The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13
Charles B. Carothers, Born in
Mexico Of American Parents,
Resisted HoOting and Yell
ing Mob at Guadalajara.
ARRIVAL OF SOLDIERS
PREVENTED LYNCHING
After Preliminary Examination
He Was Placed IncOmmuni-
CadO Until TueSday-Gen-
eraI Attack Upon Americans.
REPORT OF AMBASSADOR

NUADALAJARA, Mexico. Nov. r.
carlos Is. tarOthers, a local real
-, estate dealer, shot and killed
Jesus LOza. a 14-yeaF-0Id Mexican, and
wounded PrudencfO Chavez. a gen
darmes Ia defending his home aEafust
an attack By MeXicHns last night. Caro-
thers surrendered 10 the authorities at
the first opportunity ana was lodged Ia
the state BenitentiaFy at midnight.
Following "A preliminary examinaffon
today he was placed fncOmnlunfcadO
until Tuesday morning.
Although the entire police force. foot
and mounted. and the Tenth regiment
OF cavalry We're called out, riOting
which mad begun at s o'clock In the
evening, was suppressed only after
three hours Of vigorous efforts and
after additional DANA &c 10 property
had been done. The affair was g con-
tinuation OF the previous nights vlo-
ienee by students and WOrkmeu.
AS on Thursday night the mob tray
eled rapidly through the business sec
ton, hurting rocks through the win
dOWs OF the American bufidingH many
OF which had already been demolished,
and had reached the American resi-
cence section when they were OVertak-
en- By the soldiers and police.
Defended His Home.
Carothers. Who declared at the rsoflUsl
station that he is Mexican born at Salt
lilo, state Of c8e hula, but whose par
ents were LOuigianians, was guarding
his home in the western part or the
Z
had been broken in the first night
riOting. when the mob approached.
AT the first alarm he took his family
10 the roof for safety, be said. From
that point he opened fire with a rifle
as the crowd attempted TO enter and
wreck his home.
The quick action OF the police ana
soldiers prevented the mob from sei1-
ing Carothers and wreaking vengeance
upon him. He surrendered 10 Jsfs
POiitico Espana, who placed HIM under
arrest and took him to the peniten-
/ tiary.
Carothers is a brother OF G. @ Caro-
theirs. American consular agent az Tor
reon, Coahuila.
The property damage last night con
sisted OF demolished window and store
fronts, valued at bout $500. one OF
the places that suffered was the store
of the National Candy company, es-
tablished by an American. but now
owned by a Mexican. Upon learning Of
its Mexican ownership, the crowd took
up subscription 70 buy the proprietor
new glass
Work Of the Mob.
Windows also were smashed IN thu
passenger station Of the National rail-
ways seemingly before the rioters real
| lied that IL was the property OF the
Mexican government. Other places at
tackled or revisited were the Hotel
BOhnstedt. the Guadalajara Times, the
real estate office Of Downs & Son; also
/ the office of ROgerts Real Estate com
pany. The residence OF j. Slattery was
stoned and fired into and that Of Joseph
/ +. Purnell was stoned.
John II. Klppe prevented TIE mob.
/ from entering his home IN tho Ameri-
can colony by standing guard with =
shotgun. Several American families are
l preparing 10 abandon their homes ia
I the suburbs and concentrate in the
| principal hotels. The pFOprfetors OF
/ the latter declare they are prepared
10 resist by force OF arms II neces-
sary.
The American consulate Is guarded
I tonight by detachment OF the Tenth
caValEy The authorities insist there
! Will be no recurrence Of violence and
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