Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-09
MD RANGERS INVADE MEXICO AND RECOVER BODY Of 0EENTE \ERGRA
Remains Show Rdncher Had
Been Tortured by MuvdererS

easy task Tor IL mas htcn "a center ui
speculation and wonder since IL ap-
pearod after a swinging body had been
cut down from the place of execution
when the hue and cry AT Netgafa
disappearance started an nNesuga
ton The body had been rudeiy IN
terred. with little effort to protect 1t
from the earth with their burden
fixed on "a stretchcr, carried by six of
Vergaras friends the procession
started, unchallengcd on the return
Journey which brought Clemente Yer
CARA home again to the United states
ID is understood that a thorough eN-
animation Of the body has been Or
dered by state authorities.
Nergara left his ranch near Pala-
! fox, Tex, Friday night, February 49,
and crossed the river into Mexico on
o message from three Mexican teder-
al soldiers that Captain Apolino Rod
riguez, Of the lIidalgo garrison. wish
cd TO settle for eleven horses taken
from Nergara's island pasture In the
Rio Grandc.
Mrs. Nergain saw Attack.
Mrs Nergara pleaded with her hus-
band not 60 risk seizure by the MeNl-
cans, but, disregarding her warnings,
he crossed the river i'm company with
his young nephew Mrs. Nergara since
has told how she saw her husband
assaulted by the waiting soldiers ana
after being knocked unconscious. ear
ricd off. Norgara's nephew, at the
time of the attack ON his uncle, es-
capped and hid In the brush until he
could recross the river
on the following day, Mrs. Ncr-
CARA went ia search of her husband
and found him in tho Hidalgo Jail So
far as known there was no charge
against him lie had been cruelty
heoten, according 20 the wife. She
dressed the wounds. She said. and re-
/ mained with him until forced 10 leave
That was the last time shc ever saw
him alive for early next morning he
was taken from the jail. supposedly
. to hc transferred to Piedras Negras
and disappeared.
Left Hanging for Several DAYS.
When scmeh was begun for TN,
| missing American, IT was learned tina
d man had been shot and his bodA
/ hanged 90 q tree outside OF iiidalg,
early SUNDAY morning, February l5
and the body left hanging for sevcfa
days. soon after United States Con
sal Garrett at Nucvo Laredo. MeN
fht HlAlNfN inquiries lNf hNNN Ntin "
moved .,ni fresh grave was noticed
in the old Hidaleo cemeters II III
> rally was determined by American I'M
yestigators that he had been executed
Persistent denials were madc hy tn
| AicXirau tedcraa however and prlo
| 90 this General Alvarez commando
| at pieoras NegraA had prOmiscl
| + American Consul Blocker at piedra
| Ntgras that Nergara would bc ne
| leased ana his captors called 10 ar
count This allayed the fears of hi
| friends until his continued absence sc
/ ir motion an exhaustive investigate
| i'm which the United States govcrnmcn
| took a part Consul Garrett proceed
| ga TO Hidalgo and personally inter
| viewed Captain Rodriguez, the ma
| held responsible for Nergara's kid
| napng. but the federal captain dc
! MED AN KNOWLEDGE of the runchman
| death and said he had been sent [
/ piedras Negras. bat had escaped en-
| route and that the federals were ccf
: tain he had joined the constitutional
lists
Investigation Vas Dangerous.
Consul Garrett however after DO
4 tcryicWing numerous MeNicans an
u others. reported officially that Nci
z AhiA hNN hftI NhtiWkffs Aif ttfthtN
,nat he was convinced from the fec
b erals attitude while he was in II
il dalgo that it would have been danger
ous for him 10 demand sureenoer
the body.
h The island pastures of NGrgar
where it first was reported tho ranrl
& man had been assaulted compilcate
i the affair by the question whether
VI was Mcxican on American proper
until it was found that Nurgara ha
been actually seized ON the McXie,
- mainland This rendered those D.
e sponsibie not liable for prosecution
Texas. As the horses were allcg'
e. to have been taken from his pastur
however and county records shove
IL belongs to the state OF Texas, MI
- Vergara filed an affidavit chargil
Captain Rodriguez and three of b
a men with horse theft
j" Governor Made Inquiry.
Governor Colquitt requested pc
r- mission of Tho state department
oil send Texas rangers across tho bord
10 TO pursue the "abductors and murdc
n crs" OF Ncrgara ana Was told bN So
IS retary Bryan that the United stat
r government alone could take autho
H. us for sending an armed force into
" foreign country. Later when MI
nj Verpara mode the charge ut hor
M theft Governor Colquiu asked Of {
state department whom the Unit
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