The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-11-19
Coup Gives Rebels The
Mexican Town.
PRISONERS PROMPTLY SLAIN
Few Killed In Main Fight
An Important Strategic
Point Is Taken.
TEXAS CITIZENS SEE BATTLE

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 15.-Ciudad
Juarez has fallen-again!
For the sixth time in three years
the Mexican city across the Rio
Grande changed governments when
1000 rebels, led by General Pancho
Villa, attacked and captured the
town between $3.50 and 5 o'clock
this morning. Taken by surprise
the Federal garrison of about 400
men put up weak resistance.
So unprepared for battle were the
Fedora, defenders that Villas troops
actually reached the center of the
town before single shot was fired.
Although an accurate count has
not been completed it is estimated
that 40 persons were killed in the
fighting. The rebels lost five men,
the Federal dead is estimated at 30
and four or five non-cOmbatants
were killed. Among them was Chas.
Seggerson, an Ell Paso automobile
driver, who was on the main street
in Jurez in his automobile.
mo looting'' was the order given
by villa to his men after the town
had surrendered, and not single
case of theft has been reported.
Guards were placed at downtown
stores with orders to shoot the first
% 10ot
The rebels took 125 Federal pris--
oners, $4,000 rounds of ammunition,
two field pieces and two machine
guns-all in addition to an impor-
tant border port of entry and mil
itary strategic point.
General Francisco Castro. Com
mander of the Juarez garrison, is
among the missing. 1t is the gen.
eral opinion that he escaped. No
trace of him or his body has been
found. His scabbard, sword and
epaulets were found in his residence
and General Villa has them for SOU
venirs.
Ell Paso police this afternoon
thought they had captured General
Castro in Ell Paso, but the prisoner
proved to be a Colonel from the
Juarez garrison. He was sent to FIT.
Bliss a prisoner.
Bullets fell thick in Ell PasO dur
ing the attack and Chester l.. Bur-
nett, a messenger boy, was shot
through the hand while walking the
streets in the early hours. Almost
all the downtown business struc-
lures were hit by bullets. All Ell
Paso was aroused by the firing and
the streets were filed with people.
United States troops took station
near the international boundary and
held the Americans away from the
: danger zone as much as possible
while the battle lasted.
=. Order quickly was restored in
Juarez after the equalization and
this afternoon at 2 o'clock street.
car service between Ell Paso and
Juarez was resumed, and Ameri-
cans began to flock to the Mexican
city. Little damage was done in
Juarez. as the rebels had no cannon.
Villa assured Mayor C. Il. Kelly.
of Ell Paso, that all Americans would
receive protection.
Hundreds of Federal defenders
and civilian sympathizers became
prisoners of the former bandit chief.
First of these to receive judgment
at the hands of the new dictator was
Captain Jose Torres. He was placed
against an adobe wall nthe plaza at
the border of the city this afternoon
and his life was shot out by 25
armed Constitutionalists.
Their commander gave the order
OF Load. ready. aim, fire!" and it
was declared legal.
From that time throughout the
afternoon rifles were popping all
over the city of Jurez, and Ameri-
cans, who rushed across the river
this afternoon when the embargo on
traffic was raised. came home to-
night with horrifying tales OF exc
BUTTONS in all quarters.
Some told of men shouting viva
Mexico!" as they knelt before the
firing squad and paid the penalty
for espousing the Huerta cause in
place Of that of Carranza. Others
told OF men begging. with tear-filled