Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
DE LARA CLOSE
TO FREEDOM ON
A HEAVY BOND
SURETY OF $4,000 EXECUTED
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
ALFRED sALYER AND C. C. REY-
NoLDs SIGN FOR CUSTODY
Efforts Being Made to Assure Public
Hearing for Man Thrown Into
Jail at Request of Po-
Iltical Enemies


/ Mexican Liberal, probably will
AA' be released from the county Jail
today on bond of $4,000.
The bond was executed late yester-
day evening and was signed by C. c.
| Reynolds, of the er-Reynolds
| Hardware company, and Alfred M.
Salyer of the Salyer- -Baumeister COM
! pany. Each of these sureties is well
| known in business circles and is rated
as wealthy. The sureties are held La
BILE only for the amount of the bond,
but they are called upon to show that
/ they have double the amount of the
bond in unineumbered property.
| AS soon as the bond is filed this
morning by Attorney A. r. Holston, an
order for De Lara's release will be
asked for immigration Inspector A
C. Ridgeway is called upon by law to
make an investigation of the sureties
and, If they are found to be satistac-
| tory, he may issue the order. He may,
however, at his discretion ask official
confirmation of the sureties from the
department of commerce and labor
at Washington.
It is believed, however that Inspeo-
tor Ridgeway will not place any OBJ
stacles in the path of the political prls-
oners release, as the Inspector has
several times expressed himself as
I
De Lara as soon as possible under
the law.
Want Public Hearing
Efforts to have the hearing of the
refugees case made public are being
made by the De Lara Defense league
A telegram was sent last night to Sec
retary Nagel of the department of
commerce and labor apprising him of
the fact that the press and public are
interested greatly in the De Lara case
and asking the secretary to issue an
order to make the hearing open to the
public. Inspector Ridgeway has said
repeatedly that he will not allow the
press and public at the hearing which
will be held until some day next week.
According to Clarence Nelly, one of
the~counsel for De Lara and legal ad-
wiser for the Defense league, there is
nothing in the rules of procedure in
deportation hearings which calls for
secrecy as proposed by Inspector
Ridgeway. His method, says Mr.. Nelly,
will be more of a star chamber ses-
sion than a free and unbiased hearing.
An answer probably will be received
from Secretary Nagel during the day,
authorizing an open hearing.
According to the law, De Lara and
his attorneys have the right to see all
evidence upon which the warrant for
his arrest is based before the trial.
A demand will be made by Attorneys
Holston and Nelly for this informa-
ton Wednesday. Until that time plans
for combating the evidence will not be
definitely formed. Inspector Ridgway
has signified his willingness to furnish
any and all information as soon as
possible. He also has said he will give
De Lara's attorneys all the time they
want to prepare and present their side
of the case.
Lemons Arrangement Today
Quirno Lemon, arrested on the
charge Of resisting an officer, will be
given his hearing before Judge Fred
erickson this morning. Lemon was ar
rested because he accompanied about
25O Of De Lara's Supporters to the city
jail when De Lara was first taken into
custody two weeks ago Sunday. The
police placed the man under arrest
and charged him with being the leader
OF the crowd.
Letters from all parts of the country
are pouring in to the headquarters of
the De Lara Defense league. Some OF
/ these contain subscriptions, and all
contain encouraging messages. Hun
| dreds of newspaper clippings are ar
irving showing that the press all over
the country is aroused. Many editorials
have been written urging the necessity
/ of action on the part of the American
| people in order that, as one newspaper
| expresses it, "this country be not dis
| graced by handing over a helpless po-
/ litical prisoner to the vengeance of the
/ bloodthirsty officials of a semi-barbar-
] GUS autocracy"
Letters are reaching the league writ
| ten by persons in Mexico. One of the
writer's in the City of Mexico urges the
! league to tell the American people of
| the dire necessity Of keeping political
! refugees from the clutches of the des-
| potism.
| Warned of Horrors
"The horrors OF hell await any politi-
cal offenders who are returned here"
writes the correspondent Of a Los An
geles man who carefully guards the
\ identity of his correspondents. "And
all are Offenders who dare whisper a
word in opposition to the reelection of
| Diaz. This country is in a state bor-
dering on an awful upheaval. Words
cannot describe the terrible conditions
in the prison here. De Lara will be
tortured. You may depend on it there
| will be no pubuic execution. He will
never be heard of an hour after his de-
livery. 1t makes me ashamed when I
think of my country being a party to
such an atrocity. In conversation with
an English resident here I get much
the rough end OF an argument when ne
contended that no political refugee was
ever delivered up once he had sought
the shadow Of the British flag. / had
little to say. I hope it can't be true.
| Belem prison is full Of citizens who are
given no hearing, no trial. The method
seems to throw them into the unspeak-
able pen and forget them. Newspapers
here dare not utter one syllable OF
protest.
Mexican editors who have dared to
hint at liberty are torn from their fam
lilies and no one knows their fate A
subsidized American paper here makes
pitiful attempts to minimize the hor-
ror of the situation. 1t reminds one
of a certain Los Angeles sheet and its
tory manners.
Don't disclose my identity. I am
rushing my business here and am 60
ing to get out of the country at the
earliest moment Don't let them dis
grace our country in the eyes of the
whole world Don't let Uncle Sam be
a party to a foul murder"
Wife Working Hard
Mrs. De Lara, who is an American
woman of education and refinment
is working night and day in her hus-
bands behalf. She bears up bravely
under the strain, but shows many
signs Of her sleepless nights and days
filled with labor She declares her be-
lief that her husband will be freed
from the charge hanging over him
and says she feels certain he will not