Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-27 | Page 1 | U. S. Official is Shot in Juarez

I 3 OffiCIAl l IS SHOT IN J JUAREZ Immigration Inspector Dixon Arrested on Alleged Frame up and Wounded by Soldiers Soldiers Soldiers Sol Sol- diers When Running Away L PASO Tex July 26 After After Ii arguing all afternoon on with with Mexican can federal Col Cot J J. N. N Vazquez in In Juarez F. F V. W. Berkshire supervising inspector j ector of the United Immigration Clarence G. G Gatley inspector Dr J. J II U. Tappan surgeon an and American merican Consul Thomas Thom s D D. Kd- Kd I Ed-I yards were unable to secure perm permission ison is- is sion non on for the n removal ul to an El EI Paso hospital of Charles B. B Dixon immigration who shot and gration it inspector was this afternoon after- after wounded founded possibly ly fatally noon by hy a squad of or federal soldiers i in in the southern s part Jart of Juarez Dixon who had been heen arrested by b the he sol soldiers soldier says he lie feared execution 2 4 3 their hands and tried to escape by byr r down 11 an alley The federal authorities reused refused to al allow al- al low 1011 the wounded American to be coved from the hospital where he heas was as taken Federal soldiers guard the Ward where Dixon lies refusing Continued on Page 5 Co Col 3 AMERICAN I OFFICIAL SHOT BY MEXICAN SOLDERS IN JAREZ JUAREZ Wounded While Trying to Es Escape Escape Escape Es- Es cape After Arrest on Al Alleged Alleged Alleged Al- Al p. p Continued From Irom l Page a c 1 sion to everyone one br Dr Tappan lappan A Japanese male male nurse ir Is welting Availing on him hint Dr Tappan stated staled that Dixon on DIon Is S resting easily and has no fever Cove One bullet bulet that struck him entered Just above c his right hip an and emerged c at atthe atthe the tho front of oC his abdomen Another struck his hla right foot toot The Thi ll judee ju c w WU in ini o oIs i Is lR hearing the case has hns taken taleen the evidence evidence evi evl- dence of the complaining willies nc says and tonight ht Supervisor Berkshire Is la en endeavoring to arrange a bond to enable Dixons Dixon's removal to El Paso Pao The Tho arrest of oC Dixon was tho the immigration gration graton men sa say the result resul of oC a frame up up rale between Arthur Walker aleer a negro and certain soldiers stationed station in Juarez It I Is alleged that Walker aleer had secured a warrant in advance ad of the tile appearance of ot Dixon to investigate atc a white slavery case toda today that was promptly ser c served upon the Inspectors Inspector's arrival Walker Valeer Is said to have represented represented to the Juarez Juares authorities that Dixon was corning coming to arrest him then chloroform him and 1 kidnap him from Crom the thc bor border cr town