| Show 6 SUl SUICiDE CASE IS ORA DELAYED Court Takes Week to Reach Decision GIVES DEFENSE FURTHER TIME r Political aPolitical Influence May Y r J t. t Save Principals V 1 d i II TIJUANA Mexico Feb 17 United Unit Unit- ed Press Press Delay Delay was encountered 1 today In bringing to the bar the themen themen men men held responsible for the shame suicides of the T. T M. M r. r Peteet fam lam family fly ily of f four ur Criminal Judge Samuel UrIas to today today today to- to day announced that he will need another week before he can reach a a decision In the cases of the seven men Including Chief of Police Llanos charged with attacking the thew w Peteet girls and causing the tam fam- lly's lIy's suicide The Judge said he w would uld have to turn urn the case back to the prosecution prosecution tion and defense today for a technical technIcal technical cal correction of the complaint and the defense must have at least six sK days d YS more to answer I s Moreover Judge Urias announced that when he does turn back the trial data he will announce his findIngs find find- Ings thus far and it is allowable under Mexican statutes to free some of the defendants If their guilt has not been shown conclusively Whether Llanos and Louis Amador Amador Amador Ama- Ama dor saloon proprietor and the two wo most prominent men charged with the tho crime will be cleared was un un- un- un certain However due to Llanos' Llanos strong political Influence odds are arehea hea heavy that he will never be punished punished punished pun pun- for his part in the tho tragedy The last of next week Judge Urias said he will either pronounce sentence sentence sentence sen sen- tence or call caU a Mexican Jury to sit In the case While San are urging Washington to close the border at 5 p p. m. m Instead of 8 o'clock as at present many persons interested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the resort are taking a different stand One committee including some Am Americans has criticized the action of the Peteet family In Tijuana basing Its stand on affidavits from resort owners stating that the conduct conduct conduct con con- duct of th the two girls Audrey and Clyte w was s such at different times as to readily warrant the belief that Immoral approach would be acceptable SAN YSIDRO Cal Ca Cal Feb 17 AP Results of an investigation into events leading up to the suicide of the Peteet family In San Diego and nd the resulting international national investigation investigation investigation gation were sent Secretary of State Kellogg last night by a committee of the San Ysidro chamber of commerce com com- merce WASHINGTON Feb Teb 17 AP AP- AP The state and treasury departments were asked ed today by Representative Swing Republican California to request Mexico to free the boarder of vice resorts which are operated for the purpose of pi preying eying upon Am American rican citizens EL PASO Tex Feb 17 AP AP- AP El EI Paso and Juarez return to the 9 p. p m m. bridge closing rule tonight after four tour days of carnival with continuous free passage between the two cities There was gambling gambling gambling gam gam- bling danci dancing g and drinking A plea that the morals of ot El EI Pasos Paso's young people were being en- en coupled with business reasons led to the early bridge closing which has b been en in effect for two years The number of ot arrests arrests arrests ar ar- ar- ar rests for drunkenness has de decreased decreased decreased de- de creased police records show An effort is being made to get get the passport restrictions lifted tor tora rora a race meet in April but the closing closIng closing clos clos- ing hour for tor the bridge would re remain remain remain re- re main unchanged |
