The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-28
JENKINS MYSTERY DEEpENS
(BY GEORGE 3. WATERs.)

- O-UN
(8Y GEORGE B. WATERs.)
The plot thickens!
The mystery deepens!
For at the State Department they
haven't solved the mystery yet about
the case of William o. Jenkins, who is
the cause of the latest American warn
ing to Mexico.
Jenkins, U. S. consular agent at
Puebla, the second largest city in
Mexico. has ben arrested three times,
hailed into court and returned to Jail
since he was ransomed from bandits
October 81.
Several Questions Still Unanswered.
Who paid the $150,000 ransom?
Who was Jenkins lawyer who ne
gotiated with the bandits?
Why is Jenkins arrested so often?
All these questions are unanswered
What a lot of people are wondering
is, what sort of pet bandits have they
in Mexico?
FREDERICK Cordoba and Juan Uverra
were supposed to be stationed near
Puebla waiting for friends of the con-
sular agent to hand them $500 in
gold. 1t was said this was done in
the installment plan and then Jen-
kins was released.
The next the State Department
heard of Jenkins, he was in a hos
pital, then in a penitentiary, then at
his home, again in the penitentiary
then at large and the last dispatches
said he was sojourning indefinitely in
the penitentiary after a preliminary
court hearing in Puebla-this after the
United States had demanded his re-
lease.
oh fc hof ho
made false statements and threatened
to harm poems for statements they
were alleged to have made throwing
light on his case.
Here's Chronology of Jenkins Mis-
haps.
Chronologica1ly, the following is
what happened to Jenkins:
Oct. 19-Kidnapped at the consular
officers in Puebla.
Oct 23-At Carranza's instance
Mexican federal troops surrounded
Jenkins factory and arrested five en-
ployees, in an attempt to locate Jen-
kins.
Oct. 24-Third Secretary Matthew E.
Hanna. American embassy at Mexico
American currency, and agreed to pay
ing Jenkins.
Oct. 25.-State department insisted
the Mexican government had to pay
the ransom. Jenkins representative
conferred with the bandits.
Oct. 27.-Ransom of s150,000 paid.
Hanna got message at PuebIa from
Jenkins that he was within federal
lines and was on way to Puebla.
Oct. 2S.-Jenkins arrived at Puebla,
sent to hospital.
Oct 30.-Hanna, back in Mexico
City, returns to Puebla to make fur
ther investigation.
Nov. 1.-American embassy at Mex
leo City issues statement that Jen-
kins was robbed at time of Kidnapping
of $4,000 pesos (s25,ooo), that he paid
1900 cash and $4,000 in drafts for
America ncurrency, and agreed to pay
balance of s123,000 as soon as he
could raise it. Five responsible Mexi-
cans were supposed to have guaran-
teed the payment. The $4,000 pesos
item was settled by Jenkins agreeing
that the bandits could keep that-as
though such agreement was necessary.
The statement would indicate Jenkins
had settled his affairs with the bandits
amicably.
Nov. 12-Secretary Lansing issued
statement to correct the false impress
sion that he had said Americans We're
entitled to no more projections than
citizens of a foreign country, when in
that country, during state of revolu-
ton or unrest. Lansing said this rule
applied only when the foreign govern
ment was using all means to protect
foreigners, and that it must be shown
that a foreign government is respon-
sible for injustice done aliens before
liability is incurred.
Nov. 15.-Jenkins arrested on the
charge of collusion with kidnapers.
State department hears. poems, under
threats from Puebla officials, make
statements discriminating Jenkins.
Nov. 17-Jenkins released from pen
itentiary, but guarded in his home.
Nov. 1s-Mexican foreign office,
Mexico City, wires Puebla officials to
quit molesting Jenkins.
Nov. 1e-Jenkins again arrested, but
allowed liberty under guard.
Nov. 20.-Jenkins locked up in
Puebla penitentiary on charge of
poems who shed light on
his case, and on charge Of making
false statements.
United States in note to Mexican
government demands Jenkins be re-
leased
Nov. 21.-Jenkins gets preliminary
hearing, denies poems stories and is
returned to jail.
Little is know of Jenl-ins' personal
offices in Pueblo.