New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
IMPEACK GOVERNOR
 0F MEXICAN STATE
Two Claim Authority-Chiei of
 Police Is Slain

Fl Paso, Tex, June 26 Gp-Two men claimed authority to rule the state of Chihuahua. Mexico, today as the result of political disturbance which led to the impeachment of Governor Francisco Armada and the staying of Gabriel Jiminez. chief of state police, yesterday.
 Governor Armada sought to rule the state from Juarez where he fled by airplane yesterday after i'm peachment by the chamber of depu- 'ties on charges of misconduct brought by followers of Manuel Prieto, candidate for governor.
 Acts as Governor
 At Chihuahua City Manuel Jesus Estrada, a Prieto partisan. was act ing as governor by virtue of author ity conferred on him by the cham Der after it had deposed Armada.
 Conflicting reports emanated from the capital concerning the staying of Jiminez, the flight of Governor AL mada, the Impeachment session and the inauguration of Estrada as pro- visional governor.
 The correspondent Of II Conti- mental, Spanish language paper pub lished in Fl Paso. last night sent by a plane messenger, a written account saying telegraph censorship had been established in Chihuahua City.
 Nine members of the legislature were present he said among them two deputies, Nalente Chacon Baca and Virgilio Cassale, who were i'm peached several months ago.
 While the charges against AL mada were being read the cores pondent said, a group of men head ed by Gabriel Jiminez, chief Of state police, came through the corridor of the palace and began shooting at the deputies. During the exchange of shots. Jiminez was shot in the head and killed almost instantly 1 Several others were injured.
 Demands Order
 This account stated that when the shooting started, General Eulogio Ortiz chief of military operations in :, the state of Chihuahua was in his office in the right wing of the pal ace and immediately rushed 10 the deputies chamber. giving orders for troops in the barracks to help eS- tablish order.
 After order was restored, the . correspondent account said. the | deputies continued their discussion ! Of the charges against Governor Armada. voted to impeach him and |. installed Manuel Jesus Estrada as governor. administering the oath of i office to him.
 Enrique Soto Pembert. an en- Gineer who reachel Fl Paso by plane ! last night from Chihuahua City, as f serted to the newspaper Fl Conti- l mental that group of deputies head | ed by Deputy Carlos Enirquez, enc i mics of Governor Armada, entered . the council chamber yesterday i morning while group Of deputies and employees friendly to Almala 1 were holding q conference, and started shooting
 Enriquez, he said, was wounded.
 Ambulancca took away at least . six wounded. the engineer asserteI. i
 400 OTe2 Services
 Four hundred mon of the national ! revolutionary party presented Nhcnl- selves to Governor Armada in Juarez and offered their services to him.
 W Fl. Sein, secretary of state, ! and Undorsecretary Ignacio Chavez l Franco were reported as having been arrested.
 Armada. in JuareZ, claimed the impeachment session and inaugura- tion Of Estrada were illegal because he said there WAS not a quorum 0f deputies present. He blamed Gen eral Eulogio Ortiz for the coup against the Armada administration.