Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07
WOMAN'S SLAYERS
IN MEXICO HUNTED
BY FEDERAL FORCES

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4,-By the
Associated Press)-Federal forces
are searching for the slayers of Mrs.
| Rosalie Evans, who was shot dead
| from ambush near TeXmelucan,
Puebla, Saturday night.
The widow of British subject, a
former president of the Bank Of Lon
don, Mrs. Evans was one of the
central figures in the recent inter
national affair between Great Brit
ain and Mexico eliminating in the
withdrawal Of the British charge
des archives, Herbert G. Cumrins.
Mr.. Cummins was accused by the
Mexicans of undue harshness in his
communications concerning Mrs. Ev-
ans dispute with the Mexican gov
eminent over attempts to divide her
estate under the agrarian program.
Accompanied by John Strauss, the
German manager of her estate, Mrs.
Evans was driving homeWard when
shots came from the left, and she
fell from the wagon. Her hair be-
came entangled in the wheels AID
the body was dragged some distance,
badly mutilating the face.
Companion Injured
Strauss made a desperate effort to
defend his employer, but was wound
ed in the arm and forced to abandon
the fight. He managed, however, to
release her body from the wheels
and summon help before collapsing.
American Charge d Affaires Schoen-
field last night conferred with For
eign Minister SaenZ. He said later
that they discussed the details of the
attack, but he was otherwise uncom-
municatiVe. Representatives of the
British consulate general have gone
to TeXmelucan to bring the body TO
Mexico City.
Mrs. Evans six-year fight to hold
her hacienda, consisting of 1,0S0
hectares about 436 acres, and called
San Pedro coXtOcan, has been fol-
lowed with intense interest in diplo
matte circles and in both the British
and American colony. Mrs. Evans
was formerly of Brownsville, Tex.
The question figured in the pre-
recognition conferences last summer,
when the American delegates unof-
fetal. efforts succeeded ing bringing
troversy arising out of his actions
in connection with the case of Mrs.
Evans.
Mr.. Schoenfeld visited the Mexican
foreign office as soon as he heard
of the Staying and requested that
steps be taken at once to safeguard
her property and to punish the MUIR
derers. He was informed, he told
the state department, that a guard
would be placed on the property and
that every effort would be made to
track down the murderers. The COM
munication has been sent to the
London foreign office which will be
kept advised of developments.
The action taken by Mr.. Schoen-
field was more or less a routine re-
quirement in such cases and the
British government is expected to
formulate and transmit to Washing
ton whatever further representations
it desires to have made.
State department officials were I'M
willing to comment upon the case
or to discuss the dispute between
the Mexican government and Mrs.
Evans. Aside from the necessary
steps to see that adequate protection
is given to the property involved and
that the Mexican government makes
a sincere effort to bring the murder
ers to book, the Washington govern
ment presumably will be limited to
carrying out the wishes of the Lon
don government in any further diplo
matte consideration of the case.