Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-05
ALAND OF WEAPONS.
Nearly Everyone in Mexico Carr'eS
Arms.

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Arms.
Probably many foreigners DO not
know that carrying OF arms Is pr
hbited In Mexico City, ana ina. OH
persons in whose possession weapons
Of any description are FOUND are iiaoie
IN ,rorrisonment or fines, also 10 nave
,he;r veapons confiscated by the au-
thorities. ~ o,rr,,
.Hnt ANYBODY who wants 10 carry
,rrns NAV apply to the government Oh
a.. federal district for license, winch
y teamed under Section 3 OF SAID gov
.rnment after paying 81 as fees. Inc
-, nv licenses are issued on a
sheet OF paper on which there Is d oe-
scription of the person VINO wants ~
carry arms, his photograph ms
dress and business the desci
The weapon he wants TO carry ".iN
date upon which the permit IL
Permits are good for enc yeai
which they have to be renewed Hs
,.vinp SZ as fee. Permits are
xiv m citizens above IS years Oh as''
~, ,hey rnust give a satisfactory red-
sop why they want to wear Weapons
Members Of the army, OF the Poiiee
force etc, and civilians. VINO oii
count of their business or o'cupa'i'.'
90 watchmen, etc, need "eapoi''
mt required to secure pei"i'''
49,, have to carry them so that every
,sody can see them.
Fines imposed for carrying "eauiS
n. vary from 81 to 800, and nm
nr;sonment from one to loo days. az
-a;no IN the nature of the weapon.
parmits are not issued TO carry
r,oisoned arms, guns hriiis GA
missiles or corrosive liquids, stle''o',
Lntves. daggers, etc. The CARRYING VI
those weapons is strictly forplduei'' anu
neople In whose possession they are
fnund are always liable to lmprisoh-
ment and fines.
pocketkniyes can be carried providea
the blade is under three inches long
workingmen, as carpenters, stonecu'-
ters. shoemakers, BARRIERS, etc., wii''e
FOOLS could be used as weapons can
carry them. provided they carry thethi
In their hands. If they put them lhlo
their pockets and policeman sees
them they will be runisheu ioi WI"
ccaling deadly wagons.
das. where managers and otner ell
ployes have to handle Numerous
Moons, the carrying OF hrearihs a'iu
machetes is freely permitted.
The above regulations are very
good. and would be great deal petter
if they were enforced. In fact' IL"
neople. especially among the lower
classes, pay any attention to the PROM
bition to carry weapons. feohs' DIS
general rule, always carry klliie, d
.chayetO' or any other arms or this
kind. this being one OF the Hi'ni
,auses of the many bloody fights tnat
occur every day on the streets. y" men
two poems get INTO trouble the hrst
argument produced is knife, otner OF
Others appear Immediately a1terWaru
and, before there is time for eXplaHa-
tion. one of the cOmbatants lies
wounded or dead on the floor. because
these men, as the Mexican saying goes
are "hOmbres de pocas pulgas tcahhot
stand to be bitten by tlees). and, in ad-
.li,ion. they are "muy hombres y muy
valienteS.
Women Of the peon class also carry
knives. which they have found more
transactions of business with other
women. and even with men. very
frequently men. including policemen
are badly wounded by these braNas
hembras."
People OF a little higher classes fire.
Guently carry daggers. aloace'e
knives or revolvers. BARRIERS ah'
shoemakers seldom go out OF thei
sbops. even if they are going to atteh'
mass. without putting their razor o
knife into their pocket.
Men of the middle class and or TN
INNER classes. seeing that all MEMBER
OF the lower social spheres are Away
armed, also own a revolver and put l
In their pocket whenever they go GU
late at night.
Recently another weapon is peln'
freely sold and carried-steei Waikih'
sticks. with jet black paint to initial
ebony. A blow from one OF such III
nocent looking articles of mans Wea
would be deadly if struck in the head
and. if struck in the arms or legs
those limbs would be broken. Man
MAINLY dressed young men are seen Oh
the streets carrying that kind OF pas
brellas which have steel sword piau
or "verduguillo' very carefully con
cealed, but which can be pulled out II
half a second. These verduguillos ar
from ~ to 30 inches long. and a woun
caused by one of them nearly Away
proves fatal. because they are made
very good steel and are pointed Xix
needles. so that, with the slightest I'm
pulse. They pierce mans body. In
use Of these weapons Is strictly 1oi
hidden. yet in many places they ar
freely sold and many gentlemen cal
~ them on the street.
IL one knew the number of either
In Mexico who carry deadly weapon
one might think that the city was IN
state Of siege and that the inhabitan'
were at all times prepared to resist a
attack.
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