Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-06
SO SENTENCES
IN One DAY IS
COURT RECORD
Steady Stream of De-
PENDANTS Pass Be.
fore Judge Hutche-
son Wednesday

All records for rapid action in the
courts OF South Texas were broken
Wednesday when Judge j.. c. Hut
cheson Of the federal district court.
now in session in Brownsville, pro-
rounced sentence in IS individual
cases. Sentence was passed IN 81
cases Tuesday, bringing the total
for the two days to 1850.
Court attaches stated they did not
have the records available. but be-
lieved the record had never been
surpassed in the federal courts of the
state.
From $3.50 Wednesday morning
until late in the afternoon an al
most continuous stream OF defend
ants passed before the bar. plead
guilty TO the charges upon which
they had been arraigned, and re-
ceived their sentences.
Sentences imposed Wednesday In
cluded eight penitentiary terms OF
one 70 two years, seven penitentiary
terms suspended, and approximately
20 fines or Jail sentences.
Defendants drawing penitentiary
terms were practically all old OIL
tenders, including: Manuel Casten-
ada. . years and a day on two
charges; Santiago Galarzda, ? years
Andreas Villegas. . years in the re-
form school; Manuel Nasauez, :
years; Prisciliano Muroz, : years;
Eusebio Garcia. / year and a day;
Juan Torres, . years. and Jose Mon
tez. I year and a day.
Court attaches were compelled TO
work TO a late hour Wednesday
night TO check up and record sen
fences and receive fines.
Trial Of jury cases got under
way Thursday morning and will con-
tinue throughout the week. The
grand jury had reported so true
bills up to Wednesday afternoon,
and a third report is expected
Thursday. The work of the grand
jury is expected 70 be completed
late Thursday or Friday.
Juan Torres, sentenced 70 "
years in the federal ~penitentiary,
was recently released from the state
penitentiary to which he had been
consigned upon conviction under the
Dean act. Jose Montez, who was
sentenced TO a year and a day. re-
ccived a three-year suspended SEN
tence in district court during the
last trim upnoe the charge of bur
glarizing q Brownsville cafe. Both
men plead guilty in FEDERAL court 20
liquor charges.
The old Hoyt hotel on Adams
street in Brownsville. padlocked by
order of District Judge A. NJ. Kent
in March. figured in the first jury
case to come to trial in the federal
court. In a raid made on n of
the hotel ou~tbuildings in August,
federal and county officers found a
quantity Of liquor. and Francisco
Nunez was arrested upon the charge
of possession. NuneZ plead not
guilty. asserting the liquor was not
his; that he had not resided al
the hotel since il was closed by
order Of the district court. The
case went TO the jury at 1880.
The court room was packed TO ca
pacity when court opened Thursday
morning, and as many Of the defend
ants and witnesses were unable 10
gain admittance, the room was or
dered cleared Of all persons not
Jurors, defendants or witnesses.
Practically ali cases that have
come before the court relate TO
liauor possession. transporting or
smuggling. The docket also includes
several narcotic cases, none Of which
had been called up to Thursday
noon. Many of the defendants are
aliens, and those who entered guilty
pleas and paid fines were promptly
turned over to immigration officials
for deportation.
Court attaches expressed the opin-
ION that the major part Of the
criminal cases would be disposed Of
by Saturday night. and the court
announced Tuesday the civil docket
will be called Monday morning. De-
cember 10. Two or three DAYS are
expected to be devoted TO civil cases
after which the work on the Grim
inal docket will be resumed.