Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-03
teDeplores the act that Loyal ButchersC Carelessy
Let One Victim Escape and Did Not Hide
Traces Of the Crime by Bmyng the Bodies

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That T. Meza de Sanas deposed Judge of the
of Meao and ranking cvu officer IN that district
sonay ordered the killing of Encormason Sanchez and Jose Va
American citizens and Pablo Flores the latter escaping in
spectacular manner established for the arrest
of Salinas and A. NJ Pncia former chief immigration inspector
of the Mexican port of ety admitting t acere foand
IN the effects of the former judge these being IN the form
of communication Provisional President Huea describing
the avhole affair.
Whether the of the Mericam povisiom government
cognzan the action be taken not knoc greater
portion of the communication in cipher and has not get been
translated By American officials IN hose hands the erdence
u.s. is fact nevertheless that 1t government orders
that the taken from Me1icaH to their DEATH
Although the communication from Salinas to Huerto has
been carefully guarded the nature being such that there IS
danger of international complications devoping the of the
has been om representative of the Press for several
days, but could not be verifed until this morning.
When confronted this morning. at the county a aoith the
hnoUledge this had been found and IN
pct translated Salinas turned oshen emitted call the
Gods, pacing the cell house. o head boved dovn
md could not be daWn into conversation HIS former deeanof
has cheefuless he each dag expressing the utmost
confidence of being released from the charge hic he IS be-
ing he baohe informed by the Press that his last letter
las president Evidence against him. he changed instantly
picture of sh,ipe obiect fear
of aohat avas to
Salinas last communication to Huera stated that eVens IN
MencoH and the surrounding territory during the last fen aceehs
such that he feared that craze complications ~ the United
States about to arise regarding the death of Sanchez and
Val and that he 0ised his chief to kmo the fH Details he
could be prepared Vhen demands made
Sanchez Vaft and Flores he stated had been arrested
rebel spies and ordered taken to Emsemado. While the way
the officers compeed their d The officers Salinas said
brave loyal soldiers but had made mistake IN not learning that
all three dead and then brymg the boes This had been
their only istake Flores had escaped and taken the story to
lhe United States
Hqerta Informed that detectives had been
2orng IN the field for time, b far he kme
formation of Uale had been gained all had remained Oya
One official acho had been approached he sa although uey
h0rd pressed had smOOhed the matter hOly
Salinas letter to Hue,ta virtualy admission that
Sanchez and Va murdered cold blood By official ORDERS
and only through he mistoke of officers IN the killing
party that the third member escaped and hred to tell the story
"Ley Fuga."
AS ppo,t of Salinas communication became
hnO the Officials here eel the Department of State
set at apor Not since the start of the Herto reign has
the situation become and the OF deep secret
servce investigation is being anriously aaUaied.
The 0o American citizens killed Mexican te1atory
and is than likely that that 0iU attempt to
gain possession of Salinas By egtradio methods but not be-
eved that the United States authorities wH recognize such In
this event than probable Hea aON find sympahiSers
taOo three of the European What procedure this
country W take IS only conectre Special Agent Bowen of the
Department of Justice has been Oorg the matter for
time.
Salinas has stated that if he is returned to his oavn conn.,
he cU be shot but oU not state for avha ce only
that he has powerful enemies Who Ush to get him out of the
This stand however, held be the of the MeG
aOye he hoping that When the Me1ican asks
for has this country pN him over after farccal
trial. he aciU be acquitted
What part A. NJ PecinG the former immigration official