El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-19

On October 2bths 1873 was incarcerateQ
IN the county jail OF Fl Paso county. Texas,
by federal authorities I remained In con-
finement until the 18th day OF March. 1890.
on or about the 18th day OF January 1870.
I was made trusty by the sheriff OF ~
Paso county. through his deputy. As such
/ truHty I had free and unrestraiued access
[ TO any and all parts OF the jail except that
section OF the JAN occupied BY female
while incareerated I became acquainted
. with a prisoner by the name OF Roy smith,
I who was a federal prisoner. re Tas
| charged with and pleaded guilty 10 Fl9ie-
I tion Of tho Mann act. and was sentenced "
Z serve six months in the county jan or -
paso county. Texas. He was made trl3Iy
I by a deputy sheriff. acting for seth =
I Orndorff sheriff OF FL Paso county. J. D.
/ Newton. as I understand Il, Is the deputy
that appoints the TRUSTEES
Conduct OF TRUSTEES.
{ While Roy Smith was serving his sen
tence and while a trusty he often lelt ne
jail and remained away from one cay 70
] a week at time Roy Smith told me ond
! several other federal prisoners that ne vas
doing some work for Seth B. Orndorff at
] 1Ir. Orudorffs ranch down the valley ne
! said that he was doing some plunloin g
work for Mr.. orndorff at his ranch house
while incareerated I also became &c
| quainted with a federal prisoner BY the
] name Of Henry McNies, negro lie NAA
! charged with and pleaded guilty 70 Vloia-
I lation OF the llquor laws snortly slt (,
2 he was incarcerated IN the county JAN ne
] was made trusty. 80,
] During the first part Of March. 1870
] he left the county jail with the knowledge
{ and consent Of the head TALLER ana deputy
sheriffs. and was gone from the jan sew
/ eral- days. Occasionally he would return
I 10 the jail and leave again.
He told me as well as other prisoners
] that he was driving a truck Tor seth =,
! Orndorff from Fl Paso TO NJ. Orndorll s
D ranch down the valley. and that he was
3 getting three good meals a day and all
[ OF his smoking tobacco for his services.
] one day he came into the jan anu
stated that Mr.. Orndorff had come down
l TO the ranch where McNies was working
I and told him TO hurry back TO the jail
as Mr.. Jester. who had been the ceputy
United States marshal. was no longer
I serving in that capacity. but that q new
| deputy United States marshal had been
/ appointed. and that the new deputy United
] States marshal would raise hen ~ ne
found out that Mr. Orndorff vas working
] federal prisoners on his rancns ana MAs
allowing them TO leave the jan Al ths
time this AfcnSles returned to the Jan
was a rrustF and saw him when ne
came into the jail and heard the state
ment that he made
The Case Of DelEado.
also knew federal prisoner By the
name OF Fred Delgado. who was charged
with, tried and convicted OF setting up
I a disorderly house within five miles OF
a military camp. and was sentenced 20
\ serve six months IN the county jan OF =
| Paso county, Texas When Fred Delgado
came 10 the jan ostsnsibly for the pur-
nose OF serving hts sentence he was given
Z
a room on the sixth floor by J. D New
ton The room occupied by Fred Delgado
ajoined that occupied By the night 1aller-
These rooms were furnished for the Of
GcIais Of the jail and not for prisoner
From the time that Fred pelEado came
20 the jan until the tine ! left there on
March 18Th. 1890. Delgsdo was never
locked Up He was made a truEty i'm
mediately after he came there and had
free and unrestrained access TO any and
all parts OF the jail, including that section
OF the San occupied by female prisoners
at all times while I was there Mrs. VII
lfarns was the matron IN charge Of the
female prisoners. About the 1st Of March.
1920 she took a suitcase and left the jail
Fred Delgado was given the keys 70
that section OF the jail occupied b. the
female prisoners and apparently he as
CHARGED an OF the duties formerly dis
charged BY Mrs. Williams. the matron OF
the female pris0ners- Mrs. Williams had
not returned 70 the jan On March 18th
1890. az which time left there
I distinctly recall two different occa-
sions when I saw Fred Delgado and Juan
PARA a deputy sheriff 90 into the fe-
them On both OF these occasions these
parties remained in that section Of the
jan occupied BY female prisoners more
About the same time that Dslgado came
to the jan a woman was also brought
there. she was a eodeten .,a q pei, Del
OF the jail upon which Fred Delgado had
his room. and had free and unrestrained
access 10 any and all parts OF the sixth
floor OF the jail have seen her and
Fred Delgado together on the sixth floor
OF the county jan many, many tines
To NY personal knowledge Fred Del
Eado left the jail At any tine OF the day
or night and remained away from the
iau from an hour 70 day al a time. he
would leave the jan and 80 down town
and get a shave in the day time. Or FOR
know OF numerous nights when be was
away from the jail All night long In
short. he was not confined to the JAN
whisky In Jail.
on several occasions J. D. Newton, head !
5ailer. asked me TO 20 and clean I'D MS !
room 70 clean It up, I saw whisky there, !
and practically every time I removed /
whisky wrappers Or cartons. corlss etc /
On many occasions ] have seen him take /
men 70 his room. ard on several occa-
sions he asked ne 10 90 to ths kitchen /
TO bring glasses ice and sugar 70 MS |
seen J. D. Newton give Fred DelEados 4
federal prisoner bottle OF whisky /
saw J. D. Newton carry whisky to George i
Holmes. q federal prisoner two or three !
I make this affidavit voluntarily and /
without hope q reward OF favor.
ROBERT r HAzLEWooD;
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this
18th day Of Nay. A D 1870
Wm- z Loose. notary public In and for
Fl Paso county. Texas
7. Ira Ware. Of 1904 Pe-a street, city
and county OF Fl Paso. IN the state Of
Texas, being duly sworn depOse and say
that during the period from November J.
1918, to April Is 1890. was acting turn
Key at the county JAN under sheriff Seth
B. Orndorff.
During that time one Roy J. smith was
committed to the said county jail for a
period Of six months for white slavery;
aid Roy J. Smith served a part OF said
Tx months as a trusty- He stated while
1s was not In or near the jan that he
vas working on Mr. Orndorffs ranch and
hat he had done all the plumbing on said
ranch
leutencs and was fined $3.50 for violating
he Harrison narcotic law. He vas made
truEty. he stated 70 ne that he spent
he greater part OF his time working on
he Orndorff ranch. working with sheep
md driving q truck and that he would
-ather be locked IN a jail cell than 90 back
10 the ranch as he had often worked on
ne meal q day and as late a. 10 o'clock
It night i.
Henri 1fc,zeics "a nerro) was sentenced
R. S. He was taken TO the Orndorff ranch
md came hack few days before HIS time
vas up stating 70 me Nat Orndorff told !
aim to hurry back to jail as they had {
rev United States deputy marshal and {
hey were raising hell
Charles Harris "a nsgro) was given 80
lays for violating the Harrison narcotic :
aws lir. Orndorff came Up 10 the 1ail and /
darrls and other trustees TO tear down j
IN old church. which was taken 70 the
)rndorf ranch So the treaties said on
-oing on duty one molrung found harris
n his cell and he stated that deputy New |
on came after him IN a car and said that | I
he marshars office was wise and that s
hey would have 70 lock him up for
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