Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-09

UOIOS1 to pursue LUS dPOuClO4S cll1O murderers" of Vergara, and was told by Secretary of State Bryan that the United States government alone could take authority for sending an armed force into a foreign country. Later when Mrs. Nergara made the charge Of horse theft. then Governor Colquitt asked Of the state department whom the United States recognized as constl- tuted authority ill northern Mexico, so that he might make requisition un- der the Mexican treaty for the men named.
 This question never was answered to the satisfaction of Governor Colquitt and tf1e governor announced that to solve the question he would requisitton both the federal and conStitutionalist governors of the states of Neuvo Leon and Chihuahua. This was on Friday and, so far as known, the acquisition has not been issued.
 VergaTa's seizure and disappearance cast the Texas border country in this section into a turmoil. Many bitter expressions have been heard and while there has been no sign of disorder, feeling having run high, dissatisfied ton was especially keen because of what Vergaras friends thought a delay in demanding return of his body for burial, and there had been rumors that an attempt might be made to obtain it. Interest iii the case was intense to- night.
 Named in Mrs. Vergara's complaint were Captain ApoIonio Rodriguez and the following privates of the Hidalso fe@era1 garrison: Nito Sierra, Juan
 VastilIon and Andres Rodriguez.
 It has been said that they were trans ferred to another post after the Yer gara incident became public. Their arrest was promised by General Joa- quin Maas, federal commander of the northern zone of Mexico, when Cover nor Colquitt asked if a requisition would be honored. but it was not said whether they would be delivered to Texas authorities. No further word has come from General Maas.
 When a search was begun for the missing American, it was learned that a man had been shot and his body hanged to a tree outside of Hidalgo early Sunday morning, February 15, and that the body had been left hang ing for several days. Soon after Con- sul Garrett started his inquiries, this body was removed and a fresh grave was noticed in the old Hidalgo ceme- tery.
 Mexicans Lie to U. s. Consul. I Mexicans who had known the ranch man said the body seen hanging was that of Vergara and that they believ- ed he was buried in the new grave. It finally was ascertained to the sat- fsfaction of the American Investigators that he had been executed.
 G1 S1otSIlt OcIl11A WAS 1Ildu0 Dy I1o Mexican federals. however, and prior to this General Alvarez, commander at Piedras Negras. had promised Ameri- can Consul Blocker that Vergara would be released and his captors called to i account. This allayed the fears of his friends until his continued absence started an exhaustive investigation in which the United States government took part. Consul Garret proceeded to Hidalgo and personally interviewed Captain Rodriguez, the man held re- sponsible for Vergara's kidnapping, but the federal captain said that Yer gara had been sentenced to Piedras Negras, but had escaped en route and that the federals were certain he had l joined the constitutionalists. Texas Rangers investigate Consul Garrett, however, after inter- viewing numerous Mexicans and oth- CTS, reported officially that Vergara l had been executed. He added that he 1 was convinved from the federals' atti- | Jude while he was in Hidalgo that it 1 would have been dangerous for him to I demand surrender of the body. The investigation was ordered cea- 1 tinued by the state department, and ] the state of Mexico alse ordered an ia- vestigatieH by the Texas Rangers.