Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19
HIS aim WAS TODD MURDER,
ArrOyO'S Purpose in Assulting Presi-
dent Diaz, of Mexico.

His Plan Was to Stun the Chief
executive With Blow and Then,
Taking the Presidents Small
Sword, End His Life With It-Diaz
Deplores the Outbreak of vio-
lence-Psople of Mexico Fearful
That the Incident May Be Misun-
derstood Abroad.
City of Mexico. September 1S.-Gen-
eral satisfaction is expressed over the
killing of Annfo Arroyo by mob, al
though the more reflective people, es-
pecially business and professional
men. said they depiored the act of mob
violence and feared it would be mis-
understood abroad. Some of the
highest officials of the government said
they were wholly puzzled to account
for this outburst of popular feeling and
regretted that measures had not been
taken to guard the prisoner more care
fully.
Acting on the wish expressed by
President Diaz, Arroyo was taken UNI
der guard to the police Headquarters
in the City Hall. Arroyo evidently
felt apprehensive of the crowd, who
were determined to seize and lynch
him, and he was carefully locked up
at headquarters, when he appeared tor
feel less fearful. AT night he was
taken to the Office Of the inspector OF
police, which consists of two rooms
with two windows opening on the
street He was asked how he could
have come to make the murderous as
sault on the president, knowing as he
did how severely the law would deal
with him, and especially as he had
studied the law. He manifested a
cynical indifference and was in
no way inclined to regret This
act, and declared that he had
intended to stun the president.
and then. taking the presidents small
sword, to kill him. The apartment
was still, except for the murmur of
the conversation between the officer
and prisoner, who seemingly enjoyed
smoking his cigarette, when suddenly
was heard the formidable noise of tho
tramping OF many feet on the stairs
leading up TO the. floor on which tho
Office is situated, and there were con-
fused shouts of Long live President
Diai 'Longs live Mexica, and death
to anarchists" >Arroyo shuddered, his.
fear OF thexmob attacking him grow
ms strongesand Nth good reason,
immedlatels *hef Rr was burst q
ant,,, sc ~ IL Of people. ~
| stick.
Officer Sanches ordered II
| fall back aid advanced on
| his sword when the mob
him, and throwing him dowr
ed over his body to where A .
At the same time other mel bers OF
| the party seized and bound two
! gendarmes in the room. Yelis were
made of xiii him, he belongs to us.
| WINDOWS were broken and the noise
around the officers of the secret SER 4
vice in the adjoining room, who rush1(
ed to the scene. but did not fire on IN
crowd, fearing that they might
some Of the comrades of the police
side So they contented thAnsell
with shouts, thus calling ~
| police on the neighbor!ng corne
were ordered to prevent any
leaving the city building.
Meantime in the room ahz
! frightful tragedy had been
Many knives were plunged
body OF Arroyo. The body
| dragged to the balcony wit
dent purpose of throwing
street. Arroyo's arms wer
as he had evidently strugg
| murderers. When the
subsidized the body was
Fourth police station, W
animation was made, sho
gaping wound in the left
wound in the left side,
right shoulder, and other
and feet. There were nj
all
Arroyo had been in p
times, on one occasion fo
man. His acquaintance
somewhat crazy and inci
OF violence. He drove fis
spair and death by mis- { and
forged his fathers name.
the son Of tailor, but wf
liberal education and beca
time military cadet aud
up law.
President Diaz, in a speech
ed the lynching and declared
was any fault in the vigilance
| IdTt OF the police, 1t should Oe 1
tated and the consequences fall
heads OF the ouipabie persons.