Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-23
Police Chief Says He Has OBJ
tanned Complete Details
of Crime Plot.
MORONES is REPORTED
IN HIDING AT CAPITAL
Man Said to Have Furnished Pistol
Is Reported to Be in the
United States.
81 the Associated Fress.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 23.-Gen
Antonio Rios zortuche chief Of police
of Mexico City. stated today that q
full confession has been obtained from
Jose de Leon Toral, accused assassin
of President-elect Obregon, but that he
was unable as yet to reveal its contents
The chief of police said the Catholic
clergy were cooperating with the police
in investigation of the assassination.
He added that Luis Morones, former
minister of labor, whose resignation
had been demanded by agrarian fac
tions, was reported to be in hiding and
that the police were investigating re-
ports of his whereabouts in Mexico City.
Report Aide Has Fled.
He also said that the police have a
report that a man named Manuel
Trejo, whose connections have not been
revealed and who is said to have fur
niShed the pistol with which Gen.
Obregon was killed, has fled to the
United States.
Resignation of Morones whose life
has been in danger since the assasSina-
ton Of Gen. Alvaro Obregon. today was
believed to have leSsened the general
feeling of tension.
Agrarian leaders, naming Morones as
one of the psychological authors" of
the crime, had asserted that unless he
withdrew from the government there
would be civil warfare
The central committee of the regional
Federation of Labor instructed Morones
and two other labor leaders, Ceiestino
Gasca, chief of ordinance supplies, and
Eduardo Monecia, chief of the govern
ment printing shops, to resign. Presi-
dent Gales promptly accepted their
withdrawal from his government.
Slayer Ready to Die.
Col Ricardo Topete, acknowledged
leader of the Obregon national party,
said that there was now little hkeli-
hood of disturbances.
Either President Gales or Aaron
SaenZ. governor of Nueva Leon, will be
named by Congress provisional Presi-
dent Of Mexico for two years, Col.
Topete said.
Toral is ready to pay for his crime
with his life without trial, but the
government continued firm today its
decision to bring the young art student
before the civil courts Torai refused
the protection of the amparo or writ OF
habaes corpus issued in his behalf on
Friday. He said he did not want it
and had not asked for it.
MoroneS, long a political enemy OF
Gen. Obregon, explained that resigna-
tons of the labor leaders were 'for the
purpose of avoiding every pretext that
our permanence in office may obStruct
Na.a IF entiG0FifN IN the
revolutionary family. We hope that
committal to the authorities Of the
statement made yesterday by Congress
man Soto y Cana regarding our per-
sonalities may help once more to bring
the truth to light on the murder which
has justly brought CONSERVATION TO the
public"
Demands Court Action.
Public threats against the life Of
Morones have been so frequent that he
Is under a constant guard Soto y
Cana and Aurelio Manrique, agrarian
leaders, had denounced Morones and
other labor leaders publicly as psyche
logical authors of the murder whose
fiery speeches led youthful religious
fanatic to kill the President-elect."
Morones demanded that the agrarian
leaders be hailed before the courts to
prove their charges against him.
Col. TOpete said that the special ses-
sion of Congress called TO meet on July
20 will discuss the general situation re-
sulting from Gen. Obregon's assasSina-
ton and the problem of presidential
succession, but will not act on these
matters. Action will be deferred until
the regular session, which convenes Sep
tenber /. AT that session canvass OF
the vote Of the recent presidential elec-
ton will be made.
Gen. Obregon will be declared elect
ed, Topete said, but when he fails to
appear in Congress for his notification
Congress will declare an emergency and
name provisional president. A new
election would be neld July 10. 1880.
The probability. Topete said. Is that
President Gales will be asked to con-
tinue in Office, although Gov. Saenz Is
acceptable TO the Obregonistas.
''Seventy-tlve per cent Of the Mexican
people are ObregoniStas, Topete added.
Peace will prevail because these want
it,"
Saenz was formerly minister OF for
eign relations in the Gales cabinet and
resigned TO become Governor of Nueva
Leon His sister is the wife Of Plutarco
Gales son OF the President.
A four~gun salute Saturday an
nounced To Mexicans that the body OF
Gen. Obregon had been lowered III its
grave at Huatabampo In his home State
Of Sonora. Traffic was suspended for
Is minutes and all theaters closed In a
last tribute TO the president-eiect.