Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-19
MURDER OF ARROYO.
SENSATION IN THE TRIAL AT Tn.
CITY or MEXICO.
CONFESSION MADE By VELEsOUu.
A Most Remarkable Attempt n,
seif-Justiacstion--ststement Tia,
Mob of the Common People p,s
the Lynching.

CITY or MEXICO, MEX, Noyenbe- :,
A profound sensation was made in .,
course OF the trial OF the police ofie,.,,
charged with the murder OF Arroyo h.,
the production OF a confession from N.
late Inspector-General Of Police. Velas
quez. IL is most remarkable attern,,
at Standardization, and falsely state,
that mob Of the common people lyncbed
Arroyo. velasquez says in part:
~ entertain the most enthusiastic I'D.
miration for General Diaz. have know,
him since infancy, when my parepts
taught me to love and respect him. 7
saw him at Guadalupe during the slsv.
OF Mexico. and since then l have enter.
tanned absolute idolatry for the man yha
rules our country. Only two families 70.
manned at Guadalupe during the siege
One was that OF Don susano Montant.
and the other was ourselves. When
reached my majority resolved to serve
General Diaz with loyalty, though In In
ferior posts. While ] was still young
and with a salary OF only so a month. I
ilaQ CAdA 30 VI lHt HflNdAo correspondence
Of Don Manuel Dubiant.
Afterwards / was elected a deputy
and still later the President sent r1a 70
occupy the chief position OF authority In
my native village, at the time when the
religious movement was prevailing In the
history of our country-a movement In.
volving serious embarrassment 10 the gov.
eminent and all OF Its representative
and every one knows with what skin
acquitted myself in that difficult position
as friend, as a partisan. and as Mexl.
can"
Velasquez then goes on TO say that no
direct orders for Arroyo's killing were
given, but that the populace. already
strongly wrought up by the assault upon
the President, were urged by suggestions
TO commit the deed. Says he: Il
maintain that have done service
10 my country in proving that an
attack on the President will b.
followed by swift and terrible vengeance
on the part OF the populace, for nothing
but the smallest hint is needed 10 arm
the hands OF a populace and let loose
their fury on criminals.
THE HEART PREPONDERATING.
"If have committed a fault II IS tho
result of my enthusiastic admiration and
love for the President OF the Republic,
and am not able TO measure the mag
nitude OF that fault, for with fourteen
to sixteen hours n day devoted 10 e.
forts TO create sufficient police prOtec-
ton for the life of him whom the peace
OF Mexico is bound up in, II may well
have happened that the functions Of the
heart have acquired a proponderance
over the brain, and 1 have committed
grave error.
II thought / was doing right In or.
ganizing a popular manifestation 70
avenge an attack upon the President.
and thus give birth I'm the people 10 a
profound conviction that punishment for
such an act would come swiftly IN the
form of lynchlng, or whatever II may
be styled"
He tries to show that others besides
himself thought justice should be dealt
to Arroyo.
This confession, in the light OF evil
dence, IS seen TO be full Of mistaken
enthusiasm, and I'm no case would it
have prevented Velasquez's execution,
for the government was determined 10
punish the crime.
The prosecuting attorney this after
noon, in & strong argument, pleaded for
the execution of the death sentence on
all the prisoners, except e1-Assislant-
Chief of Detectives Cabrera. and one
other minor prisoner, who were not d.
rectly implicated in the tragedy
The case is likely to be concluded sun
day or Monday.