The age-herald., 1897-09-18
SUMMARY JUSTICE BYA MEXICAN MOB Arroyo, KhO Attacked President DiaE,
 Cut to Death. RATHER SENSATIONAL END Of COWardIy Attempt to Rid Mexico of
 Its Ruler. OFFICERS P0WERLESS TO PREVENT The Mad Rush of Greasers, Who Wanted Moth ing But the Life Blood of the Anarch-
 ist-Several of the Mob Have
 Been Arrested.
RATHER SENSATIONAL END
OFFICERS POWERLEss TO PREVENT

City of Mexico, Sept. 17.--A sensational ending to the attempt on the life of Pres ident Diaz occurred this morning when ArnuIfo Arroyo was lyrched by band of the common people determined on re- venge. It was an act unprecedented in the history of the country.
 At 1 o'clock in the morning a num- Der of men belorging to the common people forced their way into the prin- cipal palace. ascended the stairway overcame the guards and made their way to the office of the inspsctor-gen- eral of police and killed Arnu,fo Arroyo whom they found there. The killing was wild and savage scene, and was fol- lowed by 8 wild and noisy retreat. The officers succeeded In capturing a score of pers sons When the police entered the room they found the body of the dead man lying In the middle of the floor. It was literally riddled and hacked with knife stabs. At his side were found an iron. several knives and steel instru- All chollllH1tiOl SuOhSo lidl the pane of windomw was broken The men who were captured last night would not say anything.
 When Arroyo was surprised by the lynchers he was sitting in a chair in the northeast corner of what once was Gen. Carballada's private office.
 There, mixed with fragments of the window pane, was long pool of blood marking the spot where Arroyo had been stabbed. The body was removed to the Fourth ward police station
 The gendarmes who were guarding Arroyo were unarmed. If they had been armed they would have fired on the mob.
 Over 200 people penetrated the build ing. When they surprised Arroyo he was in a straight jacket and could make no resistance He seemed too terrified to speak.
 General satisfaction was expressed to- day as the news of the lynching of Ar royo spread through the city although the more reflective people, especially business and professional men, said they deplored the act of mob violence and feared it would be misinterpr5ted abroad.
 Some of the highest officials of the government said that they were puzzled to account for this outbuTst of popular feeling and regrett.d that measures had fol fta rd r,p-icp more carefully. From the moment Ar royo was arrested yesterday in front of the Aln1sda or central public park. masses of people kept clamoring for his life and taunted Lieut.. La Croix, who had the prisoner in charge, with not us- ing 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 officer, 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. ad- vised lenient policy. Accordingly the prisoner was allowed his full constitu- tionaf rights.
 Acting on the wish expressed by Pres tdent Dlaz, Arroyo was taken under guard to the police headquarters in the city hall. Arroyo evidently felt appre- hensive of the crowd which was determ- ined to seize and lynch him, and he was carefully locked up at headquarters, where he appeared to feel less fearful.
 At night he was taken, clad in a. straight jacket, to the office of the in spector of police, which consists of two rooms wfJh two windows opening on the street. The prisoner was gwen mat to rest on and was carefully guarded Near a hand in an adjoining 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 muaderous assault on the president knowing as he did, how severe the law would d,al with him, and especially ss he had studied The law. Arroyo manifested cynical Indifference, and was in no way inclined to regret his act. and declared that he had intended to stun the president and then taking the presidents small sword, to kin him.
 The apartment was very still except for the murmur of the conversation be- tween the officer and prisoner who seemingly enjoyed smoking his garrett, when suddenly was heard the formidable e