Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-10

! CarranZa soldiers and asked me if
had any food to sell. My husband
/ and Frank Hayden had been to Pear
son buying supplies and We're not al
| home | told them we had only a
little flour and meal-iust enough for
our family and the family of a Mex
lean employe. | was cooking, in eX-
pcctation of my husbands arrival
| home, and Servantes asked if he
might buy some for his men. told
| him | would give him and his men
something to eat.
1t was just about dark then aul
my husband came into the yard with
two pack mules which he unloaded
| AS soon as that was done some of tie
McNicans caught and saddled the
animals. My husband came into the
house and said that looks bad |
said We would have to put up with ii
and do the best we could SerVantcs
became impatient soon and demanded
to see our stores of flour ANA meal
As soon as | opened the storeroom
he ordered some of his men To take all
our supplies. Then they called my
husband outside. The next | saw of
| him his hands has been tied behind
his back. My husband called to
| Hayden and he also was tied. Then |
went with my baby in my arms to
Sorvautos and told him that he had
eaten our food. taken all of our flour
and meal. leaving us nothing with
which To prepare another meal, and
that | did not think it was Just to
make a prisoner of my husband.
Meanwhile the soldiers evidently taxi
ing SCrvantes order to coniiscate the
flour as permission to loot. began
Stripping the ranch of CVrrVthing
Ordered Not 10 Talk
"rhoy took lS horses and every
other animal on the ranch. | pro-
tested TO Scrvantes again and he
said he would order the flour re-
turned, but the man to whom he gave
the order never moved.
"Niy husband was taken out to the
gate OF the ranchyard and tied there
with Hayden. | went out with the
baby to see him and saw that they
had also made a prisoner of the
Mexican who had been working on
the place. All three We're tied up. A
Mexican soldier ordered my husband
not To talk. | said to my husband,
I am sure they intend to kill YOU.
Tho soldier told me to shut up and
my 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
soon aftcrward soldier came in and
said my husband wanted to see me.
when | went out he told me to leave
the baby with the wife of the Mexi-
can who had also been taken pris-
oner. | did that The soldier and |
went out together after he told me
that my husband was at the top of
a hill a short distance away.
THE soldier told me to mount be-
hind on his horse. When | refused he
put me on one of the pack mules
taken from my husband. was sus-
picious and said So | thought they
intended To take me away but the
soldier told me everything was all
right However. | did not see my
husband when | called he did not
answer. Then | said I'm going back
to my baby
Not Take Her Prisoner.
"Thc soldier replied we have given
your baby to a Mexican family That
made me frantic and | said 4 am GO
ing right back to my baby where
upon the soldier drew his sword and
declared II | did he would Kill me
dsmounted from the mule hut
he forced me back and knew then
! was a prisoner.
"We rode all that night and
reached JlmlncH, where we made |
camp for three hours. the longest we
ever stopped until we reached the
BOca Granda river.
II saw villa at Jiminez but he re-
fused 20 talk to me. L am too busy. |
he would say. Talk to one of my
coloucls; that is what they are for |
Throughout all the nine days !
was prisoner | slept only in the |
saddle or in the camp little with my |
head against n tree or stump. The |
men guarding me treated me well |
and one of them told me that Villas |
men did not love him hut were ruled |
entirely 10y the fear he had instillod |
In them. Villa was protected from |
lssassins throughout the march by |
his officers--a score of colonies and |
generals--and by n picked body of |
men known as 'dorados who camped |
and rode bv themselves"
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