Evening star., 1931-05-15
SaIvadorean Charge DAT
faires Fears His Life
Is in Danger.
LEGATION WAS ENTERED
FOUR TIMES RECENTLY
Two More Jailed in Police Probe
of Hijaeking At
tempt.

Declaring his life is In danger be-
cause Of inadequate police protection
accorded him in Washington, DR.. Don
Carlos Leiva, charge daffaires OF the
Salvadorean legation, who was badly
beaten by liquor thieves in the legation
last Tuesday night. announced today
he had made formal report Of the in
cident to his own government.
His face covered with cuts received
in desperate hand-to-hand fight with
the intruder, DR.. Leiva characterized
as ridiculous" State Department an-
nouncement that the local police were
giving ample protection to embassies
and legations in Washington.
From his bed in Emergency Hospital,
where he is confined with a fracture Of
the skull. the 5l-year-old diplomat told
a reporter from The Star that hts le-
cation at 2601 Connecticut avenue has
been visited by burglars four times
in the past two months.
Wife Is In Danger.
Under existing conditions, he said, he
would be unwilling to let his wife stay
in the legation over night and he is
certain she would never consent to
do so.
Less than two weeks ago. he said,
"I came home at night and found the
front door of the legation had been
forced open. I called police and We
searched the place together The IN
truders had departed, but there was
evidence that they had been there. The
officers assured me at that time that
I would be given ample protection in
the future. Then this happens. What
kind Of protection do you call that?"
DR.. Leiva said he had his, first ex.
perience with burglars during holy week.
when returned home one night
at that time" he said, "I found holes
drilled around lock in the door, Not
wishing to incur publicity, made no
report Of the incident A short time
later, however, the legation was again
entered. This time found some silver
was stolen. A case of liquor had been
removed from the cellar, but had not
only short while until the place was
entered for the third time and called
in the officers.
Annoyed BY Phone Calls.
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When lifted the receiver, however, the
party calling would hang up. I appealed
to the telephone company for help in
tracing the calls. but they refused to
do anything, saying that unless the
call came from private phone 1t would
be impossible to trace the person making
it. Finally they offered to cut out night
calls and for while was able to get
some sleep.
Two nights before the attack my
phone rang at midnight decided not
to answer it, and after a while the
phone stopped ringing. The next night
another call came through. I didn't
answer it, and I guess that was big
mistake. Apparently the person calling
concluded the legation was unoccupied
and decided to burglariZe it the follow
ing night. At any rate, they we're there
when I got home. You know what
happened after that"
DR. Leiva said he did not care wheth-
er the State Department replaced the
liquor taken by the thieves.
The liquor and other stuff stolen IL
purely Incidental" he said. 81 am con-
cerned about my wife's and my own
safety"
The diplomat said he did not believe
any employe of the legation was in
volved in the burglarieS. They have
been with me long time" he asserted,
and I have every reason to trust
them"
He said he did not contemplate
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