BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-20
Bribery C|Q|geS Ag0InSI
JUDGE kODd Dismissed.
THE CHIEF WITNESS REFUSES
TO TESTIFY.
Wenar's Bartender Goldsmith Tes-
titled To Seeing What Hap
pened While His Back
Was Turned.
Owens Testified To Absolutely Physical
lmpossiblities; And Wanted To Con-
suit His Lawyer About Answer
ing Questions.
Un Tai" Had To Be Given Five Min
utes Time To Think Over Answers
To Almost Every Question.
JUDGE KOPEL'S STATEMENT.

The preliminary examination in the
case of the People of Porto Rico against
Abraham Kopel and James Daley, the
first for receiving and the second for
giving a bribe came up at 9 O'Clock
yesterday morning in the District Court
Building before Judge Iord, sitting as
committing magistrate
The defendants were represented by
Attorneys, Lawyer Mott appearing for
Judge Kopel and Mr. Horton tor Daley.
The first witness called by Ike Gold
smith, who it was proven was arrested
on Saturday night last by Judge Kopel
On the charge of maintaining a gambling
house. Goldsmith testified that on the
3oth day of July, Daley came into his
barroom on the Plaza with Owens and
asked fo1 an envelope, that he saw
: -Ia-1- %---s4Aly es..1 tzsO Gyo
dollar bills into the envelope, that Daley
then said that he should watch what he
was going to do with the envelope, that
Daley and Owens left the store together
and that he followed them down. the
street, Owens crossing the Plaza, that
he was walking towards the corner when
he saw Daley go in the hallway with the
envelope. On cross-eXapination the
witness did not know whether the &C.
eurence took place at night, in the
morning, or during the day; when asked
how 1t was be remembered The day he
said that he just recollece ed it; when
asked which way he was walking while
Daley remained i'll The hall he testified
that he was walking away from the
BoIETIN and towards the saloon, he
said he did not kno what passed on
IN the hall, although lie passed twice,
nor did he see Daley give kopel
any money or any envelope; only
that Daley did not have The envelope
where it. could be seen, when he came
out OF the hallway. He did no. re
member anything about the time of
day or the weather. He said that
Daley did not tell him what the money
was for, only stating just watch what
do with this"
Owens was the second witnsss called. /
He testified that he. met Daley on the
Plaza, that Daley asked him for an en-
velope, that he did not have any and /
Daley then asked kim 10 go into the sa
oon with him and they would get one
n there. that Goldsmith gave them an
envelope from behind the bar, that he
Jaw Daley put two twenty dollar bills
md two five dollar bills into the enve-
ope, that he and Daley went down the
treet together as far as Hardie brothers. K
vhen he crossed the Plaza over to the K
9armacia Colon where he stopped that he Is
aw Daley talk to Kopel at the window !
n the Plaza and that he then say Da. r
ey go into the hallway, and saw him It
~ to put the envelope through the
Green, that he then saw him stoop do IN I
nd put it under the screen, that he saw a
and reach out and take the envelope. +
Ie said Con examination by Judge le
lord } that be did not see v no was al II
ne screen, nor did he see any more
ian the hard. ia
On cross-examination he stated that
though he was watching Daley and
opel, that at no time did he see Gold
NTH pass by the BoLETIN, that he
sver took his eyes off the BoLETIN
I'd that he was sure he never saw
that Goldsmith did moi :,
ave with the saloon him and Daley
d that he never talked with Cold
nth afterthat about the matter to his
collection until Goldsmith came into
E sore where he was and told him
come on and tnake that aifItSavit.
The witness claimed that from the
larrnacy Colon be could see all thattde
IS gong on IN the BOIETIV office and sl
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