The Archive · 1924

United States Authorities Conducting a Thorough Investigation

Mexico City, Aug. 4.

The Federal authorities are very actively searching for the murderers of Mrs. Evans. The American Charge d'Affaires. to-day conferred with the Minister for Foreign Later.

The Federal troops and the mounted police are scouring the territory in the vicinity of Mrs. Evans' ranch for the murderers, officially thought that the attack was made solely from motives of robbery, and was not due to agrarian agitation to force her consent to a division of the ranch, —Reuter's American Service, Washington, Aug. 4.

The United States Charge Affaires at Mexico City is pursuing the Evans case with the Mexican authorities, who have given their assurance that every effort will be made to apprehend and punish the murderers. The Charge d'Affaires is keeping the British Foreign Office informed of developments—Reuter's American London, Aug. 4.

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was warmly bombarded with questions regarding the Government's inten-'Nous in connexion with the murder Mrs, Evans. The Premier declared that the United States Charge d'Affaires at Mexico Ci was taking up the matter with the Government, He was ro-all possible information: and the House could depend on his Jncting on it when he got it, but he was not able to say what could be done until full information had Deen received.—Reuter Motive Not Robbery: Sever:

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