El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-11
TREMENDOUS CROWDS GATHER FOR
THE |NsURRECTO DEMONSTRATION
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was revolutionist, he fought like a
bandit, and if
Here the speaker was interrupted by
alderman w. S. Clayton. who took ex-
ception to the reference to Diaz.
Mexico is friendly nation" said the
alderman, and nobody doubted his
word.
Then de Lara made his master
stroke IF I have not free speech
take me to jail.2 he yelled. throwing
wide his arms above the heads of the
people. take me to jail" he repeated,
cor let me finish what 1 have begun
De Lara finished. He told of the
American insurrection against Eng
land. I'VE are doing the same now
he ayered. Then he told of the recog-
milton by the United States of the
Texan and Cuban instructions, now
the United States assisted Texas and
Cuba by recognition of belligerency,
and how France helped the United
States in the same way against Eng
land. Those were magnificent illus
trations Of the liberty loving American
people" he said. But why does the
United States not now recognize the
Mexican revolutionists? he asked.
Threatens to Speak Again.
The speaker ended with this: The
law here gives me the right 20 speak,
nor do ] need permission to speak.
will speak again tonight on the corner
of Overland and Stanton, or be stopped
by brutal force"
Chief Stops De Lara.
Descending from the table, de Lara
started toward Stanton street to make
his way to the next point where he
intended to speak. He was stopped by
chief Jenkins and several policemen,
who crowded about.
Jenkins said to him: You may not
speak there, Mr.. de Lara, you are only
harming your cause by attempting TO
do so'
But I am going to speak" said de
Lara. you are not replied the chief
IT am" said de Lara, and you might
as well arrest me now"
De Lara Arrested.
Then Jenkins placed him under ar
rest and gave him into the custody Of
two policemen.
De Lara, leaning over the crowd,
saw a Herald reporter and said: i
am arrested already then saying to
the chief, "I resist arrest he was
marched through the crowd and UP
Stanton street There were three po-
Hcemen on either side Of him, while
two mounted men. Ira Ware and Pan
cho Velo, followed behind to keep the
crowd back.
Crowd Follows De Lara.
The crowd followed along the side
walks and in the middle Of the street
shouting viva de Lara, Viva, Viva de
Lara" Several times the two mounted
policemen had to ride TO the curbs to
keep the crowd back. A stone was
thrown at velo and he was slightly
injured, while Ware was also struck,
but neither one was seriously hurt.
Near the corner Of Third street one
man, Antonio Saenz. rushed toward de
Lara, yelling at the top of his voice,
Viva de Lara" He was taken into
custody and marched to the city Jail.
There charges OF disturbing the peace
were registered aga inst both men,
while against Saenz an additional
charge of resisting an officer was also
docketed.
The clerk. Gus Armendariz. after the
men had been searched, wrote the
articles found on their persons on the
tab and started to write knife under
the name Of de Lara when he objected
and the clerk then changed it and
placed it under Saenz's name Both
were placed in the common lookup.
Neither of them murmured.
Shortly afterwards D. w. Burkhalter
arrived and asked assistant chief VIII
Ten Eyck If he could make bond for
de Lara, but Ten Eyck said that as
chief Jenkins had sent the man in, he
could not admit him to bail and the
matter would have to be taken up by
chief Jenkins.
The crowd thickened about the sta
tion and the firemen ran out with
ropes and tied them across at the alley
to the east Of the station. along the
northern sidewalk and on the west side
at the corner.
Women Make Demonstration.
Then a band of nearly 100 women,
who had marched up Kansas street,
approached the assistant chief and ask
ed for the release of de Lara, but he
said that he had no authority to grant
it and the women moved back. All
were orderly and there was no at
tempt at ruffianism, though the
mounted police, six in number, march
ed up and down keeping the crowd
back
Every policeman and other peace Of
ficer in FL Paso was on duty and each
man had an eye on the crowd through
out the evening. 1t was the most or
derby crowd that any city has ever
had making such a demonstration and
the police handled it well, not a per-
son being injured, though the mounted
men charged them often.
Early in the evening, just after
mayor Kelly stated that a parade could
not be held, Santiago Casares was ar
rested by Sergt. Powell Roberts on a
charge of disturbing the peace He
was attempting to place red fire in
Stanton street after the paraders had
been ordered to keep back.
Crowd Gathers Early.
Long before o'clock, the time set