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

! whisky
labels from whisky bottles By the
= asked one deputy how long Mr..
orndoEff was going to let that 60 on and
l was told not TO see IT, =. 7 Ware
sworn to before me this sth day OF July.
Jos Z. Sweeney notary public. e PasO
Affidavit Of Ex-U. s. Deputy.
] Before me. the undcrsisned authority
. notary public IN and for Fl Paso county.
Texas, on this day personally appeared
I Z. Womeldorf. who being first duly sworn
| on his oath deposes and says he Is a resi-
I dent and citizen Of Fl Paso. Texas, and for
| about one and half year prior to May
1. 1890, affiant was a United states deputy
marshal stationed at FL Paso Texas that
I affiaut has read the affidavit made by
I J. L Ware. referring particularly TO a fed
I eral prisoner by the name OF Fred Delgado;
/ that affiant knows Of his own knowledge
3 that the statements made by Mr. Ware n
/ his affidavit IN reference % said Delsado
] are the truth that afflaut knows that the
] said DelEado had physical possession OF
I the keys 70 both the mems department in
Z the jail and the department occupied by
] women that affiant together with Mr.
] Jester. who IS also deputy marshal. pro-
] tested TO Mr. Orudorff. the sheriff. against
| Joe Lcwenstein. who was a turnkey be
I cause o. his improper treatment TO Arneri-
] can prisoners and his tendency TO favor
I Mexican prisoners, and also protested
] against Fred DelEado, federal prisoner
] nelUE 10 turnkey
I having possession OF the key TO the Jail
/ 20 both the mems and women's depart
meut. and also protested against Fred Del
| gado and other federal prisoners being per
| Flittcd to leave the 5au and walk the
| Streets OF the city when they were sup
posed TO be serving the sentence passed
I upon them BY the federal court: these pro-
tests were Of no avail as the same condl-
I lions continued 70 exist Wherefore affiant
verifies. e Woueldorf.
Sworn 20 and subscribed by ne this eth
| day Of July, A. D., 1890.
Jos. Z. Sweeney. notary public, Fl Paso
/ County Texas.
orndorff Replies.
After Mr.. Winningham had read the
affidavits Mr.. Pitman announced that
Mr. Orndorff would reply TO charges
made against him. The sheriff
I jumped to his feet removed his coat
and started IN with vigor TO defend
himself.
u have heard so many charges
made against me and by so many per
sons that ] hardly know where to
begin" said the sheriff.
TEL US about the booze" some
body shouted.
ARE you interested in that?" the
sheriff shot back.
Mr.. Orndorffs replies to the
charges were general. rather than
specific. He made absolute denial
that a trusty was given the keys TO
the women's department.
To the affidavit of Vinalpando. Mr..
Orndorff read a counter document.
an affidavit in which the former
prisoner declared he did not know
what the affidavit Mr.. Winningham
read contained as he did not read
English and that he signed what was
presented to him because he was
told It would benefit him TO sign Il.
Claims Justification.
To the charge that federal prison
ers were taken out OF Jail, Mr.. Orn-
dorff said that the system OF having
TRUSTEES was universal in penal insti-
tutions, and that he had never taken
a federal prisoner TO his ranch or
anywhere else without the permis-
sion Of either the United States depu-
~ marshal or the federal Judge
To the charge that prisoners were
Jed only twice day the sheriff said
that few 5ails anywhere gave more;
that DR.. John ". Tappan- public
health surgeon. specifically re-
qrested the clinic prisoners be fed
no more as II interfered with treat
meut and that district Judge ". D.
Howe had said to feed the prisoners
more than twice a day would inter
fere with court proceedings.
To the charge that deputy sheriffs
drank Mr.. Orndorff said that as long
as they were good officials he did
not try TO govern his deputies ac-
tons when they were off duty. He
said he did not ask that they 20
TO this church or that one and did |
not even object n they went to |
Juarez- Their private lives are their
4 never took a drink IN my life"
said the sheriff. Il defy anybody on /
earth TO prove that Jimmy Newton |
was ever drunk on duty"
The RondhOuses.
Taking up the roadhOuse charge. I
nr e
best to make them run properly or 1
keep them closed. He said that when 1
he became sheriff there were five /
roadhouses running and that until re-
Gently there were only two and now
there IS none. They we're closed the \
other night take no credit for
that"
7 know that these places have
been bad, but what can you do?" Mr..
Orndorff wanted to know.
Z have consulted lawyers, the dis
trict attorney. county attorney.
United States attorney. district judge
and have been told that under the
law there is no way 20 keep them
closed, but have kept after them
all OF the time. I have gone down
there and taken prominent men with
me to show them conditions have
lined up people who frequented them
and searched them and thrown the
in jail, but they give bond
I
I have put hundreds OF people in
jan from the roadhouses." said the
sheriff, "35 in one raid, four IN an
other, II IN another and so on
don't see how I can do any more
than ] have done 20 close them and
keep them closed, as the law now
stands. I have raided those dirty l
places not once, but five. ten, 20
Mr.. Orndorff was followed by Mr..
Dorbandt who said he would arrest :
he proprietors Of the roadhouses and
hen get an Injunction against them
iIr. Orndorff replied to that by say ,
ng: '1Mr. Dorbandt would 90 down :
% the roadhouses 7 suppose and say 7
I am the Sheriff OF FL Paso county. s
loo,' and suppose they would close" :
Letters OF RECOMMENDATION S
Continuing his first line OF defence,
IT. Orndorff read letters from United
n which he thanked the sheriff for I
IFS treatment Of federal prisoners and i
IFS good management Of the jail and
his appreciation for hearty .
Other letters were read p
4 a similar nature n
When somebody insisted on know
ng what became OF the whisky that S
vas seized. the sheriff said some Of
{ went TO the federal building and
ONE more OF It was destroyed bg {
curt order.
Mr.. Orndorff said he had been in ?
II PasO Fl years. that he was mar Z
led and had five children. Five =
more than Mr.. Dorbandt has" the =
7 win admit that as sheriff I
AVE made mistakes and that some OF