The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
q, JOHN KENNETH TURNER.
.,thor of "~Bsrbarous Mexico"

yNtlt lfllhE AAieN NbiihS ihVsl w
the way OF peace In Mexico to-
dav Ia a malone man.
This man Is large and bony,
WITH a primitive type OF head--broad at
the ears and narrow at the top. tho
sp-.head te,reatlng swiftly toward the
rrown. TIE Jaw Is huge and brutal.
The eyes email. cunning. suspicious.
when tho body Is in repose the eyes
become dull and animal like: and
n. enormous, slushy mouth hangs
slightly open, imparting to the face
A vsculty peculiarly repellent.
This man can tarely write his own
name. He IS unable 10 decipher an
ordinary paragraph I'm an ordinary
newspaper. He s. II ~polygamist. His
,as,es run to the cock pit, the bull ring
and the gaming taUie. Best OF all he
ives 70 hght-to shed human blood.
HI real name IS D1icteo Arrange. The
world knows him az Francisco villa.
Since Dorotco Arrange. alias Fran
cisco Villa. Aas at last confessed hts
nurnose 20 become McXico's latest
man on horseback II Is I'm order TO
rey,ew some phases OF his career. with
ne ide, ~ gauging his qualifications.
IN my travels IL Mexico I became
scouaintea with a member Of Villas
oririnli Bandit sang, as well rs other.
who We're closely associated with Villa
a, one time or another. Hence | am
N p~d,so-sl n of numerous details OF
his ne both as "A ba ndit and as n
-evu'uti0~i-' that nav not previously
a%rrelr.l 10 print.
WEI. .n tho early spring OF 1872,
.he ofa... revolution assumed promis-
.rr rrlr.r.ons Villa ~telcgrnphed from
wp.-. p. r|tihuahua city Offering his
..~.,os AGAINST Madero. Orozco's re-
ny ~l- r-ompt-and sharp: we
Mar. OIL, tandits Ike Rancho Villa
frl
r. w.- at a time when Orozco
l.r. AI- clean. Later. in an hour
... ...I,' accepted money from
Z. w.rlsl~-Crccl interests. the poems
.o.u. lat and the cause of the
e.. .tu,s.' or red faggers." was
ost.
Dr...,'- refusal TO accept the aid
.N.. Wis not because villa was a
...f h.f because he was a bandit
q it. most ropu's've Character-one
Pho r.. merely robbed. but who took
Q N.t..u, p~rovocation and had a
-r.'a.1n for il treating womerL
n. MOI shameful thing the enemies
Nai,rl could find to say Wien
N4a.ro WIS fighting D!aZ was that
N4rnrl bad given a commission tc
ne bandit N!la.
VIA was born IN San Juan de
Rio Durango. in 1877, son 81 a stable
rAn Tie romantic tale OF how
Tn.as criminal career began with his
rrh'eous homicide ~ an army Office
vHo ad ,rsu''ed his sister has beer
discarded Dv even his most sympa'
'he.l, b.1rrapher. Villa never had q
stAr
Accord NJ 20 the accepted version
~ Villas start in life. the boy whiI'
work ne for a -!cn ~NaCicrdado wa!
s-rh~l av a commander Of rurales
Dan Pedrp Sanchez. 10 act ms a 20
.-weea IN q love AFFAIR. But VIA
also took mour from a rival >
sencN.1 TIE latter, finding Il out
ave tho p|eradious youth a beating
, feW nIr.ts later Don Pedro Eel
murdered. shot n the back.
VIA Wa sentenced 10 death for tn
,rne. Wh.,e IN jail AZ G%uanecevl n
aas approached 10y an intlue ntial per
sn vao offered To- procure his releas
trd give him money II he would Ri
% certain Pdntoja, guardian Of tw
wealthy Vr's whose money he coveted
a bargain Was struck and carried on
VIA murdered Pantoja and escape
o. n.r-- -4 Co. fA.Ay - "A fnN ~
''' Tor Miguel Baca Wales.
t.'oaer.
IN NAy. 1902, Baca and his partner
Patle. Reyes, mad a falling on
Ea'-rr that Reyes might inform o
m Para hired VIA 20 shoot hi'
l.lt.
IN November. 1909, accompanied h
- ,H.'' %.u'onnnt. Tomas trbin'
now ou" %: h.s generals, villa robbie
%" Kan 'ho del Terrcno, near PARA
owned by luooente Chavez. Tn
'N.stas -No. the daughter ~ Chave
n re 'eg and wounded an employe
'.''' D1ar'o, in the breast.
IN January, 1908, villa and thre
"Ne- bandits lay in wait in a grow
- '~0''oGwoods near Minas Nueva'
durango, for Ramon Lopez, NJ
~1".'.or. and another companion
I"a men We're carrying 5000 peso
wiz. vas 20 90 "a the miners Of ~
''-.r. no mo monthly pay day, VII
" L.u"2 dead in the road n 70
a"'F ".'h tho cash.
'T NI". 'HQi. Nilla, accompanied =
l'-" I.'rau and Rosondo Ga'lard
no. '.r.. Ir0u the Rancho de i