El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-15
MEXICAN FINANCIAL
AFFAIRS IN COURT
Matter of Disappearance Of
Money in Juarez Is
Heard in Ell PaSO.

Manuel r. SamperiO- district juGge Of
the state of chihuahua, with headquar-
tiers at Juarez. was arrested Thursday
and arraigued before justice E B. McClin-
took Friday on a charge of theft by
nallee and released on ms personal
recOgnizance pending a further investi-
cation or the case next Monday
Complaint was made in the case by
Augusrin Estrada, who was colonel OF
the Maderista troops at Juarez and who
claims that he is still loyal TO the Ma
dero government
The suit is the result Of the disap-
pearance Of S392461 Mexican money,
diamond watch charm and some other
things contained in q trunk which Es-
trada says he had given into the Gus
tOdy Of +. C. Lorente, Mexican consul
in FL Paso.
No testimony Of the prosecution was
heard by justice McClintOcz. who ad-
ranced the opinion that there -Fas moth
ing TO the case, but he viii so into IL
next Monday.
Consul LIOrente TestifIes.
Consul LlOrente testified as follows
at the hearing "On the first days Of
February a man named Jesus Cullen
came to me from chihuahua. asking me
10 receive a trunk belonging to Col
Estrada and containing about $4,000
Mexican money. he and Abraham Mo-
lima looked for the trunk but could not
find il and Cullen returned to Chihua-
hua- Molina later found the trunk and
gave II TO me. opened 1t, took an in
FentOry CT its contents in the presence
OF witnesses, removed the money there
from and put il in the safe at my office
again.
In IS or 20 days. Antonio Cuevas,
an envoy Of Estrada, came for the
trunk 7 gave him a draft on the BancO
NaciOnal in Chihuahua in favor Of Es-
trada- but there were no trains for sew
eral days He remained in town.
Custom House Money Missing.
Then was notified that Estrada
had taken from the safe IN the Juarez
customs house sum of money aEgre-
eating about $4,000 Mex, for which he
had made no account L then advised the
authorities in Juarez that I had the
$4,000 From the Judge received in
strucLiOns TO deposit the money in the
BancO NaciOnal in Juarez. subject to
the orders Of the court, as such in
structtOns had been received By judge
Manuel Samper1O from the prosecuting
attorney at Mexico City.
'CueTas had declined to return 10
Chihuahua because It was in the hands
OF the rebels and he was loyal TO the
Madero government I secured from
nlIn the return OF the draft and fol-
lowed out the instructions OF judge
Samperio- Judge SamperiO never had
the money in his possession either on
this side OF in Juarez. I sent it to the
Banco NaciOnal in Juarez by my check
ana received receipt therefor"
Estrada's Friend Talks.
FRANK Alderete, who IS interested IN
the case in behalf OF Estrada, said:
Estrada. has a receipt from the depart
ment OF the interior at chihuahua for
$4,000 Mex His money was placed IN
the hands Of the Mexican consul and
diamond watch charm was with It."
LlOrente said: "Col Estrada has
claimed that Judge SamperfO committed
q theft We claim the court here has 7
no Jurisdiction over the official acts 1
Of e judge IN Mexico, and we reserve /
the right to take this matter I'D
through diplomatic channels"
Judge Samperio said: 7 never had I
see Ion n
the order to which consul LIorente re-
ferred as an Official act"