El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
G0NZALO ENRILE, EXFINAACIAL AGENT
OF 0R0ZC0 REBELS, IN FL Pl50 JAIL
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whom the officers say is one Of the
revolutionary agents who is being sent
to Canada to negotiate the loan with
the Canadian bankers for the reEolu-
ton. He likewise was held by the
rangers, but was released Monday.
Several days ago Enrile sent three
suit cases 10 Juarez consigned TO Pom
poso Gonzalez, collector of customs,
with instructions that they be placed
in the vault there TO await his in
structiOns. This was done and last
night when he arrived he brought with
him three more suit cases. After he
had taken them to the hong of Con
zalez, he asked that the suit cases
which were in the vault be given him
This was not done. The suit cases
town 1t is believed that they contain
valuable papers Of the revolution
a Violent Anti-American-
Enrile has been one Of the most
prominent in the revolution, and sec
ond only to OrOzcO in the part he took
IN the present rebellion. He became
known to the Americans by his anti
American manifesto and later by an in
sulting letter to president Taft which
was sent from Jlmenez, bearing the
name Of OrozcO. which OrOzcO later
denounced He is said to have always
borne a great hatred for the Ameri-
cans and showed this in his manifesto
and later in the letter to the president.
going TO die if his wounds were not
properly treated. he hurried TO the
United States for treatment
The soldiers at the Santa Fe bridge
first detained Enrile when he came
over until he could be Identified Pow
ell Roberts, who only a short time ago
was arrested by the rebels on a charge
of being a Maderista spy and was re-
leased on the demand Of the state
department, was the first to identify
hir7 nd later several NTr6arfEfa AGENTS
who knew him. Ranger c. H. Web
ster was Immediately notified and
took him to the county Jail
LIorente Wants ExtraditiOn.
Following the arrest of Enrile. Mex
lean consul Z. c. Llorente and many
of his satellites in FL PasO were busy
sending kilograms TO Mexico City in
forming president MaderO Of the arrest
It is said the consul viii attempt to
have Enrile eXtradited to Mexico on
the charge of embezZling consular
funds while representing his govern
ment as consul at Clifton, Arizona,
prior to the present revolution. En-
rile has retained an attorney and is
going to fight the case, however. His
attorney claims that the charge IS a
trumped up one and that Enrile cannot
be held by the United States for violat-
ing any neutrality law, as he has not
committed any offence on this side OF
the line for which he could be held
was Power in Rebel Ranks.
Enrile is known to have been the
man who secured CientificO money to
aid the rebellion and when 1t became
known among the rebels that such was
the source of much Of the money sup
porting their cause, the Indignation
was so great that Orozco had to re-
move him as financial agent Of the
revolution and an attempt was made
upon the life Of Enrile by two un-
known men in Chihuahua Orozco
continued Enrile as paymaster Of the
revolution, but he was wounded soon
after he was depOsed and has been in
the hospital since that time.
While he was in power as financial
agent, EnriIe ran things with a high
hand and Oftentimes held up messages
intended for Orozco and sent messages,
so the rebels charge, in the name Of
OrozcO.
It was the opposition Of Enrile that
resulted in the refusal Of Orozco TO
recognize the provisional presidency Of
VasqueZ Gomez and it was Enrile. it
is said, who suppressed kilograms from
Orozco and sent others during the
negotiations between Gomez and
OrOzcO. It was on the day. of the flight
Of Gomez that OrOzco removed Enrile
from office.
Declares Arrest Unlawful.
81 come to this country to be under
the free flag to be cured, and I am
arrested and placed in a warm cell"
was the statement Enrile made Sunday
night through the bars of his cell door
to a reporter for the FL Paso Herald.
II think my arrest is unlawful" he
continued. There is nothing against I
me, nothing issued I inquired as TO
this before I decided to come to Fl
Paso from Juarez. There was no in
dictment against me You see. I arrived
in Juarez Saturday in a special car.
and would have come to FL PasO the
same night, but I wanted to find out
If there was any thing out for which (
they would arrest me. 4 could find I
nothing. and I DO not think there is !
anything. Of course there will be to- /