Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-03
SMUGGLING STILL
 BOTHERS JUAREz
Grocery Firm the Latest to Fall Into Hands of the
 Inspectors,

FL PASO. Sept. 2.-Apparently the smuggling revelations of JuaTez are not yet ended. Following the search ing of the grocery establishment of PedrOO Varela, located south of the JuareZ public market. goods to the value of over 1000 were held yester- day by the customs officers as illegal ly entered into Mexico.
 The revelations were brought about by accident. The Varela firm sent shipment of seven sacks of flour to the Sierra Madre station and before the material was shipped it was in Spected by one of the customs off cers, and a demand was made on the shipper to show his papers for the legal entry of the flour into the JuaeTz port It is said that the pa pers were not forthcoming, and that as a result the matter was reported to Collector of Customs Robert. who secured a search warrant from the federal court to search the Varela es- tabiishment
 While no information would be given out by the customs officers, who are maintaining strict silence on the smuggling developments. it is said that 700 cans of vegetables, quan- titles of flour, clothing and other goods were found to be without entry vouchers and were forthwith held pending a thorough investigation by the customs officers.
 It is said that Manuel Luceri, a member of the JuareZ city council, is member of the firm.
 Since the wholesale arrests of mer- | chants and others charged with con- l plicity in the smuggling some time l ago the investigations in the fl ral court have been going on slnWlN-- All | or the persons arrested have remain ed in the Juarez jail and no trial of ! the accused has yet been had. A de 1 mand for an amparo, or habeas cor | pus, made by the attorneys of the de nedse. was refused
 | Among those in the jail is a wO. man, Evargangeiista Candelaria. who has not yet been given a trial and for whose lelease petitions have been sent the federal court The woman was held following the arrest of her son who is charged with aiding in the smuggling opposite YsletS. The | signers of the petition to the court ask for the woman's release, declar ing that she is innocent and protest ing against the action of the court in holding her to testify against her own son, which is not permitted by the i laws of Mexico.
 It is said the woman is extremely poor and has a large family, whom neighbors have been caring for since her arrest. The request for her re lease has not yet been acted on by the federal court.
 f The formal demand for recovery ot the three car loads Of wheat which II IS said is the property of Ameri can parties, was made yesterday iI
 the federal court by American Consu
 Thomas c. Edwards. The demand for recovery Is made on the Mexican government, in whose name the
 wheat was confiscated at the time the Nontemayor wheat vas seized
 The demand Is made in the name O the Banco de Minero, which institu
 tion sttl1 has custody oof the origina
 bills of lading of the wheat
 Since the wheat in question passed
 the inspection of the customs officers
 who. contrary to the customs law. a.
 maintained by the plaintiff, enteret
 the goods without the oroiginal bill
 Of lading, 1t Is &. Id that the customs
 officers and not the government ma!
 be liable for the value of the wheat
 which has been damaged by rain ant
 exposure since 1t was seized.