The Guthrie daily leader

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Gillaumo. One hundred and sixty

men, including a former president of

Haiti, General Chestea Zamor, have

been executed by order of General

Oskar, .governor of Port-au-tPrince,

who later in the day was dragged

from the shelter of the dominican le

gation and riddled with bullets.

President Gillaume and the mem

bers of his family have taken refuge

In the Frenth legation, an attack up

on which has been threatened; the

presidential palace haa been part')

destroyed after an atutek which last

ed for hours, and the revolutionist

are In possession of the city.

Port-au-Prince, July 28. The pop

ulation of Port-au-iPrlnce is Indignant

at the massacre yesterday of one

hundred and sixty political prisoners.

ine president onu his family are

still under the protection of the

trench legation. Another serious

outbreak is feared.

A mob of infuriated Haitiens to

day removed Vilbourn Guillaume,

president of Haiti from the French

legation and shot him to death In

front of the building.

The act followed the burial this

morning of victims of the massacre

of yesterday.

The mob was composed chiefly of

relatives of the victims. The mad

rrowd Invaded the legation and drag

ged Guillaume Into the street over

the protest of the French minister.

After shooting him marv times,

the body was mutilated. The nrob

tied a rope to it and dragged it

through the streets. The last thirty

ffix hours here has been a succession

of violent acts, bloodshed and massa

cres. For the past five months there has.

'been an active revolutionary move

ment afainat Vilbourn Guillaume,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Guthrie daily leader. (1915). Guthrie, Okla., 1915-07-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86063952/1915-07-28/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Guthrie daily leader, 1915-07-28.