The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-22
Claiming They Had Not :secn
Paid OFF and Refusing Car
rama Currency. They Pillage
Stores
AMERICAN KILLED
BY STRAY BULLET
Villa Declared to Be En- Route
to Take Charge of Situation
His Vile and Brother Wife
on Way to New Orleans

I'll paso. Tex, Dec 2I.--Juurcz
was looted this morning by dis
satisfied villa soldiers. who
claimed they had not been paid
and were hungry. The footing
started at 10 o'clock. when group.
Of soldiers with their rifles sluns
over their shoulders, started en-
ering the grocery stores and sa-
: locus along the main street, de-
mandfng food and drink. The
hooters broke into n number Of
the stores and took whatever they
wished. \ Colonel OF Villas gar
rison shot I: mntineer and killed
him III from; OF "a store on Conner
clio street. Three others, includ-
ing u Ghinaman, we're reported
killed..
General Villa Is expected to ar
rive In ,Ilarex tonight from the
south and take command OF the
situation. 1t was stated IN Juarcx.
What ,his means is not stated Gem
rral Manuel BANDA who was one of
tiaa Villa generals who signed terms
OF surreuder with the CarIanza consul
In III paso yesterday, WIS in Juarez
al the tisne Of the trouble, and tele-
phoned Lseutenant NJ. Shaumberger
not To permit any Americans to come
over this afternoon or tonight. After
one street ear had been stoned by a
mot, all cars between FL Paso and
for the day were called of at the
ftsa~ez track
Border Patrol Strengthened
The border patrol on the American
50, ,sas at~engtheucd by three COM
rsancs AZ the Sixth Infantry. which
wart hurried ~ the American end OF
the four international bridges be-
tMaefA FL Paso and luareE. These
troops remained on duty tonight
Carranza Consul Garcia in Ell Paso
sent money TO the mutineers this af-
ternoon, but az il was the tarrauza
money II did not appear to satisfy
them. They wanted silver Explain
ing the trouble, Garcia said
The trouble was caused by the at
tempt OF Alfonso Garcia, who has
been acting as Mayor Of Juarez. 10
escape 10 FL paso with money taken
In from the gambling concessions.
The crowd saw him. and declaring
that Hipoiito Villa had deserted them
and come TO FL Paso with all the
money. they decided Ito get what
Gafcia had Enraged at his escap
I rs crowds then began to- loot the
stores
II required more than two hours
stop the footing. First, they rushed
cavalry. such of the men ms would
respond 10 orders. to the bridges to
prevent the hooters escaping into FL
Iaso, then patrols were scattered over
tbs city There was some firing
when the footing started. and this af-
ternoon the dead body of George A
Dipert. an American car inspector.
was found on this side of the river.
It was believed that he was shot by
Z stray bullet from Juarez.
HorSemcn Rescued.
A score of horsemen who were a.
the race track near Juarez for the
morning workout when the trouble
started. We're rescued in four auto
mobiles when they telephoned TO
friends on the Awerican side for as
sistacce. Many Americans who were
IA Juarex on business were also
brought over In aut,s after the street
cars stopped running,
Mrs. =. II. Edwards. VIE of the Amer
tear consul - Juarsz when she found
that the tyGuhle was due to lack o.
nav. tesephcrea Tire Carranxistas Of
firla,s IN II I2so making a sugges-
ton that tneg rlss tho soldiers the
money due them. and thus avoid dis
orders American CorsnI Edwards Is
away from his post for Christmas and
Mrs. Edwards acted for him,
Several Of the merchants PAID
money to leave the stores atone.
During the rscting 1t Was stated by
Officers OF thu Jaarez GARRISON tha'
they still were tn,.ec villa $ command
until General sAe,Aea ltatt signed the
peace protocol GIa-s.t II % q ~
fanxa Gensnl lite officers said taat.
n this had not Seen ssgned by General
Ocbca, the eenanla eiar. they would
continue 70 lock % Villa for their or
tlers until 1t WAS sigiis.i.
Wdtch E0r villa.
American officers were husy
throughout tho day watching the bor-
der at FL f'aso and east and west OF
here for General villa. They were
also watching all outgoing trains for
Colonel Hipoiito Villa, who last night
took an oati, that he was through with
revolutions III Mexico, then disap-
reared shortly after his wife and his
hrother's wife had left for New Or
leans The wives NJ the two brothers
- said to he destined for Cuba. and
that II is believed to be the point the
two brothers will head for. II Il
stated that no charges exist against
fccnti,utei an Euurth Pure