Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-25 | Page 7 | Mexican Outrage

MEXICAN ' OUTRAGE American Assassinated in Mexico City as an Act of Revenge New Orleans. Nov. 25. James M. Fvcld. of Houston, Mississippi, a civil engineer, was killed la Mexico City last Sunday by a policeman who sought to avenge (he burning or Ante An-te nio Rodriguez in Texas, according to Mexico City dispatches received here today. In company with L. II. Ledler of Memphis, ami some other friends, Reid had Just stepped out of a restaurant when Sebastian Vardela-a Vardela-a policeman, fired two bullets Into bis body. When Reid fell Vardela exclaimed: ex-claimed: "I have killed the Griueo because the Grlngoes burned a Mexican." Vardela was placed in jail. The sbootiug caused excitement in the American Am-erican colony The United States ambassador am-bassador has instituted an investigation investiga-tion and will make demnnds for an indemnity from the Mexican govern-raenL