El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

railroad. but not many I remember
one in which a highwayman held u
man and woman who were riding on
horse back through the hills. He cover
cd them with his devolver and ordered
the man TO dismOunt- The woman was
told to stay where she was. The high
wayman then made the man hold up
his hands while he went through his
pockets. All this time the woman on
horseback was cOnEratulating herself
upon her escape Her mind changed
when the robber left his victim and
stepped up to her, saying, Beg pardon.
Just a moment. madam He thereupOn
gently raised her skirt to her knees.
thrust his hand into her stocking and
took out her money He seemed to
know just where it was. and there was
no wasted effort"
Liquor Smuggling Causes Crime.
I asked Mai Noodle as to the cause
of most Of the crime of the territory
He replied:
Our greatest trouble is from the
smuggling of liquor. The kind solo
has been almost pure alcohol We try 10
prevent its getting to the Indians and
we do all We can to keep II out Never
theless. it comes in in all sorts of ways.
We have had cases Of the whisky in
bottles being put inside dressed hogs
which were then sewed up and shipped
in In the old days all sorts of meth
DDS were used TO sell whisky without
paying license. One was that II 4
woman who had a rubber arm which
when squeezed would give forth two or
three fingers as needed"
1 asked Maj. Noodle how it was that
he mounted police are so feared by
lad characters that this whole Territory
IAN be controlled by 4 handful He re-
rlied;
~One reason is that the men know
that the police arc sure 10 get them
sooner or later. When an officer is
sent after them they realize that they
could easily kin him, but they know
also that a second force Will he sent
and that this force will be increased
until they are finally overpOWerei. l
have seen policemen arrest men of
twice their weight and strength. and
have had one or two men round up a
mob and bring them all to JAIL
Some Are Members of Nobility.
where do the mounted police come
FROM
a large portion Of them are young
EnGlishmen who have emigrated to
Canada to make their fortunes and
have not succeeded. a few are the
younger sons Of the nobility. There
are also many who are Canadian born.
and altogether they are Of a high
class"
What are the requirements?
physically. a man must be in good
condition" said Maj. Noodle He must
be at least five feet eight inches tall,
and have a chest measurement Of thir-
ty six inches. He must have a good
standing and some education
What IS the pay and how long do
you server
The term Of enlistment is for three
years. but at the expiration of that time
the men are allowed to enlist for an
other three years. Some of them keep
on reenisting so that We have many
men who have been long in the serv-
ice
As to the pay. constables. or the
lowest grade OF police. receive 81 a day
with their uniforms and rations. They
get everything except their tobacco and
washing As the service goes on the
pay rises for each new year at the rate
Of cents a day. COrporals get $50
q day serEeants SIS. and staff seer
-eants from s. 70 $3.50. All mounted
police are paid from 50 to IS cents
more per day in this district. because
the prices OF everything are much
higher"