Arizona republican., 1916-01-25
Commandant of Carranza Garrison at Juarez Pre- sents Request That Ac- tion Be Taken Against American Soldier
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FL PASO, Jan. 24.-General Cab rlel Gavira, cOmmandant of the Car ranza garrison at Juarez, presented to the American military authorities here today, d request that a United States soldier named Harrison be punished for having fired on and wounded Mexican civilian last Sat urday afternoon. At the same time, representations to z. l.. Cobb, United States customs collector here. were made that American cattle thieves were stealing cattle from Mexican owners south of the border de- mand was made that the thieves be .apprehended and punished.
 The Mexican authorities made a point of this in view of the prompt punishment they meted out to the Duran brothers, Mexican cattle thieves, who were executed yesterday for the murder of Bert Akers, an American killed last Friday while seeking to recover stolen cows from ranch in the vicinity of San Lo- renzo, a few miles below the boundary.
 Mexican officials at Juarez said they hoped prompt action would be taken by the American authorities, as there was apparent in Juarez a pronounced feeling resulting from the execution of the two Mexicans for the killing of one American, and the shooting of the civilian, Alejandro Soto, by the United States soldier, Harrison. last Saturday.
 According to the >MeXicans, Soto was shot while aiding Carranza soldier to water some horses in the Rio Grande river. A preliminary in- vestigation already made by army of ficers on this side is said to have shown that Soto was on American territory and armed at the time He is said to have defied the soldier and threatened to use his own rifle when Harrison opened fire, shooting twelve times. A doubt was expressed also that Soto had been wounded General Gavira said that Soto's wound was superficial. Harrison is held in confinement
 Collector Cobb reported to Wash ington today that the Carranza au- thorities were doing everything pos sible to aid Americans. He was ad- vised this afternoon that the Chi huahua state officials were shipping to the border $25,O0Q worth of silver bars belonging to the Yoquivo Mining Company, an American concern The bars had been seized and prepara- tions were being made to mint them into money
 The hearing of Manuel Medina veitia formerly Villas chief of staff, on his petition to re-enter the United States after he had been depOrted, was continued until tomorrow.
 A jury was secured in the district court here this afternoon for the trial of Elfego Baca, an Albuquerque, N. M. lawyer charged with the killing of Celestino Otero. The trag- edy occurred in Fl Paso Texas, Jan uary 31, 1915, and it has been charged that it was the outgrOwth of a con eral Jose Ynez SalaZar from the Al buquerque jail, where he was waiting trial in the federal court.
 Baca, who acted as SalaZar's at tOrney, together with a number of New Mexico citizens, was recently ac- quilted of the charge of conspiracy in connection with the jail break. Mrs Otero, widow of the man killed by Baca, who was the principal witness | for the government in the conspiracy case. is expected to be the main wit 
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