BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-01-27

Thursday, in company With Internal Revenue
Inspector Edward Lee, when Young man.
~ the name of Ramon Rents presented
himself and stated that he desired to pur
chase some Internal Revenue stamp.
" hen he handed the amount required, the
Postmaster noticed that one of the coins, of
the denomination of dollar, was not like
the otbsrs and he called the United States
officers attention thereto They pronounced
the money counterfeit and Renta was placed
under arrest. He stated that he had been
sent by q merchant whose name. he gave as
Marcos Ortiz and it was he, Ortiz who had
given him the money. Ortiz was placed
under arrest and at the same time, $1lL85
in coin, most of it bad, was confiscated from
his place of business.
District Attorney N. B. x. Psttingill,
who had not yet returned to San Juan, was
tefegrsphed at Ponce and he Immediately
directed United Stated Deputy Marshal
George Trautma1 to proceed to Juana DiSs
and bring back the prisoners. Mr. Trautmau
lost no time in fulfilling his mission and in
company with United States Commissioner
Samuel A. Mailman, started fol Juana
Diaz.
Oa arrival there, Ortiz told the officers
that most of the money he toox in the COURSE
of business was brought in by the poems
employed on the Hacienda Cristiana. The
Mayor Domo was sent for and he in turn
made statement to the effect that all the
finds which he had at his disposal on the
Hacienda Cristina, were furnished him by
the main Hacienda, La Repa-ads, situated
On the road to the Playa, in Ponce.
At about nine o'clock Tnursday, the
Marshal and the u. 8. Com missioner, in
company with Internal Rsvenus Inspector
Lac and Captain Molina, OF the Insular Po.
lics, arrived in Ponce and Rsnts and Ortiz
we're placed in the city prison whore they
spent the night.
After consultation with the q strict
Attorney, a,search warrant was issued di-
recting that the Hacienda Repasada bs
completely searched and all moneys found
on the prem sss brought to the m srshal's of
fcs.
Early Friday ln,rning. Marshal Tfaus-
mzu, srv le document z,le;. - -. z
hini flle 1E ESIiority. g Io.the name OF tas
''s, issssasAs s, or s,s uaissd ssstes 20 invade
the privacy Of the Hacienda, proceeded 70
carry out the mandate Of the law and 1t was
only short tins after when he returned
-
coin the total amount being "a. l0l As aud
the greater proportion Of the money il spu-
rious.
The coins are very difficult Of detection,
40 they are OF silver and sklfully executed
In fact, it is next to impossible to tell,
either by handling or by examination, which
are good and which are not. Ths grsster
proportion Of the bad money is 10 quarters
and dimes. Toe former bear the dates of
1893, 1899 1900 and 1901. The dimes are
Of the same dating.
At the prelimna ex sminstio before
q. s. Commissioner Mailman Friday morn
ing, both the accused p'esded not guilty and
the evidence not being sufficient to justify
ho,ding Rsnts, he was released on his own
rscognizapcs in the sumef S100 20 appear ss
. witness whenever his presence might be
desired. OrtIz was bound over 70 the Grand
jury in the sum Of $500. Both the accused
NJ sn gave the required bonds and were repre-.
ssnted BY council
The merchants are literally dvmorslssd
and sams are talking about closing thsir
places OF business until the Government
takes some dsfinite action. Tue air 10 fall
Of all sorts Of rumofs, one OF them being
that the Gevern@sns fnzsnds 70 ssizs eli
he moasy now hsld By the mefchsnts, 20
e 10 ascertain Just how mncA Of the spurious
coin N really IN circulation. u 10 also said
that the Spanish Bsnk here, from which
soms of the funds Of the Hscienis Rsparsda
wsrs procured, las large quantity Of the
coin n its possessiou 5at tbs sts.smsnt
could nos he conG<msd.
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