Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-23
PREsIDENT DIAZ OF MEXICO.

pistols on the criminal A great crowd
OF people followed the gendarmes to
the national palace, where the prison.
err was searched, and then, despite the
circumstances of the army officers,
turned over to the civil authorities by
request Of President Diaz, who was
opposed to having the man tried by
cOurt-martial, and who in fact, ad-
vised a lenient policy. Accordingly
the prisoner was allowed his full con.
stitutional rights,
AT night he was taken, clad in
straight 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 to rest on and was carefully
guarded. Near at hand, in an adjoin-
ing 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 murderous assault on the
president, knowing, as he did, how
severe the law would deal with him,
and especially as he had studied the
law. Arroyo manifested cynical
indifference, and declared he had in
tended to stun the president and then,
taking the presidents small sword, to
kill him.
Suddenly, while the two were con-
versing, and the prisoner was smok-
ing a cigarette, the tramping of many
feet on the stairs leading up to the
floor on which the office is situated
was heard, and there were confused
shouts of Long live President Diaz"
'Long live Mexico and death to an
archistsl"
Arroyo shuddered and with good rea-
son for Immediately the door was
burst down and a great crowd of peo-
pie, apparently of the lower classes,
entered. the leader bearing small
Mexican flag on u stick. officer San
chez cried to the crowd to fall back
and advanced on them with his sword,
but the mob overcame him and, throw
ing him down, advanced over his body
to where Arroyo lay trembling. Yells
went up; kill him; he belongs to us!"
and din arose as of horde OF say
ages,
Windows were broken, and the noise
aroused the officers OF the secret SER
vice in the adjoining room, who
rushed to the scene, but did not fire
on the crowd, fearing they might kill
some of the comrades of the police in
side. so they contented themselves
with firing shots from the windows,
thus calling together the police on
neighboring corners, who were or
dered to prevent any persons leaving
the city building.
Meantime, in the room above, a
frightful tragedy had been enacted.
Many knives were plunged into tho
body of Arroyo, who, of course, was
entirely helpless.
There were nine wounds in all. One
of the gendarmes was wounded in the
fight with the mob
Over twenty arrests have been made,
and all are locked up incommnnicado
aud have not been released, pending a
strict inquiry which is to be made.
Arroyo had been in prison several
times, on one occasion for shooting a
man. His acquaintances say he was
somewhat crazy and inclined to acts
Of violence. lie drove his father to
despair and death by his conduct,
having forged his fathers name lie
was 81 years of age, son of tailor,
but was given liberal education and
became for u time a military cadet
aud then took up law.
President Diaz, in a speech. deplored
the lynching OF Arroyo and declared
If there was any fault in the vigilance
on the part of the police it should be
Investigated and the consequences fall
on the heads of the culpable persons