El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-28

| Galley, referred them to Gen. Francisco
/ Castro In the meantime the matter
| was taken up with the Mexican consul
! in FL Paso and he went over to Juarez-
From o'clock until o'clock they
| hunted high and low for Cen Castro
| and finally got in touch with him at
the military HEADQUARTERS on Her roo
I avenue. He referred them to Luis
/ Martinez, judge of letters, declaring
! that the matter was a civil one. The
l latter informed them that the man
/ could be taken out If they would ar
range a bond of $1,000 Mex, either IN
/ cash deposited in the Banco Nacional
4 or else a bond signed by some one own
/ ing land in Mexico This could not be
| arranged Saturday, as it was then
nearly o'clock.
In the meantime, charges were filed
| with the judge of letters in which Gen.
| Francisco Castro and Col Enrique Por-
| tillo charged Dixon with attempted
kidnapping, an offence punishable by
term of Imprisonment Of two years
Edwards shows Backbone.
American consul Thomas D. Edwards
displayed backbone when he called
upon the military authorities He dis
puted their right to have made the ar
rest Of Dixon, contendlng mat II was
a civil affair in the first place. He de-
manded, he did not request nor sug-
gest, but he demanded in the name OF
the United States government, that the
soldiers who had made the arrest and
had done the shooting. should be ar
rested Immediately and placed in jail
and held there. and then punished Tor
the shooting. He gave them to under
stand that he considered, and the
United States government considered
the whole affair a conspiracy and the
government which he represented
would hold the military authorities
personals. responsible for it. He was
assured BY Gen. Castro that the men
had been arrested would be tried and
if found guilty would be punished both
by the civil and military authorities,
and if Dixon were found guilty, he
would be punished and the soldiers re-
leased.
The American consul is going fully
into the details Of the alleged conspir-
acy and has been ordered by the state
department to make a full inveStiga-
ton and report.
Galley Tells Of Conspiracy.
c. 6. Galley, the inspector whom the
negroes sought, tells the following
story Of the affair:
AT 11:10 Saturday morning a man
called up the immigration office and
asked for Mr.. Galley. I told him that
1 was Galley. Then he said: You want
Arthur Walker on the other SIDE don't
your I replied that we did, and he
said: Well he has had a quarrel with
his woman over there in FL Paso and
he is going over TO fix it up. He viii
go over tonight If you will come to
the SILVER King or Jockey Club saloon
in Juarez this morning I viii tell you
which way he VIII go and when SO
you can catch him Then asked him
his name and he said Allie Helling-
ton,' or something like that He hesi-
tated in giving q name and asked him
how I should know him and he said;
Wen. I know you
Il had an appointment with district
attorney Robert I. Nein and could not
go over. I spoke to Dixon about the
matter and he said he would go.
Therefore I went to keep my appoint
ment with Mr. Neill. and on the way
back called at the room Of the woman
with whom Walker was familiar, in or
der to ascertain If she and he had a
quarrel and if he was coming over and
she informed me that it was not so.
Then I became suspicious
Upon my return TO the office I
found that the man had phOned again /
and had spoken to Mr.. Roberts and /
asked why I had not gone over to the ,
Silver King. Then I thought perhaps
he meant the Silver King in FL PasO, /
and was going up there. but heard /
about Dixon and went to .Juarez
1T is e fact that we wanted Arthur /
Walker on a charge Of conspiracy to 1
smuggle a Mexican woman into the /
United States for immoral purposes in /
violation of the white slave act
To Keep Away From Juarez.
F. ". Berkshire, in charge Of the Fl !
Paso district OF the immigration de- 1
partment, has issued orders to all the 4
men under his charge, not TO go to I
Juarez on official business. This or
der followed the shooting of Dixon, and 1
was given for the purpose Of avoiding /
any such occurrences in the future
Mexican Consul Explains.
Mexican consul Alfredo Miranda, Of |
81 Paso, places the blame for the 1
Of inspector Dixon in Juarez i
on a Mexican negro lieutenant named 4
saenz, Of the command Of Gen. Inez Sala-
Ear. and two American negroes. Mi !
randa states that the American negroes
whom Dixon was interrogating in re- !
gard TO a white slave case, conspired /
to make way with the inspector, taking 6
the half breed Mexican into the plot 1
to do the shooting. The consul says I
there were no regular federal SOL
diers implicated.
Investigations made by the federal |
authorities, Miranda asserts, showed I
that no order had been issued for Dix /
on's arrest by either military or civil 4
authorities. He declares that the seiz- 4
ure was made by the Salazar soldier at /
the instigauOn Of the negroes, and that 1
Saenz did the shooting, firing four
times at Dixon before bringing him
The American negroes. who are IN
der arrest and viii be tried by the
federals, are Arthur Walker, said to /
be the organizer OF the plot to assas-
slnate Dixon and Henry Bell. Bell is
also one of the irregular soldiers of |
the Sa1azar command He is said to 1
have escaped from the custody of I
ANdl1 OL4ANtAS Two years ago WINE
being transported from Tucumcari to
Santa Fe, n. NJ
No Bond Requested
The release of Dixon from the Jua-
rez hospital was secured without bond. /
Saturday night the authorities insisted |
on cash bond of 1000 pesos, but this
was waived at noon today, through the
efforts of consul Miranda and exsec-
rotary Of state Porras.
Dixon Treated Well.
DR.. Tappan, Of the government serv-
ice, who treated Dixon in Juarez. says
the officials of the Juarez hospital ac-
corded the prisoner the best possible
and that the director Of the
hospital gave up his own room for the /
accommodation OF Dixon The room \
was clean, DR.. Tappan says, and the
hospital authorities furnished clean /
sheets and linen and plenty of nourish-
ment for the wounded man.
DR.. Tappan declared Monday morning
that he Considered Dixon out Of danger
and that unless something unforeseen
should develop, he will be entirely well
soon. Dixon had no fever Monday
morning and only one degree Sunday
night. his pulse was normal and he was
IN the best of spirits, although the pain
from the wound in his body was hurt
ng him very much. He slept well Sun
lay night and received callers Monday |
at his room in the Providence |
n5xon Annears Han1-~