Evening star., 1952-08-13
AtforneysAwaitResul|i
OF Mexican Hearinq /
On Arrest Of Gen. Now

Washington lawyers for Gen. z
r. Now, former head Of the Chi-
neSe air force mission here,
awaited his arraignment in Mexico
City today on embezzlement
charges before mapping legal
moves to defend him..
Gen. Now and several others
in his household were arrested byl
Mexican police apparently onl
complaint of Chinese Nationalist
Government leaders. Attorney
Warren Woods said.
Mr.. Woods said he and WilliamI
A. Roberts, who also was attorney
for Gen. Now in proceedings I'M
District Court here last winter.
were attempting to learn the spe-
cif1c charges and the circum-
stances.
These are likely to come to|
light at a scheduled arraignment
sometime today in Mexico City,
Mr.. Woods said, adding that he
and Mr.. Roberts then will decide
whether to go to Mexico City or
have any other part in the matter.
The case in Mexico, Mr.. Woods
said, does not affect the status
Of District Court proceedings here
and an appeal pending in the
United States Court of Appeals.
But the arrest of Gen. Now and
an American. Oliver Kisich of San
Jose, Calf. early last Sunday, pre-
Sumably was related to Chinese Ma
tlonalist charges which launched
the court moves here last year,
he commented.
Suspended Last August.
Gen. Now and his deputy, Col.
Ve-Shuen Hsiang, were suspended
from their Chinese Nationalist
mission jobs here last August by
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek.
They were discharged later, fol-
lowing demands that they account
for $25 million in funds reportedly
handled by Gen. Now for purchase
OF Chinese air force supplies.
The two Chinese officers not
only denied all complaints of mis-
management, but asserted that,
high Nationalist Government Of
f1cialS were corrupt.
In District Court last December
Judge James r. Kirkland granted
a preliminary injunction to stop
Gen. Now and Col. Hsiang from
disposing of any of the money
pending an accounting. District
Court Judge James w. Morris Or
dered last February 26 that the
two Chinese officers turn over all
financial accounts to William P.
McCracken. a sa custodian for the
accounting.
Went to Mexico.
Gen. Now. repeatedly accom-
panied by Col. Hsiang. meanwhile.
went to Mexico. Judge Morris last
March entered default Judgment
against them. This amounted to
an order for Gen. Now to turn
over the disputed funds and ,finan-
cial records to the Nationalist
officials. An appeal is pending in
the Court of Appeals.
Sketchy information received by
Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Roberts from
Mexico City during the last two
days did not make clear whether
Col. Hsiang was arrested there
with Gen. Now
Mr. Woods said he received a
telephone call Sunday from Mr..
KiSich's son, who reported that
Mr.. KiSich had been abducted
from his hotel in Mexico City.
Mr. Kisich had gone to Mexico
in an effort to help Gen. Now
obtain an identity card.
Unable to locate Gen. Now by
telephone. Mr.. Woods said he
learned from the American EN-
bassy and from lawyer friends
in Mexico that Gen. Now, Mr..
Kisich and Gen. Mow's entire
household had been taken into
custody. He was informed that
the general charges were fraud
and embezzlement Of. IS million.
The prosecutor in the case is
Emilio Portes Gil, former Presi-
dent of Mexico, who is acting
as a legal counsel for the Chi
nese Nationalist government, Mr..