The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
GUTIERREZ IS HELD
PRISONER BY VILLA
Sharpshooters Surround Him to
- Prevent Flight From
Mexico City.
TIRED OF BEING BOSSED

Ell PAso, Jan. Word has reached
here from reliable sources that Gen.
villa has provisional President Gutierrez
penned up IN the capital to prevent his
escape. He has ordered Gutierrez not to
leave the city, and to make sure that he
wont Villas trusted sharpshooters have
replaced Gutierrez's guards. villa holds
Gen. Robes. Minister Of War. personally
responsible for Gutierfezs continued resi-
dence in Mexico city
Ever since the threoscore delegates
to the convention obtained safe conducts
from President Gutierrez q fortnight ago
and disappeared In the direction OF San
Luis Potosi Gutierrez had been expected
to seek his own safety at the earliest
opportunity.
When villa learned OF Gutierrezs plans
he drove TO the executive residence in
faseo dc Ia Reforma the home OF Mrs
Thomas Brsnniff. an American citizen (:
entered Guticrrczs room and locked the
door. lie is understood TO have warned
the provisional President that he would
be shot II he deserted his post.
With villa we're Gen. Robes. War
Minister. and Gen CARA president OF
the executive committee Of the conven-
tlon.
~ am disguised with this Job" Cutter
req II said to have told Gen. villa.
NpDOuN OneNN my oIutIN : everybody IL
plotting against mo. I have repeatedly
been placed in most ridiculous positions.
II IL altogether too humiliating and I
want to quit"
Gen villa told him he couldn't quit vet
a while that Il Was necessary for him to
stay President until the convention elected
another After that he could 20 anywhere
he pleased
You must issue orders" said Cen.
20 ,,.fn
are obeyed"
Gutierrez then charged that Gen. Pala-
fox. Joint representative OF villa and IA .
pata In the capital. as well ~ plaz Soto
| y Cana and others, were conspirng
against his llfc Gen. villa assured him
he was perfectly safe 80 long as he did
not attempt to Zee. villa also made II
clear that IL any harm came to Palifox or
| Soto y CANA there would he an end to
Eulalio gutierrez.
Although Gen. Scof. Of tho United
| States army has been waiting here since
Tuesday morning 10 meet Gen. villa, the
Mexican General had not appeared to
night. Although rsnort"d officially las,
night by u,s luarCz ncutauants as having
arrived IN Chihuanua aud GER ain to b,
| Ia Juaro1 to-day, villa L. s,ill In Chhud-
luB.
| Meantime Americans are recall tina,
| GOV. M8ytorcua. Villas lieutenant. kept
! Gen. scott waiting three days in tine rain
At Naco. and are wondering just wha,
! Villas attitude r1d tnctics mean toward
the American negotiations which seek "a
! have established neutral zone along the
! American Mexican border.
on authority apparently we'll authenti.
Gated Il Is asserted that Villa recently
| fell In slovc in Jimenez with young
| woman bur that she spurned his love and
his invitations to accompany him Z,
Mexico city. \ few days later villas
soldiers are said to have arrested her
and taken her TO Chihuahua, where. Il 1.
declared she was held n prisoner unit
! villa came north. Americans who saw
! the girl seized ut Jimene2 heard the story
| of Villas former advances. At least tire,
have told the story here, and all say theS
| Witnessed her arrest
Gen. Scott IS said 10 be much CON
cerned over the amount of artillery Villa
| IL moving toward the American border
with the 5000 men he is reported rs
{ sending to Sonora. The first trplnload
I of these troops arrived In Juarez to.da,
| from the south. but did not en- trair
| for Casas Grandes and Sonora as pro
grammed Instead they are remaining
/ in Juarez and 1t is explained that they
will not be moved until after~Gen. villa
arrives