The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-05
MEDIATION BOSH, SAYS
REFUGEE FROM MEXICO

II. l.. Wilson, refugee from Hos
totipaquilla, Mexico, who was in LOU
isville recently, en- route to his home
at Staunton, Va, expressed the opin-
ion that "the mediation proceedings
are all bosh."
Mr.. Wilson said that it was merely
question of time until the United
States had to intervene in Mexico.
and that the task would not be nearly
so difficult as is generally supposed
in this country.
Mr.. Wilson, who has been in Mexico
for the Ell SAVIOR Mining Company, at
Hostotlpaqualla in the State of jail
1seo, on the Pacific Coast. He mar
roWly escaped with his life when his
party was attacked by several hun
dred Mexicans on April 26, during the
high feeling against Americans occa-
stoned by the occupation of Vera
Cruz. Two of his companions, an
American and Briton, were killed,
and two severely wounded.
The ringleaders of the attacking
force were a band of about thirty
free-booters who had been in the
neigborhood for about a year without
causing any trouble to the foreigners.
At noon on April 26, two bars of
gold, valued at about $4,000, were sto-
len from the storeroom, and six of
the party of seven at the mine seized
their arms and started on a search
through the mesquite for the robbers.
One man was left to hold the stock.
ade and watch towers which had
been erected about the quarters.
When the manager of the mine re-
turned from the search a mob of fifty
MeXicans attacked him as he entered
the gate. He managed to get inside
and bar the gate but both the mana
ger and the man who was left on
guard were badly wounded.
G, H, Hoadley, of Branford, Conn5
and G. E. Williams, an Englishman,
were surrounded and captured when
they returned. They surrendered on
condition that their lives be spared,
if they gave up their arms, but as
soon as this was done they we're
killed and their bodies mutilated. Mr..
Wilson, learning of the attack, secret
ed himself in the mine, while the
other two members of the party re-
manned in the woods By this time
about 800 MeXicans were beseiging
the stockade, or searching the woods.
Federal soldiers were sent from a
nearby town that night to restore or
der, but before their arrival the mob
had dynamited the stockade and eff
! fected an entrance. The two wound.
! ed men, who defended the place
used shot guns, as they did not wish
| to kill any of the attacking party
| They reasoned that if none of the
MeXicans were killed, they would be
more lenient, in case any of the men
outside the stockade were captured
and prepared to sell their lives as
dearly as possible, but the MeMcans
after one of their number had been
killed and nine wounded, saw that the
foreigners were at last fighting in
earnest and cOntented themselves
with loOting the store and quarters OF
the gold in the store room. AS the
output of the mine was shippine
away every few days only about SIS,
600 was on hand The total loss to
the company, however, was about
$4,000.
| When quiet had been restored by
the Federal soldiers the affairs of the
company were wound up and a few
days later the diminished party es
capped to Manzanillo, port about Isl
miles away. Mr.. Wilson stayed fol
several days on an American wal
Vessel, the Maryland, and then made
his way to San Francisco.
His brother, ]. r. Wilson, minins
engineer, of Pachuca, State of Hidal
go, narrowly escaped being murdered
by mob at about the same time
He finally made his escape to Mexico
City.
Mr.. Wilson says that many of the
better class in Mexico wish for inter
vention. He gives it as his opinion
that no stable government can be SET
up there unless it is backed by the
American army. He considers Villa
far worse than Huerta and says that
Villa could not maintain his govern
ment as well as Huerta has done
even if he is victorious in the strug
| gle against the Federals.