, 1912-01-03

RcpuDilc causing MS almost instantaneous
death.
In order that our readers may know some
thing of what happened we have reproduced
the following narrative from the "Listin"
which has been related by such witnesses as
the bod y-euard of the President on that ia
tai afternoon, Mayor Ramon A.. Perez, chief
Of the Presidents Military Staff, and Jose
Mangual, the Presidents coachman.
yesterday afternoon, as it was his almost
daily custom, President Caceres went for u
drive in his victoria, accompanied bv Major
Perez, and after giving Il few turns about
the city, took to the Western road. After
driving to about q distance of 6 klometers
he began to return to the city; but on ar
irving somewhat above Guibia, in front Of
the ranch of Pedro Marin and at present oc-
cupied by Augusta Chottin, an automobile
crossed to the middle of the road, and with
the cooperation of q coach owned by said
Chottin, they left ouly a narrow path,
through which the Presidents victoria could
not pass. Arriving at this point, the coach
man rang his bell to clear the way. In re-
ply, tive, groups, revolver in hand, came from
Chottin's House, advanced towards the vic
toria, and cried 'halt' at the sama time try
ing to detain the mare by the Bride. In
stantIy, Major Perez alighted and dis
NASA SOA NM Nv Wv ob A4NtlC NSICAt SAAAC Va
the group, and the nearest to the ~victoria)
who fell mortally wounded at the second
shot. The coachman whipped the mare,
which reared, causing those intended to de-
tain it to Withdraw, and who, therefore, fired
at President Caceres who was seated in the
victoria and tried to draw his revolver.
The victoria started, and the group divid-
ed IN two one following it, and the other
remained struggling with Major Perez.
At the first discharges, the President, re-
ceived a wound on the wrist of the right
arm, which denied him the use of that hand
and by which means he could not draw his
revolver. He therefore avalled himself of
the coachmnu's, and with his left hand fired
two shots at his aggressors.
Those pursued Ivy Major Perez fl &, tax
ing with them the wounded Luis Fejera
and those who went after the President sue
ceeded in their criminal intent, wounding
him with four balls, which caused his almost
instantaneous death.
The victoria was directed towards the
house of the Barrister Eco. j. Peynadc, when
ii fell into the ditch. General Gaeeres alight-
ed, but already wounded, became quickly
helpless and was assisted by the coachman
and General Leonte Vasquez, a relative of
his, and was conducted to the first step of
the house OF the aforementioned ~lrriSter,
where he was vet pursued by the firing of his
aggressors, but where he received the first
help from the hand of the PeyDndo family.
AS Il measure of safety, he was taken from
there and led to the American Legation,
which adioins P~eynado's house, and where
he expired almost on arrival.
x
When Major Perez returned to whore the
President was, accompanied by sergeant
Augino r. G. and 4 g~uardias, the aggressors
fled towards Hama III an automobile and {
carriage taking with them the wounded Luis
Teiera, whom they abandoned when the auto
which conducted them went into the river
and where he was captured a few moment
afterwards by Captain Tito Cabrera, an'
taken to the fort in another automobile
where he died soon afterwards.
Soon after the committal of this wron
act the body of the President, which was
custody Of a body of Republican Guards, wf
carried in a stretcher, from the America
Legation to his private residence, where
was placed in State under a Guard OF Ho
our composed of the Officers of his Mllitm
Staff.
And the 'Listiu Diario" summing up sal
that it protested, in union with public OPT
ion, against the banefuI act which has move