The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-18
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CITY OF MEXICO,s Sept. 17.-~Ar
nulfo Arroyo, who yesterday made an
attempt upon the life of President
Diaz, was set upon by mob of in
furiated citizens late last night and
killed with knife stabs The body was
afterwards hanged. General satisfac-
tion was expressed here today as the
news of the lynching of Arroyo spread
through the city, although the more
reflective people, especially business
and professional men, said they de-
plored the act of mob violence and
feared it would be misinterpreted
abroad. Some of the highest officials
of the government said that they We're
wholly puzzled to account for this out
burst of popular feeling and regretted
that measures had not been taken to
guard the prisoner more carefully
From the moment Arroyo was ar
rested yesterday in front of the Ala
media or central public park, masses
of people kept clamorng for his life
and taunted Lieut.. LacroX, who had
the prisoner in charge, with not using
his pistol on the criminal A great
crowd of the lower classes followed
the gendarmes to the national palace,
where the prisoner was searched and
then. despite the remonstrances of the
army officers, turned over to the civil
authorities by request of President
Diaz. who was opposed to having the
man tried by court martial and, IN
fact, advised a lenient policy, and ac-
cordingly the prisoner was allowed mis-
full constitutional rights.
Acting on the wish expressed by
President D1aZ, Arroyo was taken un-
der guard to the police headquarters
in the city hail. Arroyo evidently felt
apprehensive of the crowd which
seemed determined to seize and lynch
him, and ne was carefully locked up
at headquarters. He appeared to be
less fearful after this had been done.
He was later taken to the Office OF
inspector of police, which consists OF
two rooms with two windows opening
OH the street. The prisoner was given
a mat to rest on and was carefully
guarded. Near at hand in an adjoin--
ing apartment, were four officers OF
the secret service. AS Arroyo lay on
the mat he conversed with one of the
officers who had known him for years.
He was asked how he could have come
to make the murderous assault on the
president, knowing, as he did, how
severe the law would deal with him,
especially as he had studied the law.
Arroyo manifested a cynical indlffer-
ence and was in no way inclined to
regret his act and declared he had in
tended to stun the president. and then
to take the presidents small sword
and kill him.
The apartment was very still, ex-
cept the conversing Of the officer and
prisoner, who seemingly enjoyed smok-
ing his cigarette, when suddenly was
heard the formidable noise of the
tramping Of many feet on the stairs
leading up to the floor on which the Of
ficers were situated. and there were
confused shouts Of Long live Presi-
dent Diaz," Long live Mexico and
death to anarchists" Arroyo shud-
dered: his fear of the mob attacking
him growing stronger and with good
reason, for Immediately the door was
burst open and a great crowd OF peo-
pie apparently Of the lower. class, en-
tered, the leader bearing small Mex
lean flag on a stick.
Officer Sanchez cried to the crowd tc
fall back and advanced on them with
his sword when the mob oyercamee
him and throwing him down advanced
over his body to where Arroyo lay
trembling. At the same time one OF
the party seized and bound the two
gendarmes in the room. Yells were
kept up Kill him; he belongs TO US