The Washington times., 1913-07-29
INSPECTOR TELLS
STORY OF SHOOTING
U. S. Official Explains Things
Which Led Up to His Wound
ing by Federal Soldier.

Ell PASO, Tex. July 2s-DictatIng his
own story OF his experiences when shot
by Mexican federal soldier in Juarsz,
Charles B. Dixon, tr.. WINGED with pain
in the Providence Hospital. The wound
ed immigration inspector Is emphatic in
his belief that he was the victim of Il
''frame-up" on the part Of Arthur Walk
er colored man, against whom the
immigration Service was investigating
white slave case. His statement fol-
lows:
"A telephone message came to the
office from a person representing him
self to be Allie Henderson, who has been
an informant in the past to the service,
saying the Colored man wanted, Arthur
Walker, was In Juarez, and intended to
cross over that night to go into the in
terror of the United States.
Il crossed to Juarez and went to the
Silver King saloon. the place Hender-
son stated he would meet me. / asked
the proprietor Il Allie Henderson had
telephoned from there to the American
side for Clarence Galley, the telephone
summons having been for Mr.. Galley.
Lured To Saloon
'He said no one had called for Mr.
Galley from there. I walked out
side the saloon and started away, but
was overtaken by a man, who asked
ME If 1 was Mr.. Galley. I had not
gone over ten or fifteen feet.
"I replied. no; but said l had come
to secure the information that had
been proffered by telephone. He stat
ed that Allie Henderson had left him
there to tell the officer when he came
to come over to the Jockey Club
saloon. which is in the southern part
of Juarez and off the main street
The man piloted me to the Jockey
Club. leaving me Just before 1 reached
the door.
q went into the Jockey Club and
asked the proprietor if Henderson
was there. He said yes. in the third
room down the patio. I noticed this
would take me where 1 could not b.
seen from the street. 1 started back
toward the room indicated and got
as far as the patio, when l heard
several voices in the room to which I
had been directed.
THE location OF the room and the
excited conversation aroused by first
SuSriCion IT = dFCoy. so return cd
to the fornt OF the saloon telling the
proprietor | would wait until he came
OIt.
Wanted Galley Himself.
"A colored man followed me out from
the room, walked up to me and asked
me If l was Mr.. Galley. l said no. but
I had come in Mr.. Gatley's place as he
had been detained at the commission
er's court and could not come He
stated that the information he had
could only. be furnished to Mr. Galley.
and it would be necessary for him TO
come in person.
Il told him l would arrange to have
Mr.. Galley meet him at the Silver King
at $50, II then being about IL o'clock
Saturday morning. AS | left the saloon
was halted by a Mexican, who had a
stick about three feet long in his hand,
and he ordered me to come with him. I
| asked him who he was, as he had no
| uniform, no arms no badge, nor war
rant
He made no reply other than that I
should follow him; He started south
and proceeded proba bly, twenty-five or
thirty yards before looking back going
straight south toward sparsely popu-
lated part of the town. He then looked
| back and saw I was not following.
He turned to me again. stated
| that II he was an officer and ! was un.
der arrest that | was perfectly willing
to go with him to the commandanCia or
| the Jefetura de Armas. but that
would not go with him to that part OF
| town
Answered Guards Call
He whlstled as I stood looking al
him. l saw his eyes directed to the
corner and on turning I saw that three
| men. two carrying pistols and one a
rifle, had answered his call The man
with the rife walked up to me covered
| me. and told me to come along. They
had no uniforms. no warrant Of ar
rest-nO papers OF any kind, and they
did not tell me why I was arrested
but ordered me to proceed south.
Two were In front and two behind
| me. The man with the rife was behind
We crossed one block. / protested all
the time against going in that direction
and pleaded with them to take me Ia
the tefetura or the commandment
finally being ordered to shut I'D. The
| man with the stick said | would he
| taken TO his captain.
I'VE proceeded along one block and
began to traverse another The ac-
tions of the men and the direction
| taken, with their appearance and non
committal manner. caused me to be-
come frightened and convinced me
that | was being taken out to be
executed, privately court -martialed or
robbed. Seeing an alley running west
| decided to make break On reach
| ing the corner | ran
-Four shots were fired apparentlv
all four being from rifle. The first
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