The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-13
GENERAL SALAZAR
IN TROUBLE At
Fl. WINGATE
Sends Hurry Call for His At
torney to Come Out and See
Him. Mr.. Baca Preparing
to 60.
OFFICIAL DENIAL OF
HIS RUM0RED ESCAPE

Gen. Jose Ynez Sslazar H. locked
up In the guardhouse at Fort VIM
gate, and has wired Elfogo Baca,
who recently cleared him ~ e. charge
OF violating the neutrality law, 10
come and get him out Of trouble. Just
what trouble Salazar - Ia has no
been made plain here. but Il Is sup
posed to have something TO do WITH
"a suspected plot for a hreak-aWay
from the Mexican prison camp at the
fort.
An n Paso paper Saturday print
ed o. report to- the effect that Salazar
aud Rodrigo Quevedo, a federal ban
dit. had escaped from Wingate ana
that the escape was made easier by
a $1,000 fund raised Tor the two by
federal supporters.
The Herald today received the fol-
lowing telegram from Adiutant Ed
wards, Of the stan 81 Major $. II. Ell
sutt. OF tho Twelfth cavalry, com
mandant at the post;
Fort Wingate. y. NJ, July IS.
Albuquerque Evening Herald,
Albuquerque. ~ NJ.
"NS grounds for the rumor that
General Salazar has escaped. He Is
Ina confinement at this post.
EDWARDS. A%djutant'
Elfego Baca received a telegram
from Salazar Saturday night. tellinS
him hat he. salasar. was locked up,
| and asking him To come TO his assist
ance.
Mr.. BacR said he wired Major Ell
lott yesterday 20 the effect h "A he
could not come to the post for a day
or two. an dasked what charges we're
lodged against Salszar, II any. He
received a reply from the commando
ant. he said, saying that the matter
could not be explained by telegraph.
Mr.. Baca said he would go 10 Fort
Wingate morrow morning.
Taking the report from III Paso
and Salazar's imprisonment AZ The
camp, and putting tive and two to-
gether. Mr.. Baca said ne n n no.
ton that Salazar had beef locked
up because a large sum Of money was
found in his possession. giving rise
60 the belief that a plot for "A deliv-
cry Of federal officers, with proVi-
sion for possible brides and other
expenses, waA being hHtched.
He had personal knowledge. MT.
Baca said, that Salazar was TO re-
ceive "A large sum Of money-Home-
thing like $4,000. IL was not
money open 10 suspicion OF n sort.
MIR. Baca said. IL was raised by
friends or General Salazar, some of
1t from his own resources. some con
tributions OF friends and supporters,
the whole being designed Ia meet cN-
penses Of habeas corpus and other
proceedings In his recent case, and
10 fortify him financially as befited
his rank and station. Tine money
WAS to have heen turned over 60 him,
Mr.. Baca said, for safekeeping and
investment in General Salazar's Ice
half, because SGlazar had no uso FOR
money at the fort and no opportunity
10 invest IL.
Mr.. Baca said he didn't think Sala-
EAR wis IN any serious trouble. Even
" ne had been caught trying Ia plot
an escape. II wouldn't be such "a seri-
GUS affair for him. II was no crime,
Mr.. Baca said, 10 plot escape from
internment particularly as the mer
weren't even prisoners OF NGE.
The Fort Wingate prisoners are
guarded by two bnttalions Of tbs
Twentieth infantry u a troop Of
the Twelfth cavalry.
An IA I'a~O Report.
The following excerpt from the ar
ticle in the El Paso paper is inter.
esting In connection with Mr.. Baca''
reference to "a large sum expected by
/ Salazar;
"a report WAS received rom For
Wingato Friday that one OF the high
officers OF the federal army hat
given an American soldicr 81 to al
low him to crawl through the barbc,
I wire fence. The soldier on guar,
took the money, allowed Ike Mcxlcar
Co pass through IN, fence and thei
called the corporal OF he guard an,
o arrested hiia. The officer carried
grin ln which there were $4,000 %
Mexican bills. He was returned 4,
I the camp and placed In the bull PET
/ under heavy guard 70 Is not wheth
cr this mc was saiazar or another
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