The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-28
AGAIN ASKS WASHINGTON TO DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL
 HEAD OF MEXICO.
WANTS VERGARA'S SLAYERS
Texas Was Invaded by His slayers and Colquitt Wants 10 Know to Know to Whom He Shall Address a Acquisition for the invaders.

Austin, Tex, Feb 27.-Additiolal
 details on the hanging of Clemente
 Vergara, an American citizen, by fed
 erals near Hidolga, Mexico, were re
 eeived here today in the state rang
 CTS official report of how Vergara
 vas trapped Gov O B. Colqutt
 again telegraphed Secretary of State
 Bryan for advice on the method for
 Texas to take in appre1ending Ve,
 garas assaasins State Attorney
 General B. F. Looney advised Gov.
 Colqultt that horse theft was the
 only charge on which Texas legally could act in this pursuit.
 The report of Vergara's s death, made by Ranger Captain J. J. Sanders. read
 "Wul advise that on the morning of February 13. five federal soldiers,
 under command of Capt. Opolonio Rodriguez. crossed the Rio Grande to an island belonging to the United States taking therefrom eleven horses belonging to Clemente Yer eara. carrying them to the Mexican side of the river. In passing the house of Vergara. which stands on the banks of the river on the Texas side, one of the men went to the river and called 10 Vergara, request ing him to come across the river as the captain wanted to arrange with tim about paying for the horses. Yer gara and nephew of his crossed on skff to the Mexican side where two more men came to the water edge. leaped into the skiff and struck him three blows on the head with a pistol dragging him to the bank and carrying him to Hidalgo. On Sunday at m. he was taken from the Hidalgo jail and started with guards osteushly to Piedras Negras, but was shot to death after proceeding only a snort distance. Vergara was born and reared in Webb county, Tex, and am informed that he had a pass to cross the river. signed by Sheriff Sanchez of Webb county and Garza Galan."
 Gov Colquitt in his wire to Sec retary Bryan today said:
 Your telegram in answer to the one sent by me to the president IS received. I do not want to lnVade Mexico with a military force. l ask ed your cooperation in maintaining the rights and dignity of this state and your consent to allow me to send state rangers. who are peace offi' cers, ia pursuit of those wAo are con stantly transgressing our laws Agaih ! ask the president to advise me who is recognized by him as the cohsV, tuted authority in Mexico. l repeat the inquiry and ask you who you rec' nogize as the constituted au'horl'S ia the state of Nuevo Leon, as l ue' sire to present reqiusltions to the and his subsequent nlul' the surrender cf fugitiyes from rex as justice. notably those responslOie for the theft of Clemente Nergara property an dhis subsequent muF' der"
 The telegram explained that 'niS request was based on rights ol eN tradition Gov Colquitt claims "e'e granted border states in treaty oe tween the United States and NICK leo. ,.
 Attorney General Looney's opinion held that requsition may properIy .So So made for Apolonio Rodriguez anu tno five men with him who captuleu gara. Such acquisition, he saiu' should be upon the military chiel.a,n who may at this time be located III the district where Vergara was cay tured Inasmuch as the assasSiua' ton occurred outside of Texas, MI, Looney said the governor couiu nS requisitioa on charge of murder but only for horse theft when o0'' red on Texas soil