El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-14


Laredo for the past ten years. Thinks
the amount of water furnished the Rio
Grande river by the Pecos since the
building of the dams on the upper
Pecos has decreased. In the spring OF
1897, the time of the big flood at Ell
Paso, when the newspapers reported
the high water at Ell Paso in May,
do in June. Witness thought he knew
something about the colors of the wat
ers of the different tributaries of the
Rio Grande, but could not swear that
any particular flood came from any
particular river.
Four more dispositions were read,
those of Jules Lacaze of Rio Grande
City, John E. Mix, of Rio Grande. Dis
trict Judge Albert L. McLane, of La
redo, and Raymond Martin. of Laredo.
Judge McLane has lived at Laredo
since 1874. He cannot say whether
the navigable capacity of the river has
decreased, but there is not as much
erly. From study and experience he
knows the evaporation IN this climate
to be an eighth of an inch per day. The
river twenty years ago was higher
from June to October. In answer to
cross-interrogatories as to what would
be the effect on navigation if the waters
of the river we're stored at Elephant
Butte and used for irrigation and
witness said the waters
would find their way back into the
river bed by percolation and the effect
would be beneficial to, or increase tie
volume of water in the river.
TILT WITH AN ATTORNEY.
Warner P. Sutton was next called.
He testified tha' HE legal residence
was Michigan, and his business resi-
dence Washington, D. c., but at pres
ent he is Especial assistant United
States attorney for this case only"
His business is international law.
From 1878 to 1893 he lived at Mata- |
moros, Laredo aud other points on the
lower course of the Rio Grsnde, where |
he was stationed as consul and consul
general of the United. STATES. He had |
Rio Grande and it's tributaries, and he |
described them at length. His tes-
timony for the most part was corr O. !
oorative of preceding governments tes-
,imony.
When the direct examination was
ION cluded, Attorney Hawkins for tn
lefense pounced on him like a terrier
IN rat.
"What did you cay your business is?"
inquired Mr.. Hawkins.
1--WE Gail It international law, the
work. that 1 am usually engaged in.''
''Do you mean representing some of
he atiops as among themselves, or
,racticing in the ordinary courts?'
"As to the first, yes: as to the Sec
md, no, but before the state Depart
nent,." II
What nations do you represent"
THAT Is matter that 1 caunos dis
uss here, if L represent any |.
81 understand you to say you rae
Ice International law. aud repre- sent
stions." ID
81 do not say do.''
"Do you represe ut the nation of Mex
co in this suit?'' II
81 do not.''
"Whom do you represent" II
81 will leave it to the court. It has
20 relation to Mexico or the United
states" II
"Where do you hold forth; where is
our headquarters?' ls
SIN Washington IL
"How did you come to be employed
q this suit?''
IL knew Judge Burch; he knew I
ad lived on the river and thought 1
ould be of use to the United States,
nd asked me to come.'' IL
:'In what cspacity?" Il
"As an attorney" II
"Whas duties developed upon you as I
q attorney in the case?" r
"To go down the river and see IL
bout getting Witnesses Ii
"Did it include your being a wit r
3 ss?n t
"It did not.''
"Were you in Ell Paso in 1872" r
81 think not.'' v
POINTED QUESTION. t
did you not in Ell Paso, Texas, in
97 in cOnveraatiOn with a Mr. Hau