Evening star., 1926-03-26
AMERICANS SEIZED,
ROBBED ANDT TO
TREESBY MEX|CANS
Mining Engineers Party
6reakS Captivity in Gangs
Mountain Retreat.
BAND FOILED IN SCHEME
TO GET HEAVY RANSOM
Four Suspects Arrested in Murder
of Employe of Bridge Com
pany at Ixtlan.

Rv the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. March 26.-The
kidnapping of a party of American
mining engineers, who were tied to
trees. is the latest In a series of recent
attacks on Americans.
Near Asarco, in the state of Dn-
range, bandits at nightfall on We'd
nesday seized {. ID. Weaver. jr.; Emil
kreglan and A. II. Morris and Adolph
Natz. a German. and robbed them of
about 500 pesos and all their jewelry.
The men were carried captives into
the hills and tied TO trees. The ban
dts announced their intention to hold
them for 10000 pesos ransom, and
threatened death if the money was
not forthcoming.
Three Escape Bonds.
Most of the men are connected with
the American Smelling and Refining
60. Mr.. Weaver is president of an
America II Mexican mining develop
ment company The bandits captured
The party between San Lorenzo and
.\Sarco. Mr.. Weaver told the captors
that he had money at his home
near Asarco. Three bandits accom-
the place, taking all valuables. The
other men meanwhile freed them
selves from the trees and went to
Asarco and notified the authorities.
An American negro named McNealy
is declared to have been killed by
blows inflicted by pistols in the hands
of policemen while he was attempting
a third escape from the Jail at Mata-
moroS. Four policemen are under ar
rest in connection with his death. Nc
Nealy was a powerful man and great
ly feared by the police. When he
broke Jail for the third time he reached
the MatamoroS Cemetery. 1t is re-
ported that the wounds which resulted
in his death were inflicted when he
resisted, after previously having Sig
nified his intention to yield to his
raptors.
Four Mexicans have been arrested
at IXtlan in connection with the re-
cent murder of Rex McIlphone and
the wounding of f. Fl. Heidenkamp,
employees of the American Bridge Co.
who were attacked, apparently for
robbery, while driving railroad
motor car toward a construction camp
of the state of Ialisco.
Hall Case Suspect Held.
In connection with the death of Joe
Hail. an American. employed by the
Mexican National Railways, last Mon
day near Ixtlan, Remegio Ruelas, a
Mexican, has been arrested and other
persons are being sought. Hall was
stoned to death.
At Acamparo. in the State of GUIANA
juato, the ranch of J. NJ. Feeley. is
being protected by troops because OF
q raid upon it last Sunday by 25
armed men. Mr.. Feeley has informed
the embassy that it is his belief the
attack was due to labor trouble.
The foreign office has informed the
embassy that President Gales per-
sonally has ordered that all efforts
he made to apprehend Mexicans who
. have attacked Americans. The note
added that the Mexican government
was doing everything possible in the
circumstances.
F. Fl. Wickott and Harold Walker.
who were among the American oil
mon comforting with the Mexican gov
ernment in an attempt to reach a
mutual agreement concerning the
reGula ation of the petroleum law. have
left for New York. Other America n
oil men say their departure was with
out significance. They assert Mr..
Wicket and Mr.. Walker had i'm.
rortanf business in the United States
and the remaining members of the
American committee will continue
their conferences here.