Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-20
MEX|CANS RENEW
CHARGE AGAINST
CLERGY IN KILLING
Police Say They Have Leaf
let's Forecasting Deaths
of Gales and 0bregon.
LABOR GROUP TO BACK
PRESIDENT IN HIS AIMS
Prisoners Include Nuns Arrested
on Accusation of Violating
Religious Laws,
Rr a. Assoclated Press.

MEXICO CITY. July 20.-Mexicar
rolice today continued questioning the
friends. relatives and associates of jose
de Leon Toral. SLAYER of Gen. Aware
ohresen, The authorities continued
in giving out what little information
was made available. to accent the
charge made by Gen. Antonio Rios
zertuehe. new chief of police, that
responsibility for the crime lies with
the Catholic clergy
The police say they have in their
possession printed leaflets secretly dis
trihuted recently among some Catholics
which state that the days of Obregon
and President Gales are numbered.
They assert that the leaflets contain
this expression:
Every dog has his day and the day
Of obregon draws near.
Hold Some for Inquiry.
The police also are holding for in
vestipasson in connection with possible
lipht on the assassination number OF
Catholics who have been arrested re-
Gently ON charges of violating the re-
lirious laws by participating in mass
Ia schools or private residences. Inc
prisoners include Is out of 20 nuns IN
villa Guadeloupe where the Shrine OF
our Lady Of Guadeloup. patron saint
Or Mexico is situated.
The family of the slayer, consisting
of the father. Aurelio de Leon; Ine
mother. Maria Toral de Leon. the
slsyer's wife, Tazmartin del Campo de
Leon. and about six other relatives. we're
stiiI held at police headquarters today
Newspapers, conducting tneM own
investigations of Torals past PRINT 2
number Of assertions respecting MS
associates In Gnadalaiara. The news
paDer Excelsior states that a brother
Of the SLAYER Is q priest. who Is pre-
saIraed TO be in hiding. The dispatches
add that the killer was . close friend oi
the uriest Projuareg. who was among
the four men executed after the nllempk
to bomb Gen Obregon last November.
Psaeard Taken From Grase.
Military authorities today removed
from the grave Of Proiuarez q p1acaIo
uaaced there during the night and pear-
inc the legend. You are avenged
The Labor party. wnicn naS anoeSsl,lsu =. :
from any demonstration Tegakulhs lns
assassination Of Gen. Ooregon eAcepL -
s,.,flSriv repudiate Ii. today accepted
~ raiI nf President Gales for harmony
and cooperation.
,as,or Ieaders who had maintained
sr exnectaist attitude pending the OUT
fare Of the police ilyestigation INTO
fs1e shaving. made their announcement
sftsv Gales manifesto had cleared them
81 anv suspicion of being implicated
g. the crime
Jose IoDez Cortes, secretary general
~ r.roxn the Mexican Federation OF
f.hsor reiterated that bodyis firm ad-
Er~,r,y. 10 Gales and iss decision TO con-
;ss,,ae supporting all the acts OF the
Gales government -.
The Labor party notified the Presl-
6ent that 1t would cooperate ior
urion of the revolutionary elements In
arcordarlee with the Canes maniiesso.
Posters signed by Juan Leai Lara
made their appearance on the uiA-
boards Of the capital TO-DAY suggesting
that Gales remain two years more "
rfFsre and call q presidential election
fnr 1890 as the best means Tor sowing
the present situation.
Dispatches from Tepic today said the
bo,v Of Cen Obregon would arrive ~
ms l.Orrse. Cajeme. Sonora. tomorrow
il win remain in Tepic today to be en-
banned.
Taree crowds gathered at stations
mast which the funeral train went, al
bringing floral offerings.
A Congress made up mainly Of sup
porters Of AIvaro Obregon viii meet u
SDeciai session on july 30. presumably
10 settle the question OF presidentias
succession raised by his assassination
II is generally expected that wa,
viii be found to continue President
Gales in once. A nine-day period o.
mourning viii be observed Throughout
Mexico in the meantime for the siair
President-eiect.
Gales Heavily Guarded.
President Gales today was under
heavy military guard. The precaution
wsre taken at the belleSt of his friends
although Gales has rejected any idei
that he Is in danger. Some OF hi
friends think that the President na
Yaglaly exposed himself TO the danger o
assassination, especially by marching i
the Obregon funeral procession. He na
almost gone without sleep since IN
crime, participating in the investigatio
Is well as taking part in the funeral an
us preliminaries.
Police Chief Zertuche exhibited y
Leon Torai TO q group Of Mexican an
foreign newspaper men in police head
quarters 70 put an end 10 reports tns
be had already been executed secreIi
or had been nutilated by torture. III
slayer was paraded up and down tn
chiefs Office He sat down in a cha
and arose again as instructed. The
the chief asked Can you talk2''
The prisoner replied In Spanish,
think ~"
He wsE then taken out without II
reporters being allowed 70 ask him ar
questions.
The glayerss left eye vas black ar
swaolIen, there were few bruises on b
lace, but all traces Of blood had bee
Washed away II was estimated tn