Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-14
Report of Ten Americans Be-
ing Murdered at MADEIRA Is
Followed by Report of Three
Others Murdered in Sonora
~ Associated Prsss.)

Csy Associated Prsss.)
n EL, PASO. Tex, Jan lathe MADEIRA
telegraph operator reported there was no
truth / nthe report of ten American men
and TWO English women killed at MADEIRA
ss rumored in Chihuahua City. and
brought TO the border today.
a plan 10 form a regiment OF Amert-
an mining men for the purpose OF en-
tering Mexico and running down the
bandits responsible for the massacre OF
Americans at Santa Ysabel was formu-
lated at a meeting here last night. IL
was learned today. At the meeting IL
was decided TO present the plan today
TO oHiciaIs OF the de facto Mexican gov
eminent with a view OF securing the
sanction OF the Carranza government
A large number of Americans, II was
stated. had offered to join the force
snl foreign mining corporations had OF
fered TO supply the necessary arms
and ammunition
Deductions from events in Chihuahua,
wired BY. local representatives to the
state department today, are believed to
have stated that il appeared that Gen
eral villa is personally back OF or
Enized campaign to wipe out Americans
in Chihuahua state for the purpose OF
revenge and to bring Intervention to
break up the Carranza government
A rumor was circulated here today to
he effect that three Americans had been
murdered in the Cananea district of So
nora, in the vicinity Of the Phelps-Dodge
property. IL could not be verified.
Another report was current in Chi
fuahua that ten American men and
swO English women had been killed
by Villa troops at MADEIRA. Chi
auahua. according to Americans who
arrived here .early today with the
bodies OF the eighteen Americans who
( Wee KILLED last Monday.
The report however, could not be con-
urmed- One OF the women reported
killed was said to be the wife OF Cap
tain Jack Leftbridge. retired British
army officer, who. with an English
woman companion. a Mrs Berry, had
been staying at Babricora ranch. the
Hearst property
The mutiIated bodies of the eighteen
Americans killed Monday afternoon by
villa bandits near Santa Ysabel. Chi
huahua. arrived in Juarez at 2:o5 this
morning.
The bodies reached FL Paso early to-
day and were taken I'm charge by under
takers preparatory to sending them to
relatives in various parts OF the coun-
Try.
The body Of Joseph Enders. reported
killed. was not among those arriving
r E Stephenson. secretary OF the
Mining and Smeltermen's association,
Of Chihuahua, who organized the party
that recovered the bodies. said that the
heads were almost blown of.
They were stripped of clothing be-
fore being dragged out OF the cars and
BILLED" said Stephenson When We
arrived at the scene of the massacre a
carranZa guard remained at Santa Ysa-
bel, where we found a number of the
bandits encamped. while we returned to
the troop train TO get a machine gun,
and then proceeded TO the place where
the bodies were heaped-
An expedition which left Chihuahua
City 20 recover the bodies Of the muir
iered Americans was informed By the
station agent at Santa Ysabel that Ben
iamin Smell and Frank Woods passed
there bound west half an hour after the
Watson train was reported in trouble.
The station agent said he warned the
two men 20 return. but they said they
were armed and feared no trouble.
Nothing later was heard OF the party
ana II is believed that they met the fate
Of the Watson train
MEXICANS THREATENED.
General Jose Ynez Salazar. former
dexican army officer, was in hiding to-
day. fearing reprisaI by American min
fnE men. II was reported that a party
II 20 Americans called at Salazar's hotel
last night
shortly after the arrival Of the Amer
leans the chief OF police and the county
sheriff appeared at the hotel with a
nosse Of policemen. deputy sheriffs and
detectives The Americans left after
hey were told that Salazar had been
smuEgled out OF the city
Demonstration caused all the hotels
to send away their orchestras Of Mexi-
can musicians, while plain clothes men
mingled in the crowded Hobbies where
resentment against Aex.cans was pro-
lD1nced.
General Manuel NJ. Medinavietia, for
rner chief Of staff OF General Villa. now
= prisoner in the city Jail here charged
with bringing stolen property into the
United States, denied today that he had
anything to do with the arrest or kill
ing or Peter Keane. an Englishman. en-
pIoyed on the Hearst ranch at Babrtcora.
In western Chihuahua.
He related that Villa had planned an
attack on Juarez and later upon ii
Paso.
r ass not arrest keane or other en-
n.cvex o: the RANCH ne said~~ Gen
eraI NICOLAS Hernandez was responsible
for that He succeeded me as chief OF
staff TO General Villa on the return from
sonora. Villa ordered Hernandez to ar
rest the Americans and secure what he
could from the ranch. l did not arrive
in MADEIRA from Sonora until three days
after Villa reached here. Later i join
ed him at Bustillo- Hernandez was at
Rubfo with the American prisoners.
AT BustIIo Villa called a meeting OF
the chiefs who had arrived there He
proposed plan to move northward with
all the forces we could muster and at
tack Juarez He intended surprise at
tack 20 capture Juarez and then open
fire on Fl Paso. told him this plan
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