Evening star., 1914-04-19
j, S, LONG ENDURED
WRONGS IN MEXICO
Senator Falls List of Out
RACES Perpetrated During
Three Years.
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MURDERS AND ROBBERIES
OF FREQUENT OCCURRENCE
Offenders Generally Have Gone I'm
punished or Escaped With
Light Penalties.

A list of more than 100 Americans and
other foreigners, which Senator Fail,
republican of New Mexico. read in the
Senate March 8. charging that they had
been killed. murdered and outraged dur
ing the last three years of revolution in
Mexico. is printed herewith a re-
minder of how patient the United States
has been before deciding upon warlke
attitude toward Mexico.
Senator Fall at that time urged armed
Intervention, not for war. but for the
protection of the non-combatants. His
list giving names. dates and circum-
stances, follows
Mrs Anderson. daughter and neighbor
boy, killed June -. 1911, at Chihuahua;
murderers arrested, served six months
in Jail, released. Madero soldiers.
Mabel Richardson, little girl, outraged
at colonia Juarez No attempt to pun
ish perpetrators.
James D. Harvey; killed in state of
Chihuahua May. 1912, and mutilated
! with spade. Nothing done.
| William Adams, killed July .. 1912,
with his daughters arms around him,
| by Mexican officer. Nothing done.
Thomas Fountain. killed after court
martial. by Salazar at Parral after
warning from Washington. Salazar later
arrested this side of the border charged
with smuggling and later released, Now
| held at Fort Bliss.
Killed Defending Daughters.
| Joshua Stevens, killed near Colonia
Pacheco, Mexico, August 20, 1912, in de-
Tending daughters from attack.
| Johnny Brooks, Texan, killed at Co
lonia Chuichupa, Chihuahua, in 1913 He
killed his assailant. Portillo.
| Matthew Gourd and two daughters as
saulted near Tampico July 70. 1913.
| Rogers Palmer. Englishman, killed be
cause of failure to open safe at Durango
about June IS, 1913.
| Carlos Won Brands and l.. w. Elder.
Americans, wounded about same time by
explosion of bomb
| H. w. Stepp, American, shot on failure
i to pay 800 pesos ransom.
Beaten, Shot, Left for Dead.
A. w Laurilaut, English subject; strip
/ ped, beaten, shot and left for dead about
| same time.
Edmund Hayes, American, employe OF
! MADEIRA company; also Robert Thomas
American citizen, negro; killed at MADEIRA
i by Mexican federal officer. Santa Caravo;
arrested and later discharged.
B. Stowe shot in Chihuahua by rebels
1918. Nothing done.
| Benjamin Griffin, rancher. murdered
July 5, 1913. near Chuichupa by bandits
John H. Williams. mining engineer, kill
| ed by stray bullet March 8. 1913 when
| rebels attacked Nacosari
Booris Darow consulting engineer, kill
ed in attack on Nuevo Bueno Vista Feb
| ruary 81, 1913.
U. G. Wolf. mining engineer. murdered
July 16, 1913, by outlaws in northern
Sonora.
Mrs E. w Holmes. killed by shell dur
ing bombardment of Mexico City + eb.
ruary, 1913.
Frank Ward. shot in the back by ban.
dts in his home near Yago, Topic terri
tory, April 8. 1913.
Customs Inspector Assassinated.
John S. II. Howard. United States Gus
toms inspector, assassinated near Eagle
Pass, Tex, February 10. 1913.
Pablo Soto merchant of Naco. Ariz.
killed by stray bullet in conflict between
federals and rebels March "a, 1913.
L. Bushnell. mounted policeman. killet