Arizona republican., 1907-07-14
". G. FOSTER HOME
FROM HfRMOSIlIO
sarabia Was Discharges From Cos
tody at the Prison Door. There Be-
ing No Murder Charge Asains. Hin.

W. c. Foster returned home ycsJsr-
day morning from Mexico where n
went as the confidential messenger u
Governor Kibbey To Captain wh--lsr.
who was handling the Sarabia case.
Mr. Foster did not care TO say a sr-al
deal yesterday. merely b-caus- he f~ls
that IL was not his place 10 talk
Ranger Wheeler will come on 10 Pt,l-.-
nix at once and make his official re-
port. but just when h.. viii arrive =
not definitely known Through an
error in transmitting a telegram there
has been some delay though il has m
important effect other than that. \
message telephoned 10 the Governor
read NOgales when il should have
read NaeO. with the result thar th-
governor wired Instructions To Captain
Wheeler at Nogales that should have
gone to Naco.
The outline Of the story OF the ar
rest Of Sarabia and his subsequent -
lease is quite interesting. however. as
learned and related b. Mr.. Foster and
is after all more than satisfactory 70
all In that it demonstrates more than
ever the friendly feeling between both
governments and the manner In Which
the representatives OF both were I'M
posed upon. IL appears that there =
some lack Of corporation among Ger
tain Of the military subOrdinats-s IN
der General Torres and one u them.
whose identity Mr. Foster does uos
know. caused all the trouble but
whether IL was Intentional or throaEh
misinfOrmation concerning the situa-
ton, Mr.. Foster does not know
In any event IL was this man
who requested the arrest OF Sarabla AZ
the hands OF Captain Wheeler He told
the captain that Sarabia was wanted
for four different charges % murder.
When asked to make formal charx-s
he said he could not prepare the pa
pers as il was Sunday but asked that
Sarabia be detained. Captain Wheei-
er thereupon instructed Ranger Hay
hurst to make the arrest and the Iat-
ter did so. That night Sarabia Nas
abducted.
1t transpired that when tn. matter
finally reached General Torres there
were no charges found against Sarabia
for murder and none have Yet been
made formally whether they, exist o.
not, the only charge against the nan
being that OF a political offeuse- Gen
eral Torres knew a mistake had b-s<i
made as soon as he learned the facts
and after the situation had been made
clear to him by Captain Wheel-r ~
was perfectly willing TO release Sa-
rabia. He had only been asked %
send the man back 10 this country ana
rs.fNF p i'm . - =
ties. when he could b. prOc.e,i-,i
against regularly IL desirable. Bus In
stead of that when the prison doors
were opened Sarabia was told he vas
rs free as the dawn OF the day AMI
could go wherever he prease'- He In
dictated a desire TO accompany Cap
tain Wheeler back ia Arizona and IN.
latter explained 20 him that n he de-
sired to travel on the same train with
him there could be no objection but
he made il plain that he was not On
custody and there was no cha-sc
against him.
Arriving in NOgales they informed
the governor that they We're going o.
NacO. Captain wheeler's headquarters.
where they would await any instruc-
tons he might have. II was this mes
sage that was misinterpreted result
ing in the Captain and the governor
not getting into communication Friday
night. Captain Wheeler. Sarabia AMI
Mr.. Foster all travelled together ~
far as Fairbank where they separated
Friday afternoon Thus ends In the
most pleasing way and most Salsfac-
torily and creditably for the Ariznna
an incident that for sew
days was fraught with the possibilities
of real trouble.