| Show manuel sarabia tells of absing taken a prisoner by rangers and turned over to the mexicans asks to be permitted return to american soil writes letter to arizona editor douglas arizona july 12 manuel sarabia Sa rabla the mexican who was ald from the douglas jail on the night of june 30 for which mexican consul maza and three american officers have been held for trial by the grand jury of the territory is tonight a free man without the vestige of a charge against him he arrived at naco border town near here accompanied by banger captain harry wheeler sarabia lias expressed himself as bein profoundly pleased and impressed with the manner in which the people of this section came to his assistance governor torres at her to captain wheeler expressed greatest regret at the manner in which sarabia was treated by officers in his department hundreds of americana and mexicans gathered at the station tonight expecting the return of arabia and were disappointed when it was learned that he had stopped off with captain wheeler at naco he will be here tomorrow the international america today received a remarkable letter from sarabia dated july 9 while sarabia was in the penitentiary tent iary at Hermos UIo the letter verbatim Is as follows Sara blas letter penitentiary Hermos UIo july 9 1907 baltor of the international douglas arizona dear sir I 1 do this letter with a little pencil and write on my knees BO it Is hard to do a good one am manuel sarabia Sa rabla the man who worked in your office as sam moret and who was by the mexican consul and soma american officers the of june was walking toward the depot to drop a letter in a train going to el paso A ranger turned on me and said hands up certainly I 1 was surprised but did not care tor tho revolver he put on my breast hands up said he again you are arrested 1 I answered show me the warrant dont need any warrant tor you said the ranger well said T then I 1 dont go with you but he asked for help to a man who was near us and both took me to the city hall was placed in a cell and guarded near 11 two officers went over my cell and one said to me put on your clothes after they put heavy rings on my hands they said come on I 1 immediately guessed all and more when I 1 saw an automobile on the front 1 started to cry out long live liberty dont take me down to mexico I 1 am not a political offender manuel sarabia Sa rabla an honest man they put me in an automobile and sailed away handkerchief in ay mouth another on my eyes and choked me into quietude work of american officers oh it was a crime I 1 never thought that the american officers would do that kind of work talk in your paper something about my case in nam of civilization the american government must ask for my return and give me an open trial my case is a clear one I 1 am victim of the law four years ago I 1 went to the united states as I 1 knew it was the country of liberty so ask for justice ask for mx return to american soil after the american officers delivered me to the ru rales ten that were waiting for me they put me on horse as a sack ot potatoes and we were riding 1 night in the morning we arrived at naco I 1 was badly injured twelve or fifteen officers took me to cananda cananea and put me in a cell the fourth of july the took me on a horse and with rings on my hands to ria sonora after riding eighteen hours we arrived at the town I 1 was in a very bad condition tho fifth they took me to hermosillo where I 1 am now I 1 have nine days they dont ask me anything yet and am incommunicado mu waiting you will do something for me I 1 am sincerely your friend and servant MANUEL notice to neutral powers of an outbreak of war also was approved and a special commission was appointed to drw up a proposition upon the subject to be submitted to the conference |
