Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-20
KEPT IN PRISON.
Two American Citizens BY For
eigh Governments.
One Charged With Abetting
am Illegal Extradltion.

The General Manager of the American
and Mexican Investment Company Is
Now In a Greaser JaiI--The Other
Complainant Accuses the NIcaraguan
Government of Doing Him Wrong.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Congress-
man Mason, of Chicago, has a constitu-
ent who is a political prisoner in Mexi-
CO. He is Charles w. Zaremba, a resi-
dent director and general manager of
the American and Mexican Investment
company, a company which is operating
in Mexico under an Illinois charter MIR,
Zaremba is now in jail at New Laredo,
Mex, on charge of having been en-
gagged in the illegal extradition of one
Latmer, alias White.
Latmer was in the employ of the Mex
ican Central railroad as a freight con-
ductor, and was formerly connected
with the Queen anu Crescent route, run
ming from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
Latmer was one of several persons who
were suspected Of having robbed the
Queen and Crescent route while in their
employe Mr.. Mat w. Pinkerton, who
was in the employ of the Queen and
Crescent, undertook to secure possession
of the person of Latmer To aid him in
his operations in Mexico he employed
Col Zaremba as an interpreter.
The officials of the Mexican Central
railroad, when informed of the sus-
piciOns under which one of their en-
ployes rested, were evidently quite
anxious to get rid of him, and apparent
ly co-operated in getting Latmer to the
altogether clear, he was taken across the
border into the United States, and is
understood now to be in the possession
of the United States authorities. Pinker-
ton secured the assistance of the local
police authorities of the locality in which
Latmer was first arrested, and by aid
of the railroad authorities appears to
have been transported to the northern
border.
Latmer was arrested by Mexican Off
GERS, left in their custody, transported
north by Mexican escort having instruc-
tions from the local police authorities,
who were advised to deliver Latmer to
the corresponding authorities of the
frontier Col Zaremba was charged
by the Mexican authorities with having
been a party to this alleged illegal ex-
tradition and is now in jail.
MIR. Zaremba's Letter.
These facts make more clear perhaps
the following letter which Congressman
Mason has received:
New LAREDO, Mex,
March TO-, 1890
Hon. William E. Mason, NJ c., Washington,
ID. c.:
MY DEAR SIR--I beg leave to hand you
III 4 u.
by bearer, my stepson, Emil Z. Becker,
statement of my case which, on its merits,
pleads for the immediate and decisive inter
ference of the department of state, Ever
since Jan. 25 | have been a prisoner, and so
to speak, kept to shell som3 Mexican ofii-
cials from not only not infringing their own
National constitution, acts Of congress, penal
code and regulations Of the supreme court,
but also international law and comfy, if
not human rights Although | have in re-
spectfnl terms and proper form petitioned
for liberty on ball. which is conceded to any
federal prisoner by Mexican National legis-
lation OF Nov. 30, 1879, much more so, whom
on bed of sickness and torture with the
neuralgia sciatica, as certified to by two re-
liable physicians, neither has such appli-
cation bean granted nor even the dis
trict attorney, acting for the state, been
apprisei of the cause of inn
prlsonment, for the very reason suppose
that the district judge of New Laredo, who
ordered my arrest on suspicion of illegal ex-
tradition, had me arrested for an offense un-
known to the penal code Of Mexico. From
the beginning TO this day the judge has
acted ARBITRARILY and against the laws of his
own country, and while thus being left i'll
his power, l have no other remedy than to
apply to my government through you for
my speedy liberation Our consul general
here, as well as our minister in Mexico, the
Hon. Thomas Ryan, know oil the facts in
the case from the very beginning, and had
the department of state informed of my
affair some time ago, but | have not seen
any effect of such information Hoping and
praying that, with your well known activ-
ity, you will call for the effective interfer
ence of the department of state in my be-
half, and assuring you of my highest per-
sonal esteem and consideration, l am ever
your very obedient servant,
DIR. CHARLES w. ZAREMBA.
DR.. Zaremba has sent a long state
ment to Congressman Mason, which the
latter will at once present to the state
department. The facts contained in the
statement are sufficiently set forth in the
foregoing. He concludes his statement
as follows:
Il have been serving the Mexican gov
ernment for eleven years, voluntarily
delivering lectures in the United States
and Europe about the resources of Mex
leo, establishing trade relations between
the United States and Mexico and Eu-
rope, and when Mexico was attacked |
defended it wherever the opportunity
offered.
Many capitalists have come to Mex
leo ON my recommendation and invested
their capital, and myself have written
testimonials to the president, ministers
and governors of states, ard proved my
self a disinherited friend of Mexico |
have served the government since 1889
as special agent for the minister of pub
lie works, and about three months ago
was appointed commissioner general Of
the railroads and industries of the Mex
lean republic without pay or gratifica-
ton Of any kind, except this, cell in
Jail"
ANOTHER COMPLAINANT
He Accuses the Nicaraguans With IL