The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-16
PRISONERS EXECUTED
BY REBELS, BODIES
CUMBERING STREETS
Mexicans from Jaurez Declare
That Every Federal Taking
Part in Defense of City VIII
be Put to Death.
Bullets Rain into FL Paso
Across Border. One Being
Wounded. Villa Sees End
of General Huerta.

Ell PASO. TEXAS, Nov. f5.--Ex-
ecution of foderals, made prisoners by
the rebels when they surprised and
! captured Juarez this morning, COM
menced this afternoon.
| Captain Torres, a member of the
! federal's garrison, was executed at the
! vuartel at 12.30 this afternoon and
the report was that Enrique Portiilo,
/ of Salazar's command had also been
executed. DR.. r. w. Lynch, city
physician of FL Paso, reported this
afternoon he say the dead body of
Colonel Portillo lying in front Of the
military headquarters,
Portillo was captured with about
one hundred others about noon.
| Bodies of federal soldiers are still
lying In several of the streets, most OF
them shot through the heart or head.
They are said to have been executed.
An order was issued by the American
military authorities this afternoon to
permit no wounded men tic brought
from Juarez TO Ifl Peso. and American
t doctors went over TO attend the
wounded.
Searched for Arms.
tween Ell PaSo and Juarez this after
moon. Automobiles and othsr vehicles
as we'll as pedestrians were permitted
to cross into Juarez, but each person
was searched for arms. Crowds Of
Americans began f1ocking over.
Mexicans from Juarez declare that
every federal who participated in the
defense of the town against Villas
/ rebel band today Is to be executed
Although an accurate count has NOT
I been completed, IL In maintained that
forty persons were killed in the fight
ing. The rebels lost five men. the
federal dead is estimated ar thirty ana
four or five non-com batants were kill
ed. Among them was Charles Segger-
son, an Ell Paso automobile driver.
mo looting," was the order given by
General Villa to his victorious men
after the town had surrendered and
nos a case Of theft has been reported.
The result of the Juarez coup by
the rebels early this morning give the
rebels 125 federal prisoners $4,000
rounds of ammunition and two field
pieces and two machine guns, all In
addition 10 an important border port of
entry and a military strategetic point.
General Francisco Castro, commander
Of the Juarez garrison. is among the
missing. 1t Is the general opinion
that he has escaped from Juarez. as
found His s>abbard sword. and epau-
lets were found in his residence and
General Villa has them for souvenirs.
Means End of Huerta.
General Villa declared this after
noon that the taking of Juarez means
that Huerta win be ousted from the
Mexican presidency in short time.
Villa believes that General Carranza,
recognized head OF the constitutional
lists will also move to Juarez and
establish headquarters here, as ii is a
= central location for the admission OF
arms in the event of the raising of the
embargo by the United States, which
the constituencies expect.
I Villa said he had cut the Mexican
Central railroad after him when he
came into Juarez to the attack last
night and did not expect the federal
army in Chihuahua to follow. but in
the event of their coming to attempt
10 retake the city he would meet them
ioutside the city III order to prevent any
danger To citizens of FL Paso.
During the attack on Juarez many
bullets fell In I'll Paso. One man.
Lester Burnett messenger boy, was
wounded in the hand. Almost all OF
the taller structures In the heart Of
Ia Paso were hit by bullets. While
the battle was raging in Juarez, one Of
the federal prisoners held by the rebels
Eant,Carlos Mendez. of the Mexican
federal artillery. ran for American
soil and safety, but received bullet
through the right leg before he reach
ed it, Another bullet from the guard
at the Mexican end of the bridge
cleaved the officers hat, A third cut
close TO Captain Harry N Coles.
United States border patrol.
sends spirited Reply.
AS the bullets sang past. American
officers started forward as though to
attack. The Mexicans threw up their
guns above their heads in signal
not to shoot Luis Gonzales captain
Of the Mexican guard, Immediately
sent message of apology 10 Major
Niche. commanding the American
border patrol He said he regretted
the shooting. but that it was ocea-
stoned by the attempted escape OF
Il dangerous federal prisoner.
Major Michies reply was spirited.
"Tcll the captain of guard that
under no circumstances Is he TO IRE
into the United States territory. not
for the purpose of preventing the
escape of prisoner. nor for any other
reason
Major Michie's message was deliv-
cred TO Gonzales by United States
DEPUTY Marshal Charles Moore. Com
zales promised to comply with II
The attack upon, and capture OF.
tJuarez was complete surprise. Pam
cho Villa and his command were re-
, ported last night rs surrounding Chi
! huahua City, and the federal ofnoers
retired to their barracks believing
: themselves in absolute security, snort
) ly after 2 o'clock this morning,
! freight train rolled into the Juarez
wards over the Mexican Central. ana
! from it poured hundreds OF rebels
, That the surprise was complete y
) proved BY tho fact that not a shot
was fred until the rebels had pence
! trated into the very heart or the
: city.
Three thousand men were aboard
{ the train. Commanding them were
| | Generals Villa, Herrera and Crtega-
. Taken completely by surprise. the
federal garrison made but little ~.