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Show Gov. Cantu Says Naval Officer Was Shot While Trying to Evade Captors I MEXICALI, Lower California. Aug I 7 Captain Leonardo Zepjdrt, of tho 1 Mexican federal gunboat Tecate, ro- ported shot and killed at Ensenada, was only wounded, according to a statement issued today by Governor Esteban Cantu. In the Pame state-in. state-in. m Governor Cantu denied he hail rtf-ecd to surrender to provisional I President de la Huertu on condition ! no more troops were aent to Lower California Cantu's statement says in part 1 "Captain Zepeda was not lolled, but was wounded In the thigh while trying I to escape from an army captain. He Is being attended carefull and will n doubt recover Captain Zepeda was placed under arrest when he landed. He struck the army captain and ran toward the American consulate. He was three times warned to stop before the shot was fired and this hot waa aimed at his feet He and all the members rf the crew of the Tecat hni' the liberty of Ensenada but of course will not be permitted to pro-eeed pro-eeed with the Tecate. In the matter of David Zarate. former mayor of Fnsenada who is I reported to have fled thnf eltj as ft. result of persecution, an investigation h;is discloeed th.v. Is pure romance, he had not been molestt-d In anv way. rr |