Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-15
MEXICAN WHO CONFESSED PART IN MURDER OF JESSE FISHER FREED sV MEXICAN OFFICERS

10 have confessed that he participat ed in the murder of Jesse Fisher last ranch. Chavez was released last night and is believed to have left Asua Pri- eta
 sheriff Hood wired to the governor Of Sonora. 10 President Obregon and to other Mexican officials at Mexico City in an effort to have Chavez heli. and also took the matter up with Gov. Campbell. In spite of all these over lures 10 have Chavez held he was re- leased yesterday by the Mexican au. thorities at Agua Prieta.
 Manuel Garcia, who Chavez is said to have implicated in his yolun- ;ary confession are still being held sn jail at Douglas. Two other NeHicans. who were employees on the Slaughter ranch and who were arrest ed shortly after the shooting. are also held in Douglas.
 Sheriff Hood. who returned home las, night from Douglas. where he has been ever since last Friday when Chavez was arrested. in the effort 10 bring him across to this side 10 stand trial. is much disappointed al the man her in which the Mexican officials ha- bored the murderer and prevented his extradiiior. in the face of the fact that Chavez confessed 10 the killing.
 While in Douglas Sheriff Hood has been working night and day in an ef- for, to obtain Chavez eXiradition. and has sent numerous telegrams to the various Mexican officials Having wired Governor Pima, of Sonora and receiving no reply. Mir. Hood had Con sul Rivera wire the governor but no reply was received. Other influen- tiai Mexicans of Douglas sent requests 10 the governor to allow Chavez ex- tradition. but the governor refused to answer. Sheriff Hood also wired President Obregon and Minister of War Gales. with wkom he is person ally acquainted but did-no even as much as hear from them. A wire sent 10 Wm. King. former Douglas atto- ney who is now practicing in Mexico City did not bring a reply. A similar one was senI 10 Rafael Gabilondo in Whether the telegrams arrived at their destination is purely a matter of conjecture. but that they did is ali most a certainty Governor Campbell was also wired to take the matter up with Mexican officials. Just what re- ply the governor recelved was nnt known up 10 fhe time Chavez was re leased
 This afternoon Sheriff ii6v,. Teeeiv- ed 8 telegram from Governor Camp bells office advising him that the Mexican governor wanted to know whether or no; Chavez was Mexican citizen Chavez is a Mexican citizen. which was well known to the Mexi- can officials, Mir. Hood said.
 Sheriff Hood today said that a news item printed in the Douglas Dispatch did not give the facts and made it ap- pear as if the Cochise county officials were lax in their duties, favoring the Mexicans in the story. which did not state facts.
 In quoting Presidente Gonzales. of Agua Prieta, the Douglas paper stat ed that the officials did not even as much as have a warrant properly sworn out. This was the first step of course, in preparing for extradition but Sheriff Hood states that the Presi dente Of Agua Prieta refused to even look at the warrant. when presented to him. and at every turn evaded Mir Hood and Constable wm. Four. ot Douglas. who was aiding him in the attempt to obtain Chavez extradition
 When arrested Chavez had on his person the watch belonging to Jesse Fisher and the Mauser belonging te Garcia. Sheriff Hood interviewed Chavez in the Mexican jail, who frank ly told him the details of the killing at the Slaughter ranch. He said that the Mexican, Garcia and Jose Perez were in on the raid plot but that h' and Jose Rubio had done the shoot s-~ Chevez safd he shot Fisher il