Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-08-13 | Page 1 | Looters Poisoned by Rat Biscuits

LOOTERS POISONED I BY RAT BISCUITS Gruesome l Gruesome I Incident in Sacking of Durango Durange Related by Salt Laker San Diego Cal Aug 1 12 R. K W. W 4 son non of or a n. former mayor of ot otI I Salt Lake Ilko arrived here today from on the steamer Bonito Juarez and gave a a. vivid account of oC tho the recent Hacking Macking of oC tho city o of Durango To 10 Illustrate the ruthless methods Js an and Ig Ignorance Ignorance Ig- Ig norance of or the Mexican rebels ho Ito told of ot the time plundering of or a n grocery store III In Durango which had In stock some somo cases casus of or rat tnt biscuits Half famished after their long IonS tramp man many of or the tho looters I d devoured lurd the poisonous biscuits and ten I of oC them died that ul night ht Fearing that tho the water supply had hadt t been tampered with the rebel leader or ordered ordered or- or r. r dered his mon anon to drink only boiled Water The Che next da day a LL woman ped- ped f dIeT dior visiting tho the looted grocery grocer found round ome some of ot the rat biscuits Th These so she shel S sold Bold to all who WIO would buy Several l S more d deaths occurred and anal tho the commander com corn p.- p. maDder mander of oC the Insurgents InH sent for tor her v. v nd questioned he her Having thus thu traced the death eath of or his men to tho the biscuits h lie summoned the theL L L I grocer Th Tho latter an aged Mexican thawed showed him the boxes properly marked with the poison polon warning of or skull and arid crossbones Tho The plea plea- wa was unavailing un un- F m. m availing and the old man was wa-n stood up III against the wall of or his store tor and shot hot The rh B brought refugees s gm th the th wo west at coast t of or Mexico o. o