The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-06-19
.SILLIMAN'S
/. own STORY
Thrown into Prison, Starv-
ed and Threatened.
Neglect Of Wilson and Bryan To
Protect Even Our
Officers.

American Vice-Consul John II
Silllman's own story Uf ind!gn tic'
suffered a. Che hands Of Huer,ais rep
res. natives when thrown into pr S
ca at >Sa-tillo, tired as a spy anC
threatened with death, is tcld in
dispatch from Norfork published IL
the New York World.
Taken from his own home the ev'
ening of April 81, the day line Amer
ican bluejackets landed at Vera Cruz
Mr.. Silllman was Kept a prisoner in
a lark room at the Federal mlieary
headquarters until after mldnig.iA
then marched uil Her guard to the
Saltilo penitentiary and thrust in
TO a cell. There he was prisoner
q days.
On the march to the penitentiary
the soldiers, who surrounded Slliman
and t'hree other Amer can prisoners.
came to a fork i'm the road. One way
led to the town cemetery, the o her
to the pemtenary.
For what seemed like several m IL
utes to Mr.. Silliman and his fellow
unfortunates, the soldiers stopped 10
receive the command which would de-
eide whether the march would cid ut
freshly opened graves or dungeon
like cells. ns+ 4yri-
There were mubtertG EXPRESSIONS of
Thank God! from the Americans
when the column of soldiers, in re-
Spouse to command from their Of
ficer, proceeded along the road hlaI,
led to prison.
AT Vera Cruz Silliman refused to
tell reporters of his experience, hav-
ing explained that the story of what
he went throu = would only serve to
more seriously inflame the American
mind against Huerta. The de- SAILS Of
his experience was obtained from fell
low passengers on the collier Jason.
1t was while he was at dinner on
April q discussing with Mrs Sill !
man plans for seeking refuge at the
British Consulate that a young Mex
can Lieutenant called and, presenting
The compliments of Gen. Joaquin
Mas, a family relation of Huerta,
at San Luis Potosi, ex-
planned that General Mas feared for
'he safety of Silliman and desired
hat he seek protection at Mas
81
SSlliman's suspicious were aroused
ecause the invitation did not include
lrs. SjllimSn, but after some dis
ussion consented to accompany the
eutenant, feeling that he could 4
est explain in person to General I;
laas why he did not care to avail I
imself of Mexican hospitality.
When he arrived at the military
eadquarters, Silliman. instead of be- S
lg ushered into the presence Of Gem t
al Mas, was led by the Generals e
iicer 70 dark room into winch he i
as thrust. After he had been in The
'om Tor several minutes the door
as unlocked. Another Mexican Off t.
r entered. carrying Lighted candle. r
walked toward Siliman and he'd
e candle so that the light fell full S
'on the Vice-Consuls face. "
You're spy" growled Inc s.rang- h
: A spy. Do you heal' me? DO YOU
low what We do To spies. We'll. t;
guess you do and that's what's GO q
g to happen to you" b
A, intervals of half hour or SO the Il
ME OFFICER rcturnth and WENT ell
rough the same Ceremony. Silliman NJ
CRESTED that he was not u spy and Ii
-Imated that some one would be I,
Dde no suffer for acts that he said
wais sure General Mas did not Ell
LOT
AZ about IL O'Clock three other g,
nericans We're forced into the room er
In Siiliman. Like him. all of Them m
been searched and relieved of TO
VERY. papers and money. >.
shortly after midnight ON the eve tn
lg OF his arrcst Silliman and his tn
zee fellow-prisoners were taken to err
penitentiary. The Vice-Consul W;
! the three others were taken to lie;
penitentiary. The Vice-Cous,,l tn
the three others We're not i'm si
diitely assined to cells. Instead lin
y w"Te ordered to march and coun. I'M
march between Federal troops who ed
u esther side OF wide corridor wa
hurled curses and mprecations
them. G,
9hen the soldiers seemed to grow
u SilldmaSl was assigned to. cell RI,
an upper tier. The three others Cpl
o locked up in damp. dirty cells Lo
n no light entered. All might IL
imam paced about his cell. Once tisl
demanded q mattress. AM