Show JUSTICE RULES HIS VILLAGE M A Ernst of Boqulllas Tex Wields I Much Power In His Town I El Paso TexM A Ernst of Bo qulllas Is proving himself a powerful potentate He owns a store hore and holds the office of justice of the peace and as such officer has full sway over a territory as largo as an average state Boqulllas Is situated on tho Hlo Grande far down In the Big Bend region re-gion of Texas It Is 100 miles from Boqulllas to the nearest railroad point The territory over which Mr Einst presides borders on the Rio Grande for more than 100 miles and extends toward the Interior for 75 miles It is occupied almost exclusively by Mexicans Mexi-cans In former days this remote and wild region was the place of refuge of desperate criminals Most of these outlaws have been cleared out and to Ernst I Is due the credit for accomplishing accom-plishing much of this good work The Mexicans on the upper border look upon him as the absolute ruler of this little kingdom They go to him for advice when In trouble and should one of them commit an effense against the statutes of the state they know that he will receive deserved punishment at the hands of the border justice of the peace If the prisoner In the case merits leniency Ernst gives it without regard to the testimony testi-mony and law Ernst 1 officiates at most of the marriages mar-riages In that putt of the Rio Grande border region |