The sun., 1885-08-16
SHOT DEAD IN MEXICO CITY.
TIE MURDER ar AN AMERICAN M
MEXICAN CONIRESSNIN.

Not = sshj-et for Na,i.ns, AeUsn-TNe Mvr.
| d-rrr .. he T-i-a hy ~ Ja-v .r III. r-s,,
Killed at - suburban Concert G.rd-s.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l5-The Press will
| to- morrow publish the following: Counsellor
George W. Harkins received to-day from the
Department OF State ut Washington the corre-
spondence which Ia printed b.low. In relation
to tho murder OF Robert W. Hardy in tn. city
OF Mexico on tho 3lst OF last Nav. Mr.. Hardy
was native OF this city and his murderer Col
Enrique Omaha. is an ofIlcer Of the Mexican
army and Delegate TO the Mexican Con.
gress from the State OF Jaisco. Ths
young mans father. who wns an assistant
paymaster in the navy during the war. and ,e.
foro that secretary OF n prominent city charity
now lives on South Fourth street near Monroe
Upon learning OF his sons death he set on foot
an investigation. Samuel ]. Randals services
we're enlisted. and the consequence was fun
examination into the matter. the result Of
which is set forth below. Young Hardy b"gan
his manhood in the navy. and. leaving tho
aervice at Brooklyn. went to Mexico In tho EN-.
p;oy OF a telephone company.
This reply to the Instructions Of the Depart.
ment OF State Is dated at the once OF the
United States Consul General. city OF Mexico.
on June 20 last three weeks nfter the murder
and five days Rter the receipt OF the instruc.
tioDs. 1t runs in this way:
TAe Hon " W. Hnn.r, seeond Asrt,tant secr,,ary o,
"a ID
OUR. n'o H. pste"ar. pa 81 Tie ass u" 4" s G H. H.
a. Ss. f,'st% o Sst's",{ a{ '..,.. r @ , T. s
Ss i" the service Of lie ,eirra.Se s""rn"s he "a: ne
wa. s.,s, ses.a y.Sr POM ',S m WI M ~. .saus,m,n,. and.
o. S.,ordsy .,. nsn,, Nay .. ,.r,y, 4. eSngny~
feyr.e.,,. pleasure rsren ~ a rulurh "t 'nr,iy.
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prr.rni. aud entertainer himself W in,cinx an ra,,.s
WI" sn" Hsr9 Was ssw" '.S.s =" . Ut
ssns en. % ,e M". NY N on o. CO.. .; ~. ~ , w..
hoa in- s.ri.n ~h,i. Hardy aid ID. so"r.",oa
Col "a"s. ss"a!%n t Ind been called to tn. .urveil
.S "i Hs III "s ns s" ." .ss
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s ss. e*. :sr. ali the yn g. n.'fs' f na"! ".nsS NE
departments Instructions. uu str. very r-.rrruUy,
your 00sds"' servant" United R.S. 3
The Too Republics report is substantially
the same that OF the Consul General. but
contains some, tropical fruits Of literature
which do not adorn Gen. Strothers's mattrr-nt-
int cs. narrative; For, For Instance. /. begins:
the saturnaln that disgrnces tho TivOil
end Ferrocnlle;" Again the story nausea
th. narrowing HS"u susesstan: THE tDw thugs Srs
there in force. and IT is dnrkly hintai that the
history ot the Bacchann Tiyoli.,", After these
onsaughts upon the Tivoli. the TirO Republics
representative unbushin ngly con fessrs that lie
is ind.hted for his facts TO the high priest Of
he Saturnnlia." the manager OF the garden.
James d. Porter. acting Secretary OF State.
rrlos.'i the correspondence in q letter to Mr..
Harkins. under date OF Aug 10. in which lie
Gays: SO far as ths matter now apnears this
Govern ment secs nothing to lead II to prefer
any claim against Mexico for indemnity. That
Government ia not to be held responsible for
the unofficial acts NJ COL Omaha who is ,rinh!e
under Mexican law for murder. Tho fact that
hia victim WAS n fore iKner invests the case with
no new or particular feature"