El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-27
MAKES statement
REGARDING BRIDGE BLOWING
Federal Prisoner Says He Was Employed by Mexican
Consul to Cut Communication Between Juarez and
Chihuahua on the Mexican Central-Says
He Suffered Hardships the Trip.

statement. I told him that I could not
do that wiuthOut duplicating myself. He
replied that the United States never
prosecuted its witnesses i asked MN
what guaranty 1 had as to that He
answered that 1 had nothing but his
word l then told him that his word
did not weigh much with me as he had
gone back on ii once in my case. 1t
was last year during that Magonista
trouble The story was given to your
paper 1t was about the fellows using
kites and all that sort Of thing AT
the instance of Ross I went over to
Mexico rhlt time and got the informa-
ton [ dill so at the risk of my life,
and he promised me that no one would
ever know who got it. He gave 1t away,
and it almost cost me my life
after awhile he took me back into
his room, and told Thompson, the Sc
cret service man, that had refused TO
make a statement. Thompson got an
gry. He said to me: L never give
man but one CHARGE. 1 will get you.
Then Ross took me before Oliver and
filed a formal complaint That was the
first time I had seen any charges pre-
ferred against me. They then 1lXep
my bond at $500, and brought me TO
THOMPSON Instructed United States
deputy marshal not to let anyone see
me in jail unless there was a thlrd
party present.
since 1 have been in jail here I have
communicated with Llorente twice.
Each time I asked him to pay me what
he owed me on the contract. he re-
fused. I also told him that If he would
not I would expose him. he SAID 1
could do my worst
ION July so Ross came down here
and took a statement from me He TOOK
il down in short hand The agreement
was that it was not to be used against
me. Ross at the time said that he
knew that theoretically was guilty,
but he could not prove 1t Besides ne
said that he was after bigger fish he
promised faithfully not to use the
statement. and said that ne would see
that l was not bound over to the grand
Charpentier showed The Herald re-
porter a letter from ADram Gonzales
addressed to Abe Molina. 1t was stated
in the letter that the writer con-
sidered Charpentier a good man, and Tor
Molina to secure hiSf release The writ
er was under the impression that Char
pentier was in Jail IN Juarez. Another
letter was shown which was from Abe
Molina and addressed to .Charpentler-
Molina in the letter stated that when
the federal judge sets" here, he would
do everything that he could for him
(CharpentieT).
.'The peculiar thing about this whole
matter" said Charpentier is the fact
that Noonan has entirely disappeared
His disappearance was mysterious, toO-
of him. I had nothing to do with get
ting the arms and ammunition we pur-
chased in July on the Llorente contract,
across the river.
LIorente Admits Employing Men.
Admitting that Mcdonald, MahOney,
as well as Charpentier, had been en-
pIoysd by him to operate against the
rebels, r, G. LIOTente, Mexican consul
said;
al r-gfSl .luaTeZ
and Chihuahua. but I gave them i'm
Dlicit instructions not to violate IN
the slightest way any of the neutrality
laws In fact. 1 told them that # they
did violate any of these laws, 1. my
self would deliver them to the United
States government, If 1 learned OF it
I also told them that, in case they were
arrested for such a violation, Wnlch
would have been expressly against my
orders to them, they could expect no
assistance from me or my government
7 remember well our agreement
was that they should cross into Mexico
from this side without weapons ana
that their PLANS for blowing up the
railway should be discussed and FORM
ulated after they were on Mexican
sell"
MI IIorente also stated that he did
not know what the three soldiers of
fortune did Tor whether they have
been guilty OF violating any of the
clauses of the neutrality laws He
also said he can produce four wit
nesseS to verify his statement that he
gave the bridge blowers strict orders
not to violate, in any manner, the law
mentioned above
Lopez Makes Statement.
Felipe S. Lopez, exnurse in the
Juarez hospital during the regime of
Col PasquaI OrOzco, ST.. who is being
held in the county jail on a charge
of theft over $50, pending the out
come of -xtradition proceedings. de-
clared to Herald reporter Thurs
day afternoon that he had been offered
his liberty provided he would sign a
statement testifying to the fact that
his former commander, Col. OrozcO,
had murdered persons in Mexico.
Francisco Herrera and Pedro TrOncOso,
who he said made the proposition to
him, claimed to be acting for Mexican
consul Z. c. Llorente and asserted they
wanted the signed statement to as
sist the consul in the matter of hav-
ing the colonel eXtradited.
Herrera, who claimed to have been
a colonel in the rebel army" said
Lopez, showed me a paper which he
said was signed by the Mexican con-
sui The paper, he said, showed his
appointment as an attorney. Herrera
told me that for $50 he could fix
everything, and get me my liberty.
Herrera and Troncoso. who are both
working for the consul after they
talked to me Thursday morning, LETT
and said they would return in the
afternoon with the statement for me
to sign. They said they would have to
go to Llorente to get it"
Lopez showed the reporter an I'M
signed note which he said that he had
received Thursday afternoon The note
was written in Spanish. Lopez de-
clared that it had been written by
Herrera, and was to the effect that
the papers were ready and would be
brought to him that afternoon between
4 and o'clock.
Herrera and Troncoso were arrested
by state ranger c. H. Webster on Aug.
Is. They were charged at the county /
Jail with being ranger prisoners. On !
Aug 81 they were released, the pris- |
OneTs say at 10 o'clock that night. I
During that time it was sid that no !
formal complaint had been filed !
against them.
and then county Judge A. S. J. Eylar !