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Show ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY Mexican Consul Schemes to Ship Munitions of War Into Mexico El Paso, Feb C Enrique C Llor- 1 onto. Mexican consul at El Paso la accused of conspiracy to ship munitions muni-tions of wai from the I'nited States to Mexico. In a federal warrant issued here I nited States Consul George Oliver today commissioned R E Bryant to serve the warrant on Flor-ente, Flor-ente, who is supposed to be in Juan if he crosses the line The commissioner commis-sioner claims Marshall Bert McDowell McDow-ell of San Antonio, had ordered Deputy Dep-uty Frank M Newman not to serve the w arr.tnt The warrant against Llorente was I issued last night by Oorruyjssionei ! Oliver on complaint of Robert H ; Mat Donald. MacDonald charges that on fune 7, 1912. the Mexican consul j furnished mone to him and two companions com-panions with which to purchase arms I for the use of the federals. Ma Don-ald Don-ald and his two companions were arretted ar-retted as a result of the alleged transaction and held on charges of ' violating neutrality laws. The 'charges also Involve lberto Made to. 'an uncle of the Mexican president, ibut no warrant has been issued for , h is arrest because he is now in the cit of Chihuahua. Consul Llorente had been relieved Of his post here and was to have de-' de-' parted for the capital todav When hf vas Informed last night of the oh seg against him he crossed to Juarez and the warrant was not served The commissioner holds thai he and not the marshal is the judge o' sufficiency of evidence to serve a warrant Llorente was fornierh sia-t;cped sia-t;cped in Europe, and his friends here have expressed the belief that be -non to he appointed consul geueral J to Germany. |