The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-29

TO OVERTHROW
MADERO /?
Rebel Leader Orders Arrest
Of Alleged American
GOnspIratOr

'as a Well laid plot ~ prevent his
reaching Mexico City, to overthrow
IFS leadership and 20 start counter
revolution against him was revealed
.fere last night in the arrest of Dan
lei De Nilliers oi Mexico sty. ". H.
nunn, an American, according to "a
telegram received by Madero's chief
military adviser, was arrested in
Monterey Mex, By . detective who
lad trailea him from Ell Paso
The alleged plot involves certain
Sums ci money which We're to have
been paid out 10 Maderos military
.leaders MRdero. according to the de-
tails given out BY him, was fully ad-
yised of the scheme and allowed 1t
.tc be encouraged A ten days tgaii
Fling by detectives then began
The arrests followed what II be.
heYed to have been an effort on the
part Of certain members of the cienu.
nc0 party to overthrow Madero De
Yilliers and Dun for the last ten
days, ii Is alleged have been at
tempting TO influence General Ben
iamin Villpoen, an American citizen,
who Is chief military advisor to Ma-
dero. and General Pascual 0rozoo, to
desert Maderos standard Instead ol
Welding. the two chiefs secretly
lhaye encouraged the conspirators un
lrl evidence could be collected to
make the arrests According 10 A
telegram received here Dunn was ar
Erested in Monterey, Mex BY order
u Madera Dunn left here three
DAYS ago with the alleged purpose Of
scbtaining funds for the Mader0 nil
itary chiefs.
Both men were in constant tele-
graph communication with Andres
Cara Galan, OF Ciudad portifiro niaz,
who is said TO be one Of tie leaders
of the cientifci0 party lii the state ot
Coahuila. Both Villiers and Dunn
in their talk with Nillijoen and Gro
yco claimed that they had secured
the cooperation OF General Figner0a.
toe rebel leader of the south, and
that General Trevino commander oi
the federal forces in Monterey, tad
promised assistance when the new
revolt began
In messages from SeRor Galan, at
Ciudad Portiiro Di8z, to both De
EYilliers and Dunn the existence Of a
Flot on the life Of Madero was dis
closed
General vilIpoen declared that
s25, Gee had been promised him if he
would participate in the conspiracy.
General Pascual 0rozco. he said, was
TO get any amount he named and vas
to be chief OF the military zone COM
posing the northern states Of Mexi-
ca Just what completely with the
Mexican government existed In the
work Of The accused men General
\ illioen declares, was not apparent.
though THE FIRST telegram to him
used the words Government wants
to make yoN d proposition General
Nillioen asserted that the most prom
inent cientiiicos We're mentioned 30
him by both DeNilliers ana Dunn ~
their conversation, especially Rosen-
Oc Pinedo, leader OF the eientifco
party Ia the Mexican congress. Tie
plot il successful, he declared. was
t0 put Plnedo IN the presidency
In their efforts 10 secure evidence
against Damn aud De Villiefs, Gen
eral ABllp0en accented $3.50 aud Gen.
crai Paseual Orolco $20e which was
placed in the funds OF the provision
3 government The steps taken By
Nilljoen to encourage those who We're
attempting to bribe him were known
10 Senor Madero and the campaign
against them was carefully mapped
cut within tho last ten days
Names have been secured thEaagA
the contents of messages said to III
v0lye some Of The most prominent
r.en In MEXICO and b future inyesti.
cation, ID Ii said WIFI disclose their
identify
he villieys aud Dunn hind aiiases
at local hotel during their stay
N ere. but their movements we're
watched constantly by local detec.
tlves. informed OF Tho conspiracy bY
General Nillpoen.
Dunn and De Villlegs told me
said General yillpoen. That they had
plenty OF rifles aud ammunition cor
ttaled ia the coal mines ol Coahuila
Trey also said they had with them
eli rurales ana special police OF Mex.
leo City numbering over COCO men,
Ns well as Figuer0as forces fneS
.kept mentioning the money influence
of the scieuuhcO party and present,
ed papers and kilograms which
though In a secret code when trans
lated, presents discriminating eYf
Gence'
Tie warrant for the arrest a Pc
ylllers was issued by Justice 81 the
Peace H. ri McChnt0ck en d CONF
glaint charging conspiracy n muir.
atr Francisco L Madero, fled p4
CHerai Nilli0en NE NlllieFs W.
stappingat 4 local hotel and WIS aFs
Tected by deputy Constable Brown.
Hello, there. Niliioaa,@ said le
.NIIiers, thinking the latter mad caiIed
.en Alendiy mission TIE deputy
constable Immediately executed tile
y Fest 11a ttG prisoner w1s tater fe
File county iail in All automobile At
tie jail NO one was allowed 20 see the
prisoner Dunns aFres< III Monterey
was on orders from MadeFo. Dunn
left here several DAYS ago with tie
understanding that he was 70 SO 20
Mexico City to report the success ef
tie scheme William smith a pfA.
Yate detective employed b Madefe,
eas sent with orders & trail and AZ
rest him as soon as he reached Alex.
isan soil Smith wired General VII
jAen as follows:
Arrested Dunn here tonight HaYe
ntt important papers"