Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-05
OREGON Staying
EVIDENCE TANGLED
rlaze of Conflicting TeSti-
mony Faces Mexicans as
Two Retract Confessions.
~ the Associated Press.

MEXTCO CITY. September S,-A
r,aze Of contradictory testimony was
before government officials last night
IN their investigation OF the assassina'
lion Of Gen. Aware Obregon as re-
suit of retractions by two principal wit
reSseS against the nun, Mother Con-
ceDcion
The retractions were 10 the effect
4 .~at Mother Conception did not aid IN
s'se plotting against the lives Of PreSi-
t~nt Gales and Gen Obregon, that
sNn did not furnish the poison with
aich the two were to be killed. tna'
80 knew nothing of bombs which were
q manufactured Ia end their lives and
- not take part in the discussions in
,ich the assassination schemes were
e~ncocteo
The statements covered the testimony
=, Eulorio Gonzales and Maria Elena
FanEano.
DENY Previous Statements.
Yesterday. questioned by District At
:a~nev Nieto in the presence OF her
rhon they had accused, they denied
What they had insisted on before.
For her discrepancy in testimony
S-Dorita Manxano had an explanation !;
- was SO nervous that day / did not
know what / said
For his discrepancy Eulogio Gonzales
c.-ered only the statement that what
9 n Mother Conception said was true.
A third man, Jorge Gallardo, upheld
the!r reactions District Attorney Nieto
brought Gonzales into the presence OF
tie nun first
He began the investigation. addressing
Conception. Gonzales has previously
=
eaiir house AT which II was plotted 10
k;m President Gales and Gen. Ohregon
and that YOU furnished the poison for
Tire attempts Is this true?
Conception replied, 1T is absolutely
untrue"
Nieto turned to Gonzales. do you
say il is true?"
Gonzales answered: well, say that
the truth is'-he whatever
Mother Conception SAYS is the truth.
DO you ratify your previous testi-
mony?''
Gonzales Yes"
Nieto. How is 1t you can testify to-
sav that it is untrue Mother Concep-
cion presided at the meetings and fur
nished the poison?"
Gonzales replied, Il thought she was
present because the meetings were at
her house
Denies Having Poison.
Gonzales. pressed further regarding
his testimony about the poison, turned
to Mother Conception and said. Don.
vou remember Mother, that you nao
the poison which was given to Maria
ElenR?"
Convention answered him. That's un-
true, EuIogio. Do not tell lies. It must
have been Diez dc Sollano."
Gonzales reflected. then said, Yes.
think so. It was Diez de Sollano who
had the package of poison"
A few minutes later the nun told
Gonzales, do not invent lies. Tell the
truth, even though it costs you your
life"
Maria Elena ManZano was then
brought in and Conception was allowed
to ask her, rs 1t true that l directed
the meetings at which II was plotted
TO kin President Gales and Obregon
and gave YOU poison TO do 1t with?"
The girl replied, NO, ii is not true
Carlos Diez de Sollano gave me the
poison. You did not even know was
going to Celaya."
She also contradicted her previous
testimony that the nlip..had been in
the room where bombs were Being manu-
featured
Changes Her Testimony.
Senerita Manzano also changed the
testimony of her own participation in
the Celaya affair Previously she had
said she was going there to induce the
President and Gen. Oregon to dance
with her SO she could stab them with
her poison pin. Yesterday she said she
went only because 1t offered her an
opportunity TO ride in a Pullman car.
Another prisoner. Jorge Galiardo
Pavon, said IF Conception was at the
meetings at her house. she did not know
what was going on" and The death
of Senores Gales and Obregon was plot
ted in her house but she knew nothing
about it"
Nieto said to Conception, 1T seems
very strange to me that the mother
superior of a convent should receive
such pIotters and not know what they
talked about
Conception replied. Half the people
NJ Mexico came there for religious serv-
ices That was all knew about them
never even asked them who they
were"