Show Colombia Mob Riots After Liberal Shot BOGOTA Colombia April 9 UP k A A mob took the na national lonal palace by assault assault and and won temporary control control con can over the government Friday in Bogota scene of the ninth International International international Inter Inter- national conference of f American states The The Theriot riot followed the shooting of Jorge Gal Gaitan tan the Liberal Liberal Liberal Lib Lib- eral party's presidential candidate for 1950 by an unidentified assailant assailant assail assail- ant in a street near Gallons Gallon's office He was gravely wounded At Gaitan was being treated in ina ina a hospital a crowd of about 1000 men quickly formed and surged toward the capitol l wh where r re the Ute conference conference con con- ference is being held el Shots hots were heard in Plaza Bolivar in front of the capitol Then the demonstrators pressed on toward the presidential ti l palace shouting Death to I. I La Laureano a u r rea e a n o 0 Gomez Laureano Gomez z Is the Conservative Conservative party leader leader- and head of the Colombian Colombia delegation to the span pan Am American rican conference News of the attack upon Gaitan I spread swiftly Soon 1 the demonstrators began to move upon the capitol capito shouting against Gomez The pol police ce on I guard vastly outnumbered appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap reluctant to stop the crowd or or Interfere The crowd moved into the capitol capitol capi capi- tol breaking glass do doors rs and win win- dows So Somebody set fire to several several sev sev- sev er eral l rooms and furniture was piled up and wrecked The conference nce pressroom was invaded and attacked Stones flew fast tast and furiously and newsmen had tro trouble ble trying to get out Troops arrived at atthe the Plaza BoUvar Bolivar Boll Boli var and were met with cries from the crowd Viva the Colombian army Viva the people The troops took no immediate action and appeared tc to hesitate |