Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MEXICANS
STILL HELD
REARREsTED ON NEW CHARGES
IN COURT
LIBERTY ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
is BRIEF
Consul Accuses Prisoners OF Murder
and Larceny-Magon's Friends
Intimate Allegations Are
Trumped Up

All charges against the alleged Mexican
,.ayolutionists-Rica f. Magon, Anto-
MIA Villareal and Librado Rivera-Were
disn,issed by Prosecuting Attorney Pier
son Yesterday morning In Judge FRED
erickson's court. Magon and Villareal
have been held on charges of felony ana
misdemeanor and Rivera for misde-
meanor.
The men are still in jail, however, on
new complaints sworn to by Antonio Lo-
zano, Mexican consul In Los Angeles,
before the United States district court.
The complaint accuses the three Mexi-
cans of murder and larceny committed
in Mexico. The murder was alleged 10
have been committed in Jiminez, state
of Coahuila.
The charge of larceny states the men
stole an amount exceeding $25. Accord
ing to our treaty with Mexico the amount
must be in excess of this sum in order
to secure extradition. The crime OF muir
der is also one recognized by the treaty
and Is extraditable. A foreign power
making such complaints may require the
arrest of the men charged, but must pre-
sent proof to substantiate the charges
within forty days of the arrest. 80, IN
addition to the twenty-three days spent
in Jail by the Mexican, they have the
prospect of forty days more.
Ball Not Granted
Their trial has been set for October 16
before Commissioner Van Dyke. No ball
was granted and the men must remain In
custody until called for trial. The new
crimes charged against them are alleged
to have occurred in September, 1906.
Friends of the prisoners say the men
were not in Mexico at that time, and
they can prove that Magon and Villareal
were then fiugitives in Canada.
The Mexican government is itching to
get across the border the men who for
the past five years have been attacking
the administration through their publi-
cation, Regeneration. The publishers OF
this sheet, when driven out of Mexico,
went to st. Louis, where they continued
to publish their paper, which was sert
into Mexico. Several times they have
had to change their base of operations
1t is understood that a big reward is Of
fered for any one who will get them into
Mexico.
The recent application for extraditior
of the prisoners to Missouri for trial or
the charge of libeling Col. W. c. Greene
the Cananea copper magnate, was re.
fused by Governor Gillett.
While disappointed that new charges
have been filed, which they claim are
merely trumped up by the Mexican au'
thorities, the friends of the prisoners
say they are glad TO nave the cases
transferred to the federal courts
Jublant In Chains
The Mexicans were jubilant as they
were led, handcuffed, into the jail yester
day morning between lines of admirin,
countrymen, and women who had gath
cred to see them receive their liberty
They knew that Governor Gillet had re
fused the petition for extradition an
twere informed the charge of resisting a.
ifficer would be dropped. Besides, it wa
ne day. Of Mexican independence, the an
Nersary of the day when the Prizes
fdalgo raised the banner of Mexica
Independence against Spanish oppression
{ But no sooner had they been given thei
Y freedom on one charge than they wer
rearrested on second.
The whole case is now narrowed dow
to the ability of the Mexican government
to prove charges which are extraditable