Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
sought sanctuary here because he be-
lieved 1t to be the land of the free"
Nothinu Official Received

Immigration Inspector A. C. Ridge
way said last night that he had re-
ceived no official instructions regarding
the De Lara case. He said there had
been no examination of De Lara other
| than the preliminary examination made
within an hour after De Lara's arrest
He said there had been no recommen-
dation or representation concerning the
De Lara case and that he did not know
why Washington had taken such
action in the case if it had actually
taken any.
Mr. Ridgeway said the Cuban Lozana
had been examined and the papers in
his case sent to Washington.
1t is understood that Lozano is
anxious to return to Cuba and is will
ing to allow the United States govern
ment to pay the carfare.
De Lara was arrested Sunday, Octo-
Der TO- on a charge of suspicion" He
was held without bail and was not al
lowed to communicate with anybody
until Wednesday, October IA. When
Attorneys Nelly and Holston began
habeas corpus proceedings the police
allowed De Lara his liberty on $50
bail. The charge Of suspicion was
changed several times, and finally De
Lara was brought to trial October Is
before Police Judge Rose on a charge
of disturbing the peace, based on an
alleged unlawful act of speaking with
out a permit. The case was not al
lowed to go to the jury, as Judge Rose
dismissed it when he heard the evil
dence against De Lara. 1t was clearly
shown De Lara was speaking in the
free speech zone and that he had COM
mitted no wrong at that time or aily
other in this regard.
Accused of Anarchy
AS De Lara left the courtroom he
was arrested by immigration officers
and lodged in the county jail on a
charge of being an alien anarchist.
The telegraphic warrant for De Lara S
arrest on the last named charge was
signed by Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Ormsby McHarg,
since dismissed from the government
service. The warrant was based on
information furnished Inspector of I'M
migration A. c. Ridgeway of the local
office by Police Detectives Talamantes
and the two Ricos. This evidence"
was published in full in The Herald,
and was little short of farcical, accord
ing to attorneys.
On October 20 a monster mass meet
ing was held in Simpson auditorium to
protest against the arrest and deporta-
tion of De Lara. Judge John d. Works
was one of the speakers that night.
I0e U1eeIlnR was nelu lIS aus
pices of the De Lara Defense league,
which was formed shortly after De
Lara's arrest.
On October 26 Quirino Lemon, ar
rested in connection with the scenes
which took place following De Lara $
arrest was acquitted of a charge of
resisting an officer. The charge was
trumped up, according to attorneys
engaged in the case. During this trial,
oil l.
practically every bit of evidence
against him was brought out by the
detectives in an effort to bolster up
their case and to send Lemon to the
chain gang. The effort was unsuccess-
full, for Lemon was found not guilty
after the jury had been out but five
minutes The acquittal of Lemon was
the most serious blow to the police de-
tectives received in many days. ac-
cording to their own admissions.
After two bonds had been signed,
one of them not accepted, and the
other held legal in all respects, De Lara
was released October 20, on bonds of
$4,000, signed by c. C. Reynolds of the
Harper Reynolds company. and Alfred
Baumeister of the Baumeister COM
pany.
Judge Works Takes Case
On October 80 De Lara and the De-
fense league engaged John d. Works
as advisory counsel toad Attorneys
Nelly and Holston in fighting against
De Lara's deportation. A copy of the
information charging De Lara with
being an alien anarchist was furnished
about this time, and the attorneys de-
clared ii would be an easy matter to
prove De Lara's innocence from the
evidence against him, and from the
statements he made to the immigration
officials at the time of his arrest
All the information, together with
certain petitions and legal opinions,
were forwarded to Washington. 1t is
believed that it was on this informa-
tion that Secretary Nagel ordered De
I,ara's release.
The De Lara Defense league has
been active in many directions since
the inception of the case. Wide pub
lcity has been given the case. Hun
dreds of mass meetings have been held
all over the United States and a large
fund for De Lara's defense was raised.
Officers of the league are congratulate
ing themselves on the happy outcome
of the case, although they believe De
Lara would not have been deported,
even though the case had gone to trial.
Two United states senators, five Uni
ted States representatives to congress
and half a dozen of the best attorneys
in the country were enlisted by the
league in De Lara's cause.