El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-02
VI c. RUSSELL IS
GWEN 10 YEARS
Jury Returns Same Verdict
In Second Trial as It
Did in the First.

william O. AuSsell. prominent cat
tlsman OF Lubbock, Texas. charged
with the murder Of Charles oualev, a
mining man. near the Sheldon hotel
on January 2. 1918, was sentenced to
se-ve ten years in the state peniten-
tiary by a Jury in the 34th district
court Saturday afternoon
The sentence and verdict Of the
jury was exactly the same as that Of
a jury in the same court which tried
the case in the June term OF 1918
The defence however, applied for a
reversal on the grounds that a con-
victed fel0n was on the jury and that
the judge failed TO submit man
slaughter in his charge TO the jury.
The trial opened before judge Howe
last Monday morning
Testimony developed during the
trial was to the effect that the killing
was the result Of a brawl during
which =. c. Houghton Of Mesilla Park,
n. H., was badly beaten Russell is
alleged TO have taken interest in
Houghtons trouble and to have taken
steps TO have the offenders punished.
A. j. Harper, attorney Tor the de-
fence. is preparing bin Of exceptions
and VIII seek an appeal
Russell is in Jail, pending the out
come Of motion for new trial
faces. II the United states had beer.
before the war, maritime nation
this condition Of our coastal waters
would probably be regarded as q ma
tional scandal. But the average
American, having been always an IN
lander, does not care WhOOp whether
the pinnacle rocks in Alaskan waters
are mapped or not, and the variable
lnH la
river is nothing 10 him He does not
even appreciate the significance OF the
fact that New York harhor is filling
up in spots, and that over 200 changes
have TO be made in the chart Of that
harbor every year 70 keep It up 10
date.
works Under Difficulties.
But with billions Of the public
money tied up In ships and with
Americans going into the merchant
marine every day. this Indifference
should come 10 an end The officials
Of the coast and geodetic survey sin-
cerely hope that IL will This litle
has been pegging away for 103 years
ut the tremendous job Of mapping out
coastal waters. II has never had
enough money. enough ships or
enough men, Its examinations are the
hardest to pass Of all those offered
be capable navigators and shipmas-
tiers. business men. and scientists OF
the most elaborate technical training I
They get small salaries The sur
vey has never had a waiting list
Conereszmen Obtuse.
Furthermore. IL Is hard TO convince
q congressman from the corn belt
that the survey OF the Pacific coast 4
waters should be carried out TO the
I'll =
harder to make him understand the
principles OF photography This con-
gresslonai oDtuseness has made IL
possible for the United States 10
neglect one OF its most obvious duties {
as a civilized nation
Just before we entered the war The
coast and geodetic survey celebrated
Its tooth anniversary. and went
through some other motion designed
10 attract the public attention TO itself /
and to the need FOR an extension OF
its work. But with the declaration Of &
an end Five cut OF the dozen OF Sc /
small boats which the survey
possesses were taken over by the navy 4
for use as patrols, and mere than hair !
OF The officers and men went with !
them, while those who remaired were b
busy making special maps and sun
Feys for the army and navy
Back on Job.
Now that the war IS over. the coast Z
and geodetic survey is going back 10 .
it's proper work with energy Its
largest and best boat. the Survey. is 4
now or her way to Alaska. via the F.
Panama canal, and others are being
and refittsd for work on .
the Pacific coast
our Atlantic coast has peen pretty
surveyed. and L. moreover,
On exceptionally safe coast anyway
It's banks are FOR the most part of
mud and sand. and gradually shelving
IL has numerous safe harb0rs. But
even so. constant work on IL is
needed Rocks, which endanger sub
and deep draught war ves-
sells have recently been found off the
coast Of New Fouudiand. The delta
OF the Mississippi must be watched
constantly
The Pacifc coast. on the other
hand, has never been adequately sur
veyed. IN addition 20 this Il Is a
rocky coast. The mountains come .
right down to the sea in places. and +
there are mountains and canyons uu-
der the sea Dangerous capes jut out
at intervals. Worse and most myster-
ious Of ALL up and down this coast
move strange currents, which carry
bits Of wood and other flOtsam from
California TO Washington. These cur