The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-19
Former Minister Declares He Didn't
Keep Score on Number Put to
Death in Mexico on Die
tator's 0rder
PLOTS PLENTIFUL In
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Fugitive Says Government is Break.
ing Down People Ready to
Rise Up and Slay Huerta
and His Leaders
By United Press.

BY United Press.
Vera Cruz. May 19.-'I didn't keep
count. This was the reply made by
DR. Aurelieno Urrutia, former minis
ter of interior under Huerta. and now
q fugitive here from the wrath OF the
dictator when he was asked how many
men had been put TO death in Mexico
City during the last twelve months.
urrutia said he carried out all OF
Enerta's orders to kill Mexicans Of
high and low degree who incurred the
dictators hatred. He said he ran
away because there was plot to kill
him
According to urrutia there are plots
IN the capital against the cabinet and
also agAaast Huerta. The whole gov
ernment is breaking down and the peo-
pie will rise lp soon. think, and will
kill all the Huerta leaders who can't
get away" said he.
llrrutia was asked, "Is it true that
Dominguez, a senator who arose in his
seat and criticised Huerta. saving thar
the criticism was his last will and tes-
lament, was killed." He replied. YES.
he was killed. He was shot, / think.
When asked rs it true that he was
taken to your sanitarium before he was
shot and his tongue cut out by HUI
erta's orders?e he replied. That is a
lie, started against me by Jealous cab.
met members"
DR.. Urrutia had fled from Mexico
City 70 escape the wrath Of the presi-
dent and had the appearance of an or
dinary lsjorer when he disclosed his
identity on board the American train
this side Of the gap. te was detained
by the American officers and was
taken beSore Brig. Gen. Funston who,
however, ordered him set al liberty
He was again taken into custody be-
catfse Of the demonstration made
against him but was released the sec
ond time and sent to his room, where
be was guarded by a marine, whose
presence was requested by the fugitive
in the heller that his life was in danger
from his own ~~ople
Antonio RiSv.S de la Torre, editor
Of El Dictamen, was the leader Of the
demonstration against The former min
ister He appeared in the street be-
meath the window OF the room oeeu-
pied BY DR.. urrutia at the Dilgeneias
hotel and began an impassioned
speech. He shouted assassin, COW
ard. and charged that Urrutia was re.
sponsible for the execution Of his
brother. one Of the deputies of the con
gress which Huerta dissolved. He
cried out that urrutia feared to walk
the streets like an honest man and
challenged HIN to appear before the
small crowd of his countrymen who
had gathered.
De la Tore was arrested and taken
to police headquarters and few min
utes later Urrutia was taken to police
headquarters but as there was no evil
dence warranting his detention he was
lead back through great crowd 70
the hotel A guard was then placed
outside his door. De Ia Tore remain.
ed incommunicado-
The ex-minster was one Of the cool
est men in the crowd As he was be-
ing taken to his room a correspondent
said to him.
"De la Tore accuses you OF killing
his brother
"As to that replied pr Urrutia
smiling. II do not think tNat he would
be able to prove it."