Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-28
Infuriated Citizens Seize
Guillaume and Shoot Him
to Death.
FORCIBLE TAKEN
FROM HIS REFUGE
Mob Ignores International Laws and
Lynches President Of Republic After
SEEKING Him at French Legation
General Oscar, GuiIIaume's Aid,
Assassinated in streets-Revense For
Killing 100 Political Prisoners.

- Port Au Prince, July 2S.-A MOB OF
infuriated Haitiens today removed
President vilbrum Guillaume. of the
where he took refuge yesterday and
shot him to death in front OF the
building.
The population Of Port Au Prince Is
highly indignant over the massacre
yesterday of 160 political prisoners In
cluding Ex-president Orestes Zamor, OF
Haiti, who were executed by order OF
General Oscar, the governor general OF
Port Au Prince, when the rebels at
tackled the presidential palace. To-
day the crowd threatened to make an
other attack on the French legation
and seized the Haitien president. Gen.
Vilbrum Guillaume. Last night passed
quietly here.
The president and members OF the
family took refuge yesterday under the
French flag after being driven from the
palace by the revolutionists, who In an
attack lasting several hours. partly de-
stroyed the executive mansion.
The attempt made yesterday to seize
President Guillaume failed because OF
the energetic protestations Of the
French minister to Haiti.
General Outbreak Feared.
It is feared that the calm prevailing
among the people Of the capital Is
condition created by CONSERVATION
over the reign OF terror that has pre-
vailed and which eliminated IN the
assassination Of the political opponents
of General Guillaume. and that 1t Will
be succeeded by a great ,outburst OF
fury when reaction sets IN.
The body of General Oscar remained
unburied before the consulate OF the
Dominican republic. where It had fallen
after the governor of Port Au Prince
had faced the firing squad.
The governor took refuge at the
Santo Domingo consulate after his un-
successful defence Of the presidential
palace, but mob stormed the building,
and. dragging him thru the street.
killed him by shooting.
Revenge For Massacre.
This act of violence followed imme-
dtately the burial OF the $50 political
prisoners massacred In prison yester-
day. The mob was composed or rela-
tives Of the victims. They invaded tho
French legation and seized Guillaume
and though NJ. Girard. French minis
ter. protested vigorously, he was pow
erless before the fury Of the mob.
Guillaume was dragged from the le-
CATION. once in the street. the crowd
surged around him with imprecations
and he was promptly shot to death.
Even then the anger of. the people
was not appeased. The body OF the
president was mutilated and tied to the
end OF a rope and dragged thru the
streets Of the city.
The people are in a state OF intense
excitement and further violence Is
feared.
Succession Of Violent Events.
The bast thirty-six hours has seen
Port Au Prince succession of violent
events. bloodshed and massacre. For
months there has been an active revo-
lutionary movement against President
Guillaume, headed by DR.. Rosalva
Bobo. Up to yesterday this activity
was confined mostly to the north part
of the republic.
At daybreak yesterday q disbanded
Haitien regiment began an attack on
President Guillaume and band of his
followers, who took refuge in the pal
ace and defended 1t courageously.
Guillaume fed to the French legation
and the most prominent OF his sup
porters, General Oscar, governor gen
eral Of Port Au Prince. took refuge
in the Dominican legation.
1t became known during the day
that political prisoners to the number
of 100 had been executed yesterday
morning on orders issued by General
oscar. An infuriated crowd dragged
this man from the shelter of the Do
minican legation and executed him in
the street.
The second act OF retaliation came
today. The people counted Guillaume
as also responsible for the executions
of yesterday and vented summary VEN
geance upon him.