El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-06
SAY RANGERS
THREATEN LIFE
Witnesses At Hearing Re
late Alleged Incidents Of
Rangers Actions.


.ginia Yeager Of san Diego testified
yesterday before the legislative com
mittee appointed TO investigate the
state ranger force concerning miscon-
duct Of rangers. She said that at one
time she was in a garage having her
automobile fixed when a man whom
she said was a ranger came in and
putting his pistol against the breast
Of an attendant in the garage said
Go get my car or I will shoot you
like a tied dog" The witness said
that the rangers car had broken
down 20 miles away.
Received No Protection
She related another alleged il
stance when rangers accompanied a
man into her home when he came
concerning a dispute over a water
right. She charged that the rangers
gave her no protection when the man
told her that she would be mistreated
II she did not give up the water and
that she later on won a law suit aris-
ing from the dispute At another
time she said that she went TO the
draft board to ask when a young
man. whose mother could not speak
English. would be called She says
member OF the board told her that
rangers were looking for him at that
time but for her 20 take her automo-
bile and bring him in Upon srriv-
Ing at the home Of the young man
she found him in custody OF rangers.
but they consented for her TO take
70 drive fast The rangers followed
and later ran their car in front Of
hers. She said two Of them came 20
the side OF her automobile with
drawn pistols and using evil language
said that she was driving too fast and
Upon cross examination the witness
told that she had previously loaned
the same young man $50 70 come from
California at the call OF the draft
authorities. The witness testified
that she was assistant on the legal
advisory board and county chairman
of the woman suffrage organization.
Denies Plot To Xii.
When asked concerning a Mexican
plot TO XIII all Anglo-Saxons. she said
that the Mexicans had no guns and
were as afraid as she was
ThreHt Against Sanehezs
Ventura Sanchez testified that he
was constable at san Diego. Duval
county and that on the night Of
November 16. 1918. two drunk rangers
fired their pistols on the streets. He
took out warrants Tor their arrest but
they left town and later one Of them.
George Hurst. threatened TO kill him
and looked for him about the town.
He said that he did not report the
incidents to the adjutant general
On cross examination the witness
said that HIS father had lived in
Texas -. years. and that he had no
blood relatives in Mexico. He said
that he was arrested before he be-
came constable by rangers in
witness asked the committee for pro-
lection from the ranger mentioned in
his testimony and the chairman
assured him that he would not be
harmed
Hanging or Bostiek.
The committee next took up ranger
activities in the Nolan county district
and inquired into an incident wherein
10 is alleged that a man named Pos
tick accused Of having killed a dis
trict Judge. was found dead IN a cell
"a the Jail az Sweetwater-
John Bryan. Justice OF the peace at
Sweetwater. testified he held an in
quest over the body OF Bostick. which
developed that the clothing Of the
dead man was found IN one cell and
the body in another, that the body
was hanging BY a belt fastened
around the neck and TO the top OF
the cell with the feet touching the
llOor.
Down the throat OF the dead man
had been stuffed a handkerchief. /
Justice Bryan said a verdict OF suicide I
was rendered
As to the rangers, justice Bryan ,
testified that he knew OF no mlscon- I
duct on their part There was sentI- I
ment however. against rangers in 1
Nolan county. according 20 the Wit
ness.
Jack Scarborough. sheriff OF Nolan
county at the time OF Bostick's death. J
and T. b Thompson. deputy sheriff. /
testified that on the night Bostick I
died no one came into the jail
The best citizens Of Sweetwater had
against the rangers. was l
testimony given by judge ". ". Beal
1f the 52nd district court. and resi- .
dent Of Sweetwater since 1881. He
said the conduct OF the rangers had 4
been under discussion for a year or I
more.