El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-19
KRAKbUER CASE
IN FEDERAL COURT
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plices in the alleged conspiracy. since
they obtained the orders for the am
munitiOn and obtained the ammunition,
viii also be pleaded as a defence since
their testimony must be corrObOrated-
Testify Concerning Orders.
C. c. Hart was placed on the stand
and identified some photographs that
were made Of the orders. Pedro Cruz
testified that he obtained a slip Of pa
per from Pascual ArellanO in Juarez,
took 1t to the krakauer store and OBJ
tanned ammunition He said he deliv-
cred this to Jose Martinez, employed as
a SPY by the Mexican consul, f. C.
! LlOrente- He testified that he did not
start across the river and had no IN
tentiOn of doing so. Pedra Cruz, SIS
ter of Pedro Cruz, also testified that
she had an order from PascuaI Arel-
lanO. went to store which she To-
Gated as being near San Jacinto plaza,
was sent upstairs, where she was Civ
en- ammunition which she delivered to
Ross She said Ross promised ner a
reward which would amount to $40 Tor
each eight days, TO find out where they
we're selling ammunition She as did
her brother. testified that she did not
take the ammunition across the river
and did not intend to, but delivered IL
in the federal building
aCIavOs7 Meant Ammunition
J. o. Lunsden. a salesman in the re-
Z tail department OF LAE AEdhdAEA 1ANAN
said that he had seen two OF three or
! ders in Spanish which were brought on
slips Of paper. THESE ne TESTIFIED
| were referred to Frank ElmendOrt or
| Robert Krakauer. The government OBJ
this witness, who testified thar II was
this witness, who testified that was
| hearsay around the store that Wnen an
order had the word -ciaEOS meaning
nails in it the order called Tor am
1 munftion. Anastachio Gamooay VINO
said he was a prisoner in the county
Jail. waiting trial on the charge OF
theft, appeared in court collarless ana
| with the prison paliOr plainly nollce-
| able on his face. He also IesrlIleu
/ that he had received an order rom
| C,astulO Herrera, in Juarez. for three
! pounds of nails and had got amununi-
l ton on il at krakauerS and this ne
1 took to Ross office He admitted be-
| ing a Mexican spy In the pay OF the
1 Mexican consul last spring he was
| ia obtain S25 for every man he caught
/ taking ammunition across the river ne
sid ATTORNEY T. c. Lea asked him If
/ he got SIS for catching himself, but
I the witness grinned and said ne old
I not catch anyone He admitted Iur lner
/ that he had no intention OF Lahlns LAS
/ ammunition TO Juarez- He said he gave
/ il to Abram Molina
/ Deliver Ammunition In City.
/ Rafael Urquide, a wagon driver Tor
J Krakauer York & MOye, successors,
Z said that he had taken ammunition IN
/ his wagon and delivered It at the head
/ OF Mesa avenue on the north mesa
| also delivered shipment OF ammunl-
] +ioD at the corner Of Cotton and WTom-
I ing street WlLlolL q Lscsip. = - -
/ Starks. formerly employed at the nara
/ ware store as driver OF the auto truck,
/ said that he had delivered one snipnlenl
/ OF ammunition on the mesa WlrnouE
/ obtaining a receipt He said ne nad
/ been told not to get a receipt Tor IT,
/ The government also -rled 10 $40"
| here that the AMMUNITION was taAe1
/ from the original packages anu
/ wrapped in other packages before IL
! was sent out. StarSs testified that ne
/ had occasion 10 deliver packages OF
| all kinds to various places IN the city
| without receiving a receipt
/ TOfilO Sanchez, city delivery man
l for the store said that he had given
| the driver the shipments which were
l sent on the mesa and that Frank
| FImendOrf told him there was no need
I for 4 receipt. p. C. March, oookkeeper
4 at the X, Z & ~ store was ASKED a1o1l
1 the accounts on his books V.lllen ne sellu
! he could not give off hand The gov
1 eminent then furnished him with list
| OF accounts for him to 60 20 the store
examine his books and report on
T NJ Johnson, who was shipping
| clerk last year, was a shrewd witness
| for the defence and answered no more
4 than he had to, when questlQned ~
] district attorney Engelking- He said
| he had-been- instructed not 10 denver
l q certain order If the driver saw any
| one watching him. He said no receipt
I was asked for in the case OF the mesa
l shipment. because no name was given
Z and this was not unusual. He said
ElmendOrf gave the order orlelnaliy
I for the delivery Of the shipment on the
| mesa He was asked il the AMMUNITION
I in one instance was not returned ana
I placed in cans. but he said he did not
I know that it was ammunition.
/ Jose Martinez. called Don Jose" by
I the defence attorneys, as bit OF sar-
[ casm. was the next witness He test1-
| fled that he had been employed by the
I MaderO government as a SPY anu
| showed a card which said that he had
l been connected with the police depart
I unent in Mexico City under Eduardo
I Hay He admitted on cross examination
I that he lived between Broadway and
I Oregon on Third street had been ar
| rested number OF times and hao nad
l a fight in front OF the krakauer store
| with another spy Martinez made
I sullen witness and became excited and
[ talked loudly. when ". H Burgess cross
| questioned him about his past He was
! asked if he was ever arrested Tor
| stealing a ring and denied this, saying
! that he had b0ughf the ring in Mexico
I City He testified that. he had never
/ taken any ammunition across the river
/ and had never employed anyone 20 take
I 1t across
I stand when court was adjourned
Go to JAN for the Night.
/ s In charge Of Capt J. h Rogers, A.
Krakauer. Julius and Robert krakauer
I were taken to the county jail in an
I auto to spend the night az IL IS hard
/ and fast rule OF judge MaXey's court
/ that the defendants in criminal cases
] spend the nights in the jail While they
/ are in the courtroom the defendants
! were under the charge Of the deputy
I marshals, even when they left the
| Victor Ochoa and Castillo Herrera
7 walked TO jail in charge OF deputy
/ marshal Edward Bryant
TO VOTE on ROAD BONDS IN
SAN JUAN COUNTY ON JUNE q