Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-18
AUTOMOBILE
is HELD
INTERNATIONAL QUESTION MAY
ARISE AS RESULT OF ALLEGED
CONFISCATION OF CAR IN NAT
AMCRCS.
AUTO Is OWNED BY MEXICAN
CITIZEN. BIT AMERICAN OWN
ER OF GARAGE FEELS RESPON-
SIBLE If MACHINE Is LOST.


SIBLE IF MACHINE Is LOST.
IN some quarters in Brownsville it is
believed an international question may
arise out of the taking by the constitu-
tionalistS in Matamoros of an automo-
bile owned by Senor Isaac Cara. head
Of Il Monterrey brewery and who is at
present resident in Brownsville with
his family. Scnor Cara is citizen
Of Mexico but the international side
arises from the fact that the automO-
bile was in charge of the Young garage
of this city when it was taken TO Mat
amoros by the family chauffeur.
Different stories concerning the auto
mobile are being told, one being the
Brownsville end and the other i'll Mat
am0rOs.
1t is alleged in BROWNSVILLE that the
chauffeur drove the machine from the
garage to MatamorOS and turned ii over
20 General Blanco or TO some of his OH
GERS. The chauffeur is then said to have
icined the constitutiOnaiiSts. and is now
serving in their lines as Il paid soldier.
He has at least not returned TO Browns
Vile since he went away with the auto
mobile.
Angus Young, manager Of the Young
garage. feeling that his firm is rcSpon-
siLlc for the automobile. went TO Mata-
L. Il, 4t.,. ,.vith
sui johnson who wrote request to
General Blanco that the machine lie
turned over to Mr.. Young. General
Bianco is said to have replied that pre-
vious to that information he knew moth
ing of the transaction, but that since
the machine was already in MatamoroS.
he suggested that his officers might use
it for a few days.
The MatamOrOS story tallicS with the
Brownsville story with one exception
There it is said that the chauffeur ap-
Denrrd in MatamOrOS with the machine
and several ladies who were his guests
for an automobile ride. They motored
over the city for several hours. and upon
starting for Brownsville were turned
back bv the United States immigration
authorities ut the bridge. They then
spent the night in MatamoroS and the
next morning officers Of the conStltu-
tionaliStS caught sight of the machine
and decided they would use il. In Mat
amoroS the story goes that the chauffeur
had feared to return to BrownSvlllc
without the car.
Friends Of General Blanco on this side
believe that he is allowing the car to he
held in MatamOroS under mlSconccp-
tion rs ITO who would he the loser. They
EXPECT late this afternoon to 90 TO Mat
amor0S and take the matter up with
General Blanco. believing that he will
not hesitate to return the machine.
IN i conversation between two conStl-
tutionalist officers heard in a Matamor-
os restaurant today, concerning the au
tomobile. it developed that the officers
were Of the opinion that the automobile
would have to be returned to Browns
Vile.
If General Blanco does not agree 10
return the car an informal meeting OF
Brownsville citizens will be Ecld for the
purpOSc Of considering the situation.
Those interested in the calling OF the
meeting believe that if General Blanco
I:cepS the car. property in BROWNSVILLE
Will not be safe and the desire to con
fer as to what should be done under the
circumstances. 1t is said also that II
he automobile is not returned the cltl-
zcns will demand that more United
states troops be sent to BROWNSVILLE.
SenOr Cara is III BROWNSVILLE win
his family. that of his son ana his SON
in law. HIS overwrought at the injuS
ticc he believes has been done HIM. ana
saws if he ard his property are not
safe here. he viii at once make arrange
mcnts to remove to San Antonio or New
Orleans where, he says. he would be
sure of protection.
I'm the meantime the automobile IS IN
Matamoros. and it is supposed lS beng
used bv members of the official stall OF
the constitutionaliStS.