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Before the Dominion Legation and

Riddled Him With a Fusillade of

Rifle Shots.

Port Au Prince, Haiti, July

General Oscar, governor of Port Au

Prince, and a supporter of President

Guillaume, caused to be executed to

day at the time of the outbreak of

the revolutionaryv. movement in this

city, all the political prisoners in the

hands of the government, to the num

ber of about 10 men.

A Former President a Victim.

.The victims of this massacre In

eluded General Orestes Zamor, a for

mer president of Haiti, who was driv

en out of the country last year and

returned in March of 1915 and was

made a prisoner.

General Outbreak of Indignation.

When the people of Port Au Princs

learned of this massacre there was a

general outbreak of indignation. A

mob invaded the Dominican legation,

where General Oscar took refuge after

his unsuccessful defense of the pres

idential palace against the rebels,

seised Oscar and dragged him before

the door of the legation, where he

was promptly executed In his turn by

a fusillade of rifle shots.

Mob Threatened French Legation.

The mob, excited to a great degree,

then turned to the French legation and

threatened to invade this building to

compass the execution of President

Guillaume. Guillaume took refuge un

der the flag of France at 10 o'clock

this morning, after he had been com

pelled to flee before the rebel attack.

General Oscar ordered the execu

tion of the political prisoners in his

power as soon as he perceived that

the revolutionary outbreak of this

morning was a serious menace.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Norwich bulletin. (1915). Norwich, Conn., 1915-07-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014086/1915-07-28/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Norwich bulletin, 1915-07-28.