The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28
CAVALRY CUTS
WAY THROUGH
RIOTING MOB
Mexican Troopers Shoot and
Slash Anti-Diaz Throngs
in Guadalajara
Little English Girl Uses Revolver
in Repelling Attacks
on Hotel


Ell PASO. Tex, July 27-One thou
sand people were thrown into prison,
at least 10 were killed and many
wounded in charges made by Mexican
cavalry, according to. w. j. Bissell of
Phillipsburg, Kan, who arrived here
tonight from Guadalajara, Mex, the
scene of riots Saturday and Sunday.
Bissell was in the Garcia hotel which
was wrecked by a mob, when the two
Americans were wounded. BsseIl left
Guadalajara on the same train which
| carried away the Corral-Diaz speakers,
who caused the riots.
Story of Riot
H. His story of the uprising follows;
Saturday morning 16 Corral and Dia
Saturday morning 16 Corral and
Diaz speakers came to Guadalajara to
hold meeting. They went to the plaza
Saturday night, but the Reyestas drove
they to the Garcia hotel and broke out
the windows in the south side of the
hotel with rocks
Sunday morning at II o'clock the
Corral-Diaz speakers planned to hold
meeting in the Dellado theater.
The Reyestas went down there and
erected small barricade between the
Plaza de Arms and the theater. They
tore up cobblestones and piled furni-
ture across the gap. In little while
two squadrons of cavalry came charg-
ing up. 1 hid behind a stone pillar. The
cavalry swept over the barricade.
shooting into the crowd of about 500
or 600 people behind it. and after they
had shot a path to the other side made
a return charge with drawn sabers,
slashing all who came in their way.
The Reyestas returned the fire, bit
with little effect.
Killed and Wounded
Il bslieve seven were killed at this
pace, about 40 seriously wounded and
about 200 arrested.
| mo meeting was held in the Dellado
theater.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
when / was at the Hotel Garcia. mob
of between $500 and 5000 came upon
the place from three sides. They were
| all shouting. Death to Diaz, Death to
Corrall Viva Reyesr Some of them
were armed. They sacked the barber
| shop and started in the main entrance
of the hotel
! Two americans on an upper balcony
opened fire and another Joined them
years old got six shooter from some
where and. began to fire into the crowd.
Il saw three men killed near the
hotel entrance.
Two Americans were injured. There
were about 25 foreigners in the hotel.
Finally the cavalry arrived and dis
persed the mob. Practically every win
dow in the hotel was broken Detach-
ments of cavalry hunted down flying
groups of the Reyestas, and there were
several hundred herded up near the ho-
tel 1 believed they must have arrested
1000 men. The Corral-Diaz men were
then escorted to the train under guard
of a detachment of cavalry, and infan-
| trymen were put on the train TO pro-
tect them from violence. 1 left on the
same train. The speakers in special
car went to Mexico City.
| Il saw several bodies in the streets.
and many were wounded in the cavalry
/ charges.
Rioters Sent to Jail
MEXICO CITY. July 27.-Reports of
the number of dead and injured in
Sundays riots at Guadalajara vary and
the officials seem reticent about giving
out the real figures. A conservative
estimate today placed the number of
dead at IL and the seriously injured
at 35 Many of the rioters carried
their dead and wounded to private
homes and have concealed them, fear
ing Imprisonment.
| Eighty-nine rioters were tried today.
The men were sentenced to from Is
to 80 days imprisonment each The
secret service agents are hunting for
the ringleaders of the movement, who
will be severely dealt with when
caught.
American Consul Samuel E. Magill
called at the state palace today and
presented indemnity claims on behalf
of St Clair Murphy, the American who
was injured. and for four other Ameri-
cans whose places of business were
damaged by the mob.
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