Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
BOY DEAD, GENDARME
SHOT, AS RESULT OF
MEXICAN OUTRAGE
GuadaIaiara Real Estate Agent
Shoots Into Mob Which
Stoned His House--He Is
Placed in Jail
(By Associated Press.)

Carlos b. Carothers, a locally prominent
real estate dealer. shot and killed Jesus
Loza, 14-year-old Mexican boy, and
wounded Prudencio Chavez, gendsrme,
In defending his home against riotous
attack by Mexicans last night. Carothers
surrendered to the authorities at the,
first opportunity and was lodged in the
state penitentIary at midnight
Following preliminary examination
today he was placed in communicate I'M
I'll Tuesday morning.
Notwithstanding the entire police force,
foot and mounted and the Tenth regi-
ment Of cavalry were called out, riot
ing. which began at o'clock in the
evening. was suppressed only after three
hours OF vigorous efforts and after con-
siderable additional damage to property
had been done.
The affair was a continuation Of the
previous nights violence by students and
workmen. As on Thursday night, the
mob Travelled rapidly through the bust
ness district, hurting rocks through the
windows OF American establishments
many of which already had been par
tally demolished and had reached the
American residence section when they
were overtaken by the soldiers and po~
lice.
WAS GUARDING HIS HOME.
Carothers, who declared at the police
station that he is Mexican born, at SAL
tillo, state of Coahuila, but whose pa.
rents were Louisianians was guarding his
home in the western part OF the city,
the windows and doors of which had
been broken in during the first nights
rioting, when the mob approached.
At the first alarm he took his family
to the roof of the building for safety.
From that vantage point he opened fire
with rife az the crowd attempted to
enter and wreck his home.
The quick action of the police and SOL
diers prevented the mob from reaching
Cerothers and wreaking vengeance upon
him. He surrendered to Jefe Politico Es-
pana, who placed him under arrest and
took him to the penitentiary.
BROTHER OF CONSULAR AGENT.
Carothers is a brother Of G. c. Caroth-
ers, American consular agent at Torreon,
Coahuila.
The property damage last night con-
sisted of demolished windows and store
fronts, valued at approximately $500.
One of the places that suffered was the
store OF the National Candy company,
established by an American, but now
owned by q Mexican. Upon learning
of it's Mexican ownership, the crowd took
up a subscription to buy the proprietor
new glass.
Windows were also smashed In the
passenger station of the National Rail-
ways, seemingly before the rioters real
lied that it was the property of the Mex
lean government. .-.
OTHERS PLACES ATTACKED.
other places attacked or revisited we're
the Hotel Bohnstedt, the Guadalajara
Times the real estate Offices of Downs
& Son, also the office of the Rogers
Real Estate company. The residence Of
j. Slattery was stoned and fired into and
that of Joe L. Purnell was stoned.
John II. Kipp, on Thursday night pre-
vented the mob from entering his subur-
ban home in the American colony, by
standing guard with a shotgun. A num-
Der of American, families are preparing
to abandon their homes in the suburbs
and concentrate in the principal hotels.
The proprietors of the latter declare that
they are prepared to resist by force OF
arms il necessary ANY attempt to enter.
The American consulate is guarded to-
night by a detachment of the Tenth cav
airy. The authorities declared that there
will be no recurrence of violence and say
that several hundred arrests have been
made.
MESSAGE FKOM TAFT.
The message from President Taft
which must have been transmitted by
wireless, was telegraphed to the foreign
officers here by Secretary Knox. 1t was
as follows
II have the honor TO inform you that
have just received a telegram from
, the president in which he requests me
to send through your excellency a per-
sonsl message from him to the presi-
dent of the Mexican republic, assuring
him that the government of the United
States has the utmost confidence In the
desire Of President Diaz to quiet all dis
turbance between the two nations and
in his determination to suppress all pun
ishable insults to Americans In Mexico.
The president adds that he will use all
his power to punish those guilty of the
crime recently committed against Anto-
Mo Rodriguez, in Texas"
Secretary Creel, of the foreign Offices,
replied for President Diaz, to Ambassa-
dor De La Barra:
please say In reply that President
Diaz bids me assure you, in his name,
Of the satisfaction which the message
conveys. The promise contained therein
proves how solid in fact are the rela-
tions between the two republics.
ION its part this government has al
ready instituted proceedings against the
persons responsible for the misdemeanors
in Mexico and expects to repress with
all the vigor of the law all offenses
whatsoever against Americans who re-
side here"
No details of the reported attack upon
the consulate at C. p. DlaL have been
obtainable here.