New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
BURN WOMEN.
VILLA ORDER
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meal. leaving Us nothing, and that |
did not tninS y just 10 make pris-
oner Of my husband.
Meanwhile the soldiers, evidently
a. Seryantes's order. began stripping
the house of everything. They took
thirteen horses and every other animal
on the ranch. / protested again aud
Servantcs said he would order the
four 10 be returned. but the man 10
ehom he gave tho order never moved.
"Mv husband was taken ont 10 the
gate Of the ranch yard and tied there
with HAYDEN. went out with The
baby 20 sec him and saw that they
had also made prisoner Of the McN-
lean who had been working about the
place. A Mexican soldier ordered my
husband not 10 talk. | said TO my
husband: 4 am sure they intend 20
kill you
"Thc soldier told me 10 shut up, and
nv husband said he thought every
thing would be all right If went into
the house. lie said 1t was too cold
for the baby outside. SO | went into
the house, but soon afterward a soldier
came in and said my husband wanted
10 see me. When | went out he told
ne 10 leave the baby with the wife
of the Mexican, who also had been
taken prisoner. did that. The soldier
and / went out together after he told
me that my husband was at the top
OF hill short distance away.
Threatened With Death.
"The soldier told me to mount be
hind him on his horse. When J re-
fused he put me on one Of the pack
mules taken from my husband. I was
suspicious, and said so. | did not see
nv husband When I called ne did
not answer. Then said: I am going
back TO my baby
The soldier replied: we have
given your baby TO Mexican family
That made me frantic. and I cried: 4
am going back to my baby whereupon
the soldier drew his sword and de-
clsred that IL did he would kill me.
| dismounted from the mule, but he
forced me back. and knew then I
was prisoner.
I'VE RODE all that night and reached
Jiminez, where We made camp for three
hours. Three hours was the longest
we ever stopped in any twenty-four
until We reached the Bocs Grande
River.
IL saw Villa at Jimines, but he re-
fused 10 talk to me. i an too busy,
he would say. Talk TO ono OF my
colonels--that is what they are for
Men Ruled BY Fear.
Throughout sll the nine days wa,
a prisoner ! slept only in the saddle or
the camp a little while with my head
against a tree or stump. The men
guarding me treated me well and one OF
them told me that Villas men did not
love him, but were ruled entirely by
the fear he had instilled in them. Villa
was protected from asssssins through
out the march by his officers score
OF colonies and generals-an BY
picked body OF men known rs 'dorados.'
who camped and rode By themselves"
Intense Suffering on March.
Mrs. Wright then told OF how tn.
meat supply and water gave out during
the march northVsrd through the des-
ert region OF Chihuahua and how men,
their tongues swollen, eyes glazed and
thoroughly exhausted. would drop from
their horses, only TO be beaten and
prodded with swords by Villas officers
until they remountcd and again Joined
the column.
From tho first ! knew Villa intend
ed 20 attack Columbus" Mrs Wright
continued eft was freely discussed
by tho men and IN. oficcrs. Some OF
the latter told me that villa intsndad