The San Francisco call., 1913-07-28
affording all possible protection
Americans and their interests
Wounded Inspector Freed

Ell PASO, Tex. july 2I.-CnafleS o.
Dixon Jr., the United States immigra
ton inspector who was shot in Juarez
Yesterday by Mexican soldiers, was re-
leased from the Juarez hospital and
lean Consul Edwards had made a de-
mand for his release and for the arrest
of the men who shot him.
Mexican Consul Miranda and Gull
lermo Porras. former secretary of state
of Chihuahua. also interceded for the
release of Dixon, after conferences
with United States officials, who rep
resented to the Mexicans the grave i'm
preston that had been produced in
Washington by the news of the shoot
ing of the inspector.
The demand of Consul Edwards was
in vigorous language
DEMANDS PREPARATION
First telling the Mexican authorities
that Dixon must be delivered up to
his friends and permitted to be brought
to Ell Paso without delay, the consul
said relative to reparation:
Il do not merely request the arrest
of these men, but in the name of the
United States. which I have the honor
to represent. l demand their immediate
arrest and their trial and punishment t
for this crime. My government will
hold the military authorities of Juarez
personally responsible for failure to
obey this command"
Arthur Walker. the negro Dixon was
investigating when he was arrested,
and the soldiers who made the arrest
We're Immediately placed in Jail, ac-
cording to the report of Colonel Castro,
commanding the Juarez garrison, to
f. w. Berkshire, supervising inspector
OF immigration for the United States
on the Mexican border
BRIBED TO MAKE ARREST
Dixon was released to Mr.. Berkshire
His physicians believe he will recover.
Mr.. Berkshire said he made no de-
mands on the Mexican officials, but had
reported the facts to his superiors con-
corning the arrest of himself and In
went to Juarez following the shoot
ing of Dixon.
Mr. Berkshire said that Walker.
when he learned that Dixon was in
Juarez investigating white slave
case in which Walker had been i'm
plicated, informed the Mexican officials
that Dixon was there with bottle of
chloroform. ready to chloroform and
kidnap him. 1t is said that the negro
then bought drinks for the soldiers
who were to make the arrest
When the Mexicans had apprehended
Dixon they marched him to the suburbs
of the city instead Of the military bar
racks or city hall. This. according to
Dixon's statement, reiterated tonight,
gave rise to the suspicion that he was
going to be executed.
RUNS FOR LIFE; SHOT
AS a matter of self-preservati ton. he
declared he took TO flight and became
the target OF many bullets, only one
of which took effect, striking him in
the back and penetrating his body.
Another bullet struck his shoes, but
did not wound him.
Wounded, he was taken to the Juarez
hospital by his captors and there, un-
der a military guard of three soldiers,
he was kept until Consul Edwards
threat brought his release.
The Mexicans refused even to remove
the blood soaked clothing in which he
was shot. though they did permit Doc
tor Tappan of the immigration office
to cut the clothing and treat the wound
Indignation at the Mexicans runs
high in Ell Paso tonight and the treat
ment accorded Dixon has strained re-
lations In this city between Ameri-
cans and Mexicans as has no other in
cident attendant upon the present reyo-
luton.
LIKELY TO CAUSE BATTLE
The Mexican officials Of Juarez. both
municipal and military, have refused
to make any statement concerning the
course of action taken by them after
It became known Dixon had been seri-
ously wounded by the federal soldiers.
II is persistently rumored here that
the constitutionalists under Villa will
return to Juarez Immediately and force
an attack against that city for the in
cidentai purpose OF avenging the fate