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PLOT OF ASSASSINS

Death of American Consul at

Hayti Was Desired.

HE OPPOSED JUSTICE

Would Start-a JStreet Fight

When He Was-Passing.

Xew Tork, Dec. 15. An alleged, plot -to

assassinate "William' P. Powell, United

States minister to Hayti. and Charge

d'affaires at Port Au Prince. Santo Do

mingo, has been disclosed in a communl

cation from an official o the present

dominican government to a fellow coun

tryman in this -city, who formerly was

an official under Wos Y. Gil, the recent

ly deposed president of the republic. The

I letter states that the plot had been so

arranged that ex-President Jiminez un

der whose leadership "Wos Y. Gil was

overthrown, was to have been killed at

about the same time.

The plot to assassinate Minister Powell,

it was asserted, was conveived because

of his opposition to plans of certain offi

cials. The plan, as reported, was to let two

or three men get into a fight on a street

along which Mr. Powell was passing. It

was arranged that in the melee other

plotters should engage, and it would be

an easy matter to kill the American "by

accident."

With regard to Jimiaez the writer as

serts that he was to be the victim of

plain assassination and that already two

unsuccessful attacks have been made up

on his person.

"While the plot against Minister Powell

is said by the author of the letter to have

been abandoned because op a strong stand

token by a member of the cabinet, it is

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Wichita daily eagle. (1903). Wichita, Kan., 1903-12-16. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014635/1903-12-16/ed-1/?sp=10

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Wichita daily eagle, 1903-12-16.