Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-28
THE UNITED STATES INsULTEo.
Outrageous Treatment OF n United Statei
Marshal and Deputies by the Mextcar
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Outrageous Treatment OF n United States
Marshal and Deputies by the Mexican
Authorities.
Tucson, ARIz., March 28.-As a result of
the recent conflict between United States
Marshal W. K. Meade with deputies, and
the Mexican authorities, in which the
Americans were arrested, the Marshal has
forwarded the following report to Secretary
Bayard
At about nine o'clock p. m, on the 22d,
of February, | was notified by the Super
intendent of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. at this point, that west-bound
few miles west Ot STEMS Pass near the line
dividing Arizona from New Mexico; that
the United States mail agent had been
fired at three times and the express rob sed.
l summoned Il posse and pursued the
robbers into Mexico. When approaching
Janos, Mexico, having rapidly gained upon
the robbers and discovering by the trail
that they were occasionally walking and
leading their horses, we at once abandoned
the pursuit temporarily and went TO Janos
10 report, that being the first point where
there was a custom house, and this being
the first opportunity offered MS for present
ing ourselves before an otficer OF official au-
thority of Mexico.
Knowing the peculiar strictness of the
Mexican authorities i'll this matter, we de-
sired at once to place them in possession of
all the evidence which we had obtained and
then request them TO follow up the culprits,
make the arrest and hold the prisoners for
e1tradition, this being the course invariably
pursued in such cases. With this view, we
reported at Janos to Lieutenant Matinz, the
commanding officer, stated all the facts, ex-
planned the object of our mission and the
hrN,,S,bt Nd
equipped. We notified him of our official
rank, and as we were at once recognized by
several acquaintances, he had no reason to
doubt our official character. We offered to
paw our duties, II any were required, or
give any bond that might be legally de-
manded. We requested that the pursuit of
the robbers be at once resumed so that they
might not escape, and offered to pay any
and all expenses which might be incurred
in the accomplishment of this purpose, and
we offered to go with them, if necessary, to
render such assistance as might be required.
In response to all this we were at once
placed under arrest, our arms and horses
taken from US and stronger guard placed
over us.
We are thus held for fourteen days and
compelled to pay for own subsistence at
exhorbitant rates. Ali our efforts to ascer-
tain the cause of our arrest and the charges
against US were unvailing. We were told
that we must remain in arrest until orders
could be received from the city of Chihua-
hua, about l60 miles distant. We offered
bonds for our release. but notwithstanding
these offers and the indignation expressed
generally by the Mexican citizens at the
outrageous treatment imposed upon US, the
Mexican officials, with Lieutenant Martinz
ut their head, were utterly deaf to all ap-
peals TO magnanimity or official or interna.
tiOnal courtesy.
At the expiration of fourteen days We
were discharged las We understood) by Or
ders from the Governor, and then for the
first time we were informed that our arrest
was caused on account of our being an
armed posse.
We asked for our horses and arms, and
the request was denied. then requested
the authorities to give me a receipt for the
property, as | had to account for it, and
desired statement to the effect that We had
been held as prisoners for fourteen daysac-
companied by a statement of the charge,
to be used by me in explanation of my
official conduct Lieutenant MartinE then
informed me thatif would sign statement
which he had prepared that he would give
me the receipt for the property taken. As
the statement which he asked me to sign
set forth, as fact, that We had been kindly
and courteously treated while under arrest,
and as such statement was void OF even
semblance of truth. refused to sign it.
Lieutenant Martini then refused to give
me the desired receipt. Subsequently he
attempted 10 bribe me to sign his statement
by various promises, but refused to be-
come party to any such transaction. We
were then released without horses, trans
portation or arms, and were compelled to
make our way back as best We could.