The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-18
MEXICAN VENGEANCE
The Assailant Of President Diaz
Lynohed by OommOners.
A SCORE OF THE MOB ARRESTED.

ulcipai 1hlaces ONefpoWefeu the ]
Guards and Hacked the Helpless
Prisoner to Death.
City of Mexico, Sept. ia most SEN |
sational ending to the attempt on the
life of President Diaz occurred yester-
day when Arnulfo Arroyo was lynched
by a band of the common people de-
termined on revenge. 1t was an act
unprecedented i'm the history Of the
country number of men forced their
way into the municipal palace, ascend
ed the stairway, covered the guards
and made their way to the Office of the
inspector general of police and killed
Arroyo, whom they found there. The
gendarmes who were guarding the
prisoner were unarmed. over 200 peo-
pie penetrated the building. When they
surprised Arroyo he was in a straight
jacket, and could make no resistance.
He seemed too terrified to speak.
The killing was a wild and savage
scene, and was followed by a wild and
noisy retreat. The assistant chief of
police, who was sleeping in an ad-
joining room, was awakened by the
noise. He arose and ran to the bal
cony, firing his pistol as a signal for
help. At the same time he called to
a policeman who was in sight to make
an attempt to detain the lynchers, who
were making their escape. The firing
of pistols and the whistles of policemen
brought other officers, who succeeded
in capturing a score of persons.
It was not long before the inspector
general and inspector villaviciencio ar
rived on horseback. When the police
entered the room they found the body
of the dead man lying in the middle
of the floor 1t was literally riddled
and hacked with knife stabs. At his
side were found a door bar and sew
eral knives and other steel instruments.
An examination showed that the panes
of a window We're broken. The men
who were captured would not talk
A few hours after the murder a
group of people on one of the side
streets a few blocks from Zocalo were
talking and discussing the lynching.
They appeared to know all about the
affair, and were evidently in receirt
of knowledge as to it's origin and in
spiration, but when they were APP
preached by reporters they suddenly
| became non communicative. On several
other streets reporters found people
who seemed to know all about the
killing. 1t may be that the report
spread, or it may be that the people
intended taking vengeance on the as
sailant Of the president
From the moment Arroyo was ar
! rested on Thursday in front of the
Alameda the people kept clamoring
! for his life, and taunted Lieutenant
| La CroiX who had the prisoner in
| charge, with not using his pistol on
of the lower classes followed the gem
| darmes to the national palace where
| the prisoner was searched and then
despite the remonstrances of the army
officers, turned over to the civil au-
thorities by request of President Diaz,
who was opposed to having the man
tried by court martial and in fact ad-
vised lenlent policy Accordingly
the prisoner was allowed his full CON
stitutional rights.
Acting on the wish expressed by
President Diaz, Arroyo was taken
under guard to the police headquarters
In the city hall. Arroyo evidently felt
apprehensiye of the crowd, and he was
locked UP at headquarters when he
appeared to feel less fearful
At o'clock he was taken, clad in a
straight jacket, to the office of the
inspector of police, which consists of
two rooms, with two windows opening
on the street. The prisoner was given
a mat to rest on and was carefully
guarded. Near at hand in an adjoin-
ing apartment We're four officers of the
secret service. AS Arroyo lay on the
mat he conversed with one of the Off
GERS, 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 Sc
we're the law would deal with him
Arroyo manifested a cynical indiffer-
ence, and was in no way inclined tc
regret his act, and he declared that
he had intended to stun the president
and then, taking the presidents small
sword, to kill him
Suddenly was heard the tramping OF
many feet on the stairs and there were
confused shouts of Long live Presi-
dent Diaz," Long live Mexico, ant
death to anarchists" Immediately the
door was burst open and a great crowC
of people entered, the leader bearing {
small Mexican flag on a stick. Officer
Sanchez cried to the crowd to fall back
and advanced on them with his sword
when the mob oVercame him, and
throwing him down, advanced over thu
body to where Arroyo lay trembling
and at the same time other members
Of the party seized and bound the two
gendarmes in the room.
windows were broken, and the nois,
aroused the officers of the secret servic,
in the adjoining room, who rushed t.
the scene, but did not fire on the crowd
fearing they might kill some of the
comrades of the police inside, so they
oontented themselves with firing Shot
from the windows, thus calling togethe
the police on neghboring corners VIII,
were ordered to prevent any persons
leaving the city building.
Meantime in the room above a fright
full tragedy had been enacted. Man.
knives We're plunged into the body o
Arroyo who, of course, was entirel,
helpless.
The question has naturally arisei
why the officers guarding Arroyo di
not carry their revolvers, but it is ex
planned that they had nothing to fea
from the prisoner who was quite help
less.
General satisfaction was eXpresse
here as the news of the lynching sprea
through the city. although the more re
eective people, especially business an
professional men, said they deplore
the act of mob violence and feared !
would be misinterpreted abroad. Som
Of the highest officials of the govern
ment said they were wholly puzzled t
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