The Archive · 1924

Englishwoman Shot Dead in Mexico

The Gallant Mrs. Evans Foully Murdered: Villains Escape with $2,000 Booty Mexico City, Aug. 4.

Mrs. Evans, the woman who was at the bottom of the Anglo-Mexican trouble which led to the withdrawal of Mr. Cummins, the British Charge' dAtfaires, "from Mexico, was "shot dead' yesterday at 'Texmeluean, Pueblo, on the road to' her hacienda, The ters are believed to be spurred on by anti ign agitators. She was shot in the left side and fell from her wagon. Her hair was caught the wheels and the body was dragged some distance and "her face was badly mutilated. Herr Strauss, the German manager the estate, was seriously injured. The assailants escaped with a payroll of $2,000—Reuter's American Service.

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