Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-06-02
TWO MEN ARRESTED, CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRING AGAINST
lNSURRECTO CHIEF.
LIBERAL BRIDES ARE RENDERED
General VilIjoen Says He Was Offered
&25.OOO-Scheme Disclosed to
Place Cientifico Leader Into
the Presidency.


laid plan to prevent his reaching Mex.
leo City, to overthrow his leadership
and to start counter revolution, was
revealed in the arrest OF Daniel de
Villieres of Mexico City. w. f. Dunn.
en- American, also has been arrested.
He was taken in Monterey. Mexico. by
a detective who had trailed him from
Fl Pasc.
The alleged plot involves certain
Sums OF money which were to have
been paid out to Madero's military
leaders. Madero, according to the de.
tails given out by him, was fully adj.
vised of the scheme and allowed it to
be encouraged A 10 days trailing
by detectives then began.
The arrests followed what is be.
lieved to have been an effort on the
part of certain members of the Cienti
fico party to overthrow Madero. De
Where's and Dunn for the last 10 days,
IL is alleged, have been attempting to
influence General benjamin Villjoen.
an American citizen, who Is chief mil
itary adviser to Madero, and General
Pascual OronzcO, to desert MaderO's
standard.
Gave Rebels Encouragement.
Instead of yielding, the two chiefs
had secretely encouraged the conspira.
tors until evidence could be collected
to make the arrests. Dunn left here
three days ago for the alleged pur
pose of obtaining funds for the Ma
dero military chiefs.
Both men were in constant telegraph
ic communication with Andres Cara
Galan of Ciudad Porfiro Diaz, who is
said to be one of the leaders Of the
Cientifico party in the state of Goa
hula. De Vilieres and Dunn, in their
talk with Villjoen and OroZco, claimed
that they had secured the cooperation
of General Figueroa, the rebel leader
of the south, and that General Ire,
vino, commander of the federal forces
in Monterey, had promised assistance
when the new revolt began.
In messages from Senior Galan at
Cuidad Porfrio Di;lz, to both De Vii
Heres and Dunn, the existence of q
plot on the life of Madero was dis
closed.
General Villjoen declared that $685..
900 had been promised him if he would
participate in the conspiracy. General
Paseual Orozco, he said, was to get
any amount he named and was to be
chief of the military zone comprc
loI h1y no or nf
leo.
The plot if successful, was to put
Rosendo Pinedo, leader of the Cientifi'
co parry in the Mexican congress. into
the presidency.
Generals Accepted Brides.
In their efforts to secure evidence
against Dunn and De Villeries, Gen
eral Villjoen accepted $3.50 and Gen
eral Pascual Orozco 5000, which was
placed in the funds of the provisional
government The steps taken by Vii
ioen TO encourage those who were at
tempting to bride him were known to
Senior Madero and the campaign
against them was carefully mapped
out.
Names nave been secured through
the contents of messages said to In.
volve some of the most prominent men
in Mexico and future investigation.
1t is said, will disclose their identity.
De Villieres and Dunn had aliases at
local hotel during their stay here, but
their movements were watched con
stantly by detectives.
Dunn and De Villieres told me-"
said General Villjoen, that they had
plenty of rifles and ammunition con
cealed in the coal mines of COahuila,
They also said that they had with
them all the rurales and special police
of Mexico City, numbering over 1000
men, as we'll as Figueroa's forces"
The warrant for the arrest of DE
Villieres was issued by Justice OF the
Peace Z. B. McClintock on complaint
charging conspiracy to murder Fran
cisco l.. Madero," filed by Gen. viii
joen.
Mexican Refugees Reach Frisco.
San Francisco, May 29.-Four days
overdue, the Pacific Mail steamer New
mort arrived here, bringing the first
details of the battle of Acapulco. IN
which SO federals and an unknown
number of insurrectos were killed
The Newport brought Y cabin and
SO passengers, nearly all of whom
were refugees from the Mexican coast
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