Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-06
|CARRANZA YIELDS
| TO DEMAND MADE
BY WASHINGTON
Mexican Investigator Up
holds Contention Of State
Department Agents.
PEONS FORCED TO TESTIFY
FALSELY AGAINST JENKINS
Threatened With Death by
Puebla Officials Unless They
Supported Charges.
DOUBT AS TO BAIL QUESTION
News Dispatches, Unconfirmcd by
Embassy, Declare $500 Security
Was Deposited.
PEONS FORCED TO TESTIFY
FALSELY AGAINST JENKINS
DOUBT AS TO BAIL QUESTION
fBv Associated Press.


. WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-William ..
Jenkins, the American consular agent.
imprisoned at Puebla, Mexico, was re-
leased Thursday night.
Tho American embassy in Mexico
City reported his release in an official
dispatch received by the State Depart
ment this afternoon. and almost ut
the same time news dispatches were
received from Mexico City, which said
check for $500 had been deposited
with the civil authorities a, Puebla.
This difference in the two reports
seemed to raise some doubt as 10
Mihieuner Ti1iaI, Jenkins was released uncon-
oitionaily on the diplomatic represcn- :
tations of tho United States rover,-
ment nn ,, or whether he had been released
have contended he could be.
State Departments Statement
The State Department, however ,ooL
the view that Jenkins had bern 70
Leased Leased on its Diplomatic repreaentS-
lions, ,ia:, and issued this statement:
The release of William q, fcn,.,
me american consular agent at Puobia'
noon mSH,cG, IVA. was reported late this after.
Mexico S iSit,. the American embassy ut
l. ,ns me ere release Of Consular Agent len.
dipiomaatIio ipT WaI orought raa about by urgent
.Ia .nis government, and tho rcsultinr ny ,Uy
CCes,lgatlon made by General PahIo
the Wnxi,oow~ VINO was sent to Puebla by
inc IN Facts in the case. The invss,isla
IONS py General Gonzalez. Win 49,
tiia ticaiIw s,,h. on december 3, had then prac-
kins. " "chaii OF Jcn-
morced TO Testify Against Jenksrx
Two poems from Santa Lucia ,d-
lad m,5o 10 Eeneral Gonzalez that they
MI ma ,naue declara tions against Jenkins
@ u@.iuer threat of execution. Other Vii
iI neHses testified they had been com
Jemti,s Jed TO maze MAKE false statements against
SNins under duresS. One witness was
naa rnrsatsned with a pistol. another sus-
penaed by rope and still another
acai@st ainn until 1ani. ne made his declaration
Ihese facts are shown in the court
record OF the case"
Eyery effort was made here TODAY
10 check up on cabled report from
mexico City. saying that accordinr 70
d rueoIa dispatch to Mexico CITY
check for bail. q 'o'"
know Nothing of naiI.
oficials OF the State Department
said they had no information whatever
pail, and that they did not Know Han
sen. sen They stood on the statement tha.
the consular agent had been released
In some quarters. however. there
hoo MAS a suggestion that there may have
oeeh confusion OF names. as Secre-
tary Lansing announced that a dis
natch nch from the American embassy said
Ihird Assistant Secretary Matthew
Hanna had been sent TO Puebla in
connection with representations Tor
the release OF Jenkins.
- oiilcials declared. however that even
II the names had been confused there
, WAS no information here to indicate
tnnt t iianna had put up bond. and in
inct' they expressed utmost assurance
that he had not done so.
Was Opposed to Giving RaiI.
reports from Jenkins since his ar
resi- ana personal letters from him
70 relatlVes in this country have Ali
quoted him as being most determineI
NOT 20 put up cent of bail in order
20 ootalh ms release. This fact Wa.
Glteu by officials &c support their con.
snIs Ialon mat mat the release OF the con
urgent diplomatic representations n,,1
inS i,S,. as, .s,ts 5, government and the resulting
Gons,i.ss GiIse ION ,h mace by General Pablo
the Facts in the case"