BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-10-18
The ROSeDdO Rivera C0Se.

E.OSendO Rivera, who has Deen &C
cused of having 1nisappropiated the
sum of $4,000, which he collected in
payment of charges for use of the city
ater, and for whose arrest a warrant
was issued on Thursday has not yet been
apprehended. Yesterday there were
many rulnors through about the city,
each one locating Rivera in a different
part of the island Early in the day the
Chief of Police, from information he
mad received had good reason to believe
that Rivera was in Palo Seco, and he i'm
Imediately sent two detectives to that
place, who remained there all day and
returned to town last night without the
accused one. At the same time there
was Information that the accused man
was at Fajardo. Then there was ne IS
that he was also at Humacao, and il
fact ne seemed to be everywhere, but
Coud be found nowhere.
The most experienced and reliable
detectives on the insular force, are Ct
the opinion, however. that the man is
sill in San Juan, and that he is being
protected by friends. This view seems
to be the most probable one. Imme-
diaely after the warrant for the mans
arrest had beer issued, the police went
to the polling place where Rivera had
been employed all morning, and it was
there stated that he had left at noon
for his breakfast. After that he was
seen about I3o walking down San jose
Street From that time on there has
been no trace of the man. 1t seems
| impossible that ne could have left San
Juan after thath our and be able to gel
away for it was less than an hour after
Yards that the warrant of arrest was
issued. Within two hours, the entire
island had been telegraphed and infor-
nation sent out for the detention of the
man.
That Rivera had some information
OF the prosecution on the charge
against him, there seems to be no doubt
for every boy in the streets, old enough
to see or hear knew of the affair. It is
said on good authority that at the very
time the papers for the arrest of Rive
ra were being prepared, well known
San Juanite, a prominent political can
didate, sas seated in public DINING
room and was showing to some friends
alleged evidences of the mans defalca-
ton, and gave out the information that
the arrest vas shortly to follow. Before
the Acting Attorney General had an op
porunity 10 prepare the af6davits against
the accused man, the town was fully
aware Of everything that was going on.
1t seems that someone, to benefit pri-
vate ends. was taking great pains to
make public every fact connected with
the affair.
The examination of the books of the
aqueduct show that there is an absol-
lie shortage of 5000, and that there
may also be an additional shortage Of
about $1,000 more. The defalcations
cover the period between July 1, 1901,
ard September 2, 1902.
In what way Rivera DISPOSED of the
money alleged to have been taken by
3im is not known. There is as yet no
evidence Of any kind to involve any
one but Rivera in the alleged short
age. The complaint in the case is
made b Andree Hoist, who examined
The books with Carlos Gorbea, of the
NIeasurers office, Hoist makes his
complaint on information and belief,
founded upoa his examination of the
books of the aqueduct.