Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-24
CEN. PESQUEIRA
HELD ON WHITE
SLAVERY CHARGE

rHN @oRHIhT JOURNAL EREEtAL LEASED WEI
Douglas, Ariz., April 23.-Gen.
Ignacio L. Pesqueira. president Of
the supreme military court Of
Mexico and who came here to be-
come military governor of Sonora
for the Carranza government, was
held in custody of United States
department of justice agents for
almost ten hours here today after
his arrest on charges of violating
the white slave act.
General Pesaueira was arraigned
before II. c, Beumler, United States
commissioner, and waived a pre-
nminary hearing He was released
tonight when prominent local Mex
leans nut UP a bond of $4,000 for
his appearance in the American
federal courts. Sonora Maria Rod
riguez. who, was detained with
General Pesqueira. was placed I'M
der bonds of $1,000 as a witness.
The CarranZa official was arrest
ed at s o'clock this morning when
he alighted from train from FL
Paso. with the woman, by l.. e.
Bates. special agent of the depart
ment of justice. Bates swore to
the complaint against Pesqueira,
accusing him of having transported
the woman from Texas here for
immoral purposes.
Not First Offensc.
Neither General Pesqueira nor
Sonora Rodriguez denied their re-
lationships and General Pesqueira
said that once before she had ac-
companied him on a trip from
Mexico City to Los Angeles. Cant,
and return.
General Pesqueira's 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 children
He is about Go years old. Sonora
Rodriguez told the government Of
ficials here she was 20. 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
Mexico City together, that they had
registered as man and wife at a
san Antonio, Tex, hotel three
nights ago and occupied the same
Pullman berth on the train from
FL Paso to Douglas.
Pcsqueira, who was to wait here
before assuming his duties as mill
tarv governor of Sonora after the
arrival of Carranza troops in that
state. would not talk about his ar
rest. It was a personal matter
which should not appear in tho
newspapers, he said.
The couple left Mexico CITY sun
day last. according to General Pes
uuiera. and at that time only two
governors had revolted against the
Carran2a government with Sonora
"Pascual Ortiz Rubio. governor
of Michoacan. and Governor En-
rique Estrada of Zacatecas revolt
ed" he said, but the citizens of
their states did not join and only
few men joined the two
Oregon Fled From Capital.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon, candidate
for the presidency OF Mexico, fled
from Mexico City the day before he
was to have faced Gen, Roberto
Ceiudo, a Mexican revoluttonist, at
the trial of whom Obregon was
called as a witness, according to
General Pesqueira.
"Obregon was accused of con-
spring with Cejudo and other
rebels" he said, land hia arrest
had been ordered by the special
judge hearing the case. Obregon
denied knowing Ceiudo, a flat con-
tradiction of the latters statements.
They were to have faced each other
in court
President Carranza knew Obre-
CONS intention to flee. A detective
when the escape was about to be
consummated called the president
by telephone and was directed to
allow Obregon to go where he
wished"
General Pesquiera on q previous
occasion was military governor of
Sonora.