The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-09-16
HEBRON IN NOGALES.
His Deposition Before Mexican Con-
sui III. Mascarehas.

nora, cattleman, whose arrest for
smuggling caused the trouble between
the Mexican guards and cowboys at
Naco las Saturday, is in No5ales for
the purpose of purging himself of the
charge against him. he following is
Mr.. Herron's deposition made before
Mexican Consul NJ. Mascare1as, and
is clear and concise statement of the
facts as witnessed by him:
DEPOSITION.
James Heron brought from ''La
Escondida" ranch, distant $50 miles
from Nsco, seventy horses belonging
to Frank Morgan, resident OF Mag
dalena; Sonora. On the Goth of July,
the collector of customs at La Morita,
Sr Sobarzo, coniscated three horses,
two belonging to Morgan and one own
Ell at the ranch of Bacanuchi Clay
ton who had charge of the horses, was
ordered to drive them in the corral,
and was SISTED by the inspectors;
Heron icing adviced of this,
went to the collector and asked for an
explanation, and was told that al his
horses had to be inspected; that he
was not arrested, but was advised to
60 to La Morita; that, next day he
(Herron) pre- ented himself, accom-
panied by his vaquero and an inter
prefer, all of them mounted on horses
with the Morgan brand; that he was
told that the horse which he claimed
belonged to the Bacanuchi ranch; was
contrab band, likewise two belonging to
Morgan, and that six of the others
:, ere taken in charge by the judge for
the reason that they were ''strays,
and that only three were se:zed by
the custom house, which demanded
S16O. for duties and expenses; that
he ans wered that he could prove that
Ike horses were Mexican horses; the
collector left him at liberty to go home
and telegraph to Morgan at Tucson,
asking for proof us to the procedure
of the horses; that not being able to
reach Morgan by wire, nor finding ut
VIII, re he was, he was given fifteen
days Ii. which to find hin; and that
he (Herron) told the collector that if
during the fifteen days Morgan could
not be founu, he would bind himself
SO 90 after the ''mayordomo'' of the
Escendido ranch and bring a certif-
cate, certifying that the horses Ee-
lons ell to the said ranch. Tie col
lector answered hat it was all right,
and that there would be no trouble;
that everything would be settled in a
satisfactory manner; that 10 or 20
days afterwards ne was called to La
Morita, and while there he asked the
Judge why he was OBTAINING his six
horses, also whether anyone claimed
them, or if he declared them ';strays"
The Judge answered that he did declare
them as such; that he then went to
the collector, WHO told him to pay the
expenses OF the six horses and $3.50
duties, and he would deliver him the
nine horses; that, in view of this ans
wer, he told him that he would make
complaint to the judge of the LIST
instance, and to the project of Arizpe,
/ before whom he made a derosition
| through the all OF an interpreter, de
| claring that the horses were his pro-
perty and that he was ready to prove
il; that both authorities told him to
return home quietly and that they
would settle the matter that if he was
guilty he would be punished according
to law; likewise the officers of the Gus
tom house if they should be guilty.
Heron went to Arizpe by the advice
of the appraiser Of customs, Sr.
Palacios, and Customs Agent Mora.
The next day after returning froH1
Arilpe lie was arrested. He suspect
ed that he would be arrested because
he was tod So He saw three in
spectors, one of which approached his
house and told him that he was
wanted at the ''Garita" to which place
he went, and while there, the inspect
ors tried to handcuff him, but, that he
told the chief that there was no neec
oc it, and that he would accompany
them wherever they wished. Marti-