The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-26
Many Questions Unanswered
In the Great Jenkins Mystery

| WASHINGTON, ID. g.. Nov. &C.
The plot thickensi
The mystery deepcns'
For az the state department they
haven't solved the mystery yet abou,
the case OF william .. Jenkins who
il the cause OF the latest American
warning TO Mexico.
Jenkins. u. $. consular agent at
Pusbla. the second largest city In
Mexico, has been arrested three
10 jail since he was rans0med from
bandits October ~.
Quoifions san Unhwwurh
Who paid the $3.50. 900 ransom?
Who was Jenkins lawyer who ne
gotinted with the banditsr
Why II Jenkins arrested so often ?
All these questions are unanswered
What a lot Of people are wondering
ls, what sort OF pet bandits have they
In Mexico.
Federico Cordobo and Juan Uverra
were supposed 10 be stationed near
Puebla waiting for friends OF the con-
sular agent to hand them $3.50. 600 In
gold. II. was said this was done In the
inHtallment plan and then Jenkins
was released.
The next the state department
heard OF Jenkins. he was In a hos
pital, then In a penitentiary. then nt
his home, again In the penitsntiary.
then at large and the last dispatches
said he was sojourning indefinitely in
the penitentiary after preliminary
court hearing In Puebia-this after
the United States had demanded MS
release
The charge this time is that he
made false statements and threatened
to harm poems for statements they
were alleged to have maze throwing
light on his case.
tlmOIssugy of Jtfkiirf Misimps.
ChronOlogicnlly. tie following IL
what happened 10 Jenkinsi
oct, 10 kidnapped at the consular
Offices In puehla.
Mexican federal troops surrounded
employees. In an attempt to locate
Jenkins.
oct, 24-Third Secretary Matthew
=. Hanna, American embassy az Mex-
leo Guy, went TO Puebla to assist In
finding jenkins.
oct State department insisted
that Carranza recover jenkins. even IL
the Mexican government had 10 pay
the ransom. jenkins representative
conferred with the bandits.
oct. 2fr-RansOm OF ti50,oO0 paid.
Hanna got message at Puebla from
jenkins that he was within federal
lines and was on way to puebia.
Oct. 2S--Jenkins arrived ut Puehia.
sent to hospital.
Oct. 30-Iianna, back in Mexico
city. returns IN Puebla to make fur
ther investigation.
Nov. American embassy at Mex-
leo city issues statement that Jenkins
was robbed at time VI kidnapping OF
10000 pesos Of25.O0O), that he paid
81 1900 cash and fiO.Oe0 In drafts for
A'ne~r rnn currency. and agreed to
pny balance OF $4,000 as soon ~ he
Gould raise II. Five responsible Mex
'"pns were supp sod 10 have guaran-
teed the payment. The so. 900 pesos
Item was settled by jenkins agreeing
taat the bandits could keep that--as
though such agreement was neces-
sary. The statement would Indicate
jenkins had settled his affairs with
the bandits umiCably.
Nov. i2--Secretary Lansing issued
statement TO correct the false impress
sion that he had said Americans were
entitled 10 no more protection than
citizens of foreign country. when
In that country. during n state OF rev
olution or unrest. Lansing said this
rule applied only when the fui pign
government was using all means to
protect foreigners. and that 1t must