El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
DAMAGING
TESTIMONY
Given in the u. S. Court
Against N. Quintero for
Smuggling Cigars.
DEFENDANTS COUNSEL
Charges a Witness With Importing
Labor and is Made to RetrdCt
His Remarks.

| At the opening of the United States
court this morning Dist. Attorney Ter
rell concluded his argument for the
government in the case of the United
with unlawfully extracting from the
postoffice and opening letter address
ed to another person.
| The case was given to the jury and
at O'Clock q verdict had not been re-
| turned.
The case OF Charles Hazlerig, charg-
ed with sending a threatening postal
card through the mail, was dismissed.
Judge Maxey was in doubt as to the
suficiency of the charge in the indict-
ment as alleged, aud as the defendant
| had spent considerable time in Jail
thought if he were guilty he had re-
ceived sufficient punishment.
The case of N. Quintero, who was
| charged in two indictments, in the first
instance of smuggling 25O Mexican
| C; CARS from Mexico, and in the second
session on the 9th of last April, was
next on the docket.
Chief of Inspectors Bloom was the
| first witness for the prosecution, and
| testified that in company with Inspec-
tors Logan and Kinney went to the
| house of Quintero armed with q search
| warrant, and not finding Quintero
| covered q quantity OF Mexican cigars
which it was claimed were struggled
from the 9th er side of the river.
Inspector Bloom further testified
that as b e had handled great many
cigars in his official position, it was his
knowledge and belief that the cigars
confiscased were Mexican cigars and
of the river.
When the seizure WAS made Ouin.
tero was preparing to move out.
Mr.. Kinney, q clerk in the custom 8
service, was next called and said he
was one of the party that made the
seizure aud testified substantially as
did Inspector Bloom.
J; M. Smith, an Inspector at tie
bridge, testified to having arrested
Quintero on his return from Mexico
the same day the seizure was made, at
about 10 o'clock at night.
E. Kohlberg was the next witness
called by the prosecution to give testi-
mony as to the quality of cigars made
in Mexico and on this side of the river.
and whether the cigars figuring in the
case were of Mexican make.
At the preliminary hearing of Quiu-
tero Mr.. Kohl berg said the cigars had
undoubtedly been made in Mexico and
testified when under examination to-
day that the cigars were the Mexican
product, made in Mexico, and must
have been smuggled across the river.
Mr.. Kohlberg gave some damaging
evidence sgainst the defendant, which
unquestionably will have considerable
weight with the court.
Judge Wilcox, in the cross examina-
ton of the witness, tried to bring out
the point that Mr.. KohIberg had
brought men from Vera Cruz to work
at his factory. At this point in the
proceedings Mr.. Kohlberg very stoutly
denied the accusation and demanded
that Judge Wilcox withdraw his re-
marks.
Judge Wilcox demurred for
moment, but seeing that Mr.. Kohl
berg was in earnest in his demands for
a retraotion of the remarks, said that
he would take back what he had said
and the examination was continued.
At the conclusion of the testimony of
Mr.. Kohlberg court adjourned.
When court convened again at 2
O'Clock Mr.. Alvarez, cigar manufact-
urer in the city, was put upon the
stand. He WAS not sure that all the
cigars were of Mexican make, but e
did know that part of them we're and
he believed q portion we're Of domestic
make.
Quintero was then placed upon the
stand to testify in his own behalf.
ihGCi " Sidl"S0 Gbo1 OIL ChC Gig oIS
in question were of American make
and that he hae num- Der OF witness to
testify to the ia cts.
1t is believed beyond any doubt that
Quintero is sure of being convicted, as
all the testimony against him was very
damaging.
The only house in the city handl
Puget sound, oyster cocktails. Bing
Saloon. ank
Joseph Stockford. Hodgdon, Me-,
healed q core running for seventeen
years and cured his piles of long stand
ing by using De Wits Witch Hazel