Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-14
$4,000 AMOUNT OF BOND
FIXED IN HEAD CASE
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cardo dc los ,os. an employee Of the
Mason Transfer Co.. ". Ill. Mason, Jr..
and j. Il. Craig, formerly "A sergeant in
the Brownsville militia, and employed ~
Captain Head nj various times. Sergeant
Davis David of Troop ID, Third United
States cavalry, testified a. 10 q trip he
made 10 Galveston ~ the expense Of Cap
tain Head To attend the encampment OF
the Texa, National Guard last August.
Lieut.. III. b. Johnson testified a. 10 regu-
lars who went 10 encampment with Heads
company.
Captain Head. taking the stand in his
own behalf, freely admitted the sale of
the uniforms 10 the Mexieans, but claimed
that he bought the goods from the Texas
National Guard through Col. +. f.. Wal
ker in good faith, and that it was paid
Tor. the amount being something like 81
600. Cashiers checks covering payments
made by Captain Head were submitted in
evidence az the conclusion Of the hearing
this morning.
Captain Head testified hat on or about
October l3. 1913. he was discharged from
the United States Customs Service here BY
Collector of Customs Frank rabbi. Gen
eral Jesus Carranza. then commander in
MatamoroS, asked him Ia make a trip to
Washington and New York City. commits
sioning him To purchase certain shrapnel
and machine guns for the Mexican army.
which the general said he had been unable
to get through hi~ agents. On his way
north Captain Head said that he stopped
in Austin To consult with Colonel Walker.
and proposed to Walker that If he would
put him dead III touch with firms where
the material could be purchased he would
divide the commissions.
II was at this time. Captain Head ties
titled. that Col. Walker told him hc had
on hand some yellow khaki uniforms which
had been condemned and ordered sold.
and that Walker asked him III he could
ind 4 market for them he would buy the
uniforms.
Sometime later. Captain Head testified.
General Pablo Gonzalez, the Mexican com
mander. asked him to secure for him some
5000 or 10000 uniforms nj the lowest pos
sible price. Head said he informed Gen
cral Gonzales that some could be had. but
i'm bad condition. lie then wired 10 Col.
Walker asking if the uniforms were still
on hand, and Walker. he testified. quoted
him 4 price. The deal was closed.
Head denied that he had any partner
ship with Col. Walker at any time until
after Walker had severed hi~ connection
with the qu-artermastcr's department OF
the Texas National Guard.
The defendant testified that he knew
Walker was responsible for the quarter
masters department, but sand that he re-
lied upon the assistant quartcrmaster's
statement that the goods had been con
demned and ordered sold.
Major Winship questioned the defend
ant closely a. To whether he did not sus-
pcct something wrong when he received the
freight bill for the carload shipment of
stuff. the bill showing the stuff u b.
shipped by Emmett George" referred t.
IN Yesterday testimony. Captain Head
said he noticed it. but not until after the
goods had been sent e. MatamoroS. and
that he remarked about II To- hi wife.
Later, Head said. he asked Walker about
the shipment under this name. and ~ te--
titled that Walker said IL was because d
luminosity for Walker on the part of an