Evening star., 1913-07-28

United States officials, who represented
to the Mexicans the grave impression
that had been produced in washington by
the news Of the shooting OF the inspector
The demand Of the United States consul
was in vigorous language. nrst teInng the
Mexican authorities that DIXON must pc
delivered up to his friends and permit
ted to be brought to Ell Paso without de-
lay. The consul said relative 10 repara-
ton:
Couched in Firm Language.
II do not merely request the arrest
Of these men, but in the name OF the
United States government. which / have
the honor to represent. I demand their
arrest and their trial and punishment Tor
this crime My government will hold the
military authorities Of Juarez responsible
for failures to obey this command"
Arthur Walker, the negro whom Dixon
was investigating when ne was arrested
and the soldiers who made the arrest
were Immediately placed in Jail, according
TO the report Of Col. Castor. command
ing the Juarez garrison. to z. Berkshire.
supervising inspector OF immigration fer
the United States on the Mexican Dor
der
Dixon was released to Mr.. Berkshire
and brought to FL Paso to hospital
where his physicians believe he VIII re-
cover
Mr. Berkshire SalQ ne Elduc ItO
on the Mexican officials, but had reported
TO his superiors the facts concerning the
arrest of himself and Inspector Clarence
Galley, when they went to Juarez Satur-
day following the shooting of Dixon.
Convinced of Death Plot.
Mr. Berkshire said that from what ne
had learned the negro Walker, when ne
learned that Dixon was in Juarez inves-
tigating a white slave case In which
Walker had been implicated, informed
Mexican officials that Dixon was there
with a bottle of chloroform, ready to
chloroform and kidnap him 1t Is salo
the negro then bought drinks tor the
soldiers, who were to make the arrest
When the Mexican soldiers had appre-
hended Dixon they marched him 10 the
suburbs of the city, instead OF to the mill
tary barracks or city hall. This, accord
ing to Dixon's statement, led him to sus-
pect that he was going to be executea.
AS a matter of self-preservation. he de-
clared, he fled and became the target OF
many bullets, only one of which took ef-
feet, striking him in the back ana pene-
trating his body. Another bullet struck
his shoe. .
Wounded, he was taken to the Juarez
hospital by his captors. and there, under
a military guard Of three soldiers, he
was kept from Saturday afternoon unth
late yesterday. when he was removed 20
Ia Paso. The Mexicans refused even 10
allow the blood-soaked clothing TO De re-
moved, although they did permit Or.
Taphan of the immigration office to cut
the clothing and treat the wound Satuf-
day afternoon.
Feeling High at Ell Paso.
..Indignation at the Mexicans runs high
In Ell Paso, and the treatment accorded
Dixon has strained relations in this city
between Americans and Mexicans as has
no other incident attendant upon the
present revolution. The Mexican of1ciais
of Juarez, both municipal and military,
have refused to make any statement con-
cerning the course OF action tAken Dy
them after it became known that Dixon
had been seriously wounded by federai
soldiers 1t is persistently rumofed here
that constitutiOnalistS under via VIII
return to Juarez Immediately and force an
attack against that city Tor the incl
dental purpose OF avenging the rate OF
Dixon and strengthening their claim OF
recognition by the United States govern
ment.
this city places the blame for the shoot
ing of Dixon on q Mexican negro lieu
tenant named Sainz of the command or
Gen. Inez Salazar, and two American
negroes. Miranda says the American ne
groes, whom Dixon was interrogating in
regard to a white slave case. conspired
to make way with the inspector. taking
the half-breed into the plot to do the
shooting. The consul says there was no
regular federal soldiers implicated.
No Order for Arrest.
( investigations made by the federal au-
| thorities. Miranda asserts. showed that
/ no order had been issued for Dixon's ar
rest by either military or civil author
ity. He declares the seizure was made
by the Salazar soldiers at the instiga-
| ton of the negroes and that Shinz did
the shooting, firing five times at Dixon
| before bringing him down. Dixon con-
| firms this statement of the actual shoot
ing. =
The American negroes, VINO are under
arrest and will be tried by the federais,
are Arthur Walker, said to be the or
ganizer of the plot to assassinate Dixon.
and Henry Bell. Bell also is one of the
irregular soldiers of the Salazar COM
| mand. He Is said to have escaped from
| the custody of American officers two
years ago while being transported from
Teucumcari to Santa Fe, y. Mex, to an
swer charge of violation of the white
| slave act. Both of the negroes are want
| ed by United States immigration officers
on white slave charges.
l. DR.. j. w. Tappen, immigration service
| surgeon. says that he considers Dixon out
| of danger. and on the road to recovery
/ from his wounds.
| The release of Dixon from the Juarez
hospital was secured without bond. The
/ authorities at first insisted on a cash
| bond of 1900 pesos, but this finally was
| waived.
GATLEY'S BROTHER HERE.