Show American Embassy Takes Up Case of Prisoner at Parral Parra Prominent Mining Man Held on Murder Charge Though His HisGun HisGun Gun Was Not Fired EXICO CITY Dec 9 9 The M MEXICO American embassy today mado made representation to the MexIcan Mexican Mex Mex- ican foreign office re regarding the Imprisonment at ut Parral Chihuahua of ot O. O J. J Lansen Langendorff ortt the thc brother- brother law in-law of ot tho the American consular agent at that town James Jamos I. I Langon or Langendorff Langendorf Is charged charge with killing the chief of police lIe He is the superintendent of ot a a. large oro ore treatment plant While heading a n. posse searching for tor ore thieves cs Langendorf observed a a. band of or ormen men at some distance There wa wad an on exchange of ot shots shot and the chief chlof of police who was one ono of tho the band ban was shot through tho the head Although the evidence IB la said to have shown that his weapon w was ws s snot not discharged Langendorf was placed In jail hail Half Half Half-a a dozen ore thieves subsequently were ere cap cap- News dispatches sa say that friends of La attacked the tho Jail In an attempt to liberate him but It Is not known whether this at attempt attempt at- at tempt was successful |