El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-15
Armed MexicanS
GnardedDONgIaS
Houses, Charged
Ahdavits In kidnapping
Cases Mention Officers
and One Attorney.

Douglas. Ariz.. March ia num-
Der Of officers and one attorney in
connection with phases Of the alleged
kidnapping cases. al Of Douglas. were
mentioned in affIdavits obtained here
By George II. Roark. deputy county
attorney Of COchise county ana LOT
warded by him 10 Robert y French,
county attorney. for use OF the state
deDartment Of the United States This
was the statement Of Mr. hoarh last
Z was careful 10 avoid any express
sion Of opinion in my report TO M
French. I let the affidavits speak Tor
themselves" said Mr. Roark-
Man Stopped by Guards
IN the affidavits it was testiIied
to that two deputy sheriffs and one
constable had participated in the ar
rests Of Leyvas and Silva in Douglas,
some in one and others in the otner
arrest. 7 obtained nothing. however,
that would show how or when the
two men were taken across the bor-
der According TO the affidavits. three
houses in Douglas were guarded by
armed Mexican officers II is testi-
fled to in one affidavit that when
man ATTEMPTED to enter the home OF
DR.. Huerta and was stopped BY the
guards. he went TO see the police who
told him the guard was being managed
By the deputy sheriffs and the police
knew nothing about It. Another aft
davit SAYS a deputy sheriff placed the
guard at the Farrar home in another
part Of the city. The police later
went to the Huerta home and helped
dig in the yard TO unearth what was
said to have been part Of the money
stolen in a Mexican hOldup.
Mentions Police Sergeant
zone affidavit says that a sergeant
OF police had come TO the Huerta
house while the Mexicans were there
and had told Mrs. Huerta her husband
was better off and safer at home than
rested in regular form and taken TO
the city jail
I drew my conclusions from what
I heard in taking testimony and max Z
investigations. but was careful 10 I
allow none OF these 10 creep into the /
report"
Mr.. Roark derided the report that
indictments had been found or might /
be found by the federal grand jury /
against any OF the men mentioned. I
saying that there was no federal 4
statute against KIDNAPPING. ANY pros
ecution in the premises viii have TO 4
be made through the state courts. he ]
the report had been requested by the I
state department through governor I
Campbell, presumably for diplomatic 4
use.
French Submits Report.
I have made my report to governor
Campbell in connection with the al
legged kidnapping from Douglas and .
subsequent death by hanging in Aqua .
Prieta. Sonora. Mexico. on the morn
ing Of December 16, 1913. Of Adolfo
Leyvas, an American citizen. together
with DIT. Enrique De Huerta. a Span
iard-' said Robert y French, county
attorney.
Il made a general statement Of
FACTS but drew no conclusion. leaving
The governor 20 gather his idea Of
where guilt might lie from the affi-
iavits OF David Benshimol, a Douglas
attorney. employed by friends OF DR..
duerta. Jack O'Deu, another Ameri-
,an, and several Mexicans, whose
names I do not remember. Several Z
u the men giving affidavits recog-
lized the corpses and identified them.
To these affidavits attached the pho
-ographs Of the dead men.
State Department Request.
Governor Campbell instructed me
10 make this report after having been
-equested by the state department at
VI Washington. ID. C., to prepare It.
''Adolfo Leyas was an American I,
,itizen, born in Brownsville. Texas.
L is his case. that any inquiry cen
cred around"
Friends OF Leyvas, DR.. Huerta and
lranqullinO Silva. a Mexican, aIlege
hat they were kidnapped from Doug
as by collision between members Of
he Douglas police force with officials
y the Mexican government IN Aqua
7rieta-