The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-26
AMERICAN HANGEDBY
MEXICAN FEDERALS,
IS OFFICIAL REPORT
Killed For Objecting
to Theft of His
Horses.
VILLAS REFUSAL
To Deliver Benton's Body
Brings New Demand
From the u. S.

lStII lIIS ". ~.
LAREDO, TEXAS. - OFFICIAL
CONFORMATION OF THE HANG
ING OF CLEMENTE VERGARA
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, BY MEN
lCAN FEDERALS NEAR HIDALGO
MEXICO, WAS RECEIVED TO-DAY
BY UNITED STATES CONSUL GAR
RETT, OF NEUVO LAREDO.
THE REPORT SAID THAT YER.
GAIsA'S BODY Is STILL HANGING
THREE MILES FROM HIDALGO
GARRETT LEFT FOR THE SCENE
NERGARA USED AN ISLAND IN
THE RIO GRA.NDE AS A HORSE
PASTURE. HE COMPLAINED THAT
FEDERALS WERE STEALING
HIS HORSES. THE MEXlCANS
LURED VERGARA TO THE ISLAND
ACCORDING TO REPORTS, KNOCK
ED HIM UNCONSCIOUS AND CAR.
RIED HIM INTO MEXICO.
Washington, ID. C-Gen. Villas
proposal for an American eXamina.
ton OF the body of Benton without
permitting its removal from Mexico
was accepted today by the United
States, without waving any further
movement to demand its delivery on
American soil.
Z. $. Insists on Body.
Washington, ID. Further rep
RESERVATIONS were made today by the
American government to Gen. Villa
pointing out the Importance of giving
up the body of William S. Benton
executed at Juarez. Immediately upon
receipt of word from Consul Letche1
at Chihuahua that Benton's body
would be exhumed for the benefit OF
Benton's widow and relatives, who
could visit the cemetery with the Am
erican representative, a second re-
quest went forth to Villa, asking that
the corpse be turned over to the
widow on American territory. Villa Is
refusal to accede to the request for
+, the body was not met with favor by
the officials, both American and
I! British, here, who now are seeking
| to impress upon him. through Letch-
er, the Importance the world gener-
ally will attach to his refusal. Gen
eral CarranZa, chief of all the Con
stitutionalist forces, is expected in
| Juarez within a week. Mt is under
stood he personally will take charge
of an investigation of the Benton
case on his own account.
Upon the character of the wounds
/ found rests the proof of Villas YER
sion of the killing. Indications are
that the investigation will last sever
al days with no final judgment unit
lall the facts have been gathered. OF
ficials regard the delivery of the bod,
of first Importance, however.
Think Villa Fears Exposure.
/ Ell Paso, TeX.-Continued uncer
tainty as to what Gen. Villa propose!
to do in answer to the United States
request that he turn over to thu
widow the body of the slain Benton
/ There are conflicting reports of th'
rebel generals proposed action. 1t il
said that he fears exposure whicl
would follow the examination of th
body, possibly showing that Bentol
was killed by revolver and not b.
the rifles of a firing squad. Excite
,ment here is increasing with mutter
ed threats that friends of Bentol
may rush across the border to cap
ture his body.
The United States secret servic
operatives said they had received in
formation which they declined t
; make qublic, that indicated that Gus
tav Bauch, missing German-Amerl
can, met a fate similar to that O
Benton.
Say Huerta Killed One.
Laredo, Tex.-Clementc Vergars
, an American citizen, was capture
:. and CARRIED into Mexico recently b
: the federals and was hanged yeste
, day morning after his capture, a
: cording to advices brought here frol
: Hidalgo. Mexico.
: Vergara, it is reported, had con
! planned that the federals had bee
$ stealing his horses from an islam
r in the Rio Grande near Palafox an
was lured to the island by promise
ri of pay for the horses. He was the
1 knocked on the head and carried III
v consious into Mexico
t British Consul to Scene.
o Ell Paso, Texas.-Interest here
@ the Benton case centered today
the arrival of Charles Percivis
British consul at Galveston. who
:, coming to make a thorough invest
CATION. His efforts to find out ju
how Benton was killed, it is e
: pected, will bring definite stat
:, ment from Gen. Villa at Chihauhu
as to what may be done with Il
body. Reports of Villas intentio
!, continue vague, uncertain and shit
ing.
o Feeling High at Ell Paso.
le Ell Paso. Texas. s.--Great indign
ltion WAS aroused by Villas rcfus