The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-27
CONSUL REPORTS HIS
ARREST BY FEDERALS
Continued from First Page.

follows.
"on the slst OF April n Federal military
officer by the name OF Capt. Alvarez bel
Castillo. evidently instructed he the Fed
erai military commander to tear down all
American flags. arrived at this consulate
general with n street mob which no had
gathered about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
and pounded in the door and demanded
that the American nag over this con-
sulate- general be Immediately lowered or
he would shoot II down. and the other
Fpderals procceded IN teat dow, all
American npps standSp,g ON them MAX
ing speeches ,hrourhout the city OF Mon
terey burning some ~ ,hen, and tearing
them up and leaving them piled in tho
middle OF tho streets
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70 certain Constit,,tionalist Generals and
especially Gen. Pablo Gonzales and Gen.
Antonio Villareal I was kept a prisoner
incommunicado until the evacuation OF
the CITY by the Federal troops and until
the arrival of the Constitutionalist forces
early this morning.
There We're times during the period
when IL was believed by very many that
I would be shot or carried TO the noun
tains as their prisoner in case the Fed
erals evacuated. However, the evacua-
ton of the city by their forces. Federal.
State and police. took place during last
night and | was left entirely alone In the
state Capitol building az its sole guar
uioi ioi apOut HOu'S "'''cuN pShe
informed by any individual or onicer OF
their departure.
the Constitutionalist FORCES under the
command or Gen. PABLO GonzaIes ana
Gen. Antonio Nillareal and Gen. Castro
carried on very successful attack for
about five day. which resulted In the de-
feat OF the Federal army with heavy
losses on the part OF the Federals and
complete rout OF all these who were not
killed. wounded or taken prisoners. The
officers of the Constitut!onalist army in
form me that they heard that was taken
prisoner and the American flag ordered
down from over this Consulate-General.
\ Constitutionalist officer by the name OF
Major FierrerOs with a company OF men
hurried to the state palace. where they
| had heard was being held prisoner. and
! broke open the locked door early this morn
| Ing. furnished me with a saddled horse
and accompanied me to the suburbs o.
! the city, where ! met Gen. Antonio Villa
real who is to be the Governor of the
state of Nuevo Leon"
"'In company with Gen. Villareal and
some OF the foreign consular representa-.
/ tIyes in Monterey We proca, ded 10 tn.
! Stat. Palace Wher,, speeches were mad,
| to the people who assembled in grea,
| masses in front OF the State House. giving
assurances of full protection 10 all for.
| egners and non-combatan,s and the fun.
|
well DISPOSED, lawabiding people
| SHORTY after our arrival at the stat.
| House Gen Pablo Gonzales arrived. ac
| COMMANDED BY his stan and a large fore.
of the Constitutionalist troops. He wa.
enthusiastically received, az was also Gen
| Antonio Villareal and the other officers
by the people of Monterey, and he ais,
| gave strongest assurances OF proper pro
| lection for all the lawabiding residents
| of Monterey The city IL quiet and
| serene and the feeling OF safety and con
! fidence has returned to the people,
| THE humane manner In which the BATH,
| OF Monterey was conducted by the con
stitutionalists is high credit to ideas o
! humanity and to the things that are RICH
and just There has been no persecution
! nor looting of property reported to th
| consula General up 10 now.
| The opinion generally prevails that
is the purpose OF the Constituencies
| army to bring about high type of gov