The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-22
CARRANzA MEN
CARRIED OUT
RAIDS IN j. s.
Documentary Evidence
Is Offered at Senate
Inquiry
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SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Jan. ga
u was because q state Of war" eE-
listed between the United States and
Mexico that Mexicans once convicted
of murder ana bridge burning on the
American side Of the border were re-
stored to their own country as free
men. John A. Wallis today told the
senate subcommittee invest eating
! the Mexican situation.
Walls Is the district attorney OF the
forty ninth district Of Texas. He
prosecuted those Mexicans captured
after the raid on san NgnaciO IN 1915
who were convicted ana sentenced TO
death. The court Of criminal appeals
on April 10. 1871. decided the lower
court had no Jurisdiction since al the
lime OF their assault and capture "a
state OF war existed between the
United States and Mexico"
CaIthiha MtI In Raids.
Judge Walls declared the raids were
directed under the provisions OF the
plan OF San Diego" which had for
one of ifs objects the separation of
siN states from the United States. He
submitted documentary evidence 10
show tle raids were planned aud
carr ed out hy men ~ caruunza's
army and that a portion of the re-
cruiting was done by NiceferO Fam
hrnno of Monterey Then treasurer
general Of the republic of Mexico.
Federico De la Rosa was stated boy
Walls 60 have been the chief com
mauder 0f the ruidlnE forces.
Documentary evidence was produc-
ed ln the trial % the captured raiders
ana resuninitted TO the committee was
that Iamhrano came from Mexico
City to Monterey ana there openly
recruited the raiding parties and at
terward publicly pnd IN the midst OF
unNtluafNNWar sar.aarIa nUNn The T0gFNlffa
farewell at the railway station.
The raid ON san Ngnhcio, ia which
several American soldiers were killed
and bridges We're burned was preced-
cd by an interview by Lieutenant
KYLE Rurker OF the American army.
aud Federico Gulirrcz zapata. com
mBnder Of the Carranza garrison Just
across the border line.
Zaputa promised to send force TO
intercept the bandits that were known
TO be moving toward the border. The
evidence Walls said, showed Zapata
himself led tho raiders the next night
Other pffiCers with the party, hc tcs-
tifIed. were Colonel Ruiz and Farion,
botI officers "a the Carranza army,
No Sttlis to stop Raid.
This thur was done, thc witness
said, referring Co the carrying cut OF
the plan TO Iuid 'ne American border,
with the knowledge. appreciation
ment and NOT finger was raised 90
prevent o." he added that the raid
crs "cOul orted freely with tuc men
uf tho CIrranza garrison aui that De
iA Rosa forces were .prnIy recruit
cd al Victoria, Tamaulip8s. AS well at
ut Monterey.
General Emilio Nafflrctc, an officer
ln the turrtuga army ct tne time or
the raids. was subsequently Killed.
Walls testified thti % had been reli-
ably reported soon aficrwhrd That ne
was assussinutcd hy orders ~ Carr
auza after Nafftrctc had threatened
10 reveal the facts concerning the
border raids.
General Caudido AEuiltr, brother In
law 20 CurrauEa. Walls said was men
toned prominently" iu the uflclni
Investigation OF the raids as having
encouraged the raiders, Mario Men
dcy. director OF Mexican tclcEraphs.
and General Juan Barrugau Mexican
chief Of stlff, also were named 10y the
witness us among those connected
with the plans Tor the devastation OF
/ 4Ic 70 rdrr.
Replying 60 question by chair
man Fail, the witness said hc hnd
heard recently that McndCz d,r4ng
tho late war had rndoaNorcd tu get =
2 man to COM" 90 iho United states 10
fdu some tyramit,uE
t.ctnmn Plotting.
4 part of the Zimmerman mote ~
. CarHnzl during the war was read
into the record as an indication that
/ between the German plan and the
plan uf san Diego there existed a ccr-
i tain relation The witness said he
hld heard of numerous eases ~ GER
man plotting along the border.
Suupicmcutug the testimony OF
Walls. chairman FiU announced tho
intention Of tIc committee 10 place
In the record report tu the sute
department uf 10 sfteW"ut lmplrdtng
la the ulp' tHrrHuEt. Generals ItH
nun. AguiWr and rhrrigun and others
prominent bon Mexico iu addition TO
minor characters and few japanese.
Tho first case of u refusal ut MeA-
lcuu consular officers fo wise pass
ports Of those who trS flied before
ihe committee. occurred this morn
ing Henry ForrcS who appeared
yesterday. reported tu the committee
today iuc refusal Of Consul DE La
Mata here 90 extend the authority
Up.rsaur. fur him 10 return TO Mex