The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
Watson Also Attempted Escape.

Thomas B. Holmes, the only Amer
lean to escape the massacre arrived
here about noon today with a more
complete story of the killing. He de-
clared that the train was halted at
he estimated at about 200.
After the Americans were taken off
the train. and lined up alongside the
track, they were ordered to disrohe.
I,ealizing what was about to occur. he
said, he made a break for liberty to-
gether with c. r. Watson, Tom Evans
. p. m. by a band of bandits which
and Mac Hattcn.
They were pursued by about 10
bandits, who shot his companions in
the dash for life but missed Holmes
He said he ran about three miles
when noticing he was no longer pur-
sued he stopped. exhausted. Some
ranchmen came to his assistance and
loaned him a mule on which he
reached Chihuahua City the night of
Jan. TO-
Holmes said Watson's head was
blown off and that after the bodies
were brought to Chihuahua City it
was found they had been riddled with
bullets and otherwise mutilated.
Holmes declared he did not know who
led the bandits.
List of Missing.
Following is the revised lit of 1e
missing which was issued early today
by the smelling company:
G. r. Watson, El Paso.
w. ]. Wallace, Ell Paso.
NJ. B. Romero. Ell Paso.
T. NJ. Evans Chihuahua City.
c. A. Pringle. San Francisco.
NJ. Anderson, Chihuahua City.
r. P. Machatton, Ell Paso.
A. Couch. Chihuahua City.
c. w. Coy, Denver.
Alexander o. Hall, Douglas.
Arizona.
Charles Wadleigh, Bisbee.
e. L. Robinson, E1 Paso.
G. w. Newman, Ell Paso.
Fl. c. Hasse, Miami. Arizona.
j. Adams Ell Paso.
r. H. Simmons, Ell Paso.
w. D. Pears. Los Angeles.
j. w. Woom, Ell Paso.
OF these Couch was a Canadian and
Romero, Mexican. According to in
formation reaching here a special
train bearing the twenty foreigners
and several Mexicans left chihuahua
City early in the rorning of January
10. 1t had hardly started on it's jour-
ney TO the little mining camp of Cusi-
huirischic in the western part of the
state of Chihuahua when a band of
Villa followers, said to have numbered
%, boarded the train and lined up the
foreigners on the railroad tracks and
a firing squad shot 10 of them.
Holmes was said to have escaped by
remaining behind as his com panions
were marched out of the cars. Just as
the firing squad raised their rifles he
fled up the railroad track in the direc-
ton of Chihuahua City. which he
reached Monday night
Miners Demand Vengeance.
The excitement in the lobbies of
hotels here throughout the night was
intense. Hundreds of mining men,
many of them friends of the victims
were loud in their denunciation of the
incident kilograms asking that Presi-
dent Wilson demand full satisfaction
from the Carranza government were
dispatched to Washington. A commit
tee of prominent mining men carefully
compiled the facts as they trickled in
and forwarded all the data to the
president.
Late last night kilograms began to
pour in from chihuahua City from
managers of crews ordered back to
the mines. They reported that they
were returning to the border
In the midst of the excitement Cen
Manuel M Medinieviatia Villas for
mer chief of staff. suspected of i'm
( plication in the killing of Peter Keane
near MADEIRA recently. was arrested
and held in the city jail on a charge OF
vagrancy. 1t was reported from
JuareZ that Carranza troops had beer
I dispatched to Chihuahua City to brint
the bodies of the victims to the border
Another report said government forces
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