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Show CARRIED LETTERS TO WILLIAM 0. JEIli Mexican Rebel Admits Being Member of Bandit Leader Cordoba's Kidnaping Gang MEXICO CITY. March 12. Preco pia. Palacios, described as being a rebel reb-el colonel, and second In command to the bandit leader Fcderico Cordoba, under pressure of a "third degree" examination ex-amination by tho police of Pucbla yesterday yes-terday told the Inquisitors that he car ried letters from Cordoba to William O. Jenkins, former United States consular con-sular aent at Puebla, for tho purpose of arranging details for the kidnaping of Jenkins by Cordoba. Palacios was recently arrested at Puebla because of his alleged connections with Cordoba. Press dispatches from Puebla, containing con-taining the foregoing information, say that Palacios at first denied he was member of Cordoba's gang, asserting , his frequent trips from Puebla to Cc ( doba's headquarters wore for the pur 'pose of selling merchandise to ihe out-i out-i laws- Palacios, the advices add, also Informed In-formed the authorities that another Iarty to tho alleged conspiracy wad lo bring horses from Cordoba's camp to the Mnyornzco factory near Purblu whore Jenkins met him and accompanied accompa-nied him to Cordoba's headquarters. The Puebla police plan to confront Jenkins with Palacios, the dispatches say. |