El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-08

Twenty Are Under Arrest in
Torreon for Slaughter OF
Chinese May ID.
EMILIO MADERO TO
SEEK PRIVATE LIFE

Torreon, Mexico, July st Is now
probable that at least 35 former Ma
derists will pay the penalty of death
for responsibility for the massacre OF
the 300 members of the Chinese col
ony in Torreon on May Is. Of these, 20
are now under arrest and their cases
are being tried in the regular Grim
capture, but it is believed that they
will be apprehended at an early date.
During the first days Of the excite
ment it was impossible to secure EVIL
dence against all of the parties re-
sponsible for the assault on the Chi
nese and much evidence is said to have
been gathered from those who, for
completely, might have paid the pen
atty earlier.
Investigating Barracks Riot.
A rigid investigation is in progress
in the councils of the Maderist chiefs
into the shooting at the barracks in
order that responsibility might be
fixed and punishment inflicted upon
the guilty parties. One officer has been
arrested, charged with completely, and
another officer is under investigation.
The names of these men will not be
given out for the present. Five men
are being looked for who are known
to be implicated. but the other 10 who
constituted the party are as yet I'M
known. The greatest difficulty is ex-
perienced in securing information
against the plotters as their comrades
are reluctant to furnish any incrimi-
mating evidence, and every effort is be-
ing made among volunteers in the
ranks to shield the guilty parties.
Emilio Madero declared that Is men
constituted the band which fired in
the air over the barracks. but this was
by no means an attack on the federal
troops within the Quartet For several
days the volunteers had been affiliat-
ing with the regulars and an effort
had been made to induce the soldiers
10 desert from the ranks. A plan was
arranged whereby the volunteers
should appear at the barracks. firing a
couple of volleys which would give the
regulars an opportunity to escape. No
was made TO kill any Of the
regulars, who did not fire a single vol
ley in return. The wounding Of the
said accidental Sixty privates have
deserted from the ranks.
The barracks in Lerdo which have
been filled with hundreds of volunteers
who were sent. from Torreon in the
past few days have again been vacated
to their occupation by the
regulars, many of whom have already
arrived from chihuahua and other
northern points.
Emilio Madero to Retire.
Emilio Madero will. in few days.
cease TO become the head of military
operations In this district and of the
second division of the republican army
of the north.
Mr.. Madero desires to retire to pri-
vate life, and has steadfastly declined
to accept the title OF general which
was conferred upon him by the Ma
derist chiefs who were identified with
the revolutionary operations in this dis
trict and Durango and the title of bril-
gadler general, the appointment to
of the second division Of
the north was transmitted to him by
Gen. Madero, chief of the revolution.
The date for the retirement of Mr.
Madero has not yet been fixed, but with
it will come the abandonment of the
headquarters of the army of the repub-
lie in the hotel Salvador. The vacating
of this building by the Maderists may
be expected any day.
The vacating of the handsome home
Of Col Carlos Gonzalez, the leader Of 4
guna district during the revolution,
has already been effected and the
tramp of horses is no longer heard on
the $4,000 Mosaic floors of the build
ing.