Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-02
HUERTA-OROZCO
TRIALS POSTPONED
Conspiracy Cases of Mexican Lead
ers Go Over Until July IL at
Request of Prosecutor.
VILLA REPORTS A BIG VICTORY

Ell PASO, Tex, July 1.-The
,ase against Victoriano Huerta, Pas
,ual Orozco and four others charged
with conspiracy to violate the United
states neutrality laws was postponed
.oday TO July 10. The defendants
we're continued under the same
bonds.
The postponement was granted on
request of attorneys for the prosecu-
ton. II. F. Crawford. assistant
United States district attorney.
stated that the government had been
unable to collect and arrange all its
evidence or to bring important wit
nesses into court; that the state
would proceed to trial on July IL.
Counsel for the defense agreed TO tho
governments request and briefly ex-
planned the status 10 the defendants, who
quietly left the court room. This agree
ment was reached shortly before 10
clock. the hour set for the hearing The
spectators filed out OF the court room
quickly and the crowd that surrounded
the federal building. unable to gain ad-
mittance. dispersed rapidly.
As Huerta emerged from the federal
building he was greeted with "vivas"
and hand clapping by several hundred
Mexicans, adherents and sympathizers,
who thronged the streets Huerta was
taken to the offices Of his attorneys and
later driven to the home Of his daughter,
List of Defendants.
General victoriano Huerta, $4,000
bond General Psscual oroSco, $3.50 bond; {;
General Marcelo Caraveo, 5000 bond
Jose Zozsya, El Paso, $500 bond; Ike
Alderete. El Paso, 5000 bond; Frank
Alderete. FL Paso. $4,000 bond.
The detention of Huerta and the sub
sequent arrest of five others has given
glimpse of an alleged plot to launch
military expedition from the United
states by members W the old Cientifico
party ana adherents Of Huerta In Mexico.
For weeks, government officials here
nave beon cognizant of activity among
refugees on this side of the border. Sup
plies of machine guns, rifles and am
munitlon suspected of connection with
the new movement had been located in
FL Paso and kept under surveillance.
villa Reports victory.
Although theSenisf interest here today
centered in the appearance OF General
Hnerta In the federal court, moro in
lterest has developed In the news of the
fighting south of Aguas Calientes, Villa
reported last night that he had broken
Garransa's offensive movement by Eet-
ting TO the rear Of his enemy at Lagos.
After hard fighting. villa officials said,
they drove General Benjamin Hills men
into retreat towards Leon. Officially
II Was announced that Villa captured
many prisoners. two field pieces and
caused Hnl to abandon three trains,
which were burned, however, before the
villa forces could get TO them. The
victory and the reports that Zapata has
BEEN able tc check the advance of Gen
eral Bablo Gonzales at the outskirts OF
Mexico City caused Villa partisians here
to believe the turning point in the strug-
gle with Carranza was near at hand,
Miguel Diaz Lomhardo. villa minister
of foreign affairs, expects TO leave today
for WASHINGTON TO place before President
Wilson a plan to establish peace In
Mexico. He is expected to suggest that
a commission of men selected from the
ranks of both Carranza and villa be
named to choose a provisional president.