El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-19

ments ever recorded in court in
~ this state, one which portrays a
story OF immoral influences early in
life, of temptations. the struggles OF a
human being 10 overcome the low
practices and habits learned at the
hands and under the guidance OF an
evil woman, the return to a straight
and law abiding life. and the subse-
quent fall 70 life o crime, together
with a complete confession which has
allowed the local police 10 round UP
one of the most fearless gangs of
crooks which has ever infested this
city-such a statement was given
Thursday afternoon TO county attorney
". H Fryer by h L. Butler. alias
Harry Moran, alias Harry osborne.
who was arrested Wednesday by the
police and is now charged with burg
larry on Is counts.
In the arrest Of Butler, or Moran,
as he is more Familiarity known, the
police believe that they have made 2
long step toward putting a stop TO the
robberies and burSlaries which have
been Of almost nightly occurrence IN
this city for many months About $1,000
worth Of loot has been recovered.
Names Many Persons.
In his confession TO attorney Fryer
whom he had been accustomed TO go TO
get the loot off his hands. These per
sons, acting in the capacity of fences,
for the most part have all been ar
held for trial on the charge of receiving
and concealing stolen property.
Through the arrest of this gang, too,
the police have materially assisted the
federal authorities in their war against
drug users and drug distributors.
Moran attributes his downfall, in
great degree, 10 the use Of opium
Booze" to quote the prisoner lis not
7nn nfr-a hard n hna
addicted to morphine, ! never would
have stolen anything. and that is the
case with most Of these dope fiends.
a man who uses booze doesn't 90 TO
long as you have hop heads and dope
fiends here you viii have petty larceny.
fhefts and burglaries OF all kinds. To
arrest the dope fiends does no good,
you have got to get the ones that sell
The dope"
A part. at least Of the inside work
ings Of the crooks VINO are working 10
caiIy and who are obliged to dispose
of their loot in this city was gone into
by Moran in his confession. The loca-
lions where he and other dope users
obtain the drug with which they sat
isfy their gnawing hunger. and the
methods they employ TO pass Il 10
each other under the eyes of the guar
dams Of the law. were revealed by
furnishing the police with Just
the TIP for which they have been
searching for weeks It is fully ex-
pected that as result Of the arrest OF
Moran and his confession Thursday. an
extensive and far reaching campaign
against users of the poppy" and
thieves and crooks as a whole, will be
waged by the city and federal authOri-
ties alike for the tips given in Morau's
story are apparently reliable and ac-
curate-
Lowest Crooks Here
Noran,s idea OF the city is tersely
put forth IN these stinging phrases 7
have been all over the United states.
and / have operated with all kinds OF
,rOOks and 'prowlers.' but ! have met
md seen ia FL Paso the worst and low
st types OF petty larceny crooks and
lope fiends. and in greater numbers. /
han 7 have ever seen in my whole /
ife, and until the traffic in drugs is /
topped, that condition VIII continue"
Morzn's confession is really a !
Ikelston autobiography. Beginning 4
nth the date Of his birth and the name 4
II the town where he was born, he i
asses lightly over his boyhood years 4
ears Of age. At that time. he states 1
woman who had become attached 10 /
lin, enticed him away from his home /
md mother, his father having died 1
when he was but a small boy
%ETe Tempted Nc
II was this woman who taught him !
Q steal and 70 smoke opium. and he
wed with her and under her guidance
addicted TO the dope and sinking deep
ar and deeper into that world about l
which little is known outside OF police I
.ireles.
I quit that woman when was
iDout ., said -ioran. and went 70
san Bernardino. Cal. still using opium.
mere J met young girl and married
'er. and 1 opened a messenger office
nd started to live right, but I never
Tot away from the opium. We had a
'aby and my wife died, and later the
'aby died, and from this time ne
lad been before.
The Eternal Feminine.
he tells OF meeting with another
oman who was in the same stratum !
Il society into which ne had again l
INK, Of travelling over the country /
anttc coaSt-and as he expresses IL. Z
all over" He Travelled with this woman
bout three years and they lived by !
obDery and burglary and we carried
Ut own opium outfit with US. and
9th of US smoked the pipe" he says.
he lett this last mentioned woman in |
mana ne continues, and went to san |
ranciscO, where he worked in 4 hotel
Z rather shady reputation as 4 night !
Jerk After time he met a widow J
nth whom he took = fancy, and they
ere married He went TO his wife's
ather, and the latter started the ap-
arently reformed crook in the e.roc-
~ business IN Palo Alto. He was
laklng good IN this line 7 was tax ]
~ At this time" he said, AN eastern |
'eatmenI TO get away from opium and !
al almost gotten away from It That !
as my chance TO make good and do |
-Sht, but II was dull in Palo Alto and |
" wife wanted me TO give uD nv in
crest in the grocery as she liked the