The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-04
.LANO SAILORS TO
RESENT ASSAULT
NiCARAGuAN SOLDIERS ARREST.
ED FOR BEATING AMERICAN
NEGRO.
PULLMAN GIVES ORDERS
To Put Officials in Irons and Court
Martial Trial viii FoIlow--Wili 's's
Demand Preparation and
Full Punishment.
Associated Press Correspondent.

Associated Press Correspondent.
Puerto Cortez. April 80. wit Mo
bilc, Ala, May 3)--Saturday Apri
27, a negro formerly from Boyce Sta
tion, La, named General Davis, 6
fruit inspector for Thacker Brothers
Steamship Line, was standing quiet
~ near the railroad station at LII
Guna talking with three or four Of
his companions, also Americans.
A drunken Nicaraguan soldier arm
ed with a machet approached the
party and demanded to know what
they were talking about Davis an
swered that II was none OF his bust.
mess, whereupon this Nicaraguan drew
the machet and raised 1t over Davis,
who finally took the weapon, threw it
away and went to house nearby.
A companion of the Nicaraguan sol
lier called for help and a squad of
lolice and Nicaraguan soldiers sur
rounded the house and dragged Davis
put and beat him bnutally until Davis
was unconscious.
The soldiers and the police car
led Davis to the cuartel. but believing
hat Davis was dying, they carried
aim back to the spot where the at
ack was made Davis companions
asked the soldiers TO permit them to
carry him out of the sun until medi
fal assistance arrived, but they were
hot permitted to do 50. Physicians
were called and found him badly
bruised on the head and body and
till unconscious.
FulIam Lands Blue Jackets.
W.T. ten minutes blue jackets OF
lie marIutta under Ensign Rorsach
we're on the spot. Commender Full
ANS orders were sharp and decisive.
Arrest chief of police and police
len engaged in the assault, put them
irons and send them aboard ship.
,rrest Nicaraguan officers and men
ngaged In the assault and hold them
. pr orders"
1t was thought possible that an
ttempt might be made to release the
Holdiers and police captured by the
Hue jackets, SO men were landed from
he Paducah TO occupy La Guna and
additional men were landed from the
Iarietta. The Paducah moved to a
osition fronting the Nicaraguan Guar
| bis while the Marietta covered the
artels In the port.
viii Demand Reparation.
Fullam finding the civil authorities
|hcapabe of maintaining regulation or
frder, that the governm mt of Tegu-
llalpa was a m re provisional agree
ent CT certain leaders that SO far
ave no evidence of stability. decided
ID ignore the authorities here and
ecognize only the organized and dis
plined force here under General Es.
ada, commanding the Nicaraguan
,rces and the men arrested were de-
|lyered by Fullam's order to Estrada
| no was advised that he would be
I'D responsible.
Notice also was served on Hondu |
n and Nicaraguan authorities that |
paration would be demanded and |
at punishment should be inflicted |
bon all perpetra ors of the OFT |
|.ge.
Fullam says If Davis dies the per
trators VIII be tried for murder, |
toa,,,nabfV hN a cntfrf m a rtial aud fho L
iilty ones ht,n ht yard arms in |
| ont of the port. The Paducah was
||,ady to sail 10 Ceiba and Truxillo.
| 1t will remain here for the present
illam has placed Winterhalter in
mmand of the land forces and he is
nducting a vigorous investigation of
e details of the Davis affair.