El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-07
PUT MANY CHARGES AGAINST LAW
BREAKERS; THEY CAN'T STAND IT

TIE sherifFs office and the police department know
I various ways Of dealing with dive keepers and with
= immoral women but one way IS usually effective
~ that Is the preferTing Of multiple charges.
Officials here have complained that doing a
g business ordinarily pay their fines OF 500 OF $500
tse maximum is being imposed generally now-and then
~ out Of sight They do not leave the city, however,
81 zsIely secure another loom and go before If
fe fines do not too frequently, they can make
Onsy. Il Is impractical to keep enough vice crusaders
i w0sk to trace every Officials only hope she
VI come 70 their attention again soon SO that she
= ne6 another time She nav be encountered by
= raid the officers may hear of her by accident
- nay be disclosed BY living in the community
y which she has moved. When as many ten II
day being arrested It is not possible to
sp osck On each after the court is through with
bsr and abe passes ont the doors.
1as multiple charge system works well when 1t can be
sd, which is in most tses For instance
q arrested charge Of disturbance of the peace for
staTbsnoe charge viii generally be sustained. She
bs Anad 500 that charge She then be charged
WITH VACANCY and fined again Then she be charged
- prostitution If at the time of her arrest she is rent
az house where the offences complained of
sd she be charged with keeping disordery house
~ iaW against furnishing liquor to soldiers what
oht 20 BE- Il would be possible to obtain conviction
= bootle9gng charges witnesses soldiers drinking
or n the act Of receiving liquor under such circum
ng necessarily must be secured by provost guardsmen
apPng bootieggers by making purchases themselves In
~ women DO great deal Of TINS oootieggng of1lcers
~ convinced. evidence of boodeggng can be secured
ganst them that makes another charge in addition to
tae several above mentioned.
may be able to pay fine and continue in
& gets caught again But pile up enough charges against
at the aggregate fines amount to $780, $500 $500
nd shs Is beaten She can't make appeal bond The town
too hot for her. few punishments of that kind wiz
far toward convincing the FL Paso underworld that this
ely is an Improbable and uncomfortable place
Vigilance many arrests and many heavy fines viii do
more than al the preaching and all the resolutions.
Ths Is time to criticise the police the sherfs
ofoe. They claim TO have done best they could with
What they had to work with They have been short OF men
r vice crusadizg and have had to rely persons
very bad character order to get evidence That latter
ct has had something to do with creating bad impress
ion h Washington where the for It not to
EnFe been ogite understood. !
Fsre be thorough cleanup here without plenty
e ozey for engaging adequate forces for the police de-
partmsnt and sheffs office and the citizens viii stand
hack Of whatever taken to supply that de-
eney. large element of the good citizenship of the
city has expressed itself very orcefuy in favor of coop
GRAFTON between the authorities and the citizenship gen.
orally This property owners must be than
careful TO the character Of the tenants occupying
er renting houses, apartment houses and tenements
Those who live In the vicinity Of suspected houses must
wiling volunteer information and appear in court
give evidence if indeed it is necessary for them to
to complaints No feeling Of false mOdesty should