Arizona republican., 1920-04-24
ARREST HUERTA SUCCESSOR FUR
 WHITE SLAVERY
General Pesqueira Taken Into Custody by U. s. Of ficials on Arrival at Doug las in Company with Mex ican Woman - Released on Bond

DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 23.-General l Ignacio l.. Pesqueira, president of the
 military court of Mexico and who came l here to become military governor of l Sonora for the Carranza government,
 was held in custody of United States i department of justice agents for about 1 10 hours here today after his arrest
 on charges of violating the white slave
 act
 General Pesqueira was arraisned be-
 fore H. c. Beumler, United States com- missioner. and waived a preliminary hearing. He was released tonight when
 prominent local Mexicans put up a
 bond of s5000 for his appearance in the American federal courts. Sonora Maria Rodriguez, who was detained with
 General Pesqueira, was placed under i bonds of 5000 as a witness Do Not Deny Immoral Relations l The Carranza official was arrested at 1 o'clock this morning when he alighted I from a train from Fl Paso with the
 woman by l.. F. Bates, special agent of the department of justice. Bates swore to the complaint against Pes~ queira, accusing him of having trans ported the woman from Texas here for immoral purposes.
 Neither General Pesqueira nor Sonora Rodriguez denied their relationship, and General Pesqueira said that once before she had accompanied him on a trip from Mexico City to Los Angeles CaIif.. and return.
 General Pesqueiras family lives in the Arispe district of Sonora and is one of the most prominent families in northern Mexico
 He is the father of nine hcildren. He is about 65 years old. Sonora Rodriguez told the government officials here that she was B. that she had been married, but is not living with her husband, and has a child in Mexico City,
 Both said they had come from Mex Fico City together, that they had regis tered man and wife at a San An. tonic. Texas, hotel three nights ago and occupied the same Pullman berth on the trains from Fl Paso to Douglas.
 Pesqueira, who was to wait here be- fore assuming his duties as military governor of Sonora. after the arrival of Carranza troops in that state, would not talk about his arrest. It was personal matter which should not ap- pear in the newspapers, he said.
 The couple left Mexico City Sunday last according to General Pesquefra. and at that time only two governors had revolted against the Carranza government with Sonora.
 .'Pascual Ortiz Rubio. governor of Michoacan, and Governor Enrique Estrada of Zacatecas revolted." hc said, but the citizens of their states did not join and only few men joined 1 the tvo.'
 General Alvaro Obregon. candidate 1 for the presidency of Mexico. fled from Mexico City the day before he was to 1 have faced General Roberto Cejudo, a | Mexican revolutionist, at the trial Of l whom Obregon was called as a wit | ness. according to General Pesqueira |
 Carranza Allows Obregon Freedom |
 ObreSon had been accused of con- spring with Ceiudo and other rebels" l he said, and his arrest had been or | dered by the special judge hearing the | io6 Cof, a flat contradiction to the 1atter's ! statements. They were to hare faced | each other in court.
 President Carranza knew Obregon's | intention to flee. 4 detective, when the escape was about to be consum- | phone and was directed to allow Obre- gon to go where he wished
 Tn a very short lime the Carranz government will have full control Of the revolutionary situation. The revolt f really has affected but a very small part of Mexico and border conditions cannot be taken as an indication of the rest of the republic. Assurances have been given the government byi the most important states of their loy- atty and assistance
 General Pesqueira. on a previous occasion, was a military governor Of Sonora
 I was sent here to await advices from my government concerning So- nora,' he said. ..Since I left Mexico City news of my appointment as mill itary governor was made public
 Second Carranza Official Arrested
 General Pesqueira is the second Carranza official to be arrested hwc within q few days.
 J. M. Alvarez Tostodo. customs col iector at Agua Prieta. Sonora, for tfn Carranza government. who moved TO Douglas and took up his headquarters