The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-19
CASTILLO GOES TO Ell PASO.
Bsnait VIII Ne IatePneA Tenporar
ily at Fort nliss Gems.

ily ~ Fort B1iss Camp.
Ell PAso. Feb. 1s.--Rebei troops from
Juares under commond of Major sama-
niego encountered q part Of Maxine. Cas-
tilio's bandit band this afternoon south Of
Juares In the vicinity Of Gusman. which n
seventy -seven miles from the border, and
killed seven OF them. Tho Others, about
twenty m number escaped in the dirsc-
ton Of J,mrex end villa hurriedly de-
spatched hundred rebel troops by train
at O'Clock this afternoon to tho scene OF
the encounter in an effort to catch the
bandits between two lines of troops.
Castillo and the elk men captured with
him yesterday near Alamo Hueoo ranch
in New Mexico will be brought TO Ell Paso
under guard Thursday afternoon from the
military camp at Hachita. n. NJ. They
will Be interned at the prison camp At
Fort Bliss, but Castillo himself VIII proha-
bly, be locked in the post guard house.
Gen, Hugh L. Scott said this afternoon
that ne had no orders to turn Castillo over
TO Pancho Villa in Juarez and that ne did
no. expect TO receive any such orders,
aimee villa had stated in advance that he
would shoot the prisoner X he could get
him. Gen. Scott II understood TO have
recommended that Castillo and also Gen.
Salazar be removed TO some interior ros.
for !nternment until some government Is
established in Mexico which the United
States recognizes 30 that they may then
be ex,ratldted In the regular manner
Castillo when searched to-day had in
his possession S.loo and a check for
American. who Is said to have been forced
to pay ransom last week. Castillo. though
sullen and non-communicative, stnl main
tains that ne was not responsible for the
Cunbre tunnel disaster.
Rebel officer Accused.
Braulio Hernandez. ex-Secretary OF
State Of Chihuahua. who for a time was
in the field with Castillo. but is now in
Fl Paso. offered to-day afYidavlts from a
Mexican man and woman who declare
that a sister OF Major Samaniego of
Villas army told them that Samaniego's
men wrecked the train and burned II In
the tunnel to give the impression TO the
world that u was astillo and give villa
great credit as man of order IL he ran
down and wiped oa' Castlllos band
villa continues % maintain extra
guards around his off,c. and residence in
Juars2 and admits that he has arrested a
been connected with the plot to assassin ma To
him. The FL Paso police have made no
arrests so far although the plot liz said
to have originated on this side among rich
refugees who are opposed 10 villa.
villa thinks himself too Important
said Valentine onata this afternoon. The
rich refugees in El Paso do not wish to
kill him. | know one OF Villas mos,
trusted men who offered to kill Villa
for 100000 ard Gen. Luis Terraxas, to
whom the offer was made. declined Il with
scorn"
Onate, who is a refugee IN FL Paso. Is
former adjutant OF police OF Juarez and
his father WAS Mayor OF Juarez for ten
years under the Dlaz regime.
Think Missing Men Executed.
villa is being accused to-day Of more
executions Mrs, William s. Benton, whose
husband is a British subject, declares that
he went TO Juarez for a meeting with
villa yesterday and has not returned.
She fears he has been executed. Mrs.
Alice Patterson also fears that her brother.
Gustavo Bouch. has been killed in Juarez,
as he has been missing for two days. He
was formerly engaged in business In Mex
leo and the sister says she knows he
went to Juarez when she saw him last.
EVERY time man gets drunk and
stays away from home few hours,
Pancho villa has executed him." said
Villa when he was asked about these
cases this afternoon II haven't even a
prisoner in Jail on this side except some
DRINKS, and don't know who they are
and don't care. as they will be turned
out when they are sobered up"
There is a persistent report in Juarez,
however. that Bouch at least was arrested
while making notes of the rebel strength
of arms and that he In under sentence of