El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-03

rades he was forced to walk many
miles before finding water hole They
had been at the spring only a few
minutes when a federal soldier threw
himself down beside the spring and
commenced TO drink. The comrades
of Chavez wanted TO shoot him but Cha
Tez suggested a compromise by which
the man was to be punished but not
killed He was forced into a kneeling
position, blindfolded, beside the water
hole. Making sounds with their guns
as II they we're getting ready to shoot,
the seven men silently walked away
leaving the federal soldier beside the
water hole. trembling and praying for
his life. And as the Maderistas walked
across the plains when last seen the
federal soldier was still kneeling be-
side the water hole blindfoided.
AIlege Election Frauds.
Among the exiies are Gil de Herrera
and Palemon de Herrera, two brothers
from Guerrero The two brothers joined
the revolution because Of frauds al
legged to have been perpetrated in con-
nection with the last presidential cleo
ton Senior Gil de Herrera says that
when the voters went to the polls 20
vote, the election officials would tear
up their votes or hide the ballots and
make out new ballots for Diaz- Her
rera claims it was the custom of the
Mexican officials to deal with the bal
lots as they pleased and make things
unanimous for the administration can
didates whenever and wherever they
pleased. One OF the electoral candi-
dates selected to cast an electoral vote
for Diaz was Rafael Casavantes. Ac-
cording to the official returns Casa
vantes was unanimously elected an5 yes
Gil de Herrera says that in some OF
the districts Casavantes did not re-
ceive any votes at all while the Ma
dero candidates polled large number
OF votes. Simon DomingueS, a refugee
from Guerrero, confirms the state
ment Of Herrera.
Seven Brothers, InsurreetOs.
One Of the most dramatic of the
stories is that of Julio AcOsta. Of Guer-
rero now an exile in Ell Paso. Acosta
was one Of seven brothers who wenl
into the revolutionary army. all of
whom have seen actual service. All OF
the brothers were together in one bat
tie and Julio Acosta was badly wound
ed Nearly perishing for water. one
Of the brothers travelled many miles to
obtain il. Soon after the water had
been procured, federal soldiers ap-
preached BY sheer good fortune the
brothers concealed themselves in
clump of bushes until after the federal
troops had passed and finally made
their way to FL Paso.
A Woman Fighter.
One Spanish boy in from Casas
Grandes is Francisco Gonzales. Con-
zales tells dramatic story OF a verit-
able Joan Of Arc at the battle Of CasaS
Grandes. At first there were two wO-
men in the fight but one of them was
killed soon after the battle began The
other fought like mad, cheering and
encoura ging the MaderO forces by her
bravery. Gel impartial of Mexico City
confirms this) Gonzales had a CON-
rade who was fatally wounded in that
battle. This comrade had been life
long friend and all Gonzales could do
was to hold the head OF the dying man
and promise to send a message to his
mother. Finally the Fighting senorita"
offered to care for the dying man. A
few minutes later the HOmrade had
breathed his last. Gonzales found him
self without cartridges in his cart
ridge box The Spanish Joan Of Arc
started for another group of insurrectOs
but they were surrounded and most OF
them killed. The last Gonzales saw OF
the feminine MaderiSta was when she
vas being dragged away 10 the CasaS
Grandes' Jail, fiercely fighting all the
way telling the Diaz soldiers that she
day and vowing that she would kill
good many more before she got through
with them if they save her half q
chance The woman. according to FL
impartial is Mrs Petrocenia Yasquez.