Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-13
Several More AmericanssAre
Missing and Believed to
Have Been Murdered.
REPORTED MASSACRE
BY VILLA TROOPS
Ten American Men and Two English
Women Said to Have Been Murdered
at Madera-Bodies of Watson Train
Massacre Roach FL Paso-War Ex-
termination Appears to Have Been
Inauourated.


Ell Paso, Jan. ia report is cur
rent in Chihuahua that ten American
men and two English women had been
killed by Villa troops at MADEIRA, Chi
huahua, according to Americans ar
irving here today with the bodies OF
eighteen Americans killed last Mon
day.
One of the women reported killed
was said to be the wife Of Capt. Jack
Deftbridge, retired British army offic-
er, who with an English woman COM
panion, Mrs Berry, had been staying
at Babricora ranch, the Hearst prop
erty.
Bodies Reach FL Paso.
The bodies of eighteen Americans
killed last Monday by Mexican bandits
near Santa Ysabel, western Chihua-
hua, reached Ell Paso early today ana
vi aiken in charge by undertakers.
The body Of Joseph Enders, reported
to have been killed, was not among
those arriving today.
F. E. Stephenson, secretary of the
mining and smelter company of Chi
huahua, who organized the party to
recover the bodies, said that the heads
were almost blown off. They were
stripped Of clothing before being
dragged from the cars and killed.
when we arrived at the scene Of
the massacre, Carranza guard re-
manned at Santa Ysabel, where we
found number of the bandits en-
camped. We returned to the train for
a machine gun.
Two Others Missing.
An expedition which left Chihua-
hua City to recover the bodies of nine-
/, teen slain Americans were informed
that Benjamin Smell and Frank Woods
passed there bound west half an hour
before, the Watson train was reported
in trouble. -
! "The station agent said he warned
the two men to return but they said
they were armed and feared no trou-
ble Nothing later was heard of the
party and 1t is believed that they met
| the fate of the Watson train"
Report Unconfirmed.
Mexican officials at Juarez were un-
able to confirm the report that ten
Americans and two English women
had been EBnurdered.
A rumof was circulated here today
that three Ameicans had been MUIR
dered in the Cananea district of So
nora, in the vicinity of the Phelps
Dodge property. 1t could not be veri-
fed.
General Jose Rodriguez has been
captured near MADEIRA, Chihuahua, by
Americans, according to reports re-
ceived here. A message from. MADEIRA
states that many of Rodriguez's force
We're killed.
The capture was made by Maxi
miano MARQUEE, it was said. He was an
employe Of the Hearst interests at Ba-
bricora and Is now at MADEIRA keeping
order with 1875 Americans and few
soldiers. The message states that Rod
riquez was met in pitched battle.
Holmes Tells Of Escape.
Holmes statements, given out to the
state department and the press after
his arrival at Ell Paso Wednesday, IL
as follows:
Our train left chihuahua City
Monday morning Jan. 10, at about II
o'clock. The train was stopped at or
about the ranch Baeza, point about
five miles west of Santa Ysabel, be-
tween 1870 and 2 o'clock that after
noon While the train was standing
at the station Of Santa Y sabel, two
armed Mexicans rode by and scru-
tinized the train, The Mexican pas
sengers at. Santa Ysabel told me af-
terwards that the riders had inquired
If there were any soldiers on the train.
Nat the point Of the massacre our train
was stopped in cut so that the last
car was just inside Of the cut. We
were stopped by another train-the
front trucks Of one of the coal cars
Of which was seen to be off the track.
This was the first we knew of train
preceding US. There was nobody to be
seen around the train in front When
our train was stopped, Newman and
were sitting together and Evans
came up and looked out of our win
dow
Evans, Newman, Mediation and I
then got off the train. Watson was
either getting off or about to do so, be-
hind US, when looked back and saw
him. Just after alighting heard a
volley of rifle shots from point on the
other side Of the cut and Just above
the train. Looking around could see
q bunch Of about twelve or fifteen men
standing in a solid line. shoulder to
shoulder, shooting directly at us. They
were fifty or seventy five feet away.
The coach cut off my view SO could
not see how many bandits there were.
The depth Of the cut on the side near
the Santa Ysabel at that point was
about two feet. On the other side It
was much greater. To the rear OF the
train was an eYnhankment, declining
towards the river. Watson. after get-
ting off, ran toward the river. Mac
ration and followed. MacHatton
zen. I do not know whether he was
KILLED then or tripped. Watson kept
runninE anu ts..ey se:s .ts;; .ts;s s;io0t:slk
a4 him when turned and ran down
eradA where fall In aems brush.
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