The San Francisco call., 1905-06-05
Alleged Mexican Kidnaper
Fears He Will Be Killed
If Returned to His Home
WAS ONCE A GOVERNOR
Begs for Protection When
Told His Government Was
Trying to Get Him Back
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LOS ANGELES, June 4-"For Gods
sake don't let them take me back 10 Mex
leo. They'll kill me sure That's what
they want TO do. with me-
Thus spoke Antonio Felix when IN
formed that the Mexican Government has
instituted formal proceedings in the
United States court here to have him sur
rendered to the authorities of Lower Cali
fornia, presumably to be tried on
charge of felony. Felix Is now serving
a sentence imposed by the United States
District Court for smuggling horses
across the Mexican border. and another
similar charge against him Is Yet to be
tried. The prisoner does not care how
long he remains I'm jail. but the thought
of being taken back into a Mexican State
fills him with terror.
Felix years ago. was Governor Of
Lower California, having filled out the
unexpired term of a man who died in
office. Subsequently he met with mis-
fortune and lost whatever following he
may have had. Drifting from bad to
worse, he finally became member of
a band of smugglers and thieves which
infested the border and which carried
on an illegal trade in Chinese and horses.
until nearly all of them. were captured
Felix was one of the last to be taken
and he was promptly convicted
CHARGE Is SERIOUS.
10e Charge upon WHICH tHc 1ncA1CdH
Government is desirous of trying him Is
not that of smuggling horses or stealing.
1t is a much more serious matter. He
has been formally indicted in a Mexican
court for having kidnapped a murderer
who was much wanted by the Los An
geles officers. tying him to horse and
bringing him across the boundary line
not far from San Diego and there placing
him where he knew the Los Angeles ON
GERS would find him.
Antonio Martinez is the name of the
man Felix Is alleged to have kidnapped
He killed rival in a love affair at Santa
Monica Canon six years ago and es-
capped to Mexico. He had relatives high
in official life in Lower California, and
all efforts to secure his capture failed.
the invariable answer of the Mexican off,
cials being that the man could not be
found.
Lost November Detective F. j. Tala-
nantes of the. Los Angeles Police De-
partment went to Ensenada and there
learned where the murderer was en-
ployed. Less than two weeks later Mar
tinez was arrested on the American side
>of the border by Chief Of Police Ham
mel and Talamantes. He was brought to
this city and before his trial loudly pro-
tested that he had been kidnapped.
RIDES OF 100 MILES.
His story was that Felix had found him
asleep. got the drop on him. tied him to
a horse and then after ride Of nearly
100 miles brought him into the United
States, where he was captured. That did
not save him from being tried, however,
and he was speedily convicted and Is now
serving a life sentence in San Quentin
peitentiary-
He appealed to the Mexican Consul.
General A Andrade, and through him the
case was reported to the Mexican Govern
ment. 1t was made the subject of an Of
ficIal note to Secretary Hay, who had
the case investigated. The Los Angeles
officers reported that they had found the
man on the American side of the border
and had arrested him there IL he was
kidnapped they knew nothing of 1T. That
was the report sent to Washington and
transmitted to the Mexican Government.
REMOVAL EXPECTED.
Now General Andrade has been in
structed by his government TO institute
proceedings for the extradition, not of
Martinez. but of Felix. who is said to
have kidnapped the murderer. and the first
steps in that direction have been taken.
The matter will be considered finally by
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
on Tuesday. and 1t is probable that the
prisoner will be ordered removed TO Mex
leo upon expiration of his Jail sentence
Felix declares that if the Mexican off1-