The San Francisco call., 1899-07-28
HELD CAPTIVE IN
MEXICAN DUNGEON
Justice Demanded for
n. 6. Faulkner.
UNCLE SAM TAKES UP CASE
INSISTS THAT HE BE TRIED AT
ONCE.
The Prisoner Accused of Response
bility for the Drowning of
Two Men in FL Orc
Mine.
UNCLE SAM TAKES UP CASE
INSISTS THAT HE BE TRIED AT
ONCE.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

REDWOOD CITY, July 27.-The friends
of II. c. Faulkner at this place have gust
received intelligence from the Department
of State Washington. that the American
ambassador at the City of Mexico had
been given instructions to investigate
Faulkner's case and bring about his
prompt trial or release on bond.
Faulkner is the American who was act
ing as engineer at FL ORC mine in Mexico
in June last when Superintendent Lloyd
and another man were drowned in the
cage let down into the mine. He was
given orders to let the cage down uhui
he received a signal to stop and place
was marked on the indicator to which he
could lower the cage with safety lie
lowered to this point, but on receiving no
signal suspected something wrong and
stopped the cage. Upon examination 1t
was discovered that the superintendent
had thrown the signal rope beyond reach
of the cage and that the cage was sub
merged in water and its occupants
drowned.
Faulkner was arrested and thrown into
a cell with persons of the most degraded
type. He was refused hearing ana could
get no satisfaction from the EmbasSador
al the CITY of Mexico. He wrote to friends
a. this place and also sent statement OF
his case to Secretary Hay at Washington;
His Redwood City friends interested
themselves in his behalf and wrote 10 the
authorities at Washington. In answer TO
a letter sent to Secretary Hay the stolIoW-
ing has been received:
have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 2d instant in relation to the i'm
prisonment in Mexico of H. c. Faulkner. an
American citizen. A letter dated the 18th ulti-
mo was received from Mr.. Faulkner giving
particulars of his case also dated the 3Uth
ultimo stating that answer to his previous
one had yet reached him. In reply to your
letter / have to say that this department has
this day written 70 Mr. Faulkner informing
him that on June % a letter addressed TO
him informing him that a copy of his letter
of June 10 was sent to Embassador at
the City of Mexico. with instructions to i1Vesti-
gate his case and report to this department,
and meanwhile TO ask for Mr.. Faulkner's
prompt trial release on bond. Your obe-
dent servant DAVID y HILL
Assistant Secretary.
Additional information concerning the
accident for which Faulkner has been i'm
prisoned is learned from a Mexican news
paper recently received Faulkner had
been employed at FL ORC mine but a short
time when the accident occurred. He was
not acquainted with the duties of an en-
gineer at such a place. The authorities
claim that the deaths were due to criminal
carelessness. When Superintendent Lloyd
started to go down the shaft he told the
engineer that it would be impossible to
live more than fifteen minutes at the bot
tom and to hold himself in readiness TO
hoist the cage as soon as the signal was
given. The signal was not given and be
cause it was not Faulkner allowed the
cage to remain in the shaft several hours
When the body of the superintendent was
taken home his wife went hOpelesSly in
sane Further advices are expected at
any time,