The Washington times., 1922-07-06
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ARRESTED
IN MEXICO
Charge Of "SeH-kidnaping'
Lodged Against Former
U. s. Official.
By international News Service

BY international News Service
MEXICO CITY, July GA.
Bruce Bielaski, of Washington,
former chief of the Bureau Of In
vestigation Of the American De-
partment Of Justice, and Manuel
T,arcena, a Mexican lawyer. are
IN the custody of the Mexican
authorities today on the charge Of
being responsible for their own
kidnapping near Cuernavaca, state
Of Morelos, on June 25.
Remain at Hotel
The order TO take Bielaski and
Barcena into custody was issued by
the Judge of the criminal court at
Cuernavaca.
Judge Moreno Vaca, OF the GRIM
inal court OF the federal district.
allowed Bielaski and Barcena to re-
main at their hotel under surveil-
lance.
The specific accusation against
the two men is auto plagiad,". or
self kidnapping, which is a violation
Of the Morelos state laws.
It Is understood that Mrs. Bic
laski, who was with her husband
on his trip to Cuernavaca on June
25, will be summoned to testify here
this afternoon. Her evidence viii
be sent to the Cuernavaca court.
Judge Vaca said that the only re-
striction he would impose upon Bic
laski and Barcena was that they
T.. Nha
case is disposed Of.
Whether II will be necessary for
Bieiaski and Barcena to go before
the Cuernavaca court in person is
expected to be decided within the
next twenty-four hours.
Bielasld and Barcena have been
shadowed by government detectives
ever sir ce the former returned here
on June 2s.
Nine. Milo. who. with Monies de
Oca, made up the third couple in
the Bielaski- -Barcena automobile
party on June rs, will be summoned
to tell her story, according to word
from Cuernavaca.
Three men are under arrest at
Cuernavaca in connection with the
KIDNAPPING affair. The prisoner is
known as 6il Fierros, and was iden-
titled by Bielaski through a photo.
graph as one of the seven bandits
who held him captive in a cave for
$5, 900 ransom.
Another Mexican prisoner is Man
uel Cuevas. The third prisoner is
Col. Padilla. who appeared at Cuer-
navaca saying he had been authoriz-
ed by President Obregon to investi-
gate the affair. The Morelos state
authorities became suspicious of
Padilla's activities and decided TO
lock him up.
It is reported that a number Of
Americans who were involved in one
way or another with the kidna ping
will be summoned to testify before
the Cuernavaca court.
May Seek Injunction.
They include Samuel Rockland,
manager Of the Regis Hotel: jerome
Bassity, who Is connected with the
Tia Juana race track and who was
here for litigation involving his
sporting interest: and a man named
Warner, who is said to be a Pinkcr-
ton detective; and another man whose
name is said to be Simmons.
II Is expected that Bielaslti and
DttINtUd VIII dSh III
the nature Of an American habeas
corpus. which would stay the pro-
ceedings seventy.two hours.
Arrest Not Confirmed,
The State Department was with.
out official information from Mexico
City today concerning the arrest Of
A. Bruce Bielaski for ''self-abduc.
ton"
The report which George Sum-
merlin. the American charge
d'affaires, was to make to Secretary
of State Hughes on the Bielaski kid.
naping has not reached here.
Pending the receipt OF advices
from Summerlin, officials declined
to discuss Bielaski's arrest. though
II was pointed out unofficially that
the United States Government could
take no action while the case was
before the Mexican courts except to
see that the American OIL operator
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