Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-17
SHORT SESSION
OF FEDERAL COURT
SICKNESS IN JUDGES FAMILY
HASTENS ADJOURNMENT
Grand Jury Returned Seventeen True
Bills-Sale of Schooner Margaret
Ordered-Upset Price $4,000.
Several Smuggling Cases.


After three days session the fed
eral court adjourned at noon yester.
day. The docket was in no wise ex.
hausted, but Judge Burns mother il
Houston is in very i'll health and the
judge did like to absent himself from
her bedside.
The grand jury came into court
and presented II bill of indictment
The Jury was then dismissed.
In The suit of Reuben C. Brophy
versus John c. Kelly, the court
handed down final decree dismiss
ing the complaint and throwing the
costs on the plaintiff. The plaintiff
gave notice of appeal to the United
States court of appeals. The cour
granted 80 days for the filing of the
appeal. The cross-bill Of J. G.
Kelly was also dismissed and he
also gave notice of appeal and was
granted 80 days likewise.
In the suit of E. I. Barden ct al
against the schooner Margaret, the
upset price to be received by he
marshal for the schooner was fixed
at $4,000. Notices of sale were or
dered published in a paper Of gen
in
Brownsville and in the Galveston
News for ten days previous to the
sale.
The following criminal cases. most
of which were upon the indictments
re- urned yesterday, were disposed
of:
United States VS.. Emelio Perez.
charged with making and having in
his possession counterfeit money.
continued by agreement.
In the case against MarceIeno
Mancha, charged with smuggling,
the death of the defendant cause,
the dismissal Of the case.
Jose Cavazos charged with snug
gling, defendant plead guilty and
was sentenced to Is days in the
county Jail.
Tcodoro F1orebz, charged with
smuggling, continued by agreement.
Lupio Trevino, charged with
smuggling, cases dismissed.
Juan Vasquez, charged with snug
Cling, case continued on motion of
the United States attorney, on ac-
count Of absence Of material wit
ness.
Julio de La Pena, charged with
taking matter from the mails, CON
Hinued on application Of the United
States district attorney.
Pedro Sanchez ct al, charged with
violations Of the neutrality laws and
conspiracy, continued by agreement.
Santos Rocha, charged with
smuggling, plead guilty and SEN
fenced to 80 days in the Cameron
county Jail
Nestor Diaz, charged with Snug
Cling, plead guilty and sentenced to
80 days in the Cameron county jail.
Marcelo Aguirre, charged with
smuggling, plead guilty and sen
fenced to 80 days in the Comeron
county Jail.
Wencesleo Alvirez, charged with
smuggling. continued on application
of defendant.
Gregorio Villareal, charged with
smuggling, a plea of guilty was en-
tp1ed and the defendant was SEN
tence1 TO 80 days in the Cameron
county Jail.
Maria Garcia, charged with un-
lawfully entering the country after
being deported Ordered sent from
the country and the case continued
Savera Rivera. charged with
smuggling, a plea of guilty entered
and the defendant sentenced to 80
days in the county jail.
Sabos and francesca CorteZ,
charged with smuggling, continued
on application of defendant
Reyes Melendez. Ga woman)
charged with smuggling. plea OF
guilty was entered and the defend
ant was sentenced to ten days in the
county Jail.
Cashmere Cara. charged with
smuggling, a plea of guilty was en-
tered and the defendant was sen
fenced to so days in the Starr coun-
ty Jail.
Guadalupe Mata. cahrged witt
smuggling. a plea Of guilty was en-
tered and defendant was sentenced
to 80 days in the county JAIL