Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-03
ATTEMPT To
GET A[QU|N
FAILS AGAIN
Los Angeles Officers In
Efforts To Get Alleged
Slayer To u. S.
NO SOLDIER AID
Phil Alquin Makes Charges
Against Officers In
Juarez Hospital
United Press Leased Wire

! lei PASO, Texas, Oct. S.--Chief OF
! Detectives Smith of FL Paso was held
| incommunicado by Juarez, Mexico, Off
cials and other American officers were
recuperating here today after night
of thrills in an attempt to smuggie
"Arizona Phil' AlGuin, one of the Pa
cific coast 8 most notorious criminals,
across the international boundary.
Among the American Officers particl-
pating in the affair was Louis Oaks,
chief of police of Los Angeles.
Alquin, alias Bonita Baca, is wanted
in Los Angeles in connection with the
murder Of Detective Sergeant John J.
Fitzgerald.
Chief Smith, Chief Oaks, Captain
William Simpson and others Of the FL
Paso department and Sam Dreben,
soldier of fortune,' who figured in
the suppression of the Juarez garrison
revolt Saturday, made the attempt 10
kidnap Alquin.
The officers seized Alquin in ms
Juarez hiding place and got as far as
the international bridge across the mo
Grande, authorities here said, WHEN
"Arizona Phil" began crying:
"The Americans are killing me-!
A Mexican mob gathered and chased
Oaks, Simpson and the other Officers
to the river, where they escaped in
hail of shots, fording the breast-high
water to Ell Paso.
Mexican soldiers oil guard at the fed
eral bridge arrested Chief Smith, Dre-
been and chauffeur and hustled them
through the city to Jail where 800 SOL
diers stood guard during the night.
Alauin was shot in the scuffle and IS
at the Liberty Hospital in Juarez. IL
he dies, Mexican officials fear that
they will not be able to hold down the
wrath of the town.
American Consul Harper is endeavor-
ing to get Smith across the line. There
is said to be little hope that he will
succeed until "Arizona Pills con-
dition improves.
Last night s attempt was the second
to kidnap Alquin. In q previous try
Mexican officials co-operated, but aturn
in Juarez politics had thrown their in
fluences toward the alleged murderer.
Alquin is an American citizen.
Will Not Use Troops
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.--War Depart
ment officials late today said they
would not give permission to send Amer
lean soldiers across the Rio Grande into
Mexico to- rescue two American citizens
held in Jail in Juarez.
No request had ben received from
General Howse, commander Fort Bliss,
for permission to use troops, it was
stated.
Says Chloroform Used
JUAREZ, Oct. 3.-In deposition
made before Judge Felipe Rodriguez
here today, Benito Baca, alias "Aril.
ona Phil'' Alquin, wanted in Los An
geles for the murder of a detective SER
geant, charged he was chloroformcd BY
American officers who attempted 70
smuggle him across the international
boundary.
The man, who goes by the name OF
Baea here, has the words "Arizona
PHIL tattooed on his arm, it was
learned.
1.-The men, representing themselves az
doctors, came to nae last night and said
they would remove the tattoo marks
from my arm, but would have to chlor-
oform me- Baca told Judge Rodriguez.
81 have been bounded in two countries
because of these marks, 30 l agreed.
When came 10, the doctors had me
in in automobile headed toward the
international bridge.