The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-07-20
PRESIDENT OREGON
ASSASSINATED
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permission to show his cartoons to
the guest of honor. He turned to
Oregon, pretended to show him the
cartoons, and then with a gun which
he had concealed under the papers
fired directly into the president elects
body.
Tn horror stricken guests jumped
to their feet as the president slunped
back in his chair, moaning. Then
there was dash for the slayer and
guns and knives were pulled. He was
in imminent danger, but Roberto Cruz
chief of police of Mexico CITY, jump
ed IN front ii him anG held off the
men who thiIt5ci FOR bloc
"NO, let's Keep MIN. we want t.
find out who's back uf this C,uz
warned. Then soldiers whlsked the
assassin away to jail.
General Oregon moaned and seem
ed to be in the greatest agony as he
was carried to his automobile. Wit
nesses said he died before he reached
it. In a few minutes the body had
been taken to his home which, thru
the precaution of President Gales
was already surrounded by a large
force of soldiers and police. A huge
crowd had gathered and it was with
difficulty that even the closest
friends of the slain general wormed
their way through to the doorway.
Evidently Premeditated
Evidence that the crime was pre-
meditated was found in a paper dis
covered in the pocket of the SLAYER.
1t was addressed 'To my family" and
said:
Knowing that l will die in carrying
out my principle, I bid you farewell y
1t was signed simply, GUAM.
Another slip of paper contained the
names Romero, TOpete, Robinson, y
and 1t is assumed that these names
were OF the men also singled out for
death. The Robinson name may have
referred to Thomas Robinson, young
American mining engineer who re-
Gently married Ernestina Gales, the
daughter of President Gales. There
are a number of Romeros prominent
IN the Oregon ranks, and Ricardo
Topete is leader of the Oregon fore
es in congress.
President Gales made a futile at
tempt to learn the motive of the
crime.
ut is useless" the slayer said, 'for
you to attempt to force me to tell
anything. If | was resolute enough
to kill Obregon in the presence of
several hundred of his supporters,
knowing full well that it meant my
death, | am resolute enough to saw
nothing"
Newspapers had an unconfirmed
report today which attributed this
statement to the assassin:
Il killed Oregon because I want
ed Christ the king to reign complete
ly and not partially"
Identity Uncertain
The assassin gave only the name
OF Juan. In rumors that spread about
the capital he was referred to as
Juan Escapulario. 'Escapulario. .
Spanish for scapula, a religious EN-
blem, is a term of derision used hu
anti-C Catholics in Mexico. -
Police said the slayer's shirt had ~
1t the initials: 81. ]. G." They wer,
investigating the theory that the as
sassln might be Juan Jose Gonzale.
alleged to have been the driver of The
automobile from which bombs were
tnroWn last year in an attempt Il
kill Oregon. =
President Gales issued an emer.
gency order removing the heads OF
the Mexico City police department
and putting in charge new officials
VINO have been among Obregon's
closest supporters. Apparently his
purpose was to give the generals
staunchest friends absolute control If
handling developments following the
ASSASSINATION of their leader.
Political Status Confused
What the political consequences OF
the crime will be no one would ven
lure to predict. President Gale:
took charge of the situation within :
few minutes after the assassination