The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
DISCOVER PLOT ON
 GEN. MADERO'S
Plans of Second Revolution
 Are Revealed
BRIBERY ATTEMPTED
Cientifico Party Alleged to Have Off, fered Money to Two of Ma dero's Generals If They
 Would Desert Him

Fl Paso, Tex, May 2s--What Is looked upon by Francisco l. Madero, Jr.. as a well laid plan to prevent his reaching Mexico City, to overthrow his leader | ship and to start a counter revolution against him was revealed here tonight | in the arrest of Daniel Devilliers or Mexico City.
 l w. F. Dunn, an American, according to telegram received by Madero' chief military adviser, was arrested in Monterey. Mex, by detective who had trailed him from Fl Paso. l The alleged plot involved certain
 sums of money which were to have
 been paid out to General Madero's mill l itary leaders. General Madero, accord 1 ing to the details given out by him, was fully advised of the scheme and allowed 1t to be encouraged. 10
 days trailing" by detectives then be- gan.
 The arrests followed what is believed to have been an effort on the part Of certain members of the Cientifico party to overthrow General Madero. Devil Hers and Dunn for the last 10 days. it is alleged, have been attempting to
 influence Gen. Benjamin Villjoen, cit izen of the United States. who is chief
 military adviser to General Madero and Gen Pascual Orozco to desert General
 Maderos standard Instead of yielding the two chiefs have secretly encour- aged the conspirators until evidence
 could be collected to make the ar
 neats.
 According to a telegram received
 here tonight Dunn was arrested in
 Monterey Mex, today by order of Gen. eral Madero. Dunn left here three
 days ago with the alleged purpose of
 obtaining funds for the Madero military
 chiefs.
 Both men were in constant telephonic
 communication with Andres Garza Ga Ian of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, who is said
 to be one of the leaders of the cien- tifco party in the state of Coahuila. Both Devilliers and Dunn in their talk with Generals Villioen and Orozco claimed they had secured the cooper ation of General Figueroa, the rebel leader of the south and that General Trevino. commander of the federal troops h Monterey, had promised as sstanee when the new revolt began.
 Plot Against Madero
 Tn messages from Senor Galan in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz to both Devillfers and Dunn. the existence of plot on the life of General Madero was dis closed.
 General Villjoen tonight declared that S25, 900 had been promised him if he would participate in the conspiracy. General Orozco, he said, was 10 get any amount he named and was to be chief of the military zone comprehended by the north errs states of Mexico. Just what com plicity with the Mexican government ex- isted in the work of the accused men, General Villjoen declares was not appar- ent, though the first telegram to him used the words government wants to mako you a proposition
 General Villjoen asserted that the most prominent Cientificos were mentioned to him by both Devillers and Dunn in their conversations, especially Rosendo Pinedo. leader of the Cientifico party in the Mex ican congress. The plot, If successful, he declared, was to put Pinedo in the presi- dency.
 In their efforts to secure evidence against Dunn and Devilliers, General Will joen accepted s4SO and General Orozco $200, which was placed in the funds of the provisional government The steps taken by Villjoen to encourage those who were attempting to bribe him were known to .Senor Madero and the campaign against them was carefully mapped out within the last 10 days
 Names have been secured through the contents of messages said to involve some of the most prominent men in Mexico and further investigation, it is said, will disclose their identity.
 Devillers and Dunn had aliases in local hotel during their stay here, but their movements were watched constant ly by local detectives, informed by Gen eral villjoen of the conpiracy
 Dunn and Devillers told me- said General Villjoen tonight, that they had plenty of rifles and ammunition concealed in the coal mines of Coahuila. They also sssd they had with them all the rurales and special police of Mexico City, num- bering over 20O0 men, as well as F'igueroa's s forces They kept mentioning the money influence of the Cientifco party and pre- scented papers and telegrams, which though in a secret code, when translated presents discriminating evidence.'