Arizona republican., 1914-02-21

 were enjoying their siestas and it was useless to try to disturb them.
 Just what occurred between Villa and his i'll -fated visitor last Tuesday may never be known. Through the widow and a cousin, William Benton, and through friends of the decedent it was learned that Benton asked permission to bring to the United States 400 head of cattle on his ranch, the Los Remedi- os. in western Chihuahua
 His cousin who is a part owner of the Los Remedies, thought that the re- quest would be wasted. although other foreigners have been considerably treated when asking similar favors Charley Dudley of New York and Mexi- co, friend now here among other | refugees, advised him of the probable procedure.
 Villa probably will grant your re- quest. but he will give you a lecture: you must not resent the lecture: if you do you may get into trouble. said Dudley.
 | If he lectures me I'll lecture back" replied Benton. T have never made a political move in Mexico and if he accuses me of it I have some accusa- I tions of my own to make
 Benton made the request and his friends never saw him alive afterward. As Mrs. Benton gathered the story from Consul Edwards. Villa declined to grant the permit, saying: MT Benton, you have never been a friend of ours, and don't want those cattle taken out of the country. We can use them our selves
 At this point it is assumed the quar- rel started. Benton was unarmed
 Many persons who knew him well in
 Chihuahua and along the border. in cluding his cousin and widow, asserted he never owned revolver and did not
 have one upon him when he went tc
 Juarez. Villa on Wednesday night
 when talking to a reporter, asserted
 that he had Benton's six-shooter
 What do you think Of a man who lwould come here and threaten me?'
 exclaimed the rebel general.
 Mexican bystander replied. ''Ht | ought 10 be ShOt
 This was 24 hours after the execu-
 tion or murder had taken place.
 Resolutions condemning the gov.
 ernment for it's handling of Mexican
 affairs were as follows:
 Whereas. MT. William Ben : ton, highly respected and honoret
 citizen of the state of Chihuahu;
 and subject of Great Britain. wa.
 brutally murdered and assassinatet . at Juarez. Mexico. by Francisc, Villa, we the citizens of Fl Pas, : and refugees from Mexico. at an in ldignation meeting held February 20 lwish to protest most emphaticall. , against the cruel and violent treat
 ment which has been accorded for l eigners during the past three year 7 of the revolution in that country ? and beg to submit to the world ant , to the American people, the follow \ ing brief statement of facts. The cold blooded and heartless as
 sassination of Benton without an,
 cause whatever other than the fac
 that he went to Juarez to protes lagainst the confiscation of his prop erty in northern Mexico which ha
 been repeatedly footed. is but an other crime to be added to tn
 hundreds that have already bee l committed against all foreigners liv I ing in Mexico, who have been drive from their homes, had their propert ) destroyed. In many cases their wo ! fmen have been outraged, foreigner e have been murdered in cold blood 0 all for no other reason than on ac . count of their nationality. We be t lieve the state department at Wash l, ington has peristently suppresse : facts concerning true conditions i ], Mexico, and endeavored through in