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Murdered CubanCommunistic SaintkMexican Police Blame OiIt on Love AffairrestrorMexico City, Jan. 14 iUJ»)—The Mdeath of a young Cuban. whose blood ing was partly English. baa given a problem to Mexico City police which involves mure than solution of a crime.Julo Antonio Mella. who di d from spoi wounds mysteriously inflicted, is (Dl being loudly acclaimed as the martyr if of capitalistic tyranny. and police*^on, were at work today to prove that the p,^, shooting was the result of involved p love affairs rather than bcause of a Mella'-i intense political convictions. ann In that way they hope to combat f,,rr the growing movement to make a mr,f hero of Melia behind whom common-ists may unite fn their iaterulfoual fight against capitalism. ,IVGirt Defends Youth. »-'hiThree persons who claimed to have settseen the shooting said Melia was tatiaccompanied by a young woman and a man when he was shot. Mis* Tina t Modotti, Mel la's sweetheart, said **| only she was with him.As a result of the conflicting stor- log, ies. •police ha\» detained Jose Mag therinat, Cuban emigre, for question- *hing. together with Miss Modotti. tret whose explanations did not satisfy and them, they said. conMi.-*s Modotti is a photographer's not model who lias won considerable son nonu’aritv since she came here two the years ago at the same time as Ed- queward Weston. Pasadena. Cal., photo 8ooContinued on Page 4/ pro
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Dubuque Telegraph Herald And Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Mon, Jan 14, 1929
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