Bisbee daily review., 1913-05-24
OPEN SALE IF
 AN MUN|TION
No Secrecy in Store or in Hearing - Latter Had Yes terday - Perez and Marti- neg fleld-New Complaint

J. L. Perez and Nj. M Martinez are
 held in S25OO to await the action of
 the Federal Grand Jury which will meet in Phoenix the first Monday ln October and in default of bail will
 stand committed to the Pima County
 jail to answer to the charge of con
 spring to defeat the neutrality laws
 by making a shipment of ammunition
 rom Bisbee to Naco Sonora. The
 complaint against the other defend
 ants in that action was dismissed
 Messrs. Farrell and Mcdonald are
 held in S250, Hall and Cannon in $500
 and M. II. Sperling in si 900 bonds as
 witnesses. All will furnish the re- .uired bonds.
 A complaint was issued against the
 Phelps Dodge Mercantile Company. William H. Brophy, r. E. Coles. K. P. de Negre and James Bracamonte.
 Messrs. Brophy and Coles have
 waived examination and furnished
 bonds in S50G0 to appear before the federal grand jury in October The other defendants have not been found
 The Douglas Hardware company was Involved in the transaction.
 These were the developments in the Governments case against J. L. Per ez and others when it was heard yes terday before |. s. Commissioner J. D. Taylor.
 Yesterday morning the hearing in the case of the United States against J. L. Perez and others came on for hearing before U. s. Commission Tay. for. During the morning session the testimony of Taylor. the driver, Sup erintendent Hall of the o. K. Livery stable Bob Farrell and John McDon- aid of the Brophy stables at Lowell Bob Hennesy and Leo Cannon were taken All of this related to the hir- ing of a team, and loading or a float with ammunition. the trip toward NacO. turning back near BakeTsville, and the return to the store in Bishec.
 The afternoon testimony went more into the details of the transaction and it was during these proceedings that the complaints were withdrawn against the other defendants.
 Henry Stro5hoff. manager of the Douglas store. told of the telephonic order from BisLee for forty cases of cartridges and the ship ment from Douglas to Bisbee by eE- press, that such shipment was made on the order of the manager and was to the hardware department of the Bisbee store. w .....
 Line Riders Sheehy and Harry Oy- srlock told of the seizure Of goods and 1 the arrests of the defeni2nts. Over ! lock also told of d conversation with 1 the next day when the { atter said he had Not treated Is l we'll" and referred to the seizure of | he ammunition.
 NJ. II. Sterling told of the making of i the delivery and of what he knew of | the sale. as to which he had not been [ consulted. He told Of the telephone | calls that came to him later in the 1, evening from Taft and Allen.
 Perry told of the transactions on the ! books so far as the receipt from Doug . as was concerned.
 During the earlier testimony a
 mysterious stout Mexican gentleman v caring kid gloves" was frequently in the questions asked by Assistant |. s. Attorney Richie but his identity was not disclosed until !, F. F. Coles gave his name as R. E. ! ie Negre, the man who paid for the | cartridges.
 Manager Mccoy Of the express com l oany told of the shipment from Doug ! 'as to iBsbee. and Robert T. Allen rs- lated his part in unloading the goods. i
 W. H. Brophy when called to the stand stated that he was manager oi j, the company, that he was informed Of i he sale, that the goods were ordered l from Douglas after consulting him 1 and he agreed to letting the Mauser | cartridges from the Douglas Hardware | company be shipped to them and de [ iyered by them. Mir. Brophy did not | know of Perez occupying any official ! ,apacity and did not know that De l 1ad formerly purchased cartridges. | He did pnG consider that there was .nytbinC wal in the transaction md nolhl.., lad occurred to arouse lis suspicion
 RI. J Brophy, manager of the Bis- nee store was called. He testified hat he knew nothing of the transac- ions as he was out of town on Ned- lesday and Thursday, a part of both Lays.
 Frank E. Coles. assistant manager If the Bisbee store solved the mystery ,f the kid gloved stranger stating hat it was R. r. de Negre. He told # the entire transaction, payment Dy check on the Bank of Douglas and confirmed the testimony of the preFF ,us witnesses from the store IL was . regular transaction, no attempt al was made and he saw no reason to inquire as to who the pur- .hasers were or what they wanted 0f heir purchases and more than ne would as to any other transaction. He also told of including the Mauser l ,ar1ridges from the Douglas Hard ware Co. As to the hour of delivery be stated on cross examination that | t was the custom of the store to ae-