Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-10

meat and water gave out during the
march northward through the desert
region of Chihuahua and how men
their tongues swollen, eyes glazed
and absolutely exhausted. would drop
from their horses only TO be beaten
and prodded with swords by Villas
officers until they remounted and
! again Joined the column.
From the first ! knew that villa
| intended to attack Columbus" Mrs.
! Wright continued. 81 was freely dis
! cusSed by the men and the officers.
Some of the latter told me Villa in
tended to kill every American he
could find, but they pointed TO me
as an example of their decision not
| To harm women. Later as we ap-
| preached the border from Boca
Grande these same officers told me
that Nilla-his rage growing as he
neared the boundary-ha declared
he would make torches of every
woman and child as well as every
man in Columbus.
HE intended they said, to at
tack the whole of the United States
and would be helped by Japan and
Germany
AT Boca Grande | saw evidence Of
their determination. | did not see
the three American cowmcn-McKin-
ncy, Corbctt and O'Neill--slain, but
saw officers wearing their clothing.
That was after Villa had sent out
twenty men to break up the Palomas
cattle roundup and supply the hungry
column with meat.
Il did see another American killed
He appeared in the road just ahead
of the column and a squad took out
after him. He was trampled down
10y the horses of a score of men. Then
ScrVantos dragged the American past
the company with which ] was
marching. Just as he got opposite
me Servantes drew his revolver and
shot him in the neck. The Amer-
can ran about forty feet and fell.
Tho McNicans stripped him of his
clothing. which they divided. The
whole column then rode their horses
over him and the last man who
passed fired a parting shot into his
head. lie was nothing more than a
pulp. When we left Boca Grande l
pleaded To be released" Mrs Wright
added. but Servantes. with a smile.
told me that he intended to give me
5000 rifle and force me to fight
with the MeNicans against the
'eringoes. | told him If he did that
! would throw the gun into the river.
Would Kill Officers.
II YOU do, ne said, i viii throw
YOU in after it,
Then | told him I could die but
once and that the first one | would
fire upon would be him and then |
would try To shoot some other Of
fiCcrS
'Servantes turned to some other r.
fiCers and said:
"'G really believe she would. and
so | Will not give her rifle. Then
turning TO me he said. YOU are the
hardest woman ever saw
Il replied, this would make any
woman hard
Just before the march for the
border | spoke to General Villa again
asking him TO set me free because
did not want my owr countrymen 49,
the American soldiers-firing upon
me in the ranks OF the Mexicans But |
he laughed and said that when we got |
10 Columbus he would give me my |
pa pers in the office of the bank there |
He also said that the life I had led |
with his troops was making me fat.
"'Nour cheeks are rosy and fat |
he said. 'Sunburnt and swollen |
said
"We left Boca Grande yesterday |
lumbus before o'clock. The officer
in charge of the company | was with
said;
Kill All Americans,
I'VE will lay the town in waste
and Villa said we are to make
torches of every man, woman and
child to be found
AS we entered the ditch leading
past the American army camp below
Columbus the captain Of my company
told me that he and twenty other of
ficers had crossed the border yester-
day as spies and found that only
a few American soldiers were in
camp. that the ethers were further