Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

One more aCLempC was maue 10 re-
store T. Meza Salinas and A. M. Pc
Gina to their liberty this morning
when Attorney Joseph F. Seymour, Jr.
who has been representing the two
former Mexican officials served an
order by Recorder r. L. Glasby, the
committing magistrate, in which Sher-
iff Mobley Meadows was asked to re-
lease Salinas and Pecina with the un-
understanding that they would vacate
the county within ten hours.
When Attorney Seymour presented
the recorders order, Sheriff Meadows
informed him that he had been ad-
vised by District Attorney Phil D.
Swing that the Mexicans could not
be released on an order of that kind.
1t is understood that salinas and
Pecina will now appeal to the Los
Angeles courts for redress Of griev-
ances in the shape of habeas corpus
proceedings.
When Salinas and Pecina were
brought to Jail on February Sd, they
were committed by Recorder Glasby
on charge of having violated sus-
pended sentence. They were alleged
to have committed disturbance after
having paid fines aggregating $4Oo,
a 9O-day Jail sentence having been
suspended pending good behavior.
They are then said to have gone
to the home of the clerk of the first
instance court in Calexico and by
their actions caused the officials to
take cognizance of their disturbance,
which revoked the former suspended
sentence Of 80 days and made it op-
erative.
They were then brought to jail,
Walter F. Sprague, attorney for the
city of Calexico, maintaining through
out that Calexico would demand that
lSalnas and sRecina would. have 10
serve out the suspended sentence in
the event that the superior court or
the United States authorities did not
desire to prosecute. The following
order was signed yesterday by City
Recorder R. L. Glasby of Calexico,
Attorney Seymour going to Calexico
yesterday afternoon to get the sigma
ture. It was agreed between City At
torney Sprague and the recorder that
the order should be given the sheriff
early in the morning so thar there
would not be any doubt that the Mex
leans removed themselves from the
county.
ITO Mobley Meadows, Sheriff I'M
perial County: 1t appears that COM
mitment was obtained from the un-
dersigned as recorder of the City Of
Calexico, on or about February 8,
1914, for the purpose of using same
in case of Salinas and Pecina were
allowed their freedom on habeas
corpus proceedings. This commitment
was not issued for the benefit Of the
city of Calexico, but was issued more
particularly for the purpose of holding
these defendants. The commitment,
however, is in your hands, and as it
appears that all matters are salts
fed and defendants dismissed ex-
cepting this commitment.
"This, therefore, is an order for
you to release the said defendants
and withdraw the commitment, allow
ing the defendants to leave Jail at
or o'clock in the morning of March
II, 1914, and they are given ten
hours from that time in which to be
completely rid of the community.
"Their attorney, Joseph F. Seymour,
Jr., has been fully informed by this
office in regard to this matter, and
if said Salinas and Pecina are not out
of the county by ten hours time from
z to 8 o'clock of March II, 1914,
they are to be recommitted and serve
TIE ScIlleIlCt COHCdifleu III Tie COIuInlC-
ment as though this order had not
been issued.
"Dated this 10th day of March,
1914. Respectfully yours,
"R. l.. CLASSY,
"City Recorder"
District Attorney Swing is of the
belief that, after having been COM
mitted to the county Jail, it only re-
mains for the parole board to end
the Imprisonment and committing
magistrate who has passed sentence on
defendants cannot revoke the penalty
as favor or at his pleasure.
1t is claimed the present grand jury
is investigating the killing of Sanchez
and it is possible that some action may
be taken whereby A. M. Pecina will be
held responsible for the murder of an
American citizen.