The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-12
GIRL MAY ASK
BANDIT LOPEZ
TO SURRENDER
Mexican Consul Plans to En-.
ter Mine With Elvira Ocariz,
to Persuade Outlaw to
Give Himself Up.
PROMISE PROTECTION
AND A FAIR TRIAL
Another Search of Slopes on
400 and 500 Levels Fails
to Reveal Trace of
Murderer.
By Staff Correspondent.

BINGHAM, Dec. l2.-Efforts were
made last night, and they will be re-
newed early today, to induce Elvira
Ocariz, sweetheart OF Raphael Lopez, to
enter the Minnie mine in company with
Raphael L. Valarde. Mexican consul for
Utah, and try to persuade her bandit
lover to surrender
The Mexican consul became inter
ested IN the Lopez case yesterday at
the suggestion OF Francis G. Luke of
Salt Lake. Mr.. Luke conferred with
the Mexican consul yesterday in Salt
Lake, and then notified Sheriff An
drew Smith, Jr-, of the plan.
Mr., Lake and the Mexican consul
planned TO secure guarantee OF abso-
Lutte protection for Lopez in the event
ne surrendered, and 10 convey this
guarantee TO the outlaw through the
Mexican consul and the sweetheart of
the brigand. Efforts on the part Of
Sonor Valarde 10 speak TO the girl by
long distance telephone last night
proved unavaiGng, but these efforts
will be renewed early today.
Ii Senorita Ocariz is willing to 90
into the mine the Mexican consul will
come to Bingham and accompany her
into the mine If the girl proves to be
unwilling to assent to the plan, the
Mexican consul may make the effort
alone.
The plan is 20 have the girl attract
the attention of the bandit somewhere
in the Andy workings where the out
law is believed to be making his rem
devious, and assure him that the Mexi-
can consul is in the mine in the ca
pacity Of q friend and advisor.
To Urge Surrender.
If Lopez consents to a conference and
makes his presence known, the Mexican
consul Will inform him that he has been
assured Of absolute protection and
fair trial. and that as the representa-.
tive OF the Mexican government he will
assist Lopez in securing competent
counsel and fair treatment He will
try to convince Lopez that as long as
he remains in the mine he has absolute
ly no chance to escape, and that his
death is only a matter of days. His
ono chance, the consul Will point out,
is 10 give himself up and face trial on
the murder charges. Such course, it
will be suggested, Will at least give
Lopez several months moro of life.
Sheriff Smith last night readily as
sured the Mexican consul that Lopez
would be given every possible protec-
ton, and that the officers would guard
him against any mob violence. Should
ne be captured the plan is to slip the
Mexican quietly out OF Bingham and to
The Salt Lake county Jail before the
fact OF the capture is made known ID
Bingham. The Servinn friends of Pets
Mandcrich and others in Bingham have
Indicated desire to lynch the Mexican
the event he should be captured
live.
Mother Objects.
Officers here believe that it 10 IN
ikely that Senorita OcariE will consent
O enter the mine. She appeared at
ne mine Wednesday night and OK
PRESSED desire 10 60 into IT 10 speak
o Lopez When permission was denied
Ter. she said she would return yester
ay morning and 60 into the mine
iowever, she failed 10 appear yester
ay. and when interviewed at her home
aid that her mother declined to per
nit her TO do so, She still persisted in
cling her weird tale that she bad gone
nto the mine and had talked to the
IeIcan- The officers, however, place
o credence In this story.
Three volunteers, thoroughly ae-
uainted with the workings of the mine,
ill enter the Andy tunnel today with
ne morning shift of miners. They will
c dressed as miners, but will carry NO
ghts after they have reached tho hoist
] the Andy tunnel. They will begin
silent search for tho Mexican bandit
nd try to ambush him, borrowing the
rigand's own tactics. They hope to
ilf or capture him before nightfall-
ilently these three men will burrow
Ito the slopes and drifts between the
ndy and the Minnie levels, and hope
, corner Lopez in the recesses of soma
{ the intricate workings. All three
ave urged that their names be not
,ed until they get the bandit or the
andit gets them. The men viii work