Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-27
Pablo Lopez, Doomed to Ex-
eCution When He Receivers
From Wounds, Says Master
Thought b, S. Cowardly.
WANTED TO FORCE
EARLY INTERVENTION
Pancho Charged Carranza
With ''SeI|iug Out to Grin
goes" Says Bandits Self
styled "Adoring Slave"
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Chihuahua, Mexico. May rs (by
Courier to El paso. Tex, May &c.
Squatting In a corner OF hia cell In
a corner OF his coll In the chihuahua
penitcntiary, Pablo Lopez, captured
villa bandit. today gave an Associated
Press correspondent the villlsta ex-
PLANTATION OF the two eliminating
crimes of Francisco Villas career
the Santa Ysabcl massacre and the
Columbus, ~ NJ. raid.
Coming from Lopez. tho story was
almost as II from villa himself, for
Lopez was the bandits closest hench-
man. his chief lieutenant and his
prime aid and executioner In both af-
fairs
To DIE When He Receivers.
sitting In the shadow OF approach
ing death. for Pablo Is to be executed
Just as soon az his wounds are healed,
the bandit declared that in killing
eighteen Americans at Santa Ysabel
last January he only obeyed Villas
orders.
Styling his leader Don Pancho,"
Lopez asserted that Villas motive
both at Santa Ysabel and Columbus
was revenge mixed with a desire to
walker his country TO the danger OF
'gringo" domination.
Thought United States Cowartily.
Don pancho.' he said, twas con-
vnced that the United States was too
cowardly 60 try town Mexico by arms
and believed that II would keep pit
ting one faction against another until
We are all killed off. when our OK
hausted country would fall like ripe
pear into their eager hands"
AT times also, Lopez said, villa
would charge Carranga with selling
out to the gringoes." On such occa-
sions, he said villa would assert that
he must try for Intervention before
"the Americans were ready" and
while I'VE still had time to become a
united nation"
Was Object of Worship.
I'VE all knc wPancho Villa-who
did not? 2" he said. His exploits we're
counted nightly at every humble fire.
side. He was the object OF worship
of all who were ground under the
heel of the oppressor.
when tho call cnine ! was one OF
the first to Join him and | have been
mis- faithful follower and adoring
slave ever since.
we were disappointed over the Co.
Iumbus raid. Wen, all we got there
we're some horses. many bullets and
/ lot OF hell"
Revenge Partly Satisfied.
THE Santa Ysabel affair partly
'atisfied my masters desire for re-
'enge. but II did not succeed In salts.
wing his other wishes. Sc we march.
"a on Columbus---we Invaded Ameri-
AN soil
but that makes no difference now.
am bound for Santa Rosa (Chihua-
lua's execution place) when am
Ible To walk there. ! would much
,refer 10 die for my country ir bat
lie. hut II II Is decided TO kin me,
VII die as Pancho villa would wish
ne TO die--with my head erect and
ny eyes unbandaged--and history will
lot be able to record that Pablo Lopez
linched on the brink OF eternity"
undying Faith In villa.
The wonderful hold that villa still
lolds over the few of his men faith
al TO him, tanatical creatures who
'eiieve that some day the wheel OF
ortune Will turn again and their
eader will assume his old-time pow
r, was evidenced in the prisoners
losing words.
Il know, senor," said Lopez. ''that
'ancho villa still has plenty of
rlends in the United States. Some OF
hese may not be Americans, but any
low gringo will always sell his soul
or gold, and 'qulen sabe?' when the
line comes, perhaps God will send us
owerful friends and may be a rain
t cartridges.
His Great Master"
"Yes. Senior, Pancho villa Is some
nan. / know he is not dead. He is
esting quietly in the hills until the
me Is ripe. If | am shot | viii die
moving that my great master will
ne day come into his own and have
II Mexico behind him"
The prisoner allowd a picture OF
lmself to be taken. go" he said,
my friends and, yes. my enemies.
lso, can remember me If l have to
ie."
\ number of border papers recent
have expressed the opinion that
ope2 Will not he executed. Gen.
lcinto Il. Trevino. military COM
ander of northeast Mexico, today
nclared that just as soon as Lopez
IN walk to the place of execution.
le famous Santa Rosa, from which
,untless persons have vanished to
Unknown graves. he will be put to
cath.