Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-19
SENSATION IN MEXICO.
1t is Caused by the Confession of the Late
Inspector General.

City of Mexico, Nov. 1S.--A profound
sensation was caused in the course of
the trial of the police officials charged
with the murder of Arroyo, by the
production Of the confession OF the late
Inspector general of police, Vclasquez.
1t is most remarkable attempt at
Justification, and falsely states
that a mob of the common people
lynched Arroyo. Velasquez said In
part:
Il entertain most enthusiastic adj
mirutinn for Gen. DiaZ. | have known
him since infancy when my parents
taught me to love and respect him. |
saw him at Guadalupe during the siege
OF Mexico, and since then / have enter
tanned absolute idolatry for the man
who rules our country. Only two fam
HES remained at Guadalupe during the
Siege. one was that of Don Susano
MOntante and the other was ourselves.
when | reached my majority | resolved
TO serve Gen. Diaz with loyalty though
in Inferior posts
when l was stlll young and with
salary of only $50 month, ! had
charge of a private correspondence
Of Don Manuel Dublan. Afterward l
was elected deputy, and still later
the president sent me TO occupy The
chief position Of authority in my ma
tive village at n time of n religious
movement without parallel in the his
tory OF our country, Il movement in
Nulying serious embarrassment. to tn"
government and to all Its representa-
tlyes, and every one knows with what
skill I acquitted myself in that difficult
position, as n friend, as partisan, as
a Mexican"
Velasqucz then went on to say that
no direct orders for Arroyo's killing
were given, but that the populaCe, al
ready strong wrought up by the as
sault upon the president. were urged
by suggestions to commit the deed.
Said he:
81 maintain that have done service
TO my country in proving that an at
tack on the president will be followed
by swift and terrible vengeance of the
pupuace, for nothing but the smallest
hint is needed to arm the hands of the
pupuacc and let loose their fury ON
the criminal. If | have committed
fault It Is the result of my enthusiastic
admiration and love for the president
OF the republic, and ] am not able to
measure the magnitude of that fault
Tor with fourteen to sixteen hours
day devoted to efforts to create sufil-
Gent police and protect the life of him
win whom the pence of Mexico is
h)und,it may well have happened that
the functions of the heart have ac-
CURED a preponderauce OF the brain
and that In reality 1 have committed
u grave error. l thought / was doing
I4EHl III organizing n popular manites-
t0tion to avenge an attack on the pres
ident and thus give birth In the people
10 profound conviction that punish
ment for such an act would come
swiftly in the form Of lynching or
Whatever II may be styled
He then went on to show that others
besides himself thought summary JUS
ucc should be dealt to Arroyo. This
confession, In the light of evidence. is
seen to be fun of misstatements, and
IN no case would It have prevented
NelasqueZ's prosecution. for the gov
eminent was determined to punish the
crime.
me prosecution attorney this after
noon IN strong argument pleaded for
llr execution of a death sentence on
Hli me prisoners except eX-Assistant
Nnlrt OF Detectives Cabrera and one
other minor prisoner, who were not d.
Iety implicated in the tragedy. The
use If likely to be concluded Sunday
or Monday.