The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-07
REBELS CRIMES DESCRIBED.
American Eye witness sends start.
ling Report TO Bryan.

WAsH1NoroN. Aug. e-The first au.
thentic account Of what happened when
Mexican rebels sacked the city Of Du-
range and an illuminating exposition OF
the state OF affairs in Mexico were laid
to-day before Secretary OF State Bryan
THE Sun can present herewith substan-
TALLY the equivalent Of this statement
which will be laid before the Senate Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations Tomorrow
by Its writer.
The abatement was written by NJ. A.,
Leach Of San Francisco. who has been
FOR the last three years In chihuahua
and Durango. Mexico Having lost
everything he owned but his clothing in
the sacking OF Durango. Of which he was
a witness. and not intending To go back
TO Mexico. Mr.. Leach has found II pos
sible TO speak frankly. which would not
have been the case had ne any intention
of returning TO Durango
The contents OF Mr.. Leach's account OF
conditions In Mexico are practically
Identical with hundreds Of other similar
documents which have been received at
the stat" Department from consuls and
Americans In Mexico. but which have
been withheld from members OF the House
ana Senate and from the .public. III,
statements verify those made by Ambas.
sador Wilson To the effect that there ia
only one organized political revolution
In Mexico and that In In the State OF
Sonora. and that the rest Of the coup,rv
IN given up To banditry and lootinx nv
pahds OF rebels who find II profitable to
maintain themselves on the country. He
m t,,s
the Huerta Government from the outside
OF intervention will put a stop to the
""h'oh killing OF innocent men. women
ana chiidren OF all natiOnalities the at.
tacks on young girls and the tremendous
destruction of property. lie says In his
statement:
i.ooting Of City Described.
since my return from Mexico
win some eighty other American re-
iukers have read daily al,
the leading papers dwelling on the
Mexican situation. have talked to many
prominent business men and United
states officers and have wondered at IN.
seeming lack Of information displayed by
large part OF our people. including the
state department. OF what 10 really going
on In Mexico and what IL necessary to be
done to put an end to the wanton killing
or innocent men, women and children. al
most unlimited outraging Of young
women and girls and tremendous destrus- |
tion OF property. Living az l have for
the last three years In the States Of
chihuahua and Durango. the hotbed Of
the trouble. ! have been forced to go |
through many trying experiences. The |
worst, however. that have seen was what |
took place at Durango after its capture |
on June IL by the rebel forces under |
Iomas Crbina and others. numbering |
some 1900 sO-called Maderistas
NO sooner had these men entered the |
CITY than they began breaking into all |
the Saloons drinking such liquor az they
round there After that the lootinE OF the
entire city began. Not q single store
escaped being completely sacked and
many were burned after being sacked,
loss OF more than 5000, 600
gold. All prisoners from jails and the
state penitentiary. some 400. were turned
loose and all criminal and land records
burned. All houses were entered and
looted and their Inhabitants robbed.
Scores Of Mexicans were shot down.
From the United States Consulate I saw
Msxicans and foreigners dragged through
The streets on the end Of lasso.
Americans wounded ~ Bomb.
Rodgers Palmer. an Englishman. was
silled because he failed to open safe Of
which ne did not have the combination.
Carlos Van Brands and L. w. Elder,
both Americana. were seriously wounded
~ bomb used to force the door Of the
Mcdonald Institute. where many Of the
foreigners had taken refuge. They were
hen lined up against the wall. and threat
med with execution unless money and
,orses and arms and ammunition were
delivered. which the foreigners were
orced to do to save their lives. II. w.