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making any further complaint to local
authorities.
This matter, as much as I regret
1t, has now become an international
satisfactorily adjusted between my gov
eminent and this"
The State Department announced
last night after an investigation that
they were satisfied present means OF
protection of diplomatic officers and
their property In Washington were
ample and adequate"
It was also indicated the State De-
partment, in the absence of any claim
from DR.. Leiva, would not take steps
to indemnify him for property losses
or personal injuries.
DR.. Leiva today dispatched the fol-
lowing letter to Secretary Stimson.
written while he was under treatment
at Emergency Hospital:
Mr.. Secretary, have had the honor
to receive your excellency's kind note.
in which you are good enough to show
your sympathy in connection with the
attack in which was the victim on the
18th of this month, and express your
desire that those guilty of the criminal
act-breaking into the legation and at
lacking the undersigned with q weap-
on-may soon be caught and brought
to justice.
Permit me, Excellency, to express to
you my deep gratitude for the note to
which am replying, and the kind
courtesy towards myself which inspired
it. I beg your Excellency to be good
enough to accept the renewed aSsur-
ances of my highest consideration"
One attempted robbery and one
actual robbery at the legation was re-
ported to police according to files at
police headquarters.
Police said today that the third time
the place was entered report was made
to them. At that time, police said, an
officer was sent to the legation and
after an investigation reported that
nothing had been disturbed. At the
time of the reported robbery. police said
the responding offlcer promised the le-
cation better police protection, but no
such report was made directly to police
headquarters.
Police said they have recently learned
the legation was entered on three other
occasions during the first two weeks Of
April. On one of these occasions, eight
cases Of liquor were taken, police said
they learned. On the other two times,
nothing was found missing.
Two More Jailed.
Two new suspects are being held to-
day in connection with the robbery and
attack on DR.. Leiva., The pair-one of
whom Is II and the other 19-will be
questioned today by Capt. Edward Kelly,
acting chief of detectives.
Meanwhile. police are endeavoring to
trace the ownership of O pair of tor
toise shell eJeg.aAs f1rn5 found in the
hall Of the legation.
The rims, which are believed to have
been worn by one of the thieves who
attacked DR.. Leiva, in an effort to dis
guise himself, were too narrow to bear
any fngerprintS. However, police hope
to trace the rims to their place of pur-
chase in the BELIEF that the person who
made the sale may be able to supply q
clue as to the identity of the buyer.
The new suspects were arrested last
night by Detective Sergt. Howard Ogle.
One Of them is being held at the sixth
precinct and the other at the ninth.
No charges have been placed against
them.
They were arrested January 10. police
said, in connection with the hold-up of
a Connecticut avenue drug store from
which quantity Of liquor was stolen.
Another suspect, 36-year-old en-
ploye Of q Bladensburg road gambling
resort, who was arrested soon after the
robbery, also Is being held. Although
he has been questioned several times,
he has maintained his innocence, it
was said.
Police are continuing their search for
an automobile seen near the legation q
short time after the robbery. An en-
ploye of a gasoline filling station told
police the car, with two tough looking
men In the front seat" was steaming
as though it had rheen subjected to q
hard fast drive when the occupants pur-
chased gasoline from him The machine
bore PENNSYLVANIA tags, heNedded.