Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-01
GOVERNOR IRELAND
Wants TO Whip Mexico Single Handed, and
Says Hs VIII
IF THE US. GOVERNMENT DOESN'T.
The Arrest and Brutal Murder Of Francisco
ArrSurs.
IRELAID'S LETTER TO IR. BAYARD.

AUSTIN, TEX, July Sl.-Goyernor Ire
land having been advised of the surrender
and execution Of Francisco Arresures, tele-
graphed to Mr.. E. ID. Linn, the American
Consul at Piedras Negras, for particulars
and has received the following response:
EAGLE PASS, July 80, 1886.
Your telegram just received. Francisco
Arresures was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Diaz at Eagle Pass, by order of Sheriff
Oglesby, on the night OF the Goth inst. He
was handcufied and in fifteen minutes was
delivered to the Mexican officers across the
Rio Grande river. Sheriff 0glcsby claimed
that he acted on q warrant OF County
Judge Hotlstetter, who says Sheriff Ogles-
by persuaded him To sign the order for
Arresures' arrest and delivery. There
were no papers for his arrest from Mexico,
except letter from Mondragon, Captain
of the State Rangers in Coahuila, which
made general charge of horse stealing
against Arresures. A protest against be
ing delivered 10 the Mexican officers was
strongly made by Arresures, who insisted
that he would be killed by Mondragon,
his personal enemy, He appealed to me
for protection on the morning Of July n,
and | nj once demanded his return 10
Texas on the ground Of his being Kid
mapped, and also had Oglesby 20 demand
the prisoners return on the same grounds.
Both demands were refused by Mondragon.
AT one o'clock at night Arresures was
taken from Jail and
BRUTAIII MURDERED
by three of Mondagon's troops. In ls13
Arresures made a declaration of citizenship
in Maverick county. He lived with his
family in Eagle Pass nj the time OF his ar
rest, and he was an omnibus driver. The
best citizens in Eagle Pass and Piedras
Negras testify Ia his good character.
sheriff Oglcsby says he had private un-
dcrstanding with Mondagon, by which an
escaped murderer from Texas, for whom q
large reward had been offered, was 10 be
delivered to Oglesby in exchange for Arrcs-
urcs Public Indignation is very great ON
both sides of the river over this affair
ISignedl "E ID. LINN,
United States Consul.
LETTER To BAYARD.
Governor ireland has written 10 Hon. +.
+. Bayard, United States Secretary, Of
State, aS follows:
81 have the honor t0 endorse the copy Of
a telegram Just received from Hon. T.. l..
Linn. American Consul nj piedras Negras.
This man Francisco Arresure~ has been
most foully murdered by the Mexican
authorities, and il is but repetition ok
insults and outragcs committed uh
American citizens by the people anN
authorities on the right hank M>
the Rio Grande. While no possi-
bic excuse can bc given for the part
taken by the Texas officer in the illegal ar
rest and delivery 10 the Mexican authori-
ties, still nothing in palliation of the foul
murder has or can bc offered by the Mcxi-
can authorities. The persons, whoever
they are, who were engaged In the illegal
arrest will bc prosecuted, and demand la
the name of the State and its people that
this work by Mexico bc atoned for and
punished II this State and her people
must depend upon themselves for protec-
tion the necessary redress can and will bc
obtained
II am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
"JOHN IRELAND, Governor Of Texas.v 4
The Governor has revoked the commits
sion of Joseph Hoflstetter as extnditiou
agent. The affair causes great deal 0f
excitement among the authorities and cit
izcns of Austin. Governor Ireland says
that if the Federal Government does not
do something, Texas will act In the mat