El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-23
WOMAN ESCAPES
FROM OFFICERS
When Roll Called of Road
House Arrests, One
is Missing.

LaE5s MAEA LLE NLASOAEES-lneu Iul
WOmen-Were marched in and the
first night court session ever held
in Nsleta so far as known. was sOoI
under way. Seating himself at one
Of the wire legged tables where ice
cream and coca cola are served. the
justice faced the prisoners as they
lined up about him. Some chatJeL
and ordered soft drinks while the
Z court was in session; some pleaded
with the justice for liberty. some sat
stoldly as for instance, Dick Armen-
dariz. who apparently had no inter
est in the proceeding
: III fix the bonds Of the three Ar
mencariz brothers at $500 each" said
the justice. The fines OF the " omen
VIII be SIS and cOsts-S32.50 each
The fines Of the men arrested who
/ do not live in FL Paso, will be 81 and
! costs-SI3.50. FL Paso men viii paw
SIS and costs. Bonds for all except
/ the Armc udariZ brothers Will be S2yJ
each"
Back to Sherifrs Office.
Not a man or woman offered to
pay a fine or to give bond. Armen-
dariz offered the suggestion that the
Snerl11 could lock him up II he cared
{ TO, but said his lawyer had been tele-
phoned for and would soon be down
TO fix bond.
The sheriff and his assistants bun
died all the prisoners into the " ait
{ ans At.4 4lHN d. JUS NJ Ll4EAlA 10 I'll
reaching his office shortly after !
o'clock sunday morning. There the
elimination process went further One
man. who said he was foreman of
the telephone line gang working
south OF Fl Paso. told the sheriff that
he knew Seth Orndorff very well,
also his brother. The sheriff asked
him what sort OF a fellow Seth was
and he said he was a pretty good sort.
The sheriff then introduced himself
and later released the man. at the
same time paroling two others in his
care, on promise Of all OF them 10
show up in court Monday.
4 little woman who said she was
trained nurse with case waiting
her AT that very minute, begged TO
De let off on her own recOgniZance
and was particular TO caution the
sheriff TO keep her name secret. ''or
il viii wipe my name off the nurses
register"
Dicks Idea Of Ethics.
These newspaper men don't care
who they hurt said Dick Armen-
dariZ, the man then under arrest for
operating the resort where she had
oeen arrested They would print
anyhody's name. They don't care il
YOU lose your job and have to go on
the street"
P. E. Gardner. looking a bit sleepy.
showed up and began fixing up the
AIAA--a 40A A4AE ~ AAlEAANAa-A4l nA0ALELs-
One Of the travelling men held
among the prisOners-he was from
Los geles-began counting up his
money and he found that he had a
little over So His friend. who had
just paid a 1880 fine. had S6 left 81
can't pay my fine; I'll have 70 go to
JAIL this is the first time I was ever
arrested and j am 30 years Old he
pleaded
i've got one on you; 7 am 50 years
oil
times In my life, said the sheriff
Dick Armendariz drew a SO gold
piece from his pocket and tossed II
onto the table in front OF the sheriff
Here. take out the rest OF his fine"
he said. and let the boy 60"
Il don't know you; ] couldn't take
your money" said the young travel
ing man TO the road house man.
Never mind abo~t knowing me;
take the money YOU can pay me back
some time said Armendariz, and the
boy took what he needed 10 make
up his S12.30 and went out into the
night
Woman Makes Getaway.
Meantime. a hard faced woman
with big ear rings, who had been
among the arrested ones, was miss
ing
She asked permission to 20 TO the
toilet a minute ago. said deputy
Finley He proceeded TO the lavatory
and knocked. No answer. He opened
the door and found the room empty.
The window opening on san Antonio
street was wide open He flashed on
dow sill the dust was brushed off
the width Of about two feet, where
skirts had slipped over it.
"Oh, well, / know her: 7 can get
her again." said deputy Blum, and
the incident caused no fugther furry.
a al a l.
just Joined the militia and WOuld be
in trouble II he did not show up by
daylight Sunday morning. The sheriff
and county attorney Fryer told him
to go. but TO come back Monday pre-
pared TO pay a fine.
Yes, and I want you as a witness.
too said county attorney Etver-
''Armendariz is under an Injunction
IN judge HOWe's court not to sell IL
quOr and we want to catch him on
that as well as on the charge Of
selling liquor without a license.
. eve got the goods on him this
time"
Deputy fitzpatrick closed his eyes
and leaned back In the big easy Of
flee chair for a nap, and the sheriff
said: Hurry, P. T.; I can't stay here
all night TO fix up that bond These
Armendariz boys have already caused
me to lose a lot Of sleep"
II was after o'clock and every
body filed out but the sheriff. the at
torney, the sleeping deputy and the
three brothers.
The Raiding Officers.
Inc raid was made by sheriff Orn-
dorff, deputies J. B. fitzpatrick, Henry
Blum and Ivy Finley, Of FL Paso;
deputy GustaYe LOeW enstein, OF vs.
leta4 and constable Paul Wuer-
schmidt, OF Ysleta. The warrants
were prepared by county attorney ".
! Dat
lagher, and they attended to the
hearings Tor bond and remained with
the sheriff until the prisoners had
all been disposed OF for the night
or rather the morning. In most in |
stances.
The men whose names the sheriff |
took in the raid. all Of whom either /
gave bond, paid fines or we're re- I
leased on their own recognizance. !
were;
]. Berenzweig and - Harkins, |
Los Angeles; George Courtney and |
three others. J. Simpson, Kirkely and ]
who said they " ere plumb 1
ers working for Brennan: Bateman. !
Ehler, Brown and WOlfgen. who said /
they worked for the FL Paso smell /
ter; O. G. Joy, W. c. and II. NJ. Des-
mOnd and two men giving the names
OF Baird and Delmar, all OF whom I
said they worked for the Tri-State D
Telephone company; T. j. Cass, Leo ]
Schultz, who gave the Angelus hotel l
as his address; J. H Schultz, Eugene /
Tardy. an expollcenan; JAG. Gordon. !
F. ". Richardson, who gave his ad- I
dress as the Del Norte and said he I
was an automobile man: Dick, Faus- .
tinO and Gus Armendariz.
CHIEF ZABRISKIE TAKES |
CHARGE OF DETECTIVES /