, 1935-02-17
PLEAS OF
GUILTY HEARD

Twenty-Five p~enitentiary SEN
fences, q OF them suspended. and
% Jail sentences. 20 suspended. were
assessed in federal district court
acre Saturday at a one-day session
neld by Judge II. M. kenneriy o.
aouston.
AS expected, no action was taken
IN the attempt 10 refund approx
nately $40, 100000 bonded deot OF
Hidalgo ccuntys eight road dis
.rIcLs. This action. brought undel
q congressional act WHICH '1dge
nenneIly has ruled unconstitutional,
will be Iurther considered here May
18TH. A rise in bond quotations
caused by rumors that The -tate viii
.evy an additional one-cent gaSo-
me tax for purpo-e OF tlking over
county road Cond debts, has slowed
he effort to put through the re-
.unding agreement. BononolderS do
not wish to enter the agreement I'M
il they determine wat the safe u
,olng to do about the proposed one
cent levy.
The Rohb hotel suit in bank
ruptcy was passed for settlement
and the case OF a. q. IEoVu VS.. Nc
Allen Improvement company was
dismissed at plaintiffs cost. The
court also entered an order dismiss
ne plaintiffs bill Of complaint In
ne NRA case OF Bogus Motor co.
Of Larl.ngen vs.. T. II. OAde-donk
4 al. The JUDGES opinion IN this
case was received early last week.
FIfty-two defendants In customs
md in Iigr3tion cases entered pleas
OF guilty al the short term and were
sentenced by Judge KennerIy.
Nicolas Gonzalez, Fell o. San
chez, Pauline Hernandez aid Al
varo Romero we're given Is mcl0ns
straight time on customs liquor
charges. Suspended penitendaIy
sentences OF Is months each were
ivcn the followir0 IN IL mis--tion
cases: Jcsala Cara, Hllesther
Irev-no. A-eJo Cantu, Francisco
Martinez, Andres Garcia, Manuei
Jaramillo. Juan Rodriguez, Justo de
Leon. Julian Frlas, David VaSquez
Cristobal Cara, Ricardo Rodriguez
Julian Alday, Juan Guerrero, Al
yaro Gomez. Alfonso Ire,.lo, Bril-
lido Gcnzalez. Onofre Ramirez and
Maria Rodriguez.
Other customs cases were: Boni-
,acio Martinez go days, Jesus Vas
ouez 10 days, Jesus Rodriguez 81
lays, Onofre Ramirez go days. Re-
.ugio Hernandez 80 days, Manuel
Cllvares 90 days. Damaso Sanchez.
10 days. Enrique Aguilar 80 days, Al
fcnso Trevino 60 days, AleI2ndro
.,amiraz 90 days, Nicaslro BorJaS ~
days. Aware Gomez 80 days, En-
-arnsc.on Torres 30 days, Daniel
Cantu co days, Joe Johns six Ionehs
Suspended, Pedro Chavez 90 days
suspended. Hermogenes Martinez, Is
months suspended. Longlno Serna
Is months suspended.
Other sentences In immigration
cases included: Arnul-o Flgueroa on
DAYS. Dolores Vega 80 days, Maria
Burnios so DAYS suspended, Pedro.
Torres so days suspended, Manuel
Valdez so days suspended, Rosendo
vielma go days suspended, Enrique
Cara so days suspended and Juana
Garcia so days suspended.
The Judge also cut Julian AldayS
suspended sentence TO 90 days and
out il In force; cut Manuel Jara-
millo's suspended sentence TO four
ronths and put II in force; put Mic
olaS Gonzelez' Is months suspend
ed sentence Ia force; and put Paul
no Hernandez l3 months suspended
sentence in force.
The Judge did not pass sentence
on Relugio GuevaTa, a Juvenile whe
pleaded guilty on a customs hquoi
charge.
Entries In civil cases included
Road District No. ! Of Hidalgo coun-
~ vs.. Brown drummer Investment
company, pissed; darcy Edgar
Dunno, Sr., VS.. City OF Mercedes, c.
II, passed; John M. Young, receiv-
r, VS.. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.
passed: r. II. Warmer VS.. County O.
iidalgo, rassed; Robert Billiard VS.
County Of Hidalgo. passed for settle
ment; Lincoln Mutual Life Insui-
1nce Co. vs.. Hldllgo county. ct al.
George A. Bangs. ct al, may inter
enc and consolidated case passed 70
lay term.
II will probably be several weeks
before Judge Kennerly renders an
pinicn IN the case wherein Valley
,itrus shippers are asking iniunc-
ion against the citrus control con
nittee, It was indicated here Satu'
ay. Parties are filing briefs, and J
vii Dr-bsbly be two or three week
,e ore they can be considered by tn
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