The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
HIS BODY MUTILATED
Official Report Shows Not q
Shot Was Fired at
Victim.
REMAINS STILL IN JUAREZ
Information Placed ut Disposal
Of L. s. and British
Governments.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE facts Of
the killing OF Benton. the British rancher.
as they will be set forth in an official re-
port. became known here to-day.
Benton went to Juarex to get Villas
permission to bring some OF his cattle out
Of Chihuahua for sale in Texas What
had not been known heretofore. however.
is the fact that Benton sought to make II
worth while for the rebel chleftain to let
him get his cattle out, Offering in return
for this permission to see that villa got a
certain amount OF arms and ammunition.
This proposal 1t is reported. was favor
ably received by villa. Discussion OF the
ever. led to a quarrel between the two
men. This quarrel ended In Benton being
killed, not by a revolver as was previously
reported. but by stabbing. Benton was at
tackled with knives by those in Villas
Office during the discussion and not "A shot
was fired. He was stabbed In many
places and after he was dead his body
was mutilated in the unspeakable manner
OF frequent occurrence In Mexico. Whether
villa personally aided in the s,abbing of
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British Consul 10 Return.
II is understood tbs information will
soon 10 n,ac.a II this has mn, already
been done. at III. disposal of the Govern
msnts Of the United States and Great
Britain. For tn. British IL mark, the
end of the investigations into the Benton
case. 40 far as they are concerned. The
British Consul. Charles A. S. Percevai,
who ha. been AT work In FL Paso and
vicinity for the last three weeks has
completed his task ana will soon return
to his regular post at Galveston. Tex.
For the State Department however the
situation Is slightly different. as Score
tary Bryan Is waiting for the report on
the benton case, which has been promised
by Gen. Carranza Carranza appointed
cornm;ss on 20 investigate the Ben.
ton case, and this commission has
been ut Juarez for about two weeks.
Little has been heard OF II In the last few
days, and there 10 yet no indication OF
when II Will present Its report Until
such report II received from Carranza
1t Is not believed that secretary Bryan
will feel disposed, TO reach ofhciaiiy any
conclusion about the behton case though
II has been long believed that ms personal
views must be CLOSELY IN accord win
those OF other ofnc'ais IN washington ana
OF the British Embassy
In any event. however the Benton case
should give MT hryah ht'ie further
anxiety as result OF communications
made to him to-day by the British Am
bassador The Ambassador informed ihe
Secretary that he had been Instructed by
his Government to say that the British
Government has no objection to making
unofficial representations to Carransa as
head Of the revolution In northern Mexico
whenever he 10 aces ssible TO British con-
sular officers. II Carranza establishes his
headquarters at Juarex or Chihuahua the
British Government will take W with him
without the intercession OF the United
States such cases as may come up con-
corning British interests in northern
Mexico
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."
The British already have Consular
agent at chihuahua and a Vice Consul
will he stationed at FL Paso 80 that II