Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-11
CONTENTION
is PROVED
MANUEL SARABlA WAS KID
MAPPED
ATTORNEY GENERAL ADMITS
LAWYERS CHARGES
Gases of Mexican Prisoners Will Be
Heard by United States SUI
preme Court in the
Near Future

Proof that Manuel Sarabia, one of
the Mexicans who have come to trial
in Los Angeles in connection with the
alleged revolution against the sister
republic within United States terri
tory, was kidnapped from Arizona and
taken to Mexico, and then brol ght
back to this country by United States
officers, is in the hands of Attorneys
Job Hartman and A. r. Holston, coun-
sci for Sarabia and also for Ma
gon, Rivera and Villareal.
Attorney General Bonaparte in a
letter to United States Senator Per-
kins of California, says that Sarabie.
was kidnapped from Arizona and taken
into Mexico, brought back from there
into the United States by federal au-
thorities, and that the lxidnapers would
be punished.
This last statement, Attorney Hol-
ston says, is not correct, as the grand
Jury failed to indict those who kid
mapped Sarabia.
Judge Ross of the United States
circuit court at San Francisco denied
cur petition for writ of habeas COR
Jus to prevent the taking of these
three Mexicans, Magon, Rivera and
Villareal, from Los Angeles into Ari-
zona," said Attorney Holston yester-
day. but by stipulation of the at
torneys he made an order that the pc
ttion before him might be withdrawn
and presented again to Judge Well
born, sitting as circuit court in Los
Angeles This was done and the petit
ton was represented to Judge Well
torn, who denied the petition.
Appeal Granted
'"Thereupon we claimed an appeal TO
the supreme court of the United States,
which was granted. The bonds will
be filed and the appeal peri Scted, and
later we will present the entire mat
ter to the United States supreme court.
81 do not know how soon that will
be. But we will go over the entire
case before the supreme court. We
wish to prevent these men being take"
into Arizona, for fear that after they
are out of government hands-for we
do not fear for their welfare while in
the custody of a United States mar
shal-that they will be either taken
into Mexico on some trumped-up
charge, or else kidnapped outright, as
was the case with Sarabia.
ut is particularly gratifying to us
that the attorney general of the United
States, Bonapartc. should have ac"
KnOWlGuReQ what mas ner6IOIOTe DeeH
alleged namely, the kidnapping of Sa-
rabia.
I'VE wrote United States Senator
Perkins of California asking him to
see to it that there should be no more
rid .apng of prisoners from Arizona
INFO Mexico. He referred our letter
to Attorney General Bonaparte, who
IN turn wrote the letter with regard to
the matter.
Cautions Authorities.
"Bonaparte cautions the authorities
of Arizona in view of the excited state
of feeling prevailing there to take spe-
cial precautions against kidnapping of
prisoners from that state.
"T,1t our main point of defense has
been proven, namely, that if these
prisoners were taken to Arizona there
would be danger of their being re-
moved either forcibly or by some pre-
text to Mexico and, once there. they
might be dealt with summarily by that
government.
Meantime. they are all to be kept
in Los Angeles until after the United
states supreme court decides one way
or the other on their case. The case
will not come up for a long time"