El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-23
HERRERA REVOLT
REPORT DENIED.
Gen. Gutierrez Wires That
Has Talked With Herrera,
Who is Loyal.
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way raise question regarding his
Hcrrera's Brother Held.
Early Wednesday evening, Melchor
Herrera. brother of Gen. Luis Herrera,
was arrested by I'll Paso police and
locked up. The El PasO officers as
serted later that they had advised Gen.
Gabriel Gavira in Juarez of his de-
tention and that Gen. Gavira had asked
them to hold him for the Juarez au-
thorities. This was accepted in pO-
lice circles as meaning that his brother
had either revolted or was expected TO
revolt and that the Juarez officials
desired to hold his brother as hostage
Many other Arrests.
With the arrest of Melchor Herrera,
SIX other alleged adherents of the Villa
regime in El PasO were arrested. Her
rera and the six men who gave the
following names are being held in the
city Jail in close confinement and are
not allowed to receive visitors or send
out communications. A. Saldana, b.
Baragas. Bias Cortinas, Anastacio
Chavez. Guadalupe Vera and Juan Vera
The arrests, which were the result Of
prompt and efficient work on the part
Of the local police, cooperating with
the provost officers and state rangers.
followed the finding of certain papers in
the possession of Pedro Morales. who
was arrested by police Tuesday night
The papers showed a plan TO try 10
make trouble IN FL PaSo.
Quick Action.
Acting Immediately after the papers
found on Morales had been translated,
six men were arrested by the ranger
force under the command of Capt Fox
near the smelter late Tuesday night.
From information obtained from them.
Herrera and his confederates were
der to round up all Mexicans whose
names were, connected with the former
arrests. the police. provost guard, sher-
ifs office, department Of justice and
state rangers are cooperating.
Ernest II. Goldner, German consul,
arrived from Chihuahua on a $50
o'clock train Thursday morning and
brought the Information from the in
terror city that there was and had been
no demonstration against foreigners in
that city.
No REVOLT. Says Consul.
81 left Chihuahua Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock" said Mr.. Goidner,
and up to that time there was moth
ing whatever to indicate any trouble.
On Tuesday 7 saw Gen. Luis Herrera
and there was nothing In his CONVEX
satiOn OF his actions 10 indicate any
thing but desire TO carry out the in
structions OF the first chief.
7 do not know anything about the
garrison in Chihuahua, nor do 1 place
any credence in the report OF the large
uuluutT OL lu6u LndL are ItBOl LEu u
be stationed there now. 7 have been
under the impression that the major
portion OF the Chihuahua garrison is
now in the field operating against
Villa. You may state positively for
me that tie rumor OF trouble OF an
insurrectiOnary or revolutionary char
acter in Chihuahua is without found
alton"
Mr.. Goldner was the only member Of
the foreign colony to come TO the bor-
der on the Wednesday train. He said
that the members OF the foreign col
ony are all safe. and, aside from the
unpleasantness OF rumors from time 70
time, things arc moving evenly and
without discomfort 10 the foreign resi-
dents Of the interior city.
Wire Open Again.
Gen. Gabriel Gavira Of the Juarez
garrison, announced Wednesday after
noon that telegraphic communications
had been resumed with Casas Grandes
and MADEIRA and that details of the
engagement with Villa in the Nami-
quipa district would probably be forth
coming.
A telegram was received about the
same time from Gov. Ygnacio Enri-
quez, denying emphatically that there
was any detection OF the garrison in
Chihuahua The telegram said that
the troops under Gen. Luis Herrera
at chihuahua are not made up Of any
former Villistas and that there has
been only order and loyalty from them
since the Constitutionalists entered
Chihuahua