The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-05
Mexico Releases
W. O. Jenkins
U. S. State Department Mott.
fled Of Consular Agents I
Freedom. A
EMBASSY CONVEYS NEWS
Liberated From Penitentiarv
Where He had Been Held
Pending Trial.

washington. Dec. 5.-(A. P.)-Th4
Mexican embassy notified the stat.
department. today that American
Consular Agent William o. Jentir.
at Pueb'a, Mexico. had been reIsassd
from custody.
IL was announced at the state de4
partment that the advices from thx
embassy at Mexico City said Jenkins
mad been liberated last night from
the penitentiary where he had been
heid pending trial on charges of riv.
ing false information regarding ~.
abduction by Mexican bandits in oc-!
tober.
Inc embassy's dispatch reached
the state department coincident with
the arrival at the white House IL
senators Fail and Hitchcock, WIN
were instructed by the senate for
eign relations committee to discus.
with the president pending resolu-
tions proposing that the president bA
requested to sever diplomatic reIa.
lions with the Carranza government
The announcement by the state Al
partment follows:
The release of William q. Jar.
kIns, the American consular agent a
fuepia, Mexico, was reported laf4
th's afternoon from the American
embassy at Mey.5sse City"
Believes Tees't Mea.u-s
While therre s.su u /. ..A...s scrvet.
Y NJ ulg ffitlsys Az = measure the tension
xspspusSseI p,',S 1xican Bifuataons soffI.
1,al. T. I,ipnM esxpiained the Jenkins casx
Ssn 'Af'y an incident In the Mexican \
situation. Senators regard III
charges Of Senator Fall that the
Mexican ambassador and consuIs III
the United States have spread .redp
propaganda as the more serious.
Intervention in Mexico is opposed
by jenkins, who in a letter received
To-Day by' Representative Davis. 81
tennessee, said "it ought to be nos
siole to solve the Mexican problem
without actual Intervention"
Released 10 pm. Thursday,
Mexico City. Dec. 5.-William o.
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
it 2:3O O'Clock this morning. Consul
'enklns retired Immediately to his
home, the message stated.
Private advices from Mexico Citv
yesterday said one was then being
prepared by President Carranza.
Advlces to Ell Democratic state that
;onsul jenkins was set free after
he authorities had been handed
heck for $500 (American) signed BY
I. Saiter Hanse.t, drawn on the
guaranty Trust company, of New
ork. 1t is declared that Mr.. Han
en- conducted all The negotiations for
he release.
Tell News to Wilson. .
Washington, Dec. 5.-News of len
ms release was communicated ~
ne White House by the state DEPART
lent while the president was cor-
err'Lg with Senators Hitchcock and
al. DR.. Grayson took the message
lrectly to the president and his vis-
ors' Inc state departments ad-
ices gave no details and first news
nat the release was ordered by the
ldge at Puebla was contained in AS
oelated Press dispatches from Mex
% City.
Surprise to Jenkins,
Ihe freeing of Mr.. Jenkins came
surprise to him, the dispatch
dds. He was awakened from hir
ght's sleep by Chief of Police "a
iieta' and at once dressed himself.
ithered together his few belongings.
III was conveyed to his home. His
iease' 1t was said, was not unex-
ected in Puebla.