BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-08

I did not speak or go inside of the
building where they were, but did
listen TO the speeches.
Mr. Richmond: One thing more.
Mr. Faura: In this matter of placing
the parties under bond, one man was
attacked by six Or seven men, and was
struck by chairs, and put them under
$4,000 bond. The District Attorney
reduced the bond to $4,000. The matter
is now pending in the District Court.
Regarding the statement that knife
was used on one of the parties, that has
not been proven. These people men.
toned in the bond there belong to the
worst class, they are considered some of
the worst characters there, as everybody
knows. Ramon Muf1oz is implicated
for having resisted the police, the
insular guard Inchouta, and Sandalio
Santiago who was the companion of
this Ramon Mufioz, and Juan Grande
who has just finished a sentence of six
months and one day, and now he has
to go to Jail again to work out SEN
tence of two months and one day. |
think he was sentenced for having
struck man over the arm with some.
thing, but am certain. Ramon Mufloz,
Julio Tuerto and Juan Sanchez have
been convicted by the police great
many times, five or six times. These
fellows ought to be in the penitentiary
Mr. Richmond: The complaint in
this case in that although he required
security or bond in the amount of $500
90 in this case, in another case of
assault with knife and revolver, oc-
curing few days later, he required
bond of only $4,000.
Mr. Faura: To begin with, about
that case, the law leaves it discretionary
with the Justice of the Peace to fix the
amount of the bond required up to five
hundred dollars, and in this case it was
fixed at $4,000 because the pistol the
man had was useless, the spring in it
was broken, and while he was charged
with having knife, no knife was found
on him, and therefore bond of $4,000
was considered sufficient to bind him
over to the Distric Court The man
had been working for me, and I want
ito state that did not act as judge in
the case; the man being a servant oi
mine allowed the sustaute Judge TO
act in my place, and he exercised l;:~
discretion. He thought bond of $500
90 was sufficient under the circumstances
of that particular case, and the fact
that no knife was found on him, although
he was charged with having knife,
and that the pistol was useless, the
SDrir1p haino hroEar1
Mr. Richmond: Did you mako any
suggestion to the substitute Judge as to
What action should be taken?
Mr. Faura: I did not indicate ANYTHING
whatever to the substitute Judge regard
ing the disposition of the case or the
amount OF the bond that should be fixed
l merely stated that he was my servant,
and | asked the substitute Judge to sit
in my place. I did not act in the case
at all, but turned it over to the substit.
ute judge.
Mr. Richmond: Have you anything
more to say2
Mr. Faura: No sir, I have not, Moth
ing more. Mr. Richmond here asked
Mr. Palmer if he had anything to say
before the investigation closed, to which |
Mr. Palmer replied as follows.
Mr. Palmer: No sir, have not, II
know nothing about these matters of |
my own knowledge. They were sub
mitted to me to present here. If had
anything to report ! would have pres
ented it, but as say know nothing
about these charges. They were sent
to me to present here, and have done
50.
Mr. Richmond: The investigation is
closed.