The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-27
.FEDERALS ARREST
AMERICAN CONSUL
Hanna at Monterey Huniliated
and Kept in Jail for
Two Days.
MOB TEARS DOWN U. S. FLAGS
Official Not Released Until After
Constitutionalists Cap
ture City.
MOB TEARS DOWN U. S. FLAGS

Monterey reported to Secretary
Bryan tonight that no had been
Inundated a1d placed in 1aii by
Mexican Federal officials on April 20
\ and left behind the pars until released
two days later by the Constitutional
lists when they captured the city.
| Consul Hanna's telegram follows:
! Monterey. Mex. April Is. 1914.
Secretary OF state. Washington. ID. G.
! ~ I'll 81, y. NJ TN the :lst Of
April. Federal military officer. Cap
tain Alvarez del Castillo. evidently in
structed by the Federal military com
mander 10 tear down all American
| flags. arrived 1T this consulatc-g general
| with street mob. which he had gath
cred. about o'clock In the afternoon
| aud rounded in The door and demanded
| that the American flag over this con-
/ sulatc- general be- Immediately lowered
| or he would shoot II down. The other
| Fcderals proceeded to tear down all
| american fags. standing on them
making speeches throughout the city
| OF Monterey, burning some of them
! and tearing them up and leaving them
piled in the middle of the streets.
1T was the most insulting act ], or
| any or the people of Monterey, ever
! have witnessed. They then placed n
| police guard in front of this consulate
general. ana all the inmates in this
| building were considered prisoners.
The next morning, about 10 o'clock,
| police lieutenant arrived with "a
force OF men and advised mo that he
| Ind been instructed to search the
| building. The insulting search Was
| completed about noon. when your CON
| sul-gcneral was taken prisoner through
| the streets with tho mob. and carried
| first TO the penitcntiary and afterwards
=" the state CoSHrnni Place, which
building has been for some time mill
tary quarters and fortified, and was
the object of special attack by the
then attacking forces.
while l was placed under heavy
guard in the grand reception room on
tho state Palace. fully realized that
! was constantly being considerably In
suited and greatly Inundated. not on
account OF my personality. but on ac-
court Of my official position as repre-
sentative OF the United States govern
ment In North Mexico.
AT about o'ciack in the evening
OF April 20. was taken before tho Mil
itary Court and notified that ! was
Charged with being in sympathy with
the Constitutionalist chiefs and Of be-
irs friendly 10 certain Constitutions
al!.t generals, 1n'l especially General
radio Gonzales and General Antonio
Niliarcal. was kept Il prisoner In
cemmunicado until the evacuation OF
The city hy The Federal troops and un-
| I'll the arrival of the CoustitutIonoust
There were times during the period
! when IL Was believed by many that
| ! would be- shot or carried to the
mountains as a prisoner in case the
fedcrals evacuated However, the
| evacuation OF the city took place laat
night, and was left entirely alone
| in the State Capitol building as It's
| sole guardian for about six hours with
out being Informed by any individual
or officer OF their departure"
Federal Army Defeated.
Tho Constitu;ionalist forces under
command of General Pablo Gonzales.
General Antonio Niilareal and General
| Cor about hve days, which resulted in
! the defeat OF the Federal army with
heavy losses on the part Of the Fed
/ stltutionalist officers Informed me that
they heard that was taken prisoner.
ana that the American flag ordered
down from over this consulate general
~ Constltu,ionallst officer. Major
flerros. win a company Of men, broke
Into the locked door early this morn
| horse and accompanied me to the sub
| urbs az the city. whore ! met General
A An wharf. who win be Cover
| In company with General Viliareal
and some OF the foreign consular rep
! rescntativcs in Monterey we proceed
| ed to the state Palace, where spccche.
/ were made TO the people who as-
sembled In great masses In front OF the
| nrut oc,io,' hai,''s .iSau' ahces az iull
raa,nbo,a,i, 20 az ioreisners ana non
freaGo naa ana .hs iui u, degree OF
Po.a &c ~. 80, !" '.n.uihb ptopIc.
q, 3hot tiy ait.r our ARRIVAL at the
arri':,. iio oi, Lcnerai Iabio Gonzales
a , iscu, a1ccoIhplhicd ny ms stan and
,. LARGE i9rce OF the Constitutionalist
c t1Jopa' a. re was , ehtnusiaAiieaiiy re,
o,,s eu' ~, as WITS aiso GENERA! Nillarcal
"'im p,Hei oihcefS;
| ,,d, ~ 10y ~ duict ana inc FEELING or
shdety ana comhdencc mas returned to
v ,,ht penpie; The humane manner in
Wn n,, the Date oi monterey was con
eiSu ~ ihc loNsiltutlonalists Is high
,Icuit 10 IDEAS OF humanity. There has
been no persecution Or, footing. OF
p.op.i,S .cpoTlcd 10 thiS consulate
b'..rrai UP 20 now.
., ny op,hion E.ncraiiy prevails that
| !. 10 me CohstitntionaHsts purpose TO
pIinE aDoht u hiSh type OF free gov
sIhihe.l, personal liberty and protec-
lion OF pIopcrty. SO far the actions
OF ,dri me Gonsti,t,utionalist ar at Mon
IN .. Thdch we live; >, Ill.,,
mere appears TO nave been some
mlsunderstahdins probably caused in
Monterey by intended misrcpresenta-
| tion relative to the action on the part
OF our government following the IN