El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-28
VILLAIS
MARRIED AGAIN
WEEDS Pancho by Civil Ser
vice, After Many Years
as His Wife.


freely and displayed jewels with Latin
American lavishness in New Orleans, on
her stop there en- route from FL Paso
10 Cuba a piece of Information not
previously published here was also
given out there, to the effect that Mrs
villa was married by a civil ceremony
TO her husband Of many years on her
last visit to him in Chihuahua a few
weeks ago. Their first marriage, in
the days when he was a bandit in the
mountains of Guerrero, was a church
wedding and no civil ceremony was
ever performed, the New Orleans
states asserts, because, perhaps. Gen.
villa was at that time an outlaw and
unable to visit a registrar and receive
a license from the state. The paper
referring to her visit there. says:
Immediately after becoming set
tied in a magnificent suite of rooms
at the hotel sonora Francisco villa
chartered taXlcab and with sonora
HipOlitO Villa, wife of .PanchO's'
brother and an interpreter. started on
q shopping expedition It has been
her purchases, but II was not difficult
to learn that queenly prodigality of
the great leaders wife was most graft
tying to shOpkeepers. Wearing ap-
parel and other articles were ordered
for immediate delivery to the hotel
Before sonora Villas return from
her ride about the city steady stream
Of delivery messengers was passing
the Villa apartments.
Villa Diamonds and Pearls Galore.
That the Villa diamonds, which have
been the subject for many romantic
try, are not mythical is proved by the
ornamentatiOn of sonora Villa
When she posed for a photographer,
sonora Villa protested that she was
not dressed She could not. how
ever. complain that the family Jewels
were not properly set off. About her
neck, the bride OF the redouotable
.Pancho' wore a rope of pearls. inlaid
with diamonds; on her fingers CLEANED
an array Of blue white stones worth
a comfortable fortune: her hair was
caught in the back by a priceless
brooch. and a breastpin Of diamonds
and rubies fastened the front Of her
gown.
by sonora Villa, perhaps, is a lavalliere
of prodigiOus size. A cluster of dia-
monds. set in platinum. about the size
and shape Of an egg, rests on her
breast just below the throat
Sonora Villa received visitors
newspaper men, steamship agents and
she had refreshed herself
with a bath partaken Of a large re
past and spent an hour playing with
her baby. Sonora Villa speaks no
English. and she had only to say that
her husbands secretary was empow-
cred TO speak for her.
Young villa Is n Regular AI&id--
"Agustin Villa, aged years, Cen
Villas oldest nephew. was inclined to
be more lOquaciOus- He greeted Amer
lean visitors IN very trlenely man man
ner. but admitted his linguistic handi-
cap. In answer TO all questions he
Nope.
"Agustin is said by persons who have
seen his uncle TO strongly resemble
There are in the party besides
sonora Villa, sonora HipOlitO Villa and
guez and Laura Rubio, and NJ r.
Gonzales. secretary to Gen. Villa The
senoritas are cousins Of sonora Hippo
Ito Villa
Pancho' Villa is a matter OF record or
both church and state, took one look
at a picture published in an afternoon
and purpOrting to be like
ness of her and then flew into a rage
that soon emptied her hotel chambers
Of visitors
The likeness was Of 'Juanita. the
beautiful shopgirl of TOrreon.' whose
name has been linked with that Of Gen |
Mrs. villa Daughter Of n Rebel General. |
'Thees not Gen. villa wife-sweet-
heart, mebbe. but not vile, smiled the /
Spanish interpreter for sonora villa
Reports OF Gen Villas affairs have !
been many and conflicting The Tor /
reon shopgirl- reported TO have found I
favor in the eyes Of the general is now I
in Los Angeles. Photographs or the !
woman. sent out by a news feature /
service, are labeled Sonora villa
The real sonora Villa, now in New 4
Orleans, was married TO Gen. Villa in I
chihuahua three weeks ago by cere- ,
mony, required by the state They 4
were united in marriage by church &
ceremony several years ago Sonora Z
villa was formerly senorita Luz Cor /
-sl She is q daughter Of a rebel gem
eraI of that name"
Who's the Wife:
If as the States says. Mrs Luz Cor
al Villa was only recently married 10
Pancho in Chihuahua city By civil
ceremony, then Juanita Torres Villa.
the beautiful shOpgirl of Torreon."
he wife now residing in Los Angeles.
s in reality the only lawful wife of
he northern chieftain in the eyes OF
he law of his country. Mexican laws
10 not recognize anything except
.iviI ceremony as legal in that country. 7
-hurch marriages and common law
marriages are not recognized As the
rOrreon girl was first married to Z
Tilla-a year agO-by civil rite, ac-
.Ording TO report, she therefore became
lis first legal wife. notwithstanding
le had been married 20 years before !