Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-26
ON THE TRAIL
OF The MAN
HIGHER up
ASSASSIN OF DETECTIVE BELCHER
SAYS NE WAS HIRED TO DO the
JOB, AND IMpLICATES OTHERS.
f. |. DOYLE ARRESTED AND A.
McGARY WANTED.
SEARCH LEADS TO
DES MONIES, IOWA

Trinidad Colo. Nov. 26.-E. j..
Doyle, secretary-treasurer of District
No. IS, United Mine workers of Amer
ca was lodged in the city jail this
morning, under military guard follow
ing an inquiry conducted by General
Chase and Judge Advocate Major E.
]. Boughton, in which he was question
ed concerning the whereabouts of an
organizer being sought in connection
with the confession of Louis Zanca-
nelli, who assassinated Geo Belcher,
detective in this city, November 20
and swears that he was hired to com
nit the murder by others. Acting up
on private advices from Des Moines,
General Chase has wired the chief of
police at the Iowa capital to institute
search for one of the men implicat-
ed in the Zacaneli confession who is
believed to be in that section.
Questioned by the military authori-
ties, Doyle admitted having written a
letter to A. B. McGarry at Des Moines,
in which he asked him concerning
meal tickets signed by McGarry which
were found in Zacanelli's possession
when arrested.
A. Lamont, Cokedale miner men
toned in the Doyle letter. has been
summed to testify before the military
authorities.
|, General Chase wired the authorities
at Des Moines to arrest A. D. McGarry,
organizer for the United Mine Work
ers of America, when he learned that
la letter addressed "a McGarry' and
containing information about Louis
IZancanelli, had been received here.
Authorities stated that McGarry was
last seen in the Trinidad district
shortly after the killing of Detective
Belcher in connection with which Zan-
canelli is held under military guard.
Telegraphic description of McGarry
were sent throughout the country ac-
companied with request for his ar
rest
Zancanelli's confession, in the pos
session Of military authorities, i'm
plicated three union organizers and
declared he was paid $25 in gold and
promised $1,000 to kill Belcher.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 2G.--The
search for A. d. McGarry, an organi-
ger for the United Mine Workers of
America, began here today as the re-
suit of a mistake in delivering a let
ter addressed to "a. McGarry'' to a
local attorney, A. A. McGarry. The
letter, which was from e. L. Doyle,
secretary-treasurer Of District Is,
United Mine Workers at Denver, was
opened by McGarry under the i'm.
preston that it belonged to him 1t
read:
Lamont has just informed me that
the man who is arrested for the al
legged murder of Belcher has on his
person a meal ticket signed by you
and requested that I convey this in
formation to you"
The man referred to in the letter is
Louis Zancanelli, under arrest by mi
litary authorities at Trinidad, Colo
RADIO, charged with killing Detective
George W. Belcher, on the streets
November 20.
An order for McGarry's arrest has
been issued by the Colorado military
in charge of the coal mine
strike zone of that state
Governor E. M. Ammons, and Gen
eral Chase conferred by telephone
early this afternoon over the arrest of
Doyle. Governor Ammons at first sug-
gested the adyisability of releasing
the union official but General Chase
advised the governor that he consider
ed it important that Doyle be held
pending further inquiries Doyle is
still in the city Jail.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 2G.-The man
mentioned in Doyle's letter as his in
formant is A. Lamont, a miner form
priv amnlnyel nt Coknda1a Co1OradO /