Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-15
Garcia Enters
Plea OF Guilty;
0l IsFined $4,000

United States court on thirty nine counts
with violating President Wilson's procla-
nation of last August - prohibiting the
Nportation of lard. flour, sugar and other
oods on the conservation list, except in
accordance with the rules and regulations
II the War Trade Board and the United
States Food Administration, this morning
entered a plea of guilty before Federal
Judge J. c. Hutcheson, Jr. Judge Hutch
eson accepted the plea and fined the de-
fendant $4,000, which amount was paid
in court in cash by Garcia and his re-
lease followed.
The ease and its result is likely TO
prove Il deterrent for similar violations
along the border, the outcome having de-
! termined once for all that the United
States i fully prepared not only 10 back
up the War Trade Board and the Food Ad-
ministrat:on, but also to prosecute 10 the
limit violations Of the rules and regula-
tionS of the boards named. The extreme
penalty of such violations il $4,000 fine
and Two years in prison. either or both.
The Garcia case was one If not the first
ease Of magnitude where violation of the
proclamation i charged filed along the
border. II resulted not only in indictments
being brought against him. but the food
administration revoked his license. fore
ing him ont Of business. The indictments
were returned by the grand Jury at the
January term of the federal court upon
information obtained by II. :. Creighton.
special agent of the treasury department.
+. II. Parker of the United States Depart
ment Of Justice. and Customs Inspectors
William Shears and Frank CAV
Seizure of wholesale amounts OF foods,
including lard, sugar and flour. along the
Rio Grandc below Brownsville in Novem-
ber and December. including horses and
wagons, and the arrest of drivers bv Gus
toms inspectors La the foundation for the
charges against Garcia. The drivers N
testimony given in preliminary hearings
before United States Commissioner Good
rich, testified a. to the ownership of the
supplies and gave other evidence inplica-
ting Garcia. The indictments followed.
Garcia's Bond was fixed at 10000
which he readily supplied He Immediately
proceeded to dispose of the remaining ends
OF his business, and shortly after he cross
ed the Rio Grande into Mexico. From Mat
amoroS he later issued statement throueb
his attorneys here, r. b. Creager. r. A.
Kitchen and III. W. Williams, in which he
said that on the preceding night his life
had been threatened. He said that four
men had driven TO his house on Twelfth
street IN an automobile and that one of
them had attempted TO gain admission.
Through window on the second floor he
sand ne had seen other men in the car. all
heavily armed, and he refused to open the
door
Garcia returned to Brownsville Sunday
from Monterrey, where he now resides. 10
stand trial
Other cases disposed of were:
;. q. Glass, selling liquor to soldiers.
ilhe OF SD; Donate Quiroga, selling T.
Hu"r To soldiers, plea of guilty and fine of
80 or 30 days in jail: Luis Gutierrez.
selling liquor 10 soldiers in uniform. nIen
OF guilty; Joe Janivier, selling LIQUOR TO
sold ers. plea of guilty entered; Robert
Lewis, selling liquor to soldiers in nniform
plea of guilty, 81 days in the Cameron
county lail from March u: Jesusa Pucnte
selling liquor to soldiers. found guilty and
fined SD or 10 serve 30 DAYS in the comfy
JaIl; Pablo Cardenas. pIea of ouiI;v No,
man Palmer, selling liquor to soldiers. nlea
81 gu lry. sentenced to months and 10
days IN jail; Ynoccncio SaIazar. selI;py
liquor to soldiers, plea of guilty.. four
months IN Jail from january IL Miguel
Garcia, selling liquor to soldiers. plea ~
guilty. sentenced to three months from
February 10.
All these convictions were obtained nm
on md ctments returned by the grand iurv
now in session.
| Other bulls returned are:
Dionicio Cavazos. Jose Castenada
Iranqmlina' Avila, illicit selling of liouor
Tranquil ma Leal, Manuel Lopez smuo
Cling; Blasa Dominguez, keen no ! hon.
Iof Ill fame; Jose Sails, alias Jesus Sails
uumero CARA and Romuo Garza. nnlaw
fully exporting merchand' An;ceto .,
rate, Nalante Perez. Gregorio Cortinas
unlawfuliy exporting merchandise: Eusto
sio Cardenas and Alberto Jimsae-. unlaw-
fully exporting merchandise.