El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17

linen were kidnapping Mr. Blum" and.
"a king him from his residence The
county attorney then telephOued The
B police station and asked for a detail
] Of men TO protect Nr Blum. Mr..
p Fryer then went 90 the police station,
where he found Blum behind the bars.
Detectives Surround Reese's Home.
Earlier in the night. about -
. o'clock. a detachment OF detectives
went TO Eeeses home 1907 East Rio
Grande street, and informed him that
they had instructions TO arrest him
Reese said Friday morning that he
another appeared ar his door. while
he was informed by his wife that
there We're two more in the rear, one
of them demanding that the back door
be opened.
Reese Describes Arrest.
Reese described what followed as
follows 81 informed the men rha-
I would not come with them unless
a warrant was shown and I armed
myself with q shotgun. which my wife
later took from me. I was then armed
with a pistol After about an hours
arEument. I announced that 7 would
go TO the station alone and 7 drove
there. In the office Of the detectives,
there then ensued an argument he
. tween myself and AvaUur I never
saw any warrant and made no bond
and do not consider that I was under
arrest"
During the argument in Avaunt's
office a number of citizens were sum
moned. among those arriving being
I John NJ Wyatt chairman OF the civil
I service commission; Maury Kemp. at
7 tornev for Reese. and county attor-
ney Fryer. It is reported that not
words passed between Fryer and
Avaunr
Avnuut Shows Warrants.
Avauut stated to a reporter Friday I.
Is ~. 80
and that he. Avaunr, arrested him, I
I releasing him without bond on inc 4
/ request Of his attorney Asked if
there had been any warrants issued, l
Avaunt showed the reporter two, one /
charging Blum with accepting a 7
bride" and the other charging Reese 1
with "bribe" There were no nOta- /
tons Of returns on the warrants.
Blum Charged With Resistance. I
Detectives said Friday morning that ]
deputy sheriff Blum resisted arrest at 4
his home. 322 West Missouri street, /
fighting the detectives who went TO 4
make the arrest He was taken TO 4
the police station partly dressed. they I
said. where the charge Of resisting ]
T and assaulting an officer was placed I
against him.
The names Of the detectives making /
the arrest on the card at the city Z
jail were Mcintyre. Nesik, Hall and 4
Nixson-" Blum was placed in Jail at
2-35 Friday morning
Avaunt Files Complaints.
complaint was made IN CORPORA
ton court by Ayauur against Blum
and Reese, charEinE them with at
tempting to bride an officer
Warrants were then issued for their
arrest Reese was arrested at his
home. 1707 Rio Grande street, ac-
cordiu= 20 the detectives and taken
90 the police station where he was
later released. after prominent hus--
ness men had iH-ercedet for him. He.
q woman living ON ES-~eLla street
had made written AFFIDAVIT COM
planning against Blum and Reese. de-
rec-ives claimed a detective was :
said 10 have been placed in the house /
Friday morning 10 protect the woman
and a companion.
Blum was released on bond OF $500.
signed by county attorney W H
Fryer and p. 2. Gardner.
Avaunt Uses DictHEraph.
For the past four weeks, according /
TO detectives, the hrotherlulaW OF ,
Avauut has been in FL Faso working ,
iu behalf Of the detective department ,
II was through his efforts that much /
Information was gained It IS said =
that Avauurs brOrherin-aw IS q cap ,
tain OF detectives in one of the large
eastern cities Tt is also claimed that
a dicraEraph has been employed by
the detective department TO record I
statements made by men whom 5
Avauut claims have been trying to :
get his job because he insisted on :
raiding Gisorderly houses and places ,
that he claimed were being protect /
ed" Avauut said that he had used :
every device known 10 modern de-
tectiyes' to work up the case and
protect his department
Avaunt Boasts Of Information.
It IS openly reported about town
that Avaunt has boosted that he has
so much information in his possession
10 fe az -e q r.Hr -.g-r Sch
Blum and police captain VIII Simp-
son had an argument about two
weeks ago, when Blum is said by [
Simpson 20 have refused TO raid a I
club i'm the southern part OF the city 7
that had been causing much trouble Z
Simpson says he had to threaten TO I
lock Blum up. /
Avaunt Complains; Warrants Out.
Formal complaints against Blum {
and Reese were sworn out by Avauat I
before justice Of the peace j. IT. q
Deaver about II o'clock Friday. that ] y
against Blum charging bribery and I C
the other charging attempted brib- q
cry Warrants were in the hands Of
sheriffs deputies at noon for the re-
arrest Of the two officers.
At about the same hour. sheriff
Seth p Orndorff issued orders for the
cancellation Of BIum-s commission as n
deputy sheriff
Orndorff Holds So. .
It is claimed that SIS has been {
turned over 20 sheriff Orndorff by +
Avauut TO hold as evidence. in the =
case Of bribery Avaunt claims that =
$50 more was TO have been paid this r
afternoon. making a total Of 500. :
Sheriff Orndorff says he said 10 =
Avauut: III this was the case. why :
didn't you inform me that It was to r
be done and let me ne present when
the money was paidy' Z
The sheriff said he had taken I
Blum's commission and revolver pend
ing his trial He said he had also
dlsarmed AVaunt when he arrested =
him on Blum's complaint
Detectives All on Duty.
Every detective I'm the department y
was called TO work Thursday night. =
a special order was given for every r
detective to report at the office Of rne a.
captain at Z o'clock. No reason was