BRITISH SUBJECT SHOT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 5

BRITISH SUBJECT SHOT.

OUTRAGE BY A MEXICAN

GENERAL,-

PUBLIC INDIGNATION.

ACT OF "WANTON MURDER."

By Uekirra.sl-'VTeij* Alwak.t.lon-^Coßjriijtt Mdxlqo City, ?0> Tlia ttisappofrranco of Mi , . WiiKani Befltoi), a British dftbjccfc and , owner, is His wife deelaWS that tor husband .^Ua* : roJlcd with tlie rebel leader General Villa, nlid slio bet.icvcs tiro latter executed him. The Aiiieficaii Gonsal at JuareSi i»hoTinees that Mr. Bento)} was osefiiitod. Ho tfas acctised of jjlotthig against (ronoial Villa's ltfc-j and wnS eoftrtnmrtktictl and led beforo tho firing .squad without tho slightesi cppqrtarofty being gireti him of appealing to his wvii fcountiyhiGn for aid. Thero is. great publie indignation at E! Paso, lite AttrotiesMs chaTaoterising Villa's action as Wmiton murder. A mass meeting of protest hits hsbn called. British Ambassador Aois< Sir Ceojl SpHng-Bice, Britis]i ,Anr! ; ).a:s:. Sad»r ai-Waslitygfeiit, has placed before Mr. Bryan (tlnited States Secretary ef State) the details of Benten's execu'tw* in M.exico. Accordinfi to information teeeivod by tile BrltLsti Ambassador, Mr. BeMtoii . was a -wealthy ranclwjwnftr. Bo had. I protested against General \ T illa eoift■nritting dopiodattons. on his osiatcfl. ; Be.ntea hotly told, Villa, that he eonsitlcr«d. hini a. bandit* sfr. Bryafi has telegfaphcd for 'further infoiffnatioD.j find ordered an investigation. American reporters inte-rvis'lveH Villa after Bonten's slisafipt!.ariWiEe. Villa denied all feioiyJedge of tlio a:ffair., escopt that Bfcfiton iig.il threntenai lviin with a. revolver. Villa aslced tho reporters what {mfflit to he dene- in smelt otreuinstatiees., nfld tho reporters siiggtsted lanfttriiiEsiy that Bcuten o'uglit t6 ha sttefe. Villaanswered lightly, "I've got him safe." Benton was tilum dead and buried-, as was afterwards, discovered.

TEXAS INCENSED. t ■ ■ (Bfie. "obriiarT 2-2> 8.5 p.m.)' Hfiw York, FobriWiy At El Paso, in Tcxns, tlio .police, ■foaising trijiiWe, proveftteil the assfefflblmg of aii ope»-air' meotiag nrfa/agod to protest against Mt. exception. Tbo rcsitfciits tien inot rt/t tho th.eafe; aiici eonrlemnoct tlio , trn.vtcd, State, , ? Goterfimont'a bad of tlio Slesieait sifciiation:- Oho litiiidfed can refugees joinsd in tlio protest. : !Th<?. qwakors ateused tilte Vititcd States <jf being guilty of awling; Hie liwlefe eleinqnts tliirotigljt tho VASiHating polity oi thft Adiiiihlstrnttan. Mr, Bontei.v'.s tnatoitat .. .grftnclfntlier. particif atol iii the dim©!* vf tli.6 lifeh.t ■ESrfjyado sit. Balislay.a. He lias oilier j-clativea at preswrtholdifig ebiiiitfissiojis in the British ArJiiy. The whole oi fefts has boon wbrfed lib to a state af ..intenss. osoitemc.wt, .is Gentoij was popular ■■throughout tfe Smjtlio.ni.Stafesy.-and. Isijoini to bo a t'Brv tiravo roa-iK His wife, who is a •;Moxi-' : .

ea-ii. lady, is lirostfatcd .n#i,.grief. jJho deftlafo? that Mr. ltentgji fcWrtoS' a. rcvolrer, aad «1M fldi pififtfetpiits , in any Mexican plots. : . WILL BRITAIN PRESS FMI ACTIVI3 (Rep. Fotmwry 22, ft{> p.m.) Washingtpn, F<ibrunty: 21. jlr. ■ Brj.aii;. has cgn&rre!!|:: syith'' Sir Peril Spri'ivg-Slce, tuid yre-sidont WBson lias 4jp!ifcjti2ii with. ]ns.!@.ai)i.!iot' witli ■rcfrai'd to tte nwrslcf- of s Jfr. Keiitofty Diplofri.atie eire'Jes .giiiorftiljf bolievd tfcvt Grcirt Ijfitain iv5H fpy? prcs.s;" tho United: States r<) acti.Vß'iVitiTy-eaiitioiu