St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-27
Beokford Mackey, United States Consul
at Rio Grande, Avenges an Insult
in Theater.
Having Been Abused in a Local Paper
and Assaulted in Public He
Shoots the Editor.
hicts Between the Communists
and Police.
Expectation That Another Collision
VIII Occur at Victor Hugo's
Funeral.
Endurance is Limited.

Rio JANEIRO, May 26.-The southern
mail has brought an explanation of the
grounds for the arrest of Mr.. Mackav.
United States consul at Rio Grande, Do
Sui, on April Is. According to the Rio
Grande paper Mr.. Mackay had long been a
special mark for the attacks of a caricatur-
ing paper called the Marmy, of which GER
tain Thades Alves de Amorim was editor.
Finally, on the 18th, these attacks culmi-
mated in an attack upon Mr. Mackay's
mother, and in scandalous assertions as to
his own intimacy with two respectable
ladies. Mr.. Mackay was seated i'm the
theater on the evening of the 10th, when
the said Amorim passed, scraped his feet
on the floor to draw attention, looked at the
consul in
AN INSULTING MANNER
and spat loudly. Mackay jumped I'D. and
after some exchange of words Amorim
raised sword stick and struck at Mackay.
but the stick caught in a chan
delier and broke. Mackay then
drew small revolver and
fired four shots, three of which struck but
as Amorim ducked, produced only superb
cial wounds. Amorim then drew a pistol
and fired, but the pistol was seized by a by
stander, whose hand was seriously nangIed
by the discharge. Amorim was taken out
to have his wounds dressed, and Mackey,
accompanied by the German consul, pro-
| ceeded to the residence of police magis-
trate and surrendered himself, whereupon
he was lodged in apartments of the staff
major in the police barracks, and where
| next day over four hundred of the chief in
habltantS OF the city went to compliment
him and to offer their services
MACKEY'S STORY
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The depart
ment of state received to-day report from
MI. Osborn, minister to Brazil, in regard to
the arrest and imprisonment of Beckford
Mackey, United States consul at Rio
Grande. Consul Mackey has also writ
ten letter to his relatives
here. giving an account of this
difficulty. 1t is substantially the sames
as that telegraphed from Rio Janeito, exx3
cept that the editor sent word to the consuE
that if the latter would subscribe for the!
formers paper the attacks would cease, and
that Mackey kicked the messenger out of
the office. 1t was the next evening that
the trouble inthe theater occurred After
Mackey had surrendered himself, Amorini
arrived at the head Of an armed band off
ruffians and demanded that Mr.. Mackeyj
should be surrendered to him. The police
OfncerS were OVeraWed and lied, but Mr.
Mackeydrew his pistol andkept the mob at
bay for sew minutes, when q number
of citizens, headed by the Germand
consul, arrived and rescued him from, hisa
assailants, who were advancing with their
knives drawn. He is held prisoner. ass
the offense is not bai1able. Alfthe foreign !
residents have visited him in body andi9
ksigneda statements justifying his actions
while hundreds ofsthe leading,citiaens have
tendefed him their aid and the leading
lawyer Of that province has volunteered. for
Ehis defense. His trial win take place
next week. Mr.. Mackey Is a young
| man in his 2sd year. He graduated witlka
the highest honor at Pho Mono college,
Macon Ga, and later at the law school of
Georgetown university, when he. was ,ap-
pointed consul. He is the son of Judge T.
J. Mackey of South Carolina.