El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-18
CONSUL KEEPS
COURT WAITING
Judge COldwell Comments
Sarcastically Upon It
in Court.

commissioner
George B. oliver that if any of the
scenes between attorneys in the Estrada
extradition case were repeated at the
afternoon session Wednesday he would
certify them to judge r. S. Maxey for
contempt the hearing which had pre-
yiouslv broken up in clashes between
the opposing counsel, settled down to
routine at the afternoon session
Wednesday.
can consul Z. c. LlOrente would ap-
near as a witness for the defence in
the case. it was expected that fur
Their clashes would occur. but aside
from a number of minor tits, the SEES
sion was not interrupted
Does Not Deny Spy Implication.
Abram Molina, chief of the Mexican
government secret service IN Ell PasO,
was placed on the stand preceding the
appearance of the consul in order to
identify Estrada
Are you not a spy Of the Mexican
government" Molina was asked.
You may call it that if you wish"
he answered It was also brought out
in the examination of this witness that
he reported to Mexico City direct and
not to the Mexican consul in FL Paso-
Consul Makes EN- All Wait.
The Mexican consul had been sub
penaed to appear in the court at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon He ap-
neared. but returned to the consulate
A Richardson that he was wanted
While the court was waiting 1or MIN
TO appear and take the stand, judge
W NJ. COldweu said: w nen L go 10
see him 1 have to cool my heels in an
antechamber. Now he makes your
honor wait and makes the law of the
United States wait.
sented its objections to the transcript
because it was not in the form re
ouired by the treaty and that no proofs
accompanied il. Exception was also
taken because the dispositions were not
certified by the proper authorities.
The Mexican consul then appeared
and took the stand and was ques-
toned for almost two hours regarding
the events in JuareZ at the time and
following the mutiny The defence at
tempted to show that political upris-
ing had broken out in Juarez at the
time Col. Estrada had taken the money
be is accused of taking
Implies Prejudice In question.
Attorney Engelking asked the Next
can consul. in the course of the hear
ing: Did Estrada say at any time
during his conversation that he had
done this (taken the money! in any
other capacity than that OF an indl-
'That is asking the witness his OPin-
ion of the meaning of Col ESTRADA s
words" Judge Coldweu said. Appeal
ing to the commissioner, he said: DO
not let preiudiced witnesses govern
the course OF American JUSTICE II
trada did this in his individual capacity
that will be the great question II
you allow the Mexican government,
through its representative here to IN
swer this, you will. IN fact allow tne
Mexican government to decide TINS
Consul Denies Prejudice.
The suit which was brought by Es-
trada to recover trunk which was IN
the possession of the Mexican consul,
was brought up when the Mexican con-
sui was asked If the suit Ior the eN-
tradition of Estrada was flled aIJer
this case was filed in the Justice court
The cOnsuIs answer was that the case
against Estrada was not brought until
ne was advised TO do so by the Next
can government He denied having
any personal prejudice against rs rs
trada In a question of the witness
giving his opinion as evidence, Judge
ColdWeH said. There are several
things in which his opinion is OF no
time a near clash occurred between
the consul and judge Coldweu when
the attorney for the defence told the
Mexican official to address his remarks
to the court and not to him.
Mexican Lad As Interpreter.
After the consul was excused, Igna-
clio Alcaraz. federal tax collector at
Chihuahua, was called 70 the stand oy
the defence to show that ESTRADA hao
paid him IS 600 in Mexican money IN
Chihuahua after the mutiny in Juarez-
As there was no official interpreter
Judge COldWell. : Engelking and sew
eral spectators attempted to transLst e
the testimony OF the witness mar
Alcaraz appealed to his Is. year ola
bow who was in the courtroom, 10
translate for him. The little 1eIloW
drew up his chair and continued the
hearing as interpreter. An adjourn
ment was taken until two O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, when Alcaraz con-
Guided.