The border vidette., 1913-05-24
GETS SONORA CATTLE.

ernment will not allow the inn portatiOn of cattle cOnfscated | by Sonora authorities where | the original ownership of the cattle is known and proven, was made evident yesterday (Thurs- day) by the refusal of Con O'Keefe, revenue collector at the port of Nogales, Arizona, to allow the passage of 594 cat tie entered by T. J. Donahue of Omaha, and whose entry was protested by Rafael CamOu of Magdalena, Sonora, says yester- days Arizona Star.
 Afterwards an agreement, the details of which were not made public, is said to have been en- tered into by CamOu and Dona- hue, as the protest of CamOu was withdrawn and the cattle were allowed to pass.
 $. 0. Thompson, inspector for the state, and Judge w. L. Bar mum, Of Phoenx, chairman of the state sanitary board, were present during the cOnSiderati ton of the case.
 According to Judge Barnum, who arrived in Tucson yesterday afternoon on the same train on which the cattle were shipped to Tucson, the sanitary board would have refused the cattle admittance in case the decision of the government would have been favorable to their admiS- sion. Inspector Thompson has remained in Nogales to watch the future developments of the case.
 It is reported that Donahue had entered into an agreement to purchase 10000 cattle from Governor Pesqueira, acting for the state authorities. The first shipment of 594 cattle was made for the purpose of making a test case from which a decision re- garding the whole number might be taken. When the cattle af- rived O'Keefe refused to allow their passage until he had re ceived complete instructions from Washington.
 In the meantime Rafael CamOu had made his protest against the entry of the cattle. There was no question about Camou's original ownership of the cattle for they were all marked with his brand and there were no bills of sale covering the tran sfer from Camou. O'Keefe await ed instructions from Washing ton and they came late Wednes- day evening, to the effect that the United States government would. not allO the cOntiScated cattle to be brought over the border. Following the decision of the government it is claimed that CamOu and Donahue enter ed into an agreement and after the protest of CamOu was with, drawn the cattle were brought over.
 Judge sBarnum stated last evening that acting for the state sanitary board he explained to Donahue <that the board would not admit the cattle no matter what the decision of the United States government might be. Judge Barnum also brought to DOnahue's attention the fact that without a bill of sale he might be arrested on a warrant sworn out by Camou for the violation of a state statue fOrbidding the importation of cattle for which the holder did not have the proper bills of sale.
 With this new viewpoint it is said that Donahue was quite willing to drop the attempt to enter branded cattle without bills of sale for import. It is also stated that the remaining cattle of the 10000, purchased will be made up of animals whose owners will give the state of Sonora bona fide bills Of sale. It is also stated that Donahue afterwards denied having any thing to do with the bringing O1 the cattle to Nogales.