Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-01
RED LOPEZ" BLUFFS
 DOUGLAS OFFICERS
Makes Most Arrogant Show ef DisoTdehy Conduct in
 the Streets
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Asl Lopez. druaE and arrogant created considerable ct sensation about the streets of Douglas yes teraay afternoon, broke at least three ordinances and wound up the day with hlrhway ~0bbery, and he did all this without hindrance of the neace officers. The wide license which was permitted him met with wide and loud condemnation from fhe citizens of Douglas generally and the peace officers left themselves opep 10 severe criticism, which was freelv administered. In contrast to their lassitude in the Lopez aUaif was their activity in arresting as drunk an old rancher whoi Wlth boy. was just starting to drive nome. IL is admitted ttat the ol-- cers were within their duty m nlaE- ing. saeh arcs. but it seems small 70 arrest the r1ucher Tor breach or me ordinance when Lopez was per rsittea 70 break the same and othef ordinances without interference-
 Shortly after o'clock yesterday fa-acen excitement was stirred along 6 aveuas when an automobile .o.tainira perly cf four whirlet north, and it was seen that on the rear seat was Red Lopez, of Mexican ihsurrecto fame. shortly the party returned and time after time dashed up and down G avenue, Lopez WaiV- ing to passers by he knew or stop, hing to speak 10 others, going from saloon 10 saloon, making a speech sn front of one, where he openly broke city ordinance by using pro fane and obscene language. calling out obscene epithets to others IF drunken arrogance. beirs maniiesIg drunk and disorderly if any one ever was so. and it is generally Believed breaking a city and territorial law by carrying deadly weapon. All this went ou without any attempt being made to arrest the offender and thus 1t is that he has has brought forth the just criticism tnat was heard from all quarters. The climax came when Bopc- tooN mule from a Mexican whom he cursed. berated and intimidated, and rode away on the animal. Fms would have been prevented had the Zeace officers acted earlier in the day. The man whose mule was taken swore our a complaint for the arrest Of Lopez. charging grand lar but by that time Lopez was gone To he sure he afterward sent The animal back to Douglas, but that did not alter the fact that he hao committed felony.
 U. S. Cannot Act.
 When Lopez made his appearance about the street the Mexican consul beca-e active. He telepboned to the camp of the federal troops, and Q lieutenaat was sent hastily Co town. He called OF U. s. Marshall Over lock. asking for the arrest of LopeZ. Y happened fortunately that the Unites States marshal and United States Attorney J. r. Morrison were both iu Douglas at the time. Mar shal Overlook at once consulted At torney Morrison as to what action could be taken. The advice was that as Lopez was not then recruiting and was not attempting to take ei- ther men or arms across the line OF engaged in any action which was to be constructed as a breach of neu- traiity it would not do to arrest him. as he would surely be dis charged. lf was added that if the Mexico government wanted the ar rest of Red" Lopez the course to have been pursued was for charges to have heen preferred against him on the other side of the line and for the governor of Sonora to have requested his arrest on an extradit- able offease from the governor of Arizona The complaint could not be filed here by the consul. as the