Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-28
HUERTA IS A PRISONER
AS RESULT OF PLOT
TO launch NEW WAR
American Officials Believe Huertas Arrest Will Nip New
Revolution In the BudHuerta Said To Have Formed
Alliance With Villa--Natves Of Nogaes Cry Down
With Huerta, Burn Him Alive! He Is ADeyiI"

III Paso, Texas, June 2S.- General
Victoriano Huerta, depOsed dictator of
Mexico, is a prisoner of the United
States today. With General Pasquale
OrozcO, former revolutionary chief, and
later adherent of Huerta, the former
dictator, is held under $4,000 bond on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
neutrality of this country by melting
a revolution against a friendly power.
OrozocO is held under $500 bond Both
were formally placed under arrest last
night on orders from Washington but
were later released on bond until their
preliminary hearing is held. This is
scheduled for next Thursday.
JuareZ, across the border from Ell
Paso, is under martial law today. Re-
ports were received that Huertistas, at.
tracted to this region by the arrival
Of their former leader, were cOntem.
plating an attack upon the city despite
the detention Of Huerta, Early today
there were no indications Of the threats
reported being carried out, but the en-.
tire border has been thrown into the
greatest excitement by the appearance
of Huerta and the prompt action taken
by the United States in taking him into
custody,
Huerta refused to discuss his plans
today. He is said to have denied that
he had intended crossing the border,
but government agents are declared to
have information that he and 0rozco
were scheduled to meet Cientifico lead.
ers here and that a counter revolution
intended to re.estabish the Huerta
regime was planned. Machine guns and
rifles were said to have been found in
q warehouse here.
American authorities generally ex.
press the opinion that new Mexican
revolution was frustrated by the arrest
Of Huerta and Orozco. They we're
virtually taken into custody at New.
man, N. NJ, where Huerta and his
party planned to leave the train and
enter I'll PasO by automobile. The
Mexicans were told that it was the de-.
sire Of the authorities to show them
every possible honor in escorting them
into the city. A detachment Of United
States cavalry was waiting and flanked
by the mounted troopers, Huerta was
diven from Newman direct to the fed.
eral building in Ell Paso. Later he was
taken to Fort Bliss and was there
formally arrested, and later released on
bond.
Clifford Beckham, a young attorney
Of Fort Worth is acting as special agent
of the department of justice here. He
has been filing the post since October
90 and 1t was he who caused the arrest
Of Huerta and Orozeo.
Beckham said more arrests were to be
made and that the men suspected are
citizens of Texas. He refused to dis.
cuss reports that New York financers
who are said to have supplied funds
for the new revolution were to be taken
into custody.
Mexicans here have retained the law
firm of Lea, McGrady and Thomason to
represent Huerta and Oroaco when they
are arraigned for hearing before
United States Commissioner George
Oliver on Thursday Lea is the mayor
of III Paso. Beckham will represent
the government. He is ready to prose
cute the case Immediately but the de-
fense is expected to seek a postpone
ment.
Beckham and corps Of secretaries
have been working on the FL Paso end
Of the conspiracy since April %, He
said the attempted escape of General
Jose salazar from Albuquerque on
November co. 1914, was connected with
the present conspiracy Beckham said
he first heard Of the revolutionary plot
while investigating Salazar' 5 escape
He admitted that secret s@ybe agents
were watching Huerta, Orozco ana
others to see that they did not cross
the border Beckhaut firmly believes
the arrest Of the Mexican leaders broke
up new revolution.