Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18
VILLA PROMISES
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR
BANDIT CASTILLO
Expects Custody Of Outlaw
Charged With Murder OF
Americans.

Ell PASO. Feb. 1S.--A dispatch from
Washington saying that Maximo Cas-
tillo, the bandit leader. would be de-
livered to the Constitutionalists was
brought TO the notice of General Villa
early today. He received the news
with satisfaction and said Castillo
would be formally charged with the
murder of NJ J. Gilmartin, an Ameri-
can, and fifty others, at the Cumbre
tunnel Villa promised that the trial
would not be delayed.
The news of the capture of Castillo
with a band of six followers, by
American negro cavalrymen thirty
eight miles south of Hachita, N. M.
yesterday, was sent to General Hugh
l.. Scott, commandant at Fort Bliss
in telegram from Captain White, of
the Ninth United States Cavalry. The
bandits surrendered without fight,
being surrounded by the cayalrymen
almost as they crossed the border.
They will be brought here.
Whether Castillo will be surren-
dered to the rebels is a question that
remains to be settled. If this is done
there is no doubt that he will be ex-
cuted for the Cumbre disaster He
is not charged with any crime on this
side of the border.
1t is said that Villa will make
strong representations to the Ameri-
san government for the extradition of
Castillo to the scenes of his crimes.
/ A special dispatch from Hachita,
N. M, says that the capture was
made by Lieutenant Rothwell, Of
Troop A. and remarks that 1t was
particularly gratifying as coming on
! the heels of the theft by Mexicans on
/ Sunday of eighteen horses belonging
to the regiment. The dispatch con-
1 tinues:
THE band of outlaws, under heavy
guard, is now marching overland to
/ Ifachita and should arrive about mid
/ night. Charles Mellow, a prominent
rancher, who knows Castillo, identi-
/ fed him and the latter made no at
| tempt to deny 1t.
| Captain White will ask that Cas-
tillo and Captain Emilio Garcia, a
member of the band previously cap
tured, be transported Immediately to
/ lei Paso. as the number of soldiers
on duty here is limited"
Previous reports of Castillo's cap
ture, made to General Villa, proved
/ untrue. The latter expressed his
qualification last night at the capture
General Scott was no less jubilant.
! HACHITA, N. M. Feb. 1S-Lieu-
tenant Rothweil. captor of Maxine
Castillo and several of his followers
sent a message that he would arrive
here with his prisoners early today
4 lie enca ulpe IA the ppen fifteen mjle.
/ south Of here. to await daylight be.
cause of roiigh roads and the danger
| of the escape of his prisoners.
| Castillo, who is accused of firing a
train in the Cumbre tunnel which
caused the death of fifty persons. in
Guiding several Americans, will reach
| Ell Paso in the afternoon
Castillo's capture was of peculiar
interest to w. b. Roxby, an Ameri-
| can, now in this city. Roxby was
threatened with death by Castillo and
his bandit force IL he did not pay a
ransom for his liberty after he was
captured by them on February 8 west
of San Pedro, Chihuahua. Roxby.
who is manager of the Urmston
ranch of Western Chihuahua, was
forced to pay $1,000 to the bandits to
| gain his release. Not having the
money he was forced to go to the
headquarters of the Urmston ranch
| several miles distant. and write out
a check for the amount.
| Castillo sent a guard with him in
order to insure the receipt of the
check. Then he was forced to write
a letter to the City National Bank al
Ell Paso ordering the payment of the
check to a representative of Castillo
The check has not been presented.