The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
Campa Is Captured

Tucson, Arz September 23.-After a chase through northern Sonora by Mex ican federal troops, after his raid on min ing camps and lines of the Southern Pa cific railroad, Gen. Emilio P. Campa, tic rebel leader, and his staff crossed the American line south of Tucson and now are prisoners of the United States. After
 positive identification by pr. Ruffo. Q friend, Campa today admitted his identity and said he was tired of fighting. pr. |'Ruffo was surgeon general for Madero in the previous revolution.
 Campa was captured by United States
 Marshal C. A. Overlook, Sheriff Nelson
 and deputy without resistance, He had
 sent two men into Tucson Saturday night
 to procure automobiles, but they were ar rested and after questioning told of the
 location. of the remainder of their party
 oe 10
 |. The rebel leader declared he was sur
 prised by the unexpected opposition re
 met at the hands of the federals uhder General Girone who gave him a seven- hour battle at Altar. Hard pushed by the pursuing federals and practically 7t~fs safety in the United States, with the
 hope that. he might me able to get am munition at Casas Grandes or Gila Bend,
 west of Tucson
 Stories that Campa got out with ssO0,eoo as the result of his campaign of loot through northern Sonoria gre denied by the United States authorities, who assert ] the rebel chief had but s4OO when arrested. His companions had about s9to each. All of the prisoners are being held pending orders from the department of justice Mexican Consul Anaya has communi- oated with his government with the view of having Campa extradited on charge of murder.
 Campa tonight issued a statement de- claring the Mexican revolution has be- come ''unprincipled outlawry with which I could no longer afford to be associated. Campa laid claim to having been the originator of the present revolution United States authorities believe Campa and his detained aides. Colonel Jose Ponce and Major Emilio Sanchez cannot be held as they crossed the line with nothing dutiabie
 General E. E. Steever at Fort Bliss to- night received report of footing of g Mexican border town by rebels who are operating below Sierra Blanca, Texas.
 The federal army under Generals Huer. ta and Tellez is proceeding toward the city of Chihuahua south of Juarez. Nc assistance has been sent to Pearson, the American numbering center southwest of
 Juarez threatened by attack of 600 rebels OrozcO Needlessly Humiliated Fl Paso. Tex, September 23-A strong protest of press and public was raised here today regarding the treatment oi Colonel -PascuaI Orozco. father of the leader of the Mexican revolution at the hands of United States deputy mar sEal and a customs guard who marc he'd the aged revolutionist through the street. from the station to the jail ,eariv caus. ing a riot among the hooting Mexicans who followed the prisoner.
 Professional men and police have of- fered to testify that Colonel Orozco was linked by handcuffs to another prisoner not of his class; that cab was twice offered the escorting officers and was refused and that no attempt was made to
 suppress insulting remarks made by l hoodlums
 My capture is merely an incident in the revolution Colonel Orozco said to- .iav. My boy with nearly 1so ,nef. has entered the state of Coahuiia. The rev olution will go on.
 Colonel Orozco was not arralgned to- day He Is held on a charge of murder ]preferred by the Mexican consul here and on an old charge of arnJs smug- l gling made by United States authorities. 
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