The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-05
State Department Officially
Notified by Embassy
at Mexico City,

MEXICO CITY, Dec. s.
William 0. jenkins, the
American consular agent at
Puebla, was released at 10
o'clock Thursday night by
order Of the judge at Puebla,
according to a dispatch from
that city, filed there at 2:30
o'clock this morning.
Consul jenkins retired i'm
mediately to his home, the
message stated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.
The American embassy mott
fled the state department to-
day that American Consular
Agent William O. Jenkins at
Puebla. Mexico, had been re-
leased from custody.
1t was announced ri tho state de.
partment that the adviccs from the
embassy said jenkins had been libsrat.
ed last nigh, from the penitentiary
where he had been held pending trial
on charges Of giving false informa ton
regarding his abduction by Mexican
bandits In October.
! Tho embassy'se dispatch reached the
state department eoincIdsnt with the
arrival at the White House OF Senators
Fail and Hitchcock. who were instruct.
ed by the senate foreign relations COM
nittee TO discuss with the pres,dent
pending resolutions proposing that the
president he requested TO sever dip
lomatic relations with the Carranxa
government.
| The first message reaching the state
department gave no details beyond the
ststcment that Jenkins had been al
lowed his liberty.
Jenkins had been held by the Mss-
lean authorities on 4 charge Of perjury.
The release Of Jenkins follows 4
second sharp nota from the United
states demanding his release.
II had been expected that " the note
demanding the release OF the consular
kagent Lad not boon complied witt
that II would have led 10 nh uitimatur
which might tavc led 10 Intervention.
The announcement by the state de.
partmeut follows:
'The peieass Of william o. jenkins
the American consular agent At Puebla.
MEXICO. was reported late this aftef
noon from the American embassy Al
Mexico City
Rspsrt From SECRETARY Hanna.
The secretary Of state announced
that q dispatch from the embassy
mated that Third Secretary Hanna oi
tho embassy. who was sent 10 Pucbls
In connection with the depa rtment' q
representations for tho immediate re-
leas" Of jenkins. had reported that
!erkins wrs released from the penl.
tertisry last night.
jenkins was abducted October ~. and
the American cmbn ssy was immediate.
" instructed 10 take all possiblc meas.
ures 10 effect capturc OF the banditi
who robbed md kidnapped him.o Jerkin.
waA released on ransom. returning Il
Puebia October q, was taken away ~
that date md was rcsrrested on No.
vemher by the McHican authoritie.
and taken into custody.
FAN Charges Remain.
While the release Of Jenkins serve,
10 relieve In way the tension her,
on the Mexican situation. officials hav,
explained TINT tho Jenkins case wa
only an incident IN the, Mexican s,tua
| O.. - -
Senator Fail thst the Mcxicsn arbss
s'dor snd consuis In the United Stnte
hnvt sprcsd red" propaganda ~ tn
more serious.
Intervention IN Mexico Ia opposed h
} Ienfins. who In a latter received toda
BY Re- resen,at!ve Davis os Tennesse,
said ~ o'scht to ne possible TO solv
the Mexican problem without inter
vention."
REQUEST that Jenkins he released Va
renewed ny the state department In
sharp note dispatched last Sunday, hi
no reply 10 this communication ha
been received. Private Ndvices hav
been received from Mexico yssterda
which is,id that tho rote hah been n
ce'ved hv President Ccrrnnva.
The state departments advices n,
no details and first news that ths n
lease was ordered nv the Judge {
Puebla wNs contained IN Aseociat<
Press dispetch from Mexico cit
, Jenkins had previously been ofisrs
release IN 1000 pesos ball. but he d,
clinsd 10 accent n.
Advices TO n Democrata state IN,
4 CcnSul Jenkins was sst free sfter n
4 authorities had been handed q chez
mn $500 tAmericanl siend by J. Sslt,
Nansen. drawn otS><he Guaranty Tru
, company Of New Yorh. II Il dcclsrs
I thst Mr. Hansen conducted all nesoti'
" tions for the release.
HANFoRD. Cal. Dec. S---John v
: Jenkins father Of William q. Jenkin
1 rece,ved With Joy tho first news Z
| his soa's release by long distance tsls
| phone from The Associated Press q
San Frsncisco.
II am moro overjoyed at my son
rsissss than anything else" said Nj
| fJsnhins.
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