Arizona republican., 1916-05-14
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
 ARREST IF MEX|CANS
Sheriff Adams at Request of EI Paso Police, Takes Cuellar, Delgado
 and Diaz into Custody


 arrest for the United States military authorities, Sheriff Adams last night took into custody Timoteo G. Cuellar, A. E. Delgado and Miguel Diaz. Why they were wanted they professed not to know and at late hour last night the sheriff was not able precisely to enlighten them.
 The magnificence in which they were travelling first directed the at tention of the sheriff to them. They arrived in the city from the west in the morning in a large National car. It was noticed at one of the garages where it had been taken for repairs and a description of it was wired to the police at Fl Paso. Then followed the direction for the arrest of the men. They were held in the office of the sheriff pending reply to a telegram informing the Fl Paso authorities of their arrest and asking what disposi- tion should be made of them; that is, whether they should be held or turned over to the federal authorities.
 Cuellar, who has the appearance of being an alert business man is a mem Der of the firm of Ornelas, Cuellar X Co.,, wholesale liquor dealers of Jua- reg. Ornelas, by the way, is dead, having been murdered by Villa at La guna not far from Chihuahua. Cuellar said that he had taken a consignment of liquor valued at s5,OOO to Calexico to be sent across the line into Mexicali. The liquor had been shipped from Jua- reg in bond. Arriving at Calexico, he said that Governor Cantu of Lower California tried to hold him up for customs duties in the amount of S6, 900. That amount was not arrived at by the governor by the application of regular tariff rates but by his needs.
 Cuellar decided not to pay the duty and he made a sale of the liquor to dealer in Calexico receiving $2700. the balance to be paid after his return to Fl Paso and the release of the GUS toms bond
 The car, he said belonged to the widow of Ornelas. He had travelled from Fl Paso to Calexico by rail but 1 before he started, the widow of Or nelas had sent the car, with Diaz driving, to take a woman friend and a priest to Calexico. Cuellar said he waited there until the car arrived and after having had necessary repairs made, wired Mrs. Ornelas that he would return with it. He had no special business in Phoenix, he said, but he came this way because a liar told him this was a better road.
 Evidently he was apprehensive of trouble somewhere along the route for he was armed with letter from F.. G. Browne, the city clerk of Calexico, say ing that he was a business man. and in the opinion of Browne was not mixed up with any revolutionary movement. Speaking of the death of his part ner. Ornelas, he said that after Villa had lost control of Juarez. while Mrs ! Ornelas was at Chihuahua, Ornelas wired her that he would visit her 1 This telegram, like all telegrams that passed over the wires, was brought to the notice of Villa, who directed the | holding up of the train at Laguna Most of the passengers were robbed but Ornelas was the only one mur- dered
 Cuellar believes that Villa is dead or else so badly wounded that he has been unable to leave his hiding place in the mountains. That he was badly wounded in the fight at Guerrero i Cuellar says he has not the slightest doubt. He has talked with several oi his soldiers who saw him shot in tn, left leg at the knee. The shooting tool place at small place near Guerrer, whence Villa had directed the attacl upon the town. After it had beer taken, a force from the north arrive, to relieve it and encountered the bant Of Villa. Early in the skirmish tha followed Villa fell to the ground. H, arose and made his way to his hors but fell again. The second time h. arose he was unable to mount 'th horse. He was assisted by several o his soldiers and rode off toward tn mountain. Cuellar said that the stor- of this incident had been related t
 him by various soldiers who wer
 present and they all told it alike. When Cuellar left Fl Paso the con
 ference between Scott and Obrego
 was in progress and at that time 1t ap peared that an amicable arrangemen
 would be arrived at. He was there
 fore surprised to learn that the con
 ference had been broken off.
 After waiting until nearly ten o'eloc , last night for a reply to the sheriff telegram, Cuellar sent telegrams t
 several business friends in Juarez re
 questing them to see the authoritis
 there in his behalf