The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-19
o'SHAUGHNESSY
ON WAR PATH
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terday, several hundred Americans
and Mexicans most of whom had SUI
ferYi property damage or tndIgnities
al Castillos hands, gathered at the
station 1t is expected the same
crowd will gather this afternoon anu
soldiers are preparing to prevent any!
one from, attempting to wreak per
sonal vengeance on the bandit.
General Villa at Juare1 when asked
foday whether he would execute Cas-
tino if the ba-dit were turned over to
him. made the following statement to
the United Press. You may print IN
the Iarg 5st type ana telegraph to
every newspaper in the world that II
the American authorities, finding they
cannot adequately punish Castillo and
his bandits, WI, turn them over to
me. they shall be publicly executed
as + have said. And you may invite
newspaper readers of he whole world
To witness the execution.
'.The evidence is Overwhelming.
Their deaths viii be msrciful but
speedy. There viii be no torture. bur
/ propose that men who took life shall
pay the penalty with their own lives. :
Thomas Edwards, American consul
at Juarez does not believe reports
that Villa intends to execute as
spy, Gustave BaHch, American. I'M
prisoneea there. That is the charge
against him, but Edwards is confident
that he will be released. Edwards
was allowed to see Barch last night
but did not converse with him.
General Scott said today he had no
orders as to the disposition OF Castillo
and his followers. further than to
inferno them In the prison camp at
Fort Bliss. It is not believed the
state department will turn them over
to villa as that would mean certain
execution.
Castillo will be confined in the cell
In the Fort Bliss guard house, oc-
cupied by General Ynez Salazar when
he was first arrested Scott fears his
sympathizers might attempt to re-
lease him. should he be placed in the
stockade with other Afexicon pris-
onerss.
Huerta's End Near.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19-Only the
outer shell OF a government now re-
mains in Mexico. according to ex-
perienced Americans now In the
capital and they believe that Huerta's
early downfall is almost certainty.
"A letter from an American business
man HOW In Mexico City was receiv-
ed In New York and by the recipient
given to the United Press. 1t gives
actual conditions in Mexico City which
the news correspondents cannot send
out because of Huerta's rigid censor
ship.
Marks of civilization and order have
almost entirely disappeared in Mexico
City says the business man. Robber
les of big stores occur nearly every
night and the police and Huerta's
soldiers are in on it all. Gambling
goes ON in hundred places in the
capital and the natives are feeced
openly. Huerta's government Is II
Will LIE dAo thC QiCtdtOi
gets heavy rake OF.
Huerta nowadays makes no attemp
to keep his appointments. Frequent.
he has kept Sir Lionel Garden. Brit
fish minister, waiting half day for
promised audience and he freauentl
breaks engagements with O'Shaugh
messy since President Wilson lifte'
the embargo on arms.
Huerta's downfall is undoubted b
the foreigners in Mexico City but tn
main question watchers are unable t
solve, is what manner of ending wi
Huerta choose? Whether he prefer
ignominous defeat at the hands {
Villa which would mean his exile
he were lucky enough to escape
brutal. and disgusting death. or woul
he rather be whipped by the Unite
States is uncertain. In the latte
event he would be a sort of marty
and go down in history. But II Hueri
wants to get his defeat at the hant
OF the United States the question