Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-11
EFFORT TOSHOW
PERSECUTION IN
J. TREV|N0 CASE.
JULIAN ESPARzA, A DEPUTY SHER-
iFF. TEsTIFIEs TO FINDING AmMu.
NITI0N AND TREvlN0'S NAME.
DEFENSE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE WIT.
NESS TO ADMIT HAVING BEEN
IN MATAM0R0S FIGHT.

That the defense will seek To show
that is "A victim Of persecution BY en-
emies Of the Carranza government was
foDibly suggested when H. +. Green. at
torncy for Joaquin Trevino. Jr., charged
with violating President Wilson's proc
lamation establishing an embargo
against shipment of munitions 10 Mex.
leo. sought 10 draw statement from
Julian Esparza- deputy sheriff Of
Brownsville To the effect that Esparza
was identified with the forces that had
held Matamoros when that place was
captured by General Blanco. shat he
took IN active part in the battle Of Mat
amoros of June 1919. and that since
that time he Esparaza has been en-
gagged III dealing in ammunitions.
The examination ui Trc,ino. before
I. ;. Commissioner Goodrich. begun
Monday AFTERNOONS was resumed at III
u clock this morning and after an hour
and "A half : duration, was again contin-
ucd until o'clock. The entire SEES
sion this morning was taken up with
\ he examination Of Esparza witness
for the United States.
ESparza testified that he went 10 the
house of a woman named Margarlta
Pozos the night Of June II, this year. and
discovered "A sack containing a quantity
of cartridges for iJcalibrc Colts pis-
tol. In one box Of cartridges. he tcsti-
fled. he found "A paper bearing the name
Of Joaquin TrcVino, Jr Trcvino. he
said was in dhe house Of the woman at
the time. ESparza went 10 the house.
he said with Damian Lcal. Alfredo
CARA and Police Lieutenant Gordon.
The ammunition was found he said. uIl
der step outside of the house. When
the men sought entrance 10 the house
the woman al firSl protested. contend
ing that her daughter was Ill. When sh"
was finally induced to open door up
on demand By the officers. Trcyino came
out. Both size and TrcvIno denied hdv-
ing amy knowledge as 10 the presence =;
the ammunition.
Esparzas testimony concurrcd ~
substance with the testimonies OF Lcai'
CARA and Gordon. given Monday.
Upon cross examination by Gree.s Es-
parza stated th.u hc was born at La
redo Texas. in an American citizen and
has no sympathics with any faction 40
Mexico. lie denied that he hau ever
served any faction IN Mexico IN M. ~aJ
whatever. thaH he had ever taken ~
arms in Mexico 10 defend any cause or
10 defend himself or that he had ever
smugglcd ammunition or arms M"
Mexico. Alic admitted that hc was ~
MatainorOs at the time AZ was taken ~
General Blanco, but 4, s,atcd that he con
fined his defensive efforts 70 hiding ~
house there. coming to this side a. SOON
a. an opportunity presented itssli'
lie first began 10 watch Trcyino about
five months ago. he said al the request
of "A san Antonio detective wh"
Informed him that BE- had heard thai
Treyino was engaged IA taking cnrrenrs
to Mexico. lie has resided In Bro~ns-
Vile about two years. he stated. and
operate a small store near the count!
courthouse.
A sack containing ammunition VA
exhibited In the room a. cvidcncc anu
was identified by Esparza. E-parzs
stated that the ammunition was damp
when II was found Green asked I.-par
IA if il were not the same KIM ~
ammunition that he Esparzn ~us
smuggling to Mexico aud asked Esps
RIA N II we're true that he maed his Nv
inp by activity Of that nature. EsparIa
denied all insinuations of this class eat
erorirsIIy and told consistent straight
forward story.
Witnesses examined yesterday after
noon were Damian Leal, Alfredo Cara
and Police Lieutenant Gordon. Their
Testimonies covered the alleged finlin1
n ammunition al the house of Margari-
"A Pozos and contained substantially
the same story told by Esparaza.
In addition. Leal and CARA testified
THAT April -. this year. they had seen
JOAQUIN Treyino, Jr. hand a number cf
boxes To Francisco Medina the boxes be-
ing identical in appearance with those
in which cartridges are parked The ~
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