El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-08

feudauts- ike when they were notified
that The oil stove was out OF order, It
was whisky they we're talking about,
the same as the race talk here"
The Courage Of One.
Knowing fun wen what his admis-
sious may mean 10 his military career.
Lieut. james Francis Sheehan took the
stand The words coming from him
with the choke Of regret, but the ring
Of truth Sheehan testified that he
had purchased liquor at the Stock
mems hotel; that. with woman he
knew only as May" ne registered
u.sh- with her IN q room
The prevailing price Of liquor at the
Stockmen's hotel was 81 a pint, &C
cording 20 Sheehan, but another wit
ness testified il cost him s7-50. Shee-
han could not get any liquor the night
o. the raid. as one Of the bellboys told
him e federal raid was expected, the
prosecutor stated in his battle against
an objection 10 the witness answering
The question, and liquor was under
the ban for the night
The Straight Tale.
Corporal James W Cullen, Of the
military police his left eye just re-
covering from contact with some fast
moving object. the blue. black and
red Of the optic strangely lighting his
face. told his story IN q Htraightfor-
ward way
Under Instructions Of the depart
n1ent o. justice. Cullen testified, he
purchased liquor from a beuboy in
the Stockmen's hotel during the month
o. January- re saw. he said. a drunk
an Lieutenant IN the lobby OF the hotel
Tive Private Door.
Here swung aJar the door IN the
horel lobby. a portal marked strictly
priva1e- keep out" Cullen said he
saw q belIbOy disappear within the
door and return with a package which
looked 10 be about three bottles OF
whisky"
Cauen said he had gathered evil
delce OF liquor sales IN y different
places in town
He told Of raid night in the Stock |
mems hotel. awaiting the arrival OF
woman a bellboy had promised 10 send /
20 his room He waited. but the wom- I
a. failed him
The High Lights.
WITH commissioner Kelley ordering ]
the witness 10 diFest himself Of his /
gun before taking the stand. the high I
lights OF the whole afternoon sprung I
into existence when Pvt Ernest W.
KILLER was sworn The crowd had /
started toward listlessness and bore
dom. but the military policeman with 4
the reached hair and the Don Juan
erperience galvanized the listeners 10 I
100 percent attention
Right off the reel, on his first visit
20 the hotel. January g. the Boccacio
experience started in the life Of Pvt
KILLER
The VFooinE One.
No, he didn't know the girls, but the
elevator boy told him there was a
couple IN room 81 and on ambled the
soldier 20 his wooing- Register No,
he didn't register but IN his own Ian
EuaEe we all got some whisky and
slept al over the room" May and
Catherine we're the names OF the 81
rens- Other uamesg Well. that's a
small matter when one Is Wooing.
DnHH~nw rr-afHnw H-~-rr Hha
dining room. brought up the whisky,
stated Miller The price OF booze
showed a falling tendency. for Miller
got me pint for Sc
The Awful souse.
Loth1rlo that he was, the soldier
came back the next night and then old
John BlrleTcorn got IN his fen work
Tor 11aT got drunk and down" raised
a disrurhance and Joe Chips came TO
the room where she was undressed {
and told her shed have 20 get out :
she couldn't I've there. but she could
come back and get room any night"
chi1ps told her she could leave her :
effects in the hotel
The undress parade was the next :
feature Of the entertaining narrative. E
Thus IN staccato bits the witness de-
scrihed IT.
The Moulin Rouge.
Saw lots Of girls Upstairs al E
over Several nights about 2 o'clock. (
women half clothes on, cane along :
the hallway, one room 10 mother E
Lots OF soldiers and officers grabbing
EN- off around there"-SWeet shades z
OF the Moulin RouEef What z night E
Joe chips would take an occasional (
look around when the undress parade :
Vas EcinE On. said the soldier witness z
One night a woman fell, soused, in the E
lobby, the witness chair told
The Hell Ralsezs. :
The typical ranger, jeff E. Vaughan. z
took the stand 70 tel OF the nocturnal Z
visitor who had 2 kImona and bed E
slippers a. a costume jeff without E
intent OF contempt but with the in z
loceLce OF the ranges told the dig s
uifisd court and counsel OF several E
In the room below ne that was drunk
and raising Hell"
Women and whisky permeatsd the E
existence OF Pvt. J. Il. Pinkerton dur E
Ing MS visits to the Stockmen's hotel E
Prosecutor Fryer was seeking light z
On the color Of the hair OF Pinkerton's E
Fair friends E
TIE ObJeetinE Counsel
Counsel Mckenzie was objecting at E
IrerF wind
well" said Fryer IN desperation. I E
we're they blonde. black, brown or" (
With celsartian grace Flyers arm . E
swept toward the drouth-stricken E
lorle o. the senior counsel for the de- f
fence and thus was the sentence com E
-leted IN pantomine- The senior coun- F
7e- enjoyed the joke as much as any E
me E
The CamounaEe Code. E
Rooms q and 81 punctuated the ex- E
stence Of Finkerton- Bellboys fur 3
lizhiuE the women who called at his :
loom was another startling element E
n his testimony The camoufage e
.erms OF kerosene" for whisky, and E
oil stove out OF order to denote the E
.act that the bottle vas running e
smpty. was ruled out OF the testimony e
ly objections OF the defence. Pvt E
stout. Pinkerton's friend, testified TO e
luylnE booze H
newspaper man. told OF happening +
MO the dining room after midnight e
few nights before the raid and Of e
|eeiuE whisky served from bottles r
which once contained ginger ale. That =
liEr- Intoxicated women. maudlin sol r
lerE and q fast oue-rOund-t o-knock- =
.ur 80 between an army officer and a r
.lrliians. made life interesting IN the +
.oteL r
The Ones Present r
" q Arburkle entertained some If
women in his room the night OF the e
aid Clay chips. brother OF Joe. was E
= tie party. as were Mesdames Fish IF
II, Adkins and Martinez In addition r
% the company IN the room a wee bit +
2 whisky crept in. but Arbuckls If
would not claim IT, r
Sergt Jones drank With delight Of r
whisky he bought IN the hotel. hs said. r
IL said whisky IS made to drink +
The FIRST visit. r
Ara Anna Adkins said the night ofl=
entured 20 the upper regions OF thei=
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