Al TINS Juncture. judge Thomas
'1thout hearing further testin9o-,-- -.
lFing the case further consideratfon
"a; II TINS girl has no more respecf
OF herself IN the store. than She has
/ me court her testimony win bava
o consideration by this court. and r5is
ase VIII be dismissed" ILLS