Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-29
RELEASE 325 IN
CAPTURED PRISON
Leslie Hubert, American, Al
legged Murderer, Found Crazed
in Vera Cruz Fortress.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-In his
report of the taking over of the fort
ross of San Juan de Ulloa, which
stands on an island in the inner har-
Dor of Vera Cruz, half mile off the
custom house, Admiral Fletcher said:
1.-THE prison has been taken over
under mutual agreement made be-
tween myself and Colonel Vigil in
.l:arRc. which agreement was APP
proved and signed by Admiral Badger.
There are in the prison forty-three
persons who have been sentenced for
crime; seventy-f1ve who have been
accused of crime, but have not been
brought to trial, and also 925 who have
not been accused of any misdemeanor
whatever.
THESE 1926 were arrested mostly
within the last two months in order
to be forced into the Federal army,
and for no other reason.
Tile above data was obtained from
the officer in charge. The conditions
in the prison under which the 325 men
are living Is described as frightful'
Secretary Daniels directed the re-
lease of these 325 men, ordering that
the seventy-five awaiting trial should
be held pending investigation by the
American authorities into the charges
against them.
Fear of famine In Vera Cruz has
been allayed by the discovery of 900
tons of supplies in the freight cars
standing in the yards at the terminal.
1t was consigned to merchants in the
city and will be delivered to them at
once.
H. -. A Il Id
ger, relieves the question of provision
supply for some time to come"
This report was received with de-
light at the department, as 1t had
been thought that the naval stores
might have to be depleted to prevent
a season of transformation.
Rear-Admiral Badger reported that
the condition of the sixty wounded
sailors and marines was unchanged.
NEW YORK, April 29-Leslie HUI
bert, found crazed In the fortress
prison under the sea at Vera Cruz,
will probably be sent back to the
United States. 1t is supposed here
that relatives still live in or near
Rochester Madero's interference on
DIR. c. S. Harle's behalf resulted from
an investigation into conditions in
the prison. The physicians health
had been well-nigh wrecked before
he was transferred again to Shihua-
hua.
Hubert was a lawyer in Roches-
ter in 1891. He married beautiful
young girl, and soon thereafter was
indicted, with William Mitchell, for
fraudulent practises in the securing
of divorces and for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
The three left Rochester and a
month later "Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
Richardson" identified eventually as
Hubert and his wife) appeared in
Chihuahua, where DIR. Harle was al
ready established as medical ex-
aminer for the New York Life Insur-
ance Company. Richardson" be-
came an agent for this company, and
among the first of the applicants pre-
scented by him was Harry Mitchell,
a brother of Mrs. Richardson"
Harry Mitchell, on DR.. Harle's in
dorsement, was insured for $4,000.
Then, in the same way, n policy for
$4,000 was secured for James Devers,
an outcast from Eel Paso. In March,
1902 Mrs. Richardson" announced
the death of her brother and claimed
his insurance. In August, willie
Meredith" identified as William Nit
ihell announced the death of James