Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-16 | Page 1 | Aided the Rebellion

AIDED THE REBELLION Venezuela Produces P Testimony Against New York Bermudez Asphalt Company New York Sept 15 l Th rhe first hearing of testimony in this tills country In the suit of the government of Venezuela against a the thA New York and anti Bermudez Asphalt company compan for or was wall held today before United States Commissioner iloner Alex Alexander tinder ander The action is for alleged aUe participation participation pation by the asphalt company in the revolution of ot General Ma Mates toe against the legal government nt three years ears ago From Prom evidence adduced today It was walD shown that assistance was vas Y as riven Iven z the revolutionists by order from the late lat Major ajor Malcolm A Rafferty who was wa general manager In Inthe Inthe inthe I the West Indies of the asphalt company with headquarters at Port of Spain The testimony te Umon was given by b Edward D Jeffs Jells I who at the time was superintendent of the New Nev York and Bermudez company at where the asphalt lake Jak IK Is United situated ci Mr Jeffs testified that he had repaired arms urma io I o the revolutionists in m the shops hoPS of the tho asphalt company at Guanaco that he lie had lad nt special trains to transport revolutionary troops and that In other ways he had aided the revolutionists revolutionist Frederick R It Bartlett a witness for tor the defendant testified that tbd he hat h was ia in the employ o the New York lez lezin in ill ela Rt at t the time of th Insurrection tion Pd J Is IR still in its employ He testified testified fied fled that Major Mator Rafferty had instructed him not to participate In politics