New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-12
r. H. DAVIS TELLS STORY
OFHISARRESTBYHUERTA

writing for English and Canadian pa
pers ne assumed we were English, and
while we did not say We were English
we did not contradict him.
MY orders from my papers were to
go to Mexico City. and at the moment
did not meet the opportunity for stand
ing on chair and singing The star
Sangled Banner Besides saying
you are an American always SOUNDS
so Ike boastlng. From the train we
waved to Palmer, who. surrounded By
soldiers looked very lonesome, and
pushed on to Orizaba, where the train
halted for the night.
There is a monument TO the citizens
who, in 1S47. were killed fighting the
Americans. When the next morning
7 walked out to see the city before the
train started, found in placards hang
ing In all the shop windows people were
reminded OF this monument and urged
to kill all Americans and give no quar-
ter, my desire to see more Of the city
soon passed.
At the station a drunken brakeman
tried to make trouble for us because
we were Americans. and wanted TO put
us off the train, but his antagonism was
mostly pulque. and he is mentioned
only because he was the only private
citizen who showed US the least rude
ness or hostility
!, It was the public officials who gave
us trouble at Orizaba- Pines took the
place OF palms, and on the head and
shoulders OF Plea dc Orizaba was snow
we still wore the clothing worn the
day before In Vera Cruz. where the
heat IL the moist heat OF the Congo
and Nagaski and by noon we were
shivering with cold.
The train was so crowded the people
were damned like cattle in aisles and
hung from the platforms, but no physi-
cal discomfort could spoil the beauty
Of the Journey. The ride between ORR
zaba and Esperanza, around the noun
tain peaks, with bays and oceans OF
green farmlands below. itself should
repay any one who visits Mexico at
9 o'clock at night.
After standing for hours and with
ont food we arrived IN the city, where
Mccormick was met by z. T. OAK
lev. local correspondent OF the
Times" of London. He had engaged
rooms for us at the Palacio Hotel.
Many hotel runners were rushing and
shouting through the crowd. man.
much excited showed me what l
thought was hotel runners badge.
said II am going to Palacio.' lie
said, mo. you are going TO police head
quarters" II turned out he was right
They did not tell us why we were ar
rested. The detectives put an Amerl-
can named Schiller, a Missourian, TOT
two wears in business in Mexico, III a
cab with me. Neither was he told why
he was arrested.
As we were led 10 the magistrate
room / saw through the open door A.
]. Sutton, Of 1.-The Washington Post
whom I had met in Vera Cruz. lie
beckoned to me. | asked If ] might go
n him. but was told he was incom-
municado. When Schiller was taken
away I promised to take word OF MS
arrest TO the Brazilian Legation Whcre
Mccormick and ] were driven by a
detective and an inspector of police
There we found Walter c. Whinen'
for four wears tho local correspondent
NJ The Associated Press. who had come
IN from Vera cruz to lock up his mousse
and draw his money from the bank
and though he could settle his affairs
in q few hours and return to Vera cruz
he had been locked up by the ponce
two days.
We waited. guarded by detectives
while Cardozo do Oliviera, the Brazil
ian Minister, the police inspector and
Dantin. formerly counsellor of our en-
bassv. considered our case. Dantin
had becn threatened with arrest. ana
now takes refuge in the Brazilian Le-
cation where he has been indefatigable
in helping Americans who are more
fortunate than himself and arc free 10
leave Mexico.
After nm hour we were called In 10
hear the result Of the deliberations. II
was most astonishing. The inspector
had taken all the tricks. The minister
explained 10 us we could go free If we
promised the inspector that we would
return 10 Vera Cruz by the first train.
which vas leaving In twenty-four
hours. that while the war lasted we
would not return 20 Mexico city and
that while in the city We would not try
IN send out letters or cable; that until
tho train started we would remain in
Jail
II was a humiliating proposition and
was meant to be humilating. Ii was
not the humiliation | so much object
cd TO but that after two days in a
freight car with nothing 20 eat ! did
not want TO go to jail but TO the res
taurant SYLVAN, the fame Of which
had reached even Paris. and | desired
n hath and a clean bed but instead l
urged there was no war with Mexico
and we had committed no crime. For
the police to put us on parole and then
nut lis in Jail 10 see we kept IT was
absurd. We pointed out Mccormick
WAS well known man, as his father