The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-30
Plan Was to Overthrow
Madero, Chief of
lnsurrectos.
TW O SUSPECTS
LANDED IN JAIL
Believed That Rebel Chief Is in
Possession Of Facts Not Gen
orally Known, and This
Accounts for His Delay
in Starting to
Capital.

tt - foSo, AcA.s nuy hydrocarbons
of an alleged plot to start another
revolution in Mexico. after over
throwing the leadership of Francisco
l. Madero. Jr.. and preventing his
journey to Mexico City. created Intense
excitement throughout the insurrecto
army to-day.
That Aadero has been advised of
certain facts not generally known, Is
believed BY some to explain the delay
In his departure 10 the capital to con-
cult With President de la Barra con
corning the pressing problems CON
nected with the reorganization of the
government although Senior Madero
himself declared ho postponed his trip
merely to await the Installation OF
the provisional governors
The plot which last night resulted
in the arrest OF Dan de villiers, of
Mexico City. at Ell Paso. and OF W.
j. Dunn, an American, at Monterey
Mexico, is said to include three In
Eurrecto chiefs operating In the state
OF Coahuila- a telegram from Mon
terey to-day states that Dunn. on Ma
dero's orders. has been placed incom-
municado for seventy-two hours. De
Villiers IS held In the Ell Paso jail
on charges of conspiracy to murder
Francisco /. Madero. Jr
According to General Benjamin VIII
joen. the Doer veteran. who is Ma
dero's chief military adviser, the
scheme was that V!lijocn and General
Orozco were to desert AIedero and
start q new revolutionary movement
This vas TO be Joined by certain In
surrecto leaders now In the field. to-
gether with a Federal general known
TO be friendly TO the '.Cientihco"
party.
II was represented TO him, General
Viiljoen asserts. that great quantities
OF arms and ammunition We're stored
In tho mine sof Coahuila in anticipa-
ton OF the new outbreak, and that
success was assured, as "Aiadero would
never reach Mexico City"
Weeks of Conferences.
Behind the arrest OF the two alleged
eonspirators last night Is the story
OF several weeks OF conference, and
the exchange of many telegrans Soon
after the battle of Juhrez, General
villJoen received a telegram from
Mexico City, saying the government
wants TO mako propositions" The
telegram was signed Villiers. Madero
was Informed OF the telegram, and IL
was decided to give every encourage
ment to those behind the overtures.
Villjoen accordingly sent reply,
stating that he was open to receive
propositions
This was followed by telegram
from De Villiers. instruct.ng Villjoen
TO watch the rebel chief. note by
what route he comes and when he
leaves. Make friends with Orozco.
There Is fortune In sight for U.s."
Shortly after this two men appear
ed IN Ell Paso and secretly met Will
1oen and Orozco. who proposed their
willingness to enter the plot. Villjoen
declared he was to receive $4,000. and
Orozco like amount. Money was
given them for current expenses VIII
joen receiving $3.50 and Orozco 5000.
Dunn. who was one OF the pair, WI
1oen asserts. translated to them
cipher message. which hear:
Last message at hand. Rosen work
Ing fast for change of Federal city
Do not worry about financial end,
Of which will take care Would adj
wise direct action Diaz at early time.
Be very careful slip Continue ad-
vsing and act as you think best Mex
brothers coming to you from south
(Signed) "ADOLFO."
Message From Agent.
The message 1t was explain ed, came
from the agent of the conspiracy at
Mexico City. The reference TO Diaz
was not explained by General VIII
joen.
Agreement having been reached
Will yilijoen and Orozco, Dunn started
for Mexico City, followed by private
detectives. with instructions to arrest
him on Mexican soil. The arrest was
made at Monterey last night
kilograms from there declared that
important papers had been found on
the prisoner. According to General
Villjoen. a third alleged conspirator
was to have been arrested Mt Mexico
City, but SUFFICIENT evidence could not
be obtained.
De Yilliers. when seen at the coun.
ty Jail to-day, looked cheerful, hut
refused to discuss the charge against
him. W
n am innocent of any charge. and
I'll be out In few days and have
ingly. through the prison bars to the
newspaper men.
8 Asked about the kilograms which
had been found on him. and which
General yilljoen claims We're shown
to him. the prisoner replied: None
of the kilograms were addressed to
me-" l}i
h Though some of the messages used
aliases. those which Constable Brown
found on De Villiers. according to
Browns declaration to-day. are adj
dressed to Daniel YiIliers a!
X s4i De yiiliers a Rnncher. u
De Villiers declared he was 6 a
rancher, and that his home is in San
4 Antonio. He said he8fought in the
Boer War and there met General Will
joen. 1t was the intimacy arising
from that meeting on which. it is
believed, (, De zyilliers based his idea
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