New-York tribune., 1885-08-16
al affair, and, picking up large carvingknfe stabbed
her in the right eye and IN the back He was arrested
AN AMERICAN MURDERED.
THE CRIME OF A MEXICAN CONGRESSMAN
INQUIRY MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTO THE KILLING OF ROBERT W. HARDY.
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INQUIRY MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTO THE KILLING OF ROBERT W. HARDY.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-Counsellor George
W. Harkins received to-day from tho Department Of
State at Washington the correspondence which is
printed below In relation to the murder ia the City
of Mexico on May 81 of Robert w. Hardy. q native
and former resident of this city. by Colonel Enrique
Omaha OF the Mexcen Army, delegate to the Mexican
Congress from the State of Julisco. The young mans
father, who assistant paymastcr In the Navy
during the war; and before that secretary Of promi-
nent city charity, lives In South Tenth-st near
Monroe. Upon learning OF his sons death and
the apparent immunity of his murderer he set foot
investigation of the matter. Samuel j. Randars ser
vices enlisted, and the consequence was O full
examination into the matter, the result Of which
Is set forth below. Young Hardy began life
In the Navy and leaving the service at Brooklyn, went
to Mexico In the employ OF telephone company. The
reply of strother to the instructions Of
the Department State respecting the murder. was
dated June co. only three weeks after the murder and
five days after the receipt of the Instructions 1t In
this way:
In reply to your dispatch nstructing to to inquire
American citizen recently resident In the city Robert
W. Hardy came TO Mexico from Brooklyn about three
years ago. and for time in the telephone ser
vice. He generally popular with his acquaintances
and special favor,te with the Mexicans
company with young Cuban, attended public ball at
the fvoli del Frenocalh, pleasure garden in the sa
can Army. deputy in Congres from the State Of
to Woman Known as %PancIs La Romeo" with whom
mornng g. ya taxing
with this woman In one OF the summer houses IN the
h 0one s haS e
called to the surveillance several times IN the
night and he % pGSSsy t aseS Ss by T.
rushed hastily out OF the sunmer-house and made yio
scuiie ensued and blows were passed with some
apparent advantage 10 the American Omana tnen
chin fired upward killing his antagonist instantly.
Hardy about twentyhrce years OF age, OF agree
arms at the time OF his death Colonel Omaha
thirty He carried revolver In accordance with
Americans to be trucuient and quarrelsome. In
the present state OF feeling. however. this
tai Omaha was at once arrested before the
city authorities, but being member OF the Federal
and the prisoner was liberated 70 await the
action of his at the assembly OF Congress In Sep
lyered 10 his friends and was buried In tho National
Cemetery at near TINS city, under the charge
Of the United states Consul General
Something than month later the report OF Con-
sul-General srother supplemented by this letter
from the American Minister to Mexico to Secretary
Bayard:
Ibid not fail upon the receipt of your dispatch of the
10Th ult institute investigation into the killing OF
Robert W. Hardy by Colonel Omaha on May 80. |
was soon conducted to the conclusion that the re-
port OF the circumstance of the homicide
Il appeared IN. The rico Republics. which
may be- regarded, I think, as an American
paper published In the City OF Mexico was correct.
enclose herewith also editorial in the
same paper commenting the understand that
AS an effect OF the tragedy te Tiyol del Ferroca has
has been closed by the Governor OF the Federal
District. You will learn from the enclosed that Colonel
Omaha released from custody under his
provocative, "A member OF the National Congress
lie not released therefore. while laboring under
an unbailnblc charge and because OF the pendoncy
simply of a question whether n military civil
tribunal would be the proper form OF his trial.
I learn that he will be brought before
what Is known as the Pernanent Commissioa. cf Con
gress advance of it, reassenIbling In september,
aud that II true bill be found against him he Will be
rearrescd and turned to the criminal courts for
trial As { am Coastraned to recognize nothing
I'm this but the regular procedure under the laws OF
Mexico in similar cases, have not felt authorized To
make any represen .aOns to the Mexican Government
rs the fact OF the homicide, nor VIII do so III tue
absence OF further instructions from yourself.
The newspaper report is substantially the same rs that
OF the Consult James d. Porter Acting secre-
tary OF State the pondence In letter to
Mr. narkns. under date OF August 10, which indicates
that further must be given before any claim is
made on Mexico.