The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-18
LYNCH LAW IN MEXICO
Mob with Knives Make Short WORK OF
President Dya2'S kSSaiIaHt.
CIVIL OFFICERS TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Two Hundred Men Hurst i,io Police
Inspectors UfHce ana Stub Arroy0
to Death : Nine wounds I'm His
Body Twenty Arrests Hlndo BE.
fore the Mob Could Get Ont.
City of Mexico, Sept. II, 1897.

City of Mexico, Sept. II. 1897.
"A sensational ending TO the attempt
on the life OF President Diaz occurred
this morning. when Arnulfo Arroyo was
lynched by u band of the common peo-
pie, determined on revenge 1t was an
act unprecedented in the history of the
country. At O'clock in the morning a
band of men forced their way into the
municipal palace, assembled the stair
way orercame the guards and made
their way ito the Office Of the inspector
general Of police, and killed Arnulfo Ar
royo, whom they found there. The kill
ing was wild and savage scene, and
was followed by a wild and noisy re-
treat. The officers succeeded in can
turing score of persons When the
police entered the room they found the
Dody or the dead man lying in the mid
Gle OF the floor 1t was literally riddled
ana hacked with knife stabs
FROM the moment Arroyo was arrest
ed yesterday, in front of the Alameda
or central public park, masses of peo-
PIE Kept clamoring for his life, and
taun1ed Lieutenant LaCroiX, who had
.nc prisoner In charge. with not using
IL, "A
crQwu followed the gendarmes to the ma
dional palace, where the prisoner was
searched, and then, despite the remon-
strances of the army officers, turned oyor
70 the civil authorities by request of
President Diaz, who was opposed to
having the man tried by court martial
and in fact advised a lenient policy.
accordingly the prisoner was allowed his
full constitutional rights
Inc ~ 81, y.I.%
ident Diaz, Arroyo was taken under
guard to the police headquarters in the
city hall. Arroyo evidently felt nppre-
hehsiVe OF the crowd, who were deter
mined to seize and lynch him, and he
was carefully locked up at headouar
ters. when he appeared to feel less fear
full. 80 N~
AT night he was taken, clad dn n
straisht Jacket, to the office of the in
sPector OF police, which consists of two
rooms with two windows opening on the
street. The prisoner was given mat
20 rest on. and was carefully guarded
Near at hand, In an adjoining aDart
ment were four officers of the secret ser.
vice. AS Arroyo lay on the mat he con-
Nersed with one of the officers who had
known him for years. He was asked
now he could have come to make the
murderous assault on the President
Knowing as he did. how severe the law
Would deal with him. and especially as
ne haa studied the law Arroyo mani
rested cynical Indifference and was
IN no way inclined to regret his act and
declared he had intended to stun tho
president and then. taking the Presi-
dent small sword, to kill him
me apartment was very still, exccpt
FOR the murmur of the convsrsa tion ba-
tween the oliice: and prisoner. who
seemingly enjoyed smoking his cigarette
when suddely there was heard the noise
OF the tramping of many feet on the
stairs leading 10 the floor upon which
the office is situated. and there were
confused shouts of Long live President
l'iaZ' Long live Mexico, and death to
anarchists" Arroyo shuddered his
Tear OF the mob attac cklng him growing
stronger. and with good reason, for i'm
ately the door was burst open. and
great crowd of people, apparently of
the lower class. entered the leader bear
ing small Mexican flag on a stick
Officer Sanchez cried to the crowd 10
fall back, and advanced upon them with
his sword. when the mob overcamc him
and, throwing him down, advanced over
his body TO where Arroyo lay, trembling.
and at the same time other members of
the party seized and bound two gems
d-armes in the rooms Yells went up:
Kill him. he belongs to U.S.
Windows were broken, and the noise
| aroused the officers OF the secret service
in the adjoining room, who rushed 10
the scene, but did not fire on the crowd
fearing they might kill some of the po-
lice inside. They contented themselves
with firing shots in the windows, thus
calling together the police on neigh
boring corners who we:e ordered to pre-
vent any persons leaving the city build
ing. Meanwhile in the room above a
frightfut tragedy had been enacted.
Many knives were plunged into the
body OF Arroyo, who, of course, was en-
| tirely helpless.
! Over twenty arrests were made and
all were locked up incommunicado, and
have not yet been released pending a
strict Inquiry which is to be made.
When the tumult had subsidized, the
| body was taken 10 the Fourth police
| station, where an examination was
| made, showing great gaping wound In
the left lung, n deep wound in the left
side, one on the right shoulder and
others on the arms and feet. There
were nine wounds in all.
WORLDS SUPPLY OF COTTON.
New Orleans, September 1.-THE
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