The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

Washington, DeCenhpSh William O. Jenkins, the Ameri- can consular agent, imprisoned at Puebla, Mexico, was re- leased Thur.day night.
 The American mbassy in Mexico City reported his release in an official dis match received by the state department this afternoon and almost nt the same time news dispatches were receive" from Mexico City which said check for x5OO had been deposited with me civil authorities at Puebln.
 This difference in the two reports seemed to raise some doubt as 10 whether Jenkins was released uncohoi- tionany on the diplomatic representa- tions of the United states government or whether he had been released on bail, as the Mexican authorities nave contended he could.
 The state department, however, LOOK the view that Jenkins had been re- leased on its diplomatic representa- tions, and issued this statement:
 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
 .The release of Wm. o. Jenkins, | American
 PuebIn, Mexico, was reported late
 this afternoon from the Amer
 embassy at Mexico City.
 l ..The release of Consular Agent 7 Jenkins was brought about ny urs-
 ent diplomatic represent"uo"N
 made by General Pablo Gonzales
 who was sent to Puebia by the
 Mexican government to investigate
 the facts in the case. The inves l Grn Q
 was mt PuebIa on December !, hnd
 then practically substantiated the
 no.itioo taken by this government
 on behalf of Jenkins.
 uTxyo peons from santa Lucin
 admitted to General Gonzalez thht
 they had made declarations against
 Jerkins under threat of execution. :. other witnesses testified they had
 been compelled to make faise s'".e ments against Jenkins under
 auress. One witness was threat
 u.d with n pistol another sus-
 ,ended by a rope, and stflI another
 beaten until he made hts deciar"-
 lion against Jenkins.
 .erhesr facts are shown In the court record of the case" RAIL REPORT UNCONFIRMED 3 Ir,,,r,, effort was made here today te .hao, in on a cabled report from Mexico 3 e,itv saving that according 10 ruepi' disn.tcb to a Mexico City newspaper Jeh- lsins was released after J. Saiter fian' ? sen had deposited $500 eheck TOT oai Onicinls of the state department saiu tnes : haa IT., information whatever concerhtha g rIansan ar the question of bail. and tha' : .1s, di6 not know Hansen. They stooc ar tha statelnent that the consular ageh' 7 t,ad tp.n released on demand or this soN' [ 1 ernmcnt . , l In son,e quarters however. there was l s,,reostion tha. there may nave oegn confusion of names, as secretary "a" l s;ng announced that dispatch rom 'h' : sI-s r;can embassy said Third Assstan iraorataru Matthew F. Hanna had peer t ist .o suehla iu connection with repre- . ant. .icps for release of JenKins. oHiciai' declared. however, that even II the na''o' e had t..n confused there was no inlor'i' y tiou here to indicate that Hanna nad pu y m bond. and i1 fact they eApies9ou ,. ,aost assurance that he had not done ,"
 Dararts from Jenkins since his arres
 r.-sonal letters from him to reiatN~' .bis country have all quoted nm a' ,n ost determined not to put up ] aant of hail in order to obtain ms re'ease 5 ,1his fact was cited by officials 10 suppo. their contention that the release oI .n consular agent was prousn. aDo r ,,.sant diplomatic representations mao :, si th;s oovernment and the resulting m ,,sstigat,on made by General Pablo Con zalez who was sent to investigate tn . facts in the case.
 WILSON DISCUSSES MEXICO e washington December 5.-Iwo seha d tors. delegated by the foreign reiatlon > committee to confer with President Will '- son on the Mexican crisis and repor y whether in their opinion the Presiden h,, -.-- ----.-Ole | q exercise hise functions, left the Whit e House after a conference of three-quar h ters of an hour with him today. agree 1 ing that he was in touch with recent de s yelopments and was mentally kee o
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