Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-10
BRYAN CALLS FOR REPORT. Instructs Consul Garrett to Give De- tails Concerning Removal of Ver- qara,s Body, by TeIearaph.

Washington, March 9-Two depart ments of the United States govern
 ment are engaged in seeking informa-
 ton as to the circumstances under which the body of Clemente Vergara, an American horse dealer, supposed
 to have been killed by Mexican fed era1 soldiers near Hidalgo, Mexico, was found on the American side of the Rio Grande early Sunday morning. The solitary fact known officially to the state and war departments is that the body of the man for whom search has been made for the past three weeks is On Texas soil.
 A brief telegram to the state de- partment today from American Con- sul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo Mexico, said that the. body had been found and that details would be reported by mail. No mention was made of press desratches that Texas rangers cross ed the border Saturday night and brought the body back, reporting their action to Governor Colquitt. This
 slow process did not satisfy Secretary Bryan, who promptly wired the con- sul to make his report by telegraph.
 This report is now being awaited Meanwhile the war department had become interested, and Secretary Gar r;son called upon General Bliss at Fl Paso fer information. This brought the following report by wire from that officer:
 Invest :cation Vergara affair being made. Will report as soon as facts learned. Thus far nothing known here 1 except as published in press. Affair 1 occurred about 5 miles above Laredo at place not on railroad or telegraph 1 line
 | Reasonably assured that neither , United States nor Texas officials had ! be regarded as in violation of Mexican 1 savereiGnty, the state department is now confronted with the necessity of making fresh representations to Gen. eral Huerta in the effort to secure the punishment of the persons guilty of Verearas killing. When the case was ] first brought to his attention by i Charge O'Shaughnessy, General Huer- ] ta promised an investigation and the : prompt punishment of the guilty 1 parties if warranted by the facts. l Afterward the federal general at Nu- ! evo Laredo intimated that Vergara had joined the constitutionalists and l had been killed by them. The dis 1 cCvery Of the body on the banks of i the Rio Grande, bearing half a dozen fatal wounds, now furnishes tangible [ evidence for the further prosecution of the case. Today Secretary Bryan asked John Bassett Moore, formerly i counsellor of the state department, to visit his office for consultation and it
 Is inferred that subsequent steps in i the case will be in accordance with ! Mir. AIoore's suggestions.
 i Consul Leucher so far has made no report to the state department upon ! the case of Snyman, the former Boer ! general, and British ranch owner, who 1 is asking protection for his property ! through the United States govern
 ment. Also, it was said that nothing 1 had been heard of Gustav Bauch, the ! American who disappeared from Ju- arez several weeks ago. As for the commission which was charged to in i vestigate the killing of the British 1 subject, Benton, Secretary Bryan said i today that it's status was unchanged