Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-10
Ranger Captain and His
Troops Prove They Did
Not Cross Border.
TRAIN S DYNAMITED.
Story of Torture Dispelled by Ex-
animation Of Body-State of Texas
Starts Probe of Killing.

Austin, Tex, L7arch 10.-Prelimi-
nary to an Official investigation Of
the Staying in Mexico Of Clemente
Vereara, an American ranchman,
and the mysterious return of the
body early Sunday morning to the
United States, Governor Colquitt, of
Texas, has directed Adjutant Gen.
eral Henry Hutchings to proceed to
Laredo Immediately to view the
body. The Governor instructed that
Identification of the body be made
certain and that all available evil
dence be gathered.
Governor Colquitt declares that
all information as to the eXhuming
of the body from the Hidalgo Mex
cemetery by persons who crossed
from the American side and the re-
turn of the body to Texas would be
at the disposal of President Wilson
and the United States authorities if
requested.
Captain j. ). Sanders, commander
of Texas Rangers in the Laredo
district, telegraphed detailed re-
port of the incident to Governor
Colquitt, who made it public. The
report to establish the identity Of
those who recovered the body and
failed TO explain Captain Sanders
: telegram that he "'procee'ted to
Hidalgo, Mex, and recovered the
body"
It was at first reported that Cap
tain Sanders and his troop Of rang
ers themselves recovered the body,
and an official telegram from Cap
tain Sanders to Governor CoIquitt
gave this impression.
Mexico City, March 1O.--Rebe!s,
attacking Torreon, today dynamited
two federal troop trains carrying re-
inforcements to defend the town.
The war office refused to give out
the death list, but it was understood
here that the casualties were small,
General Huerta has ordered a strict
censorship on account Of the fighting
at Torreon.
Two hundred Mexican refugees,
who reached here today, asserted
they were permitted by United
States troops to escape from Fort
Bliss, across the Texas border, on
payment of small bribes. The Mex
leans said that the prices OF escape
Mere $40 for officers, S. for priv
afes, and 81 for women.
The refugees were among those
who, during the rebel attack on
towns in northern chihuahua, fled
across the Rio Grand into Texas
and begged the American soldiers
to protect them.
The Mexicans said that the sold.
iers concealed the flight of the ref
rreas from the officers by subst'tu
t.ne border MeXicans eager to ge
free board.
General Huerta has ordered tn
federals to take the oftenslV
AGAINST the Carranzistas in all parS
of Mexico. Heretofore the Huert;
troops have acted solely on the de
f,nsive, contenting themselves VII
resisting attacks by the rebels. Ac
,,rd;ng to a message sent by tn
dictator to the governors Of al
states the federals will now vigor
ouslv attack the constitutionalist
in the north and force the fghtin
I'll along the line. a.. >,
Nelson O'shaughnessy, America
charge d'affaires, is constantly. &C
companied BY bodyguard, by otfde
of Huerta, who professed to fea
that an anti-American demons trs
ton might follow the Vergara al
fair. ". ...
Wash, March lo.--Clemente We
para's relatives, aided by hired Me!
leans. removed Vergara from H
daleo cemetery. This fact was abs
lutely established by dispatch r.
eeiyed at the War Department tt
dav from General Bliss command
ing the border patrol;
His authority was dispatch irc1
Capt. H. P. Howard, who made II