Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-20 | Page 1 | Obregon Death Probe near End; Clergy Blamed

OBREGON DEATH PR Bf NEAR Hm END lm f Police Chief Holds Catholics Catholics Cath- Cath olics Responsible For Slaying EXECUTION LOOMS Body of President Elect Nears Home MEXICO CITY July 20 AP- AP Police and military authorities of Mexico were restrained by the district dis- dis court today from taking any action against Jose Do De Leon slayer slay of General Alvaro Obregon for seventy seven hours This action came simultaneously with an official announcement that the youthful art student would be given a public civil trial By G. G F. F FINE United Press Staff Correspondent MEXICO CITY July 20 gation of the assassination of General Gen Gen- anal eral Alvaro Obregon already already lamed officially to the Catholic may y end today and young Josede Leon Toral may be executed ed momentarily Ten persons in addition to Tor Toral l lare are being held and Chief ot of Police Zertuche said the inspection of the crime almost was was' concluded Zertuche blamed the church forthe for tor the Tuesday Police headquarters now Is in a a. position to make public that responsibility re- re for the crime rests with the Catholic clergy Zertuche's statement said Previously President Plutarco Calles had blamed the murder on a religious fanatic SEES NEWSMEN Before making his statement Zertuche had ordered the Toral-the Continued on page 4 GON DEATH PROBE NEAR END S CLERGY BLAMED I Continued from page page 1 oung caricaturist who walked up to Obregon in a suburban rant and tired fired five lve shots into the former presidents president's brought body before beCore a a. group ot of newspaper men S Ye We want to prove he has not had hard treatment as has been reported re re- ported Zertuche said Toral walked into the office be be- two guards He Is young oung in Ills Ilis rIght eye was the swollen result police aad ot of nn an attack just after Obregon had been shot but otherwise he ftp ap reared In good physical condition There were bloodstains on his coat lapel S You see he Is perfectly well eU the th pOlice head said No effort was made to question the 23 year murderer lie He seemed at ease but off offered r d no comment on the crime l FInally ln ly he as led from the room EXECUTION LOOMS LOOMS' The general gereral expectation was that S his execution would follow tollow just as did the execution of four men convicted ot attempting attempt attempt- ing to bomb General Obregon's au au- last fall S Toral had carrIed a. a picture ot of the executed prIest In his pocket and It seemed highly probable today that pOlice were attempting to con cun- ne t definitely the assassination ot- ot I Obregon and the bombing attempt S Among the ten persons hett with ith S Total Toral are members ot of Toral's fani- fani fly and relatives ot of Luis Segura one ot of those arrested In Inthe Inthe the bombing attack the Obregon funeral traIn Is proceeding towards Cajeme Sonora and Is expected to arrive at the Obregon home some time timeto to tonight nigh t. t STATIONS CROWDED Everywhere along the rout th there re haS ha been a generous manifestation of the esteem In which the One One- armed leader was held Smallest 5 5 5 st were crowded with people ct e political situation evoKed by the assassination of conS ton con S indefinite After nine daysS days dys S the extraordinary ses- ses slop ston of congress will convene July 30 Meanwhile advocacy of ft a resumption re re- ot of th the office of vice jr sl dent has arIsen The newspaper r in an editorial pointed out that the constitution ot of l did not provIde for a a. aice vice ice president because the hl history tory of this office oHice In showed it often orten to be tb the cause ot of civil chU strife The Cm Gra Ico co was vas of the that the time slow now had arrived when Mexico should restore the vice presidency in order to deal with situations such as the present one NA NAVAJOA V Sonora Mexico July 0 United Press of and Indians of aU all ranks 1 of lire life filed into thIs village e today prepared to pay to General Alamo Alvaro Obregon assassinated S ot of Mexico whose l'- l' y Is expected to arrive from mom Mexico CI s some me time in th the afternoon ery method ot of transportation U utilized hIgh officials arrIving by train some alter after an airplane trip as tar fir as Nogales and the colorful peons and IndIans by horseback and on loot