San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-05
WAS A WATER HAUL.
THE GREAT VERGARA CASE ENDS
IN NOTHING.
Couldn't Be Extradited and Was
Released - Given Money To
Leave Town-Part of the
Doodle Recovered.

III was a ohu q lotNO
from beginning to end.
It consisted of holding a young
Spaniard named Francisco t. Yer
CARA in the foul cells OF the city
hall prison, without a charge on
record against him, and without
permitting him to speak to a sim
gle person or enable him to employ
counsel and show that before the
law Of the land he was being IL
legally held and guilty Of no crime
under the statutes Of the country
in which he was being detained, a
secret prisoner.
After being held about one week,
Vergsra had to be discharged, as
the police department, which had
so carefully shut him out from the
world, had no case against him.
In spite of the profound secrecy
maintained by Chief Druse and his
lieutepants, the LIGHT has been
keeping accurate tab on the case
from beginning to end. 1t told OF
how Vergara and his effects had
been taken into custody by the
officers; Of how the prisoner was be-
ing kept in Jail without having
any one to see him, lest he en-
ploy counsel and establish the fact
that he was being illegally held;
OF how Charley A. r. Campbell had
gone on fruitless mission to Aus
tin to look after his extradition
how Vergara and his effects had
finally disappeared from the city
hall. All this was worked out by
degrees and published in spite OF
the misleading suggestions and
statements of Captain Druse and
his men.
Now comes Captain Druse and
in a statement OF the case verifies
everything that the LIGHT has
said, and which both he and the
detectives have been vigorously de-
nying.
Here are some of the details Of
the case, which the marshals
statement in local paper fails to
give:
Francisco T. Vergars was con-
sidered young man Of unques-
tionable integrity. He was treas
urer of a contracting and commits
sion company in the City of Next
co, known as the Moylan & Bro.
company.
About last Sunday, week ago,
Mr.. James Moylan left the City Of
Mexico on few days outing, leav-
ing a large sum Of money in charge
of the treasurer. On last Wednes-
day week Vergara Is alleged to
have taken $l,700 Of this money
and on the following day skipped
for the United States. His trunk
remained over at Saltillo, but he
came on through, and was arrested
by Detectives Joe Shelly and Geo.
Shosf while being transferred from
the International and Great North
ern to the Southern Pacific depots.
Vergara had his baggage labelled
and marked through to New York,
for which place he was bound,
though his ticket was good only as
far as Houston. He did not travel
under his real name but went un-
der the alias of James T. Burn
ham.
The accused was jailed Saturday
night, but the police were not yet
sure that he was their man. Sun
day, however, his trunk reached
here. Then Detective Shelly put him
to severe cross questioning and
he broke down and confessed that
he was Vergara and that he was
guilty under the laws of Mexico of
absconding with $l,700 belonging
to the Moylan Bros. company. The
detectives got $1,3S2.60 from him
which they sent back to the firm
in the City of Mexico.
: Meanwhile, however, Chas. A. r.
Campbell, as stated in the LIGHT
at the time though vigorously de.
MED by the city officers, went to
Austin to see II the man could be
. extradited. Judge Jack Evans, one
Of the best authorities in the state,
had already told the officers that
the man could not be turned over
to the Mexican authorities as his
was not an extraditable offense
Mr.. Campbell returned from Aus
tin few days later and confirmed
Judge Evans opinion.
. All this while, however, the man
was being Illegally held and the
police department. endeavored in
every possible manner to throw
the public off the track lest Yer.
CARA should get his case before q
district INDIA and he ra aaaad ON