El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-02
TRAP LAID FOR
MONEY CHANGERS
Men Alleged to Have Circu-
lated Counterfeit Rebel
Money Enticed to Juarez.

mat the JuareZ police, JOHNNIE Isus-
sen. proprietor of a care. and Louie
Lombardo, a waiter at the cafe, en-
uced ]. A Robb and George B. Boyce'
Two Americans, across the river with
CONSTITUTIONAL currency alleged TO
De counterfeit, in their possession
mat the men might be arrested, was
me testimony given Wednesday morn
us Dy Jess 4 Robinson at the pre-
urinary hearing Of DR.. A 5 Bronson
CHaf Sed with having forged inSlru-
ments IN his possession The hearing
J. Murphy.
The witness, a motion picture actor
leSIIled that overheard the plan
ana that he saw Royce arrested at the
care When searched 500 pesos were
puma hidden IN his shoes ana pocl-
The plan was arranged to catch
Robb and Boyce. after Robb sold 200
pesos 10 a waiter. which was later
luentlIled as counterfeit villa cur
rency. This was the first currency
mat Robo is alleged to have received
from Dr. Bronson.
Later when Louie Lombardo. the
waiter, was called to testify, ne cor
IoooraJed the testimony Of Robinson
mat ne was party TO the plan 20
ger Robb and Boyce across the river
SO that they could be arrested and
the alleged counterfeit Constitution
allst currency cOnfiscated- This was
done, the witness said. in an effort
10 secure the men who were clrculat-
ing and If possible making the money.
me preliminary hearing was re-
sumed at 1880 Wednesday and after
several witnesses had been examined
court adjourned at u o'clock until >
o'clock in the afternoon
Tuesdays Session
The preliminary hearing Of Dr. Bron-
son started Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock before justice Of the peace J. J
The case was adjourned at
o'clock until Wednesday morning.
Dr.. Bronson. attired in a dark suit
of clothes and wearing a small cap.
was brought from the county Jail and
sat beside his attorneys He took a
deep interest in the examining Of the
witnesses He made several sugges-
tons Of questions TO be asked the
witnesses called by the state.
RObb l. First Witness.
me first witness called was J. A.
Robb, arrested last week in Juarez by
the "ConstitutiOnalist" authorities, who
charged him with having passed coun-
terteit villa currency He was re-
leased by the Juarez authorities
through the efforts OF mayor c. Z.
Kelly, after being confined six days.
Robb testified to having met DR..
Bronson during the spring and that
several days ago the doctor told him
that he had some "Constitutionalist'
%
which would give him an opportunity
10 make some easy money.
went TO DR.. BrOnson's office"
Robb said, and he gave me 200 pesos
which l was TO dispose OF and then pay
llIn- Inls was three or four weeks
ago / took the money to Juarez and
gave II TO a waiter at the Black Cat to
eNchange for me I sold the money
-or IS cents on the peso. and gave
Dr.. Bronson cents on the peso.
asked him " here he On h.
and he said that was nothing TO me
There was nothing said by either Of
is about the currency being counter
cit 1 did not know whether II was {
good or bad currency. I got 500 pesos /
rom him after that on two different
occasions, making 200 pesos in all. i
ia not dispose Of the 1000 pesos. [ |
-ook 500 pesos 70 Juarez and gave II /
% waiter I" exchange for me and 1
was arrested 1 was to have paid :
70 cents on the peso for the last money I
got from DR.. Bronson"
RObb CrOss-Examined
he was cross-examined by the de- !
ence and shown a number Of bills that /
we're exhibited. purported to have been 4
.onfiscated in the police raid on Dr.
office He identified II as
1mllar to the currency he had taken /
o Juarez to dispose of. He said that i
i ,s. had never seen a large amount OF /
ne money concealed at Dr. BronsOn's /
,ffice- The witness said that 500 Of i
he pesos he gave to a friend OF his /
o dispose Of and he too was arrested /
L Juarez
Benavfdes Tesffffes-
L A Benavides, secretary 10 Fran !
isco Villa, was called 10 testify as 10 4
he issuing Of the villa currency. He \
old OF the issuing Of the money at the
chihuahua mint and the manner in :
which Villa was authorized to make the {
ssue-
BaItazar Anaya. an empIoye OF the /
Constituencies" government at Jua-
ez, whose duty II is to examine the /
urrency to detect counterfeit money. /
vas called by the state as an expert /
after examining exhibits Of the money
-leged to have been confiscated by /
he police in the raid on DR.. Bronson's {
'ffice. he pronounced II counterfeit and 4
'otnted out the defects.
The last witness Of the afternoon to /
estify was detective Billy" Smith. Of 4
he city police force. He said he ac- 1
ompanied chief Of detectives Jesse 4
'tansel TO the office Of DR.. Bronson
asst Friday. The detective said that
When they asked for the money DR.. /
bronson showed them where he had 4
[ and that they conffscated the cur 1
'ency and arrested the doctor.