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Show iloLAlN HT l ' I Young American Is I Put to Death in I Acapulco li San Francisco, May IS. Accompanist Accompan-ist led by her 17-year-old son, and with I-, another son slain by guerillas, and S her husband and tho third son sup-x sup-x posed to bo making their way across Mexico to demand governmental pro-5 pro-5 tectlon, Mrs. Melvin M. Godman. wife -;v of a superior court Judge of Dayton 3 and Seattle, Wash., arrived here yes-J yes-J terday on tho steamer City of Panama l from Acapulco, Mexico. ;1 The steamer brought altogether ,J thirteen refugees and left at Acapul- co four Americans, Consul General C. L, Edwards and his wife and two j railroad englnoers, by name Jennings f nnd Fry, all of wh'om have been I threatened with death. All tho refugees refu-gees agree that tho situation for those who remained is perilous in the extreme. Mrs. Godman gave first details of the attack on the Godman family, April 29. In which Roy Godman, 2S years old, was slain In tho Godman home, and his brother, Melvin, 24 years old, and Donald, who came with his mother, escaped only through tho ' aid of friendly servants, "Judge Godman Is vice president of a companv which operates a largo banana plantation about 23 miles north of Acapulco," she said "Late in April we were warned rl that the countryside was in a state of l alarm and the populace, disarmed by I the government, could not protect It J self from bands of armed men who 'i were pillaging the region "Mr. Godman was colled to Acapul-i Acapul-i co on business and I accompanied him ft lntendinc to return in two days. i "The day after we left the boys U wero told that" our " h'acfenda would 'J bo attacked. Donald went away with a butcher's boy. Tho other boys i locked themselves in. t "At dark SO bandits attacked the jy house, crying, 'Muerto a los Amcrl- j canos,' and 'Viva Madero!' j "Tho boys put out the light and I took refuge In the hall. Tho landlts Ft attempted to batter down the door if and wrench off the window bars, and the boys tried to escape. Mel, who : had gone to tho kitchen, heard a shot. :j and returned to tho placo where he i had left his brother " 'I'm done for,' said Roy. 'Go and I find Donald. i "Roy lived two hours, wp learned r; from a servant, Melvin fell Into thf j hands of friendly natives and reached i Acapulco, as did Donald." ) The news of Roy's murder reached ! Acapulco lefore the boys arrived. i i Judge Godman. with his wife and two ' sons embarked, the judge and Melvin leaving the steamer at Mnnzanlllo. m planning to reach Mexico City It pos- M slble and demand protection. ft The killing of Roy Godman w re- lit ported to the state department sevcr- al days ago. W The refugees reported tho whole B coast at the mercy of pillaging : thieves At Topic it was said flftv i prisoners were killed In an nttoinpt- ' ed Jail break The night the Cih of j Panama, left Acapulco, Captain Hol- "i i land, commanding, saw what he took 5 to be two United States cruisers headed south. He reported sighting - another on Mav 11 off Cape Lucas. ; ; Mine Owner Killed. ", San Francisco, May IS. In a fight '; with a Mexican employed in his wine, Cornelius J. K 4Budrmie. a ; wealthy mine owner of Herrnduro, Mexico, was shot and killed on May o, according to a telegram received today b P A Darr of Berkeley. Cal. i The killing resulted from a quarrel between be-tween Buermle and the Mexican over supplies for the mine. ' Buermle was a son of Captain J. K. K Buermle of Atlanta, Ga ; i |