The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-19
Few Rifle Shells In 4 Cotton Sack and Z
Repeater Constituted the Field Equipment Of
the Honduras Police When Lieutenant Stott
Went to Change the Styles IN coppers.
Politics and Graft We're Main Obstacles.

re Main Obstacles.
using the prisoner for . sAisil, I
began picking my way down the
street. the mob not rssuminS Hs.
until some distance had bssn Gov
cred.
At this time Major Aloaptsrs.
arrived with squad Of poaics AID
opened fire on the mob. which was
the means Of dispersine Their for
the time being. although inssrmit-
ting fire was heard about tks city
until seriy the next mosnins, ~
ilcsmsn In the suburbs being ut
tackled. The next day was u.iiisod
By the families Of those lrired r.
burying the dad, seven In On, enc
being . military funeral. IN srtd-
lsryman being one Of those kidd.
POLICE WERE COCKY.
In all the police seemed 70 BE-
very we'll pleased with the outcome,
- ! was informed that In previous
years they had como out s.oond
best In their encounters VIA "a.
military. This year no casusitisr
resulted in the police department
and no injuries sustained. with th.
exception Of myself. hsvfrG re-
ceived . giancing revolver shot
wound in the face ana struck In
the sids with . large pasos q con.
crete thrown BY one Of the ruob.
Two Of the men later an sstSi
proved to b . captain and iissst4r-
ant Of the army in civilian clothes
and were later sent to the psni-
Tertiary.
Quite an insistsnt demand was
made on the President to the &.
feet that the director general Of
National Police should tender his
resignation, blaming the police for
the uprising and causing the death
Of citizens Of Honduras. President
Gutteriez declared that the polsos
had acted In . creditabls manner
and were justified In their actions,
the Same stand being taken By
the local newspapers a. wei a.
by members Of the Honduras cham
Der Of deputies, who forwarded
letters to police headquarters.
During the month Of April or
ders were issued by the Presidsat
for myself and staff to proceed
to the north coast for the purpose
Of organizing two mounted com
panies Of police and At the same
time for me 10 report to the hos
pitai At Tsla for medical obeer.
walton. the wound IN my face CIV
ing me some trouble, infection
having set in. After q weeks ride
over the mountains and arriving
At San Pedro Sula, word was re-
ceived from the hospital that the
X-Ray machine was not In work
h8 ohNSAs ~ SoIhphSo&0 AiesSOAos
Mrs. Stott had developed . severe
case Of nervous prostration caused,
no doubt, by her narrowing ex-
perience at TeguciSalpa- On no.
trying the President by telegraph
Of the condition Of affairs orders
were received for me TO proceed
to New Orleans for medical treat
ment. After assigning Major
Alcantara to La Ceiba for the pur-
pose OF reorganizinz the police
force stationed there. arrange
msnts were made to return to the
United States.
On arriving at New Orleans it
became necessary to take Mrs.
Stott north. Finding 1t impossible
under two months and leave grant
Cd for q period Of three weeks my
resignation was cabled to the
President Of Honduras and accept
cd by him May s. 1871. thereby
ending my experience for tho time
being as director general Of nation
al police OF the 'Republice Of Hon
duroa