The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-30
Huerta and 0rozcO:
Under Arrest.
PAIR SEIZED IN TEXAS
Charged With COnspirdCyAgalnst
American Neutrality Laws.
GIVE BOND AND ARE LIBERATED

Collector of Customs Cobb Declares
He Frustrated Fresh Uprising In
Mexico When He Invited Huerta
and Orozco to Become His Guests.
Turns Both Over to Colonel Morgan
at Fort Bliss-Gieantic Plot Said to
Have Been Unearthed by Govern
ment Sleuths.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 28.-General
Victoriano Huerta, former provisional
president of Mexico, and General Pas
quail OroZco, one of his former princi-
pal generals and himself a powerful
leader in Mexico at one time, were in.
voluntary guests of United States
Collector of Customs 2. L. Cobb and
Colonel George H. Morgan, Fifteenth
cavalry, commandant of Fort Bliss
United States officials learned that
quantities of ammunition had been ar
irving here lately for mysterious con-
signees, and believe it was to have
been used by Huerta and his adhe-
rents. The ammunition is said to
have been purchased with funds from
the east.
Arriving at Newman, N NJ, fifteen
miles north of Ell Paso. General HUI
erta was asked to become the guest
of Collector Cobb as the former Mexi-
can president stepped from the train
General Orozco, who was present to
meet General Huerta, received the
same invitation. Orozco had arrived
at Newman in a powerful automobile
The collector of customs, several spe
cial agents of the state department,
! several deputy marshals and squad
ron of cavalry arrived at the place a
| short time following General Orozco's
arrival. The troops formed a Gordon
about the little station and pumphouse
on the prairie and, when the former
Mexican dictator stepped out of the
Pullman car to greet General Orozco
and General Luis Fuentes, son-in-law
of General Huerta, he found himself
surrounded.
Collector Was Gracious.
Graciously Collector Cobb begged
the former Mexican dictator to accom-
pany MIN to the city and graciously,
after a sweeping glance at the soldiers
surrounding the train, General Huerta
smiled, bowed and accepted. Huerta
was permitted to enter the car which
Generals Orozco and Fuentes had
brought out and, preceded by the GUS
toms collectors car. followed by sew
eral cars, part of them containing
American soldiers, the Mexican leader
motored to Ell Paso. The general was
allowed to stop at the Georgette apart
ments to see Mrs Fuentes, his daugh
ter, and then was taken to the federal
building.
General Huerta chatted with the
officials and visitors and seemed per
fectly at ease. 81 am more afraid oil
newspaper men than of customs col
lectors," ne asserted, when they were
introduced to him.
After the two generals had been
held in the federal building for little
over two hours, Mayor Tom Lea called
on Collector Cobb and protested thai
! the crowd in front of the building wa.
, so big that he feared riot, and asked
that the prisoners be removed to Fort
Bliss Mr.. Cobb telephoned to Coione
Morgan and ased him to receive the
two generals. Colonel Morgan agreed
and Generals Huerta and Orozco were
hustled out of the budding and into
! an automobile and whisked away A
least 1000 people had gathered IL
r front of the building. There was {
mighty cheer as the two Mexican lead
, ers emerged. 'Viva Huerta" contin
ued to resound long after the former
dictator's car was out of hearing dis
tance.
Arriving at Fort Bliss, there was M
: ceremony about the reception. Colone
] Morgan met them at the door OF hi
l office and greeted them with a hand
1 shake He gave them seats in an inne
office. r. E. Bryant, deputy Unite;
States marshal. remained with them
1t is the expressed belief of Collec
tor Cobb and of many others that ha,
General Orozco been able to get Ger
4 eral Huerta from the train in secret
r both would have been in Mexico be
+ fore night, and that an attack upol
Juarez would have opened within tn
, next few days. Collector Cobb state
positively he believed he had nippe
another revolution" when he invite
General Huerta to become his guest.
e Sultan of Turkey III.
n Berlin, June 28.-An official state
! ment issued at Constantinople say
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