Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
GALES DEMANDS
TIA JUANA CLEANUP
Many Complaints of Miss
treating of American Girls
Brings Arrest of Officials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, February I3.-Many
complaints have been made that
American women were mistreated in
Tia Juana aud President Gales of
Mexico urges the closing of all OBJ
iectionahle resorts III the border town.
In telegram last night to Mayor
Paiaciu of Tia Iuana the President
urged that all dives OF the border town
he closed and that a vigorous investi-
cation he pushed into the mistr eating
Of Audrey and Clyde Peteet. two
American girls. who were drugged and
ASA ulted in Tia Juana.
The Presidents message came on
the heels of the charges by Fred
Marley head OF the United States
customs office at the Tia Juana line.
hat he had complaints of mistreat-
ment Of American women in the re-
sort town.
Testifyine at the inquest into the
death of Thomas Peteet, father of the
assaulted girls. Marllley stated that
Tia Jua.na police. who were supposed
10 protect visitors. have taken Amer
lean women TO hotels and attacked
them while the women were under
the influence of liquor.
Other Complaints Made.
His testimony was supported by
Capt J. Nj. Adamson. "a detective sent
here to investigate the fatal beating Of
T. NJ \. George of Atlanta. Ga. in
the Tia Juana jail several months
sgo.
Adamson said he had an affidavit
from an American woman who de-
clared she had been attacked in
Tia. Juana, and that he had received
other complaints.
The American State Department
entered the Peteet case Yesterday
Secretary Kellogg inquiring Of the
American consul at Mexico as TO the
progress of the Tia Juana '1vestiga-
ton.
The Peteet girls and their father
and mother committed suicide by in
haling gas IN their home here few
days after the Tia Juana incident.
The coroner's jury yesterday re-
turned verdicts that the family had
come TO their deaths by suicide re-
sulting from "remorse and grief"
Audrey and Clyde, who were visit
ing a saloon in the resort town with
their parents. disappeared after dane
ing with Chief of Police canada
Llanos of Tia Juana. it is charged. 1t
IS alleged that the father was given
Knockout drops" after he had intro
duced the girls TO the police chief.
After the father located his daugh-
tiers and learned of their experiences
he returned TO San Diego, called mis-
family together and carried out the
suicide pact.
Accused Are Arrested
The jury charged that Audrey
Peteet "came to her death while de-
spondent with grief and remorse over
the fact that she had been outraged
by Chief of Police Llanos." In the
case of Clyde Peteet the verdict was
that Luis Amador. a Tia Juana saloon
keeper, had attacked her. Both Llanos
and Amador are under arrest in
Tia Juana.
In spite of the word received from
President Gales by Mayor Palacfo, the
resorts of Tijuana were still open last
night.
Besides Amador and Llanos. Refu-
gio Alvarez and Francisco Navarro.
hartenders; Francisco Gonzales, police
officer: Juan York Sang. manager of
& hotel, and Salvador Espinosa, taxi
driver. are being held in Tijuana.
A mass Of dispositions has been
prepared by Mexican officials follow
ing examination Of witnesses In con-
nection with the case. Trial Of the
men will be hurried. officials said fol-
lowing the presenting of the deposit
tons 10 the court, which is expected
today.
Action in the case Of Angel Osuna,
arrested at Tijuana Thursday in con-
nection with the alleged beating which
is said to have resulted in the death
of George, probably will not come be-
fore the courts before Monday. Depo-
sitionS taken in the case are under
stood to have shown that George sus-
tanned his injuries by fall from a
bench while in the Jail.