The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-23
WAITING ON WITNESS
MIR. SOLOMON EXPECTED TO TES-
TIFY IN CIGAR SMUGGLING CASE.
HEARING CONTINUED AGAIN.
AT REQUEST OF UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY LEAKEN.

of Packages from Tampa DE d. O'
Crimson and TO the Sale by Mrs.
BrinsOn of 1000 Cigars, in Boxes
That Bore Neither Revenue Nor
Custom House Stamps-Case Con-
tinued Awaiting Return of MIR.
Solomon.
Two employees of the Southern Elk
press Company testified to the receipt
and delivery of certain packages to
Judson G. Crimson, who is held under
charges of receiving, concealing and as
sisting in the transportation of snug
gled cigars, and then a third witness
stated that he had purchased from Mrs.
Brinson on a certain date, ten boxes
of La Diligencia cigars. upon which no
revenue tax or duty had been paid.
This was the result in the hearing as
far as it progressed yesterday before
Commissioner Ryals. United States
Attorney Leaken then asked for con-
tinuance until Mr.. Julian Solomon
could be secured as a witness. The
| continuance was granted and the hear
ing will be resumed on the day APP
pointed by the commissioner.
The hearing began yesterday was on
the second warrant presented by Mr..
Leaken, in which Crimson is charged
with handling struggled cigars in Oc-
tober, 1901 and the testimony offered
| by the prosecution was heard without
comment by the defendant and his
counsel. Mr.. Leaken conducted the
examination and produced, for vertical
ton some express receipts and papers,
also two cigar boxes. both of La Dill
gencia brands, one with the Custom
House and revenue stamps affixed and
the other without.
Express Delivery Sheets.
Mr.. G. Laffiteau was the first witness
sworn and upon being shown a large
sheet of yellow paper, partly covered
with written and printed characters,
testified that it was a regular form
of delivery sheet showing that TWO
| Packages, weighing fifteen pounds
| each, had been received by the South
| ern Express Company consigned to j.
/ q. BrinsOn. The packages were ship
! ped from Fort Tampa, Fla on Oct. 4,
! 1901 and We're received in Savannah the
! following day and delivered to con-
! signee. The witness said that he was
! the chief clerk of the express COM
| pany here, and identified the writing
! in the entries as that of J. M. Hubert.
! The charges on the two packages
| amounted to 81.
! When asked by Commissioner Ryals
| if he knew the contents of the pack
ages the witness said he did not. There
| was nothing on the delivery sheet to
| indicate the contents.
Mr.. T. c. Armand then took the
| stand, and in answer to questions put
| by Mr.. Leaken said that the express
! delivery sheet was d regular form, but
| indicated that the goods had been de-
! liVered at the Plant System depot. and
not by the wagons. The witness testi-
| fed that the goods were delivered to
j. G. Brinson and said he recognized
| the signature. He was also asked if
he knew what the packages contained
and said that he did not.
Bought from Mrs. Crimson.
Mr.. Louis Kayton was the next wit
ness and his testimony was direct and
convincing inasmuch as it referred to
the purchase of smuggled cigars from
| Mrs. Crimson. He said that he bought
about one thousand cigars from Mrs.
Brinson early in October, 1901 He was
certain about the date because he had
had come trouble with his landlord
and moved from an office on Bay street
shortly after buying the cigars He
remembered that he moved early in
October.
Did you make any further purchases
from Mrs. Brinson?"
mo"
What was the brand of the cigars?"
La Diligencia.'
do you know whether they were
domestic or imported cigars?"
Il bought them for imported cigars"
| How many did you buy from Mrs.
Crimson and how much were they?"
Ten boxes at $40 per box
How did you pay for them?"
I'm cash.
did the boxes bear the revenua and
custom house stamps?"
''They did not"
A cigar box, with a few cigars. was
handed Mr.. Kayton and he was ask
ed if he knew the brand, marks. and
other 2eculiarities.
Couldn't Identify Cigars.
well, this is very much like the
boxes of cigars I got from Mrs. Brin-
! son. he said after examining the ci
gars These cigars seem to be a lit
| tie larger, and the grades I got were
Colorado and Colorado Maduro: this
| box is Claro, a lighter color"
of box?" ''O'''
Made in Havana, Cuba"
A slightly smaller box was presented
! to Mr.. KaytOn and this he said was of
| the kind that he had bought-except
! that the boxes he received did not bear
! the stamps, which were on the box in
court. The smaller box was labelled
"Regana de la Reina"
When asked how the goods were de-
livered, Mr.. Kayton said they were
| brought to his place by colored man.
| They were wrapped in MANILA paper
and tied with an ordinary string.
| You are sure that you have bought
no cigars since that time from Mrs.
! Brinson%'
quite sure"
"Why?"
Il was informed that it was against
| the United States laws and that there
! was heavy penalty for handling such
| goods. l concluded not to disobey the
| law"
MIR. Solomon Wanted
United States Attorney Leaken then
asked that the inquiry be continued
/ until further effort could be made to
! secure Mr.. Julian Solomon as a wit
ness. 1t is most important he said
! that Mr.. Solomon should appear. He
had been expected from day to dav and
! would possibly return almost anv dav
Mr.. w. w. Osborne, of counsel for
! the defense agreed to the continuance
/ of the examination, and Commissioner
Ryals said that he would continue the
matter until some day to be named