Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-27

there.
During the time was In San Diego
and thereabouts made seven trips
across the border into Tia Juana and
Eat every trip made every possible ef
fort to get to the men. From the star
Il was evident that the Mexicans
would not let me personally 20 TO the
ranch and take the two men and as
fkey had soldiers ON guard and police
officials and others constantly follow
ing and watching me, there was never
chance 10 90 alone with any pros
pect except shat Of being shot.
-0n arrival at San Diego the super
iutendent Of police, Mr.. ]. x. Wilson
detailed Detective H. o. Fish of his
department to assist me IN every way
possible. and then and at all times
Chief Wilson and his men did every
thing they could.
Before my arrival in San Diego
the department had been practically
assured that both men, McGrath and
Bartlett were at Tia Juana.
fThe chief advised me TO get in
touch with Alyerto Farfan, the secre
fary OF the governor of the province
Canfn, believing that he would be tbs
best man TO have dealings with
Troubles With Officials Begin.
Il was here that Deputy Asch's ex
perionce with Mexican ofIicialdom
under chaotic conditions began. This
was before the United States had tax
en- any steps TO recognize Carranza;
factions were springing up daily;
there Was great confusion, little lead
=. rT--.t>...~. - rsnr.f.s h onono ~
Get up gubernatorial administration
Of his own. yielding little 70 any q
tie bigger fractional leaders. And
+ ||erywhere In Tia Juana the Officials
would smile. agree to almost any sus
FeBtIon- and delay action. 1t was
smnnanar tomorrow very Otter
3 suggestion that Bartlett had much
cold with him.
Mexican Police Mere to Help.
After kSaiLG Farfan, the seere.
f1fF.F Asch continues. Il was then po'
rifIte both men we're IN Mexico. He
assured me ne would get the police
81 Mexico to get those men and put
3|h1n across the border, whereuDon
we were 10 arrest Eaem. Farfan stat
"a @ me explicitly that the men we're
d. ID. IULIL u LICACu1llr. ANU.
. two miles inland from Aqua Caliente.
tried IN every way possible to
have them allow me to accompany
Whatever men Farfan or Cantu would
send ID to the ranch. but they would
not allow II. The police declared that
hey had their instructions TO do the
york themselves and would not allow
Ia Of IA with q gun 70 leave Tia
|.1U1 for the ranch.
IIe chief 0f the TIA Juana police,
man named Huertn. said to me. by.
01|I1-@'E shoot you. He always
carries 4 revolver and he described
(. ne ihc same kind Of automatic gun
that We knew he used to carry in Ho'
q told him Mc0rath wouldn't shoot
me. but he said. You cannot eQ-he
win shoot you for ne knows YOU. but
can So. for he does not know me-
@0ntt got TO the hot springs a
C1lIente, few miles from the ranch
but the police would not allow me e
So further Always It was 'manana
= 'tomorrow'-and they kept putting
up one excuse after another.
Customs Man Saw Fugitive.
eWhile down there was introduc
"a q man named Evans, y. $. In
spectof on the border. ] showed hin
the pictures Of Bartlett and McGrath
He Immediately said that both wert
n Mexico and st Tia Jpana some tiEnt
before but had not been seen within
The last two or three weeks. fha'
coincIded with the information fhe'
they were At the ranch in seclusion
Evans made Il plain that only 4 there
was reward big enough to warrant
|1KIng chance was there much hkell
hood Of getting help in taking tn
men,
- ..05 se1f1nbber 2s Farfan said h.
uonld have the men in Tia Juana OF
the 2lth. and for me to be down earl,
m the morning at the border lire ana
for me to nod my head when the tws
men were taken TO the line. TheI
thew we're 10 Be showed across the lin.
r6f we would arrest them.
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