The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-28
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representatives in Mexico City. Charge
Algara, of the Mexican embassy here,
was notified by cable today that 1t
had been delivered to the American
embassy in Mexico City. There Is good
reason to believe that while MIR. Bryan
may not personally have received the
huerta note II is In the department
Ct state.
The sending of such note by Huerta
has been predicted by officials here for
"A week.
Regarding the case of Clemente Yer
CARA, the American hanged by the fed
erals stationed at the border town Of
Neuyo Laredo. MIR. Bryan said today he
had no fresh information. He has heard
that the military authorities on the
border are making an investigation and
have promised to punish those respon
sabfe, but has not received any definite
response to his representations to the
Huerta government at Mexico City, Ia
the case. The Baueh case is at a stand
still and the opinion here Is that the
American is dead.
Great significance was attached here
today to the brief statement of SIR
Edward Grey In the house Of commons
yesterday when he said.
Deep Feeling In Britain.
II Will make n considered statement
to the duty of commons this week #
the view OF the British government as
to what can be done TO further either
TO get at the truth If 1t is then In
ooubt or to secure what justice may
/, .uire,
1T Is scarcely necessary to empna-
size what everybody knows-the deep
feeling which exists in this house and
ia the country in the matter which
his majesty's government fully shares
and which hope 1t Is full recognized
ls no less deep because the expires ion
Of II has been 80 very restrained
This was regarded in Washington to-
day ms by far the most important ut
sei ance on the Benton case that has yet
been delivered in either country. or
Gals here held 1t to mean not only
that the United States government need
not be deceived because of the re-
strained manner in which Great Britain
had approached the state department
in the matter. but that definite pro-
gram as to what Great Britain ex-
poets in the way of redress might be
expected in few days.
AUSTIN. TEX. Feb. 27.-That Ver-
CARA was shot and not hanged by the
federals was disclosed in detailed re-
port received today by Governor Col
quit from Ranger Captain Sanders. at
Laredo The report is as follows
Laredo, Tex, February 2Tth.
ITO Hon G. r. Colqultt,
Your wire. Will advise that on
the morning Of February 18th five fed
erai soldiers under command of Apo
Ionic Rodriguez crossed the RIO
GraHde, an island zAalenging-to @tae
United States. taking there from
eleven horses belonging to Clemente
Eergara, carrying them to the Mexican
side OF the river. In passing the house
of Vergara, which stands on the bank
Of the river on the Texas side, one of
the men went TO the river and called
TO Vergara requesting him to come
across the river as the captain wanted
to arrange with him about paying him
for the horses. Vergara and nephew
Of his crossed In sktf to the Mexican
side where two more men came TO the
waters edge, leaped into the sk'ff and
struck him three blows on the head
with a pistol. dragged him to the bank
and carried him to Hldlgo. On sun
day at A. M. he was taken from the
Hidalgo fail and started with guards
ostensibly to Peidras Negras. but was
shot to death after proceeding only a
short distance.
"Vergara was born and reared in
Webb county, Texas. and / am In
formed he had a pass to cross the
river signed by Sheriff Schanche2z and
Garxa Galan.
(Signed) ~. J. SANDERS.
Captain Company B, Rangers"