Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-26
Refusal to Produce Body Of
British Subject Taken
as Proof of Crime
INVESTIGATION is
NOW AT STANDSTILI4
Carranza Adviser Warns the
Rebel General to Make
Whole Thing Clear

Laredo, Texas, Feb. 25.-OffciaI
confirmation Of the hanging Of
clemente Veroara, American cti-
zen by Mexican federals near
HidaIgo, Mexico, was received to-
day by United States Consul Gar
rett at Nevo Laredo. The report
said Verear.'s body is still hang
ing three miles from Hidaioo.
Consul Garrett Immediately left for
the scene.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 25.-1nterest in
the case of William S. Benton. who
was executed by General villa at
JuareZ eight days ago. centered today
in the arrival of Charles Perceval,
British consul at Galveston, who was
expected here today to make a
thorough investigation. His efforts to
find out just how Benton was killed,
it is said, will bring definite state
ment from General Villa at Chihuahua
as to what may be done with the body
Reports of Villas intentions were
from flat refusal to deliver the body,
to permission to relatives to visit the
grave. It was reported also that he
would permit an examination Of the
body later.
Talks Of Sacrilege.
In telegram to one OF his sub
erlinates at Jnarez. General Villa was
reported as saying:
II will not give up the body out Of
respect to the dead. 1t was inferred
with all religious ceremonies and a
cross erected over it and | will not
allow the sacrilege of it's removal"
United States secret service oper-
atives said they had received informa-
ton which they did not make public
that indicated that Gustav Bauch; the
missing German-American has met a
fate similar to Benton's.
Constitutionalists today expressed
their pleasure over the reported volun-
tary surrender yesterday of the fed
eral gunboat Tampico, with its crew,
to constitutionalist officials at Topolo-
bampo. The surrender of the Tampico
gave the rebels their first armed
vessel.
Louis Cabrera, Carrinza's confden-
tial agent, visited the rebel officials
at Juarez yesterday and is reported
to have done some very plain speak
ing with reference to the Benton and
Bauch matters.
"We must clear up these matters
no matter how black they may turn
against US" Cabrera told his fellow
revolutionalists "Delay only makes
things worse. It is like 4 snow ball
growing constantly larger
AS a result of this conference. two
rebel Off cials left Juarez last night on
A special train and arrived at Chihua-
hua this morning after an unusually
fast run. Cabrera's representations will
be placed before Villa if plans do not
miscarry 1t hoped that he will con-
vinced that his seeming policy Of eva
sion is mistaken one.
Consul Edward at Juarez and Geo.
G. Carothers. special agent of the
state department, were without def
mite information as TO Bauch and as
to Benton's body today.
Took Body to Chihuahua.
A newspaper special last night
quoted Villa as saying that he took
Bentons body to Chihuahua with him.
If so. Consul Letcher of that city has
no information as to where it was
buried. Also he has no trace of Bauch.
In the case of the latter, Juarez
officials agreed to the state depart
ment's request that Bauch would not
be removed from the border. Accord