Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-18

MAY HAND HIM OVER.
Outlaw Committed No Crime in This
Country, But Caused Fifty-One
Deaths Over Boundary.

FL Paso, Tex, lFeb 1S.-Maximo
! Castillo, the Mexican bandit, charged
with responsibility for the Cumbre
tunnel disaster, in which ten Ameri-
cans and Al others lost their lives,
has been captured 38 miles south Of
Hachita, ~ NJ. by American troops,
proving untrue previous reports OF
capture MAZE by General Villa.
With the bandit six of his follow
ers. According to Captain Whites
brief dispatch, they surrendered with
! out a fight. They will be brought
here.
Castillo, to avoii a range of noun
tanS on the Mexican side, made Z
detour which brought him into Amer
lean territory. Captain White was or
! the watch, having received infornsa-
tion yesterday from Walter McCor-
mick, American manager Of Las
Palomas Ranch, on the Mexican side,
that the much wanted nhn was in his
vicinity.
Captain white telegraphed By
army wireless to General Scott Cor in
structions, and was ordere5 to ar
rest the bandit should he put foot or
American soil.
Whether the prisoner shall be SUI
rendered to the rebels is = legal
question which remains to be SERTED.
If this is cone, there is no doubt that
he will be executed for the Cumbre
disaster. He is not charged with any
crime or this side
Castillo set fire to freight train
in the Cumbre tunnel two weeks ago
The cars were burning when a pass
cnger train crashed into it, and every
life aboard was lost. The tunnel IS
still burning.
Washington, Feb. -S.-The War
Department this mornInS received a
report from Gen. Hugh J.. Scott, al
Fort Bliss, Texas, Of the capture Of
Maximo Castillo.
1t is understood that the War de-
p2rtment will request the military ar
thorities at FL Pas to turn Castillo
over to General Villa at JEareZ. This
could be done, it was pointed out,
without recognizing the rebel move
ment on any but de facto basis. As
the United States has previously de-
manded of Villa the arrest and pun
ishment of the bandit, it is probable
that the outlaw will receive summary
trial at Juarez, am will be executed
without delay.
Another suggestion being consid-
cred AS a means Of avoiding compii-
cations is that Castillo might be
turned over to the United States I'M
migration authorities, and by them
sent back across the border at Jua-
rez as an undesirable citizen
New York, Feb -S.-That Mexico
CITY desires intervention by the U.
s. and considers it inevitable, was the
est of special dispatch in today's
New York Tribune, the first fruits OF
General Huerta's invitation to news
papers to send correspondents to
| Mexico at his expense. The Tribune
accepte:r Huerta's offer and sent d
staff man to Mexico City.
The opinion that ultimate inter
vention constitutes the only solution
is held so widely in Mexico City, thai
it is startling says the dispatch.
The correspondent goes on to say
that the European powers are wait
ing impatientiy for the United State:
to eliminate Hucrta and that some
definite move on the part of the Pres
ident is imperative.
| A victory by the rebels IS extrerAe
ly unlikely he says, but the assassi
nation of Huerta is possibility. Il
such an event, he says, the Unitec
States would have 70 step in.
Huerta has plenty of money, say
the story, and experienced American
in the capital are cited as betting t
Huerta will still be provisional pres
iGent on January l, 1915.
Mexico City, according to the Tri
bune, has no faith in the constitu
tionalists and believes that the rebel