Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14
tijuana PRISONER
=. ON HUNGER STRIKE
ThWarted in Suicide Attempt,
Man Held in Abduction of
Girls Won't Eat.


TIJUANA, Lower California. Feb
ruary 13.-Luis Amador. Tijuana
saloon proprietor. charged with at
lacking Clyde and Audrey Peteet.
after being thwarted in a suicide at
tempt today announced his intention
to go on A hunger strike. Amador's
suicidal attempt was with a safety
razor blade. with which he succeeded
In slashing one of his wrists before
the jailer discovered mis- act and took
the blade from him.
The prisoner, in a morose and
nervous state, announced that he
would eat no food. Mexican officials
say that the mans mind Is PROBABLY
affected
Chief Denies Assault.
Zenaido Llanos, deposed police chief
OF Tijuana may not be charged specif-
ically with assault, it was announced
tonight. The announcement was made
following the investigation OF state
ments of LlanOs, who denied that he
had attacked Audrey Peteet.
The new developments. however, do
not affect other charges which may be
brought against the former police
chief, ii was said. Lila nos is still be-
ing held.
Evidence gathered heretofore had
pointed to Llanos az the one who had
attacked Audrey.
Final dispositions of the seven men
prisoners, held In connection with the
attack on the girls, which resulted in
a suicide pact in which the girls and
their mother and father killed them
selves. were taken today. These
dispositions correspond to a cross x-
amina ton. Information will he pre-
scented against the prisoners in the
Mexican court at once. according to
Plutario Gallegos. deputy attorney
general OF the Republic of Mexico,
who is directing the case against the
men.
Drastic Action Planned.
The charges against the men will
be- on several counts. chief Of which
will be the abduction and attacking
OF the girls. Abduction Is punisha BILE
by death before firing squad. Gal
legos would not say whether he
would ask for the death penalty.
Mayor F'rederico Palacio of Tijuana
is marshaling his forces for a clean
up of the border town in accordance
with express orders from President
Gales OF Mexico
Mayor Palacio, who assumed con
troll of Tijuana last January. when IL
was made municipality, said that
every questionable resort would be
padlocked.
since coming here ! have closed
40 resorts he said. There are going
To be more closings. Low dives in
Tijuana must go. l am preparing 20
act vigorously. and by March l not a
questionable resort will remain.
do not care what the effect on revenue
may be-
AmadOr's Bar Closed
The Oakland Bar. owned by Amador,
where the Peteet girls are said TO have
been abducted. was closed following
the Peteet affair. No other padlocks
have been used this week. Mexica n
officials say that every facility of the
government Is being centered en- the
preparation of the case against the
accused men.
Peteet case. business here has ia lie
OFF 40 per cent. both at the race track
a nd the concessions in old Tijua ma
Officials say that sentiment south of
the border Is strongly in favor of pun
ishment OF The men. There are. how
ever, indica tons that some of the
populace have little sympathy for
the accused
A large poster was recently issued
with head line. These Men Are
Mexica MS referring to the accused
men. The poster makes plea for
fair play for the prisoners.