El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-12

HEN little Francisco Madero
VA came to Madero canyon before
w Juarez. Maxine Castillo came
along. When Madero rode a sway
backed bronco into revolution rldaen
Juarez along the river road Castlil'
rode at his right Whenever a picture
Of Madero appeared in the eastern pa
pers and illustrated weeklies, Castillo
was near the victorious little dreamer
His long beard, high crowned sombrero
with the embroidered good luck morse
shoes and its band of tricolored RIBBON
of the revolution was to be seen Whef-
ever the provisional president ap-
peared. At the SamaniegO home, on
the Guadalupe road where Madero maze
his headquarters, Castillo, MS Deard
trimmed and a new suit of khaki COW
ering his sparse farme, stood guard
outside of the patio entrance to the
room Of the many cOlOred glass, where
MaderO met his friends and held MS
councils of state.
Commanded MaderO's Guard
Castillo commanded the provisional
presidents personal bOdyguard ana was
as conspicuous a figure during the Ma
derO revolution as was the little leader
himself His troop of picked horsemen
was recruited from the Yaqueros OF
western Chihuahua, expert riders VINO
did not know what fear meant
The first sunny morning that Ma
dero rode down to the river bank op-
pOsite the Ormsbee home and Watered
his big bay gelding, Castillo and his
guard rushed down out of the dry
wash like a troop of western riders at
a roundup. On CincO de Mayo which
was celebrated at the reviewing ground
NTadnroir Tfff1a eVwhfTn hO1TGn ~ Cas-
tilO appeared at the head of the
mounted column which escorted Ma
derO and his cabinet to the knoll where
Juan Sanchez Azcona made an impas-
stoned address on Patriotism, Liberty
and Justice" In the moving pictures
which were made Of this little group of
destiny makers in Mexico, Castillo
stood at his accustomed place on the
right side of the little booted and
spurred Madero. Of that group which
posed for the pictures on May ., 1911,
Abram Gonzales was killed en- route to
Mexico City for trial. MaderO was
killed in Mexico City, Gustavo Madero
was killed at the citadel in Mexico City,
OrozcO headed a revolution against Ma
dero and is now in the field for Huerta;
Pine Suarez was killed with MaderO (
and Maxine Castillo has turned bandit !
and committed the major crime IF (
modern Mexico.
The Lean Look of the Wolf.
Castillo has the spare, lean look that !
4 wolf acquires after much running I
from danger and after sheep. His beard I
is grizzIed and kinky as is the great /
mop of hair which he parts far On one /
side and combs from left to right. His (
nustaches are always worn sharply !
twisted at the end. giving the bandit 4
eader the only brigand like touch to his /
features. His face is perpetually in a .
lrown as if the light hurt his eyes and 4
MS nose is flattened at the corners, de-
noting the indian ancestry. When in {
the field Castillo wears high, laced
boots, a pair OF old stripped cotton
trousers and a soft flannel shirt with
belt of cartridges strung across the
light shoulder and under the left arm.
When he speaks, his voice is little more
han a whisper, and he never raises it
% the upper register, no matter how
much he is excited. He is a hOrssman
BORN and he rode a big brown stallion
bearing the TerraZas brand when he
vas at camp NIaderO with his chief He
S past so, but physically fit.
After MaderO's Triumph.
After Madero triumpned for his brief
lour. Castillo accompanied him to Mex
co City. He was offered the position /
Il commander OF the Chapultepec
,uards But the confinement Of city
ife and the inactiOn was too much for
i'm and he returned to chihuahua IN
ime to join Braulio Hernandez's COM
nand which soon broke out in rebellion
aginst MaderO and began operating
round Chihuahua. He was never close