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Show nOR FRANCIS STANDS OFF RIOTERS Holds Russian Mob at Bay at Door of Embassy With Revolver in Hand. ST. LOUIS, Jan. . 12. Charles R. Crane, hearl of tho American minion to Russia, in an address here tmlay, told how Ambassador Francis stood at the door of the American embassy in Petro-prad Petro-prad and with a revolver in hand, held off a mob. Mr. Crane said that a mob, believing believ-ing that a man named Muni, in reality Mooncy, the San Francisco dynamite suspect, ivas to be executed iu this country started for the American embassy. em-bassy. The Petrocrad, authorities warned Ambassador Frartcis by telephone that the mob was approaching, (iuests at the embasHy begged the ambassador to flee with them, but he refused, said Mr. Crane. Mr. Francis told a negro servant to get a revolver. With this weapon the ambassador met the mob at the door. " Vour government is going to hang our leader. Muni, and we are going to clean out the American embassy," said the leaders. "No you are not," replied Ambassador Ambas-sador Francis. "This is American soil, and 1 will kill the first man who crosses the line. ' ' Mr. Crane said the mob then dispersed. dis-persed. He said he heard the noise at the eiubassv and arrived there just as the crowd went away. From the negro servant Mr. Crane learned the details. |