The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-18
BANDITS SLAY
z AMERICANS
In Battle 200 Mexican Rebels
Flee, Leaving Guns.
Refugees Stood Before Firing
Squad, but Escaped.
EXECUTE VILLAS BUTCHER"
Two More Mexican Bandit
Chiefs Are Put to Death.
Renew Demand for Quick In
terventiOn in Congress.

El Paso, Jan. 18.-Two American
prospectors, Victor Hamilton of Chi
cago, and Albert Simmons of Los An
geles, were murdered Saturday night
by Villista bandits, near Pedrovena,
west of Torrecn, unconfiryned advices
received here this afternoon stated. A
message to a friend of Simmons here
asserted that the bodies were being
taken to Torreon for burial. The men
were killed by the Villistas because
they we're Americans, the message
stated.
Chihuahua, Mex, Jan. 1S.-Ffght-
ing between bandits and Carranza
troops occurred yesterday at Guer-
zero, 125 miles northwest of Chihua-
hua, according to advices received
here today. The bandits numbered
| 200. They fled, leaving one machine
gun. eighty-five rifles and eikhty- five
thousand rounds of ammunition IN
the hands of the Carranza troops
Faced ExecutiOners.
! FL Paso, Jan. 18.-Dr. Z. B. Petskey'
of the National Mines and Smelter
! company at Magistrat. Durango, one
| of the refugees who arrived TO-DAY, told
| of having been stood up with six other
Americans waiting to be shot by the
| followers of General Bracamente VINO
/ shot uD the camp anu lOOk ever iiiA4i 3
in sight about a week ago. The cut
ting of the wires to Parral at the time
prevented an appeal for help. The
| Americans were saved on payment of
| 900 pesos.
Villas Secretary Deserts.
Ell Paso, Jan. 1S.-Enrique Perez
Rul, secretary to General Francisco
Villa, escaping through the Carranza
lines was in Ell Paso today and has re-
| nounced further revolutionary actiVi-
ties in Mexico.
RI, Senator Demand Force.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-In a final eff
fort to get quick action by the senate
on the Mexican situation, resolution
calling for immediate Intervention was
offered this afternoon. Senator Lip
petit of Rhode Island, was the author
but the senate forces opposing the ad-
ministra tions course, backed the eff
fort and debate resulted.
Execute Butcher.
Ell Paso, Jan. 1S.-Col. Miguel Bacf
Wales, bandit chief, captured at IA
Tomas, south of Colum bus, n. NJ, wa
executed at o'clock this morning b,
a firing squad at Juarez Two bullet
fired at close quarters penetrated hi
heart, after he had declared he wa
not responsible for robberies of Villa
and pleaded to see General GaVlra
CarranZa cOmmandant.
Lieutenant Colonel Enrique Cis
neros, who was captured last weel
with Baca Wales, is being marched
overland with eight followers caugh
with him and, according to Mexican
officials, also will be placed prompt.
before a firing squad.
Baca Wales arrived here last nigh
on the trair which brought the bod!
declared to be that of Jose Rodri
guez, the bandit chief executed neal
MADEIRA last Thursday. Baca Wales
who was known as Villas most cal
: lous executioner at JuareZ, was takel
| from the box car in which he arrivet
a few minutes before o'clock. H
was marched through the dimly light
ed platform of the railway station
where many families spend thei
nights Executions had been so fre
quent at Juarez in the final days o
the Villa regime, however, that not
, ripple of interest was shown. Tn
! proceedings We're brief.
= Reprieve Denied.
The prisoner said: Il am not re
sponsible for the acts and robberie
; of Villa l beg to see your general.
The officer commanding the firm
squad said he had orders to kill an
he and a soldier stepped up close t.
Baca Wales and fired point blank int
the prisoners heart. The body wa
then taken back to the station, wher
it lay uncovered until after dawn o
/ the platform among the men, wome
and children lying about wrapped i
n