Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-27
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FACE DEATH
IN MEXICO
FUGITIVES HELD IN
JAIL AT LOS ANGELES
Prisoners Said to Be Dangerous
RevoIuntionists for Whom
Government of Southern Re-
public Has Long Pined.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 26.-Ricar-
do Flores Magon, Antonio Villareal
| and Librado Rivera, three of the
Mexicans arrested here last Friday at
the request of the Mexican govern
ment, were arraigned before Police
Magistrate Fredrickson today. Ma
gon and Rivera were held under $10,-
900 bail to await the action of the
federal authorities. The hearing of
Villareal was continued and he was
remanded to Jail The technical
charge on which the men are held is
that they are fugitives from justice.
The officers have made no definite
plans as to what will be done. They
are comforting today with Ambassador
Creel and the Mexican vice consul.
One of the offenses with which the
prisoners are accused is that of con-
spring in one country against a
friendly sister country and thus vio-
lating the neutrality laws.
For three years this rebellion has
been simmerlng.
Magon, refined and educated; Rive
ra, of the University of San Luis Po-
tosi, and Villareal a cavarly officer.
disliked, or pretended to dislike the
system of government and entered
into conspiracy for overthrowing It.
Soon they were driven from the City
of Mexico.
Finally the arrived at the city of st.
Louis and Magon, as editor of the
Regeneration" took up the work.
For two years the paper was circu-
lated among the laboring Mexicans.
The profits were large and went
mostly for buying arms in Sonora.
Then the officers again took up
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Thomas and Louis Rice and Tala-
nantes of the Los Angeles police force
became interested in the case and
have been working upon 1t since last
fall
Finally they located them here and
conferred with Thomas Furlong
manager of a ST. Louis private de-
tective agency, who had been en-
ployed by the Mexican government
Furlong came to Los Angeles. The
Los Angeles officers located their
rendezvous at Ill East Pico street.
But they dId not congregate there all
together Friday the officers receiv-
ed word that the time was ripe. and
surprised them.
For forty minutes five detectives
battled with the men, Screaming that
they were being kidnapped, and fight
lHB every lHCH VI lHe way, lHey were
finally landed In jail
The officers acknowledged today
that there will be long and difficult
fight to get the men to Mexico. Vari-
Gus felony charges will be placed
against them to secure extradition.
Villareal Is accused of having killed
a former friend In a duel because the
latter would not join those conspiring
against the government. He was ar
rested last February in st. Louis, but
made his escape from the officers at
El Paso, The Officers say they be-
lieve there are several charges which
can be placed against Magon and Ri
vera.
However, they cannot be taken back
on political charges But once they
are there their future has a black as
pect
Through Diaz, editor OF the local
Mexican paper, they are said to have
scattered their revolutionary ideas
broadcast among the lower class of
Mexicans In Los Angeles. The police
regard him as the tool In the hands
| of stronger and more brilliant men.