Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-29

city or Chihuahua, which he procured
by stealing cattle from the neighbor
ing farms. Suspecting one of his sub
ordinates, Cristobal Juarez, of steal
ing on his own account, he killed him
one night in the latter part of No
vember in the Gale de la Liberadad.
In the early part of May, 1913, Villa
with rs men, assaulted train at
Baeza, state of Chihuahua, that was
carrying bars of gold and silver val
ued at 100000 pesos, killing the crew
and several passengers, including
Messrs. Caravantes and Senor Isaac
Herrero of Ciudad Guerrero.
Murders in Cold Blood.
Late in the same month he entered
the town of San Andres, Chihuahua
and assaulted the house of Senor
Sabas Murga an haciendado, who.
with his two sons, tried to defend
themselves. Two of his nephews
were killed, but the Murgas got away.
Villa than got hold of two sons-in-law
of Murga who had not taken any part
in the fight, and after torturing them
to say where their father-in-law had
hidden his money, he had them killed.
NTowards the end of the month Vii
las band took the town of Sta. Rosa
liza, Chihuahua, shooting all prisoners
and treating the principal officers with
terrible cruelty Colonel Pueblecita
was shot and his body dragged along
the streets of the town. The com
mercial houses of Messrs, Visconti
Sarli, Cia Harinera, Sordo Blancc
(Spaniards) and many others were
totally sacked. Many private persons
were murdered, one of the worst cases
being that of Spaniard, Senor Mon
tilla, cashier of the house of Cordo
Blanco, who was shot over the head OF
his wife, who tried to defend him. Vii
la personally kicked her in the face as
she lay on the dead body of her hus
band. He also himself killed a Senol
Ramos, secretary of the court of firs'
instance.
Massacre at casas Grandes.
In July, 1918, Villa took Casas
Grandes, Chihuahua, and shot more
than 80 noncombatants, violating sew
eral young girls, amongst them TIVE
young ladies named Castillo.
He attacked and took the town o.
| San Andres, which was held by tht
federals, in September, 1913, shooting
many peaceable residents and more
than $50 prisoners, many of these be
| ing women and children. In shooting
these people. in order to ecoromiz'
cartridges, he placed one behind th'
other up to five at one time, very few
of them being killed outright Th'
bodies of the dead and wounded wer'
then soaked with petroleum ant
thrown into honfires prepared for th'
purpose. The prisoners we're forcet
themselves to make the bonfire ant
cover with petroleum the rest of tn,
victims.
After this he went to the small towl
of Carretas, where he took prisoner ;
man. of more than seventy years o
age, named Jose Dolores Moreno, de
manding from him a ransom of 5000
AS he could not pay Villa killed hin
with his own hand.
All His Prisoners Shot.
On September 29, 1913, Villa, hav
ing overpowered force of over so
federals commanded by General Alvi
! rez at Aviles, fifteen kilometers from
Torreon, had every prisoner shot.
Villa has shot in Chihuahua $50 non
combatants, the greater number beini
poor people who could not leave TO
want of means or because the.
thought they ran no risks, as they tool
no part in politics, for all the people
in any way connected with the govern
ment had left before Villa entered tn,
city. Special mention may be mad,
of the case of Senior Ignacio Irigoyel
and Senior Jose A. Yanez, who, thougl
in no way connected with politics
were taken by Villa and tortured 70
/ several days with threats to shoe
them until they paid ransoms of $40
600 each Having obtained from Will
himself safe conducts to leave b.
| train for the border, the train in whicl
they were was caught up at Monte
yuma by a locomotive in which wer
several officers in Villas confidence
headed by an ex-Maderista deput
called Miguel Baca Ronquillo, VIII
took them from the train and sho
them in the presence of the passen
gers.