The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-20
SLAYER IS PUT
ON PARADEBY
POLICE CHIEF
Mexican Congress Seeks Way
to Continue Gales as Presi-
dent of Country
.AVENGED' NOTE FOUND
Nine Days Period of Mourn
ing Decreed for Slain
State Leader
.AVENGED' NOTE FOUND

Mexico City. July 20.-CF-A con-
gress made up mainly Of supporters
Of Alvaro Obregon will meet in spe-
cial session on July 80. presumably
to settle the question of presidential
succession raised by his assassina-
tion.
1t is generally expected that a way
will be found to continue President
Gales in office. A nine-days Pc
riod Of mourning will be observed
throughout Mexico. in the meantime,
for the slain president-elect, whose
body today was travelling on a spe-
cal train to his native state of So
nora for burial.
General Antonio Eios Zertuche, in
stalled as chief of police to handle
the investigation into the killing, an
nounced that responsibility for the
crime lies with the Catholic clergy"
Police were continuing their in
vestigation, in an effort to find
those intellectually responsible"
Convent Closed
Twenty Catholic nuns from the
town Of Villa Guadalupe, where the
shrine Of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
patron saint of Mexico, is situated,
were arrested, and the convent was
closed. Police charged that they
were operating secretly in violating
religious laws. They were held at
police headquarters, where the
slayer, Juan de Leon Toral, is in
a dungeon.
A placard bearing the words "You
sA.s Avenged was found on the
tomb Of the priest, Miguel Pro Jua-
rez, who was executed last Novem-
ber for being involved in the attempt
to assassinate General Obregon with
bombs. Police said a picture of the
priest was found on the assassin.
The newspaper Ell Universal Graf
leo said police were investigating re-
ports, the source of which was not
revealed, that some Of the former
leaders of the League for the De-
fense of Religious Liberty were re-
Gently involved in a plot against
Obregon. The league had been most
active in expression of opposition to
the Mexican religious laws. It was
suppressed by police about I years
ago, and its subsequent activities, if
any, have been clandestine.
Gales Guarded
President Gales today was under
a heavy military guard. The precau-
tions were taken at the behest of his
friends, although Gales has rejected
any idea that his personal safety
was in danger.
Police Chief Zertuche exhibited
de Leon Toral to a group Of Mexican
and foreign newspaper men in po-
lice headquarters, to put an end to
reports Il he had already been
executed secretly. or lad been mu-
tilated by torture. The slayer was
naraded up and down the chiefs Of
flee. He sat down in a chair, and
arose again, as instructed. Then
the chief asked "Can you talk?"
The prisoner replied, in Spanish,
Il think So"
He was then taken out without the
reporters being allowed to ask him
any questions.
The slayer's left eve was black
and swollen. there were q few
bruises on his face. but all traces
Of blood had been washed a~av It
was inti.1 that the bruises had
been sustained in the scu--fle which
followed the assassination.
Slayer Looks Weary
The youths face had an expression
Of extreme WEAKNESS AMI betrayed
lack Of sleep. He was collarless. al
though clean shaven. He wore q
wrinkled light brown suit. His eyes
weresevasive and his expression was
stolid and rather sullen.
Indications were that supporters
Of Obregon would attempt to con-
tinue President Gales as the head
Of the state, if it could be done with
any shadow of legal sanction. Their
plan was said to be to propose Gales
for the presidency pro tenn. not as
president, thus avoiding violation Of
the constitution, which forbids the
chief execut' ie from succeeding him.
self. Political leaders felt that this
C. ~lrse Of action would be entirely
within the law and would At the same
time avoid precipitatir~ the country
into q political situation which some
feared might cause chaos.