Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-08
HIS LIFE WAS
UNSAFE HERE
GARCIASAYS
SO HE FLED
To MEXICO


three occasions and that on New Year.
eve an automobile containing armed men
stopped in front of hi~ residence and that
a member Of the automobile party attempt
ed Ia force an entrance into hl~ residence
j. made hy Macedonia Garcia. through his
attorneys, Il. Il. Creaccr and II. \. Kitchen.
Garcia denies that he let Brownsville
and crossed into Mexico 10 cvade trials on
the Indictment, returned against him by
the last federal court grand jury and
states that when the May term of court i
called he will be on hand 10 stand trial.
Mr. Garcia states that he left the United
States because he feared hiS life would be
taken a.fthe anonymous letters had-threat-
ened and n the armed men in the auto
mobile had Indicated. In h;S statement
he claims he wa- warned by Mexican Con
sui J. Z. CARA that il was unsafe for him
to remain in Brownsville.
Mr. Garcia also denies statement ap
peariug in the Houston Chronicle on Mon
dav Of this week The statement attrIb-
utes Mr.. Garcia. who is now IN Matamorcs
with defying a summons Of Food Armn
istrator f. A. Peden with the statement,
"let them come and get me-"
The statement follows
To The Editor OF The Herald:
.Ina~much a. considerable has been said
and published in criticism of nay recent
action in coming Ia Matamoro~. Mexico,
dcs re To make the following statement rel
ative thereto. and trust that 10 4he end
that Justice may be done) YOU will publish
same I'm Your paper.
..Some have assumed that. inaSmuch aSl
the grand jury of the federal court re-
turned bll of Indictment against me for
exporting goods into Mexico without ~ecur-
ing proper permission therefor and ann
now under bond To appear and answer such
charges. that | am af this time fugitive
from Justice and have no intention of re-
turning To the United States.
'.That my leaving the United States At
this time can be construed n 4 confession
of guilt on.my part. and that rather than
face the accusations brought against me |
have permanently left the country and for
feited my bond. ! mist admit and those
hostile To me have seen fit to advance this
motive for my actions. and have. through
mail. pres and otherwise. given il ~ wide
spread publicity n possible. statements
being credited IL me relative thereto which
| have never made.
''A~ an example Of this | call attention
to an article appearing in Yesterdays
Houston Chronicle. in which | am reported
to say. in answer to i request to return "a
the United States. Tell them to come and
get me- The truth of the matter j. that
have never been requested 10 come to the
: 'nited States and have never mad any
@Alch Staimont~ ~ that attributed to me-
For some three months before the re-
turn OF the Indictment. owing to the re-
~tslciInn> on shipments into Mexico, | had
dee ded IL close my place of business in
Brownsville. had ceased to order anv large
quantities of goods. and when the indict-
ment was returned. my stock on hand was
depicted and practically sold out my in
tcnton being Ia devote my time 10 my Mat :
amoro~ and Monterey houses. which
places of business | have carried on for
fonr wears and more.
II Informed many of my friends. and
my attorneys. of my intentions n month or
more before | left Brownsville. | had not
intended coming Ia Maiamcros a. soon n
| did. but for some time | have. been re-
ceiving ANONYMOUS letters Threatening NV
life. and Consul J. z. CARA recently sent
me communication he had received
through the mail. stating that The writer
understood that my life was in danger
"C the eve of New Years and also on
New Years night. attempts were made ia
enter my home. On the latter occasion. nj
nearly l o'clock in the morning, some one