The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-15
OF
MEXICAN REFUGEES
UGLY CHARGES-AMERiCAN OF
FlCERS SAID TO BE IN LEAGUE
WITH MExlCO-lNvESTiGATloN.

Washington, June 14.-Charges thai
Mexican political refugees in the Unit
ed States We're kidnapped and efforts
made to foricbly carry them into Mex
leo were made by John Kenneth Tur
ner, mazagine writer, before the
rules committee of the house today
in the hearing on the resolution OF
Representative Wilson of Pennsyl
vania, which proposes a congression
al investigation of the matter
Mr.. Turner charged that officers
of the United States secret service
United States forest rangers, immi-
grafton officials, soldiers of the Unit.
ed States regular army, customs of.
ficers of this country and local police
in many cities had been working in
conjunction with the authorities of
Mexico to bring about the return of
Mexican political refugees to Mexico,
to be thrown into prison. Mr.. Tur.
ner related instances which he had
personally investigated and confirmed.
one was the case OF a Mexican refu-
see named Sarabia. He was workinJ
as printer in Douglas. Ariz.. in
1901 According to Mr.. Turner's state.
ment. Sarabia was seized without war
rant. thrown into Jail at Douglas by
federal ranger and was forced into
an automobile and carried across the
line into Mexico. He was taken on
horseback with an escort of Mexican
troops on a five days journey to a
Mexican prison at Hermosillo, Next
co. Through the efforts of American
friends he was brought back to this
country and his alleged kidnapers ar
rested and, though prosecuted, were
never convicted.
Another case of alleged kidnapping
was cited in the cases of Rivera and
Manzana, two MeXicans arrested in
st. Louis, but finally released. Mr..
Turner detailed the history OF the ar
rest, trial and conviction of the lead
ers of the Mexican liberal party Ma.
goon, RIVERA and Villareal, political
refugees, who We're apprehended in
Los Angeles by American officers af-
ter a desperate fight, tried in Ari.
zona and sent to the federal peniteq-
tiary at Florence, AriZ.. for conspir-
acy to violate the neutrality laws of
United States.
All of the Mexican prisoners whom
Turner told of We're held in American,
Jalls, he said, frequently without
charges being fled against them and
often without their friends or attor.
neys being able to see them.
Magoon, Rivera and Villareal. he
said We're held in Los Angeles on dl.
rect orders from Attorney General Bo-
naparte to United States District At.
torney Lawler, now assistant United
states attorney general. to hold them
lncommunicado as the Mexican GOV
ernment wanted these men and the
United States government desired TO
befriend the government of Mexico
in the matter The committee de7id-
ed to go ON with the hearing next
Monday Representative Champ Clark
Of Missouri declared through the hear.
ing, that he was in favor of going to
the bottom of this matter"
on Coffin & Graves. None whatever"
said the voice. Though there isn't
and hurry. They'll be there when
ever you are The insurance depart
ment's offices are on the twenty
eighth floor Of the Singer Building.
Mr.. Hughes stumped busily through
the hall, rode down twenty-eien
floors. walked ont through the long
foyer TO the street and turned south.
lie counted the numbers as he went
along. "One-fifty-one," said he. "One.
forty-seven-, one-thirty- FIVE" and so on