Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-19
HOW HOADLEY WAS KILLED
Mexican Herald From Vera Cruz Details of Arocous Murder-Psper Sent by F. E. Beckwth, of South Wind ham, Now On the U. s. s. New Jersey.

Frank D. Beclkwith, a South Wind ham boy. who is on board the U. $. battleship New Jersey, now at Vera Cruz. nend tho Bulletin a copy of the Mexican Herpad of May 10th, publish ed at Vera Cruz.
 Jusa aH tasis time the paper is of par ticular interest because 1t gives a de- tailed nccount of tho killing of c. B. Hoad1ey of BranfoFd, this state. in q Mexican mining town on April 18th.
 The following is the report in the Herald:
 c. B. Hoadley and Paymaster Will liamsen of the EH Favor Mining Cem- pany, were killed and terribly muti- lated on the afternoon of April 26 by Mexican miners of that company, ac- cording to Mir. Neal, general mana CT of that company. who passed here yesterday en route to the United States aboard the Ward Liner Esperanza- He and an EngIa9hman named Beard were both stabbed when the two men were amSusf1ed and treacherousiy murder ed by miners Hoa dley was an Amer ican, the rest of the persons named being British There were three other Americans in the party of foreigners assaulted by the miners. but these, whose names are unknown here man. aged to escape.
 The Fl Favor mine is five hours out from the town of Hostotipaqui Jal.. not far from the Cinco Minas property where two Americans were killed by the miners a few months ago.
 Theft of Bullion.
 A general anti American feeling throughout this region developed known. While the seven foreigners at the mine were at dinner on the day of the miners assault upon them. a number of the. men who were armed entered the bullion room and stole, the silver bricks. One only, ofthe native into the dining room and informed Manager Neal of what had taken place.
 The men immediately grabbed up shotguns and rifles and started in pur suit of the thieves. The party split up in groups going through several miners. Neal and Beard finding none of the thieves in the direction they had taken, returned to the offices of the company, in front of which a mob gathered. These miners forming the mob were armed. One of their num- ber harangued them aGainst the Amer jeans.
 Both Men Stabbed.
 Neal and Beard walked into this gathering where they were received fin an apparently friendly manner the grumbling subsiding. Beard seeing a suspicious movement of a Mexican be- hind Neal, turned and shouted to him to look out. As he did so he received C thrust from a knife which cut through the tendons of his left should fr Neal sprang forward and in the ensuing tussle was stabbed through the thigh and in several other places As the struggle continued they lost their runs. but managed to gain the door of the offices and slam it to with only ono of their pursuersf on the in- side.
 As this man struck at Mfr Neal with . large machete he was shot through the chest at point blank range by Boards Colt automatic pistol, and died instantly. Scrambling around in the semi- darkness of the office, where they he'd secured other arms, the two Eng hshmen ran up to the roof and defend ed themselves there firing through the loopholes of the cornice. Beard went down to the office again and telephoned the authorities at Hostotipaquillo. in forming them of what was happening
 Targets for Dynamite.
 The three American employees of the mining company who afterwards