Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-07

icaIi, Who was arrested yesterday
bel Yuma and Tucson, were
wired 10 Arizona officers today.
lie vii probably ne given his
freedom this afternoon. Lack Of
sufficient evidence 90 warrant cx-
tradition proceedings was given
as the reason for The dismissal
of the charge against him.
Whether what the district attorneys
office termed '1ack of corroborative
evidence will preventive eXtradition
Of Jose +. Guajardo, former judge Of
the court Of the first instance of
aleTcali under the administration of
Esteban Cantu, governor of Lower
California, from Arizona, hangs in the
balance Guaiardo was arrested be-
tween Tucson and Yuma yesterday on
te!egraphic adviees from Sheriff Ap-
plestill. The warrant for his arrest
and the complaint charging him with
an assault with deadly weapon up
on Jose Delgardo. a Mexican living
ut CaleXieo, however, were not issued
until yesterday morning, after Qua
iardo had been taken into custody.
Telephone messages from Calexico
yesterday informed Sheriff Applestill
that a warrant was held there for the
arrest Of Guajardo, who, the informa-
tion stated, had departed from Calex-
leo hurriedly and il disguise. Author
tiles in Arizona were Immediately no.
titled and the former judge of the
court of the first instance was taken
into custody before the train on which
he was a passenger had reached Tue
son.
The complaint and warrant incident
to his arrest were issued yesterday
morning by City Clerk E. b. Browne
Of CaleNieo after Jose Delgado had
deposed the facts in the case.
Yesterday Delgado recited the entire
story before Deputy District Attorney
Z. h. Simon, which is substantially as
follows:
Delgado, who is about 2G years old.
was born in the United States and
speaks good English. lie came to
taleNico some time ago, his first en-
counter with the MeXicali police occur
ring last spring, when he was arrest
q in the border town and thrown into
lail, where he remained over night.
Twenty dollars, which he had with
him at the time, was taken from HIM
when he was thrown into jail, and the
next morning, when he appeared be-
fore the Meyicali chief of police, the
case was dismissed.
On asking for bis money, he was
told to leave town at once or a SEN
tence Of 20 days in Jail would be i'm
posed
Delgado nursed a grduge against
the MeXieah police officer and later,
when the official crossed the interna-
tional boundary line into Calexico, Del
gado attacked and Worsted him in a
fistic encounter. After the fight. .
which occurred stones throw from
the United States customs house. the
: men shook hands and Delgado walked
away.
The alleged abduction attempt upon
which Delgado bases the criminal ac-
ton against Guajardo, occurred last
May, when he was returning to Ca
leXico early in the evening. An au-
tomobile dashed up TO him as he was
along Imperial avenue, eight
blocks from the international boun-
Diary line, and men leaped out, and
one Of the trio, ordered him .
to get into the car.
Delgado refused, and the 3 CRAP
Piled with him One of his assailants
was knocked down by a blow with a
brick, while the other . tussled with
him. Struggling desperately, Delgado
in holding his own. Sud
DENLY he declares, Guajardo un-
sheathed his sword cane and thrust
the keen edge Of the weapon, inflict-
ing slight wound under Delgado's
arm.
The wounded man struggled, loose
and fled. When hereached the customs
house he recited the facts to Inspector
Fred Buck and exhibited the wound.
Early in September, Delgado de-
rlares, he again fell into the clutches
Of agents of the Mexicali government
and for 40 days be was held a pris-
oner, manacled day and night, in the
Jail Later he was taken to
Yuma and deported. He made his
way to El Centre, and yesterday,
learning Of the sudden departure OF