The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-10
MEXICANS LIVING IN s. {.
GOVERNOR UNDER HUERTA RE-
SIDES Up STATE.
Nei.hbors Like Refugees, Who Are
Studying English and Schooling
Children.

is the haven of a former Mexican
politician who held high Office under
Huerta and who fed from the coun'
try when Huerta "crumbled" and
left overnight for Puerto Mexico
This Mexican leader knew only one
man in all the United States, an
American missionary whose field was
the capital of the State over which
this Mexican ruled as governor, while
Huerta held the Office of provisional
president. He fed from Mexico City
to Vera Cruz. and thence to Texas
where he was later Joined by his
wife, their two daughters and oldest
son. From there he sought out a
missionary, the only man in the
United States he knew, and is now
residing next door to this missionary
in town in the upper section OF
South Carolina.
But this Mexican refugee has not
yet been able to get all of his family
into the United States. Two Of the
younger children, both boys, were
left with their grandmother in Mexi'
co City when he fled from the capi-
tai after the fall of Huerta, and he
is now bending his energies to get
them. A nephew in Vera Cruz is
an official of the Mexican railway
and to him money has been forward
ed, with instructions to get the boys
out of Mexico City and to send them
to New Orleans.
Learned in the Law.
A man of education and refine
ment, member of the ruling class
of Mexico, the former Mexican Of
fetal. now temporarily residing in
South Carolina, accumulated wealth
and held positions of honor and trust
under the government of Mexico
Educated in the law, he soon gather
ed fortune by the practice of his pro-
fession. At one time he was circuit
Judge of his State, but gave this up
for the more lucrative practice OF
law. His specially was the handing
of the legal end of of haciendas
which is the Mexican for large es-
tates, and his reputation in this is
said to have been OF the highest in
tegrity. He is said to have scrupu'
lousy accounted for all the moneys
which came into his hands, and his
reputation brought him clients OF
large means.
He and his family are said to have
enjoyed the greatest social privileges.
He married into one of the most ex-
elusive and honored families Of that
country, the beautiful senorita who
consented to be his life partner
bringing all of the grace and lovliness
of the famed beauties of Mexico to
his house and home. Five children
rounded out this happy family, the
oldest being now boy about 1s
years, the next two girls, who give
promise of being as beautiful as their
mother, and then two more boys. 1t
is these latter two who are still in
Mexico City. The family was sur
rounded with all the luxury which
wealth brings, fine saddle horses,
automobiles and servants in abund-
ance, two fine homes, an orange
plantation and all those privileges
which wealth enjoys.
Appointed Governor.
When Victoriano Huerta assumed
the provisional presidency of Mexico
he named the subject of this article
governor of one of the great Mexl-
can States, and for several months
he administered the affairs of the Of
flee. When the Constitutionalists
under Carranza and Villa had routed
the Federalists and Huerta was CIV
ing evidence of stepping down and
following Diaz to Europe 1.-The COVER
nor" like all the followers of Huer-
ia, sent Instantly to Mexico City for
safety. Within a few weeks occur
red the occupation OF Vera Cruz by
the United States soldiers after the
refusal OF the Huerta representative
at Tampico to salute the flag. Obey
ing a call from Huerta in company
with all the governors of the States
now already in Mexico City the refu-
gee proceeded to the capital. There
they were assured by Huerta not to
worry, that he would give them am
pie notice should he decide to resign
so they could get their families and
themselves to places Of safety. They
knew that once Huerta fell and the
Constitutionalists came into power
they would be shot. But, as this
man expresses it, ''Huerta deceived
u.s." At o'clock On the afternoon