The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-11
RAID BY
OUTLAWS
On An American Camp In
Mexico
Depicted By Former Mt. VGr-
non Boy
A New Angle Of Viewing
Villas Forces
Showing Them Men OF Culture
And Refinement
Fighting For Property COnfiS-
Gated From Them By
Another Faction
Showing Them Men OF Culture
And Refinement

The Banner is i'm receipt of the fol-
lowing interesting description Of con-
ditions now existing in Mexico, writ
ten by one who has experienced some
OF the excitement now prevalent in
that country and who narrates vividly
his experience.
The writer formerly resided in Mt
Vernon and is very well known in
this city. He has purposely omitted
names in the account for fear of trou
BILE and has requested that his name
10 not used for the same reason. The
communication follows:
January II, 1916.
Editor Banner
Dear Sir
1t was not until January 9Th at 2:30
n. m. that we received copies of the
tnarconigrams telling Of the murder of
siEhteen American men in the state of
chihuahua by the Whilst soldiers and
also the warning issued to all of us
Americans In the Republic Of Mexico
by Secretary Lansing.
About an hour later we We're still
discussing the wireless news when
Isur man Segunds, who is In charge
oE the corral, came into the Office
&rsathlessly and told us that there
were six hundred Vlllista soldiers on
An s.ah ctH % hn ~ 1tyap ttfht d
aNEs than a mile from our camp. and
EiAat they had taken one of the horses
arem him.
There had been as guest, or i'm
P@sstor, in our camp for the past week
a major of the Carranlsts staff, whC
WRs injured and staying in our camT
reGeiving professional attention from
lao camp physician He fortunately
overheard the report of the Villista'
being close and came into the office
His face was about three shades light
CT In color than usual and he begar
10 CROSS examine Segunds as to his
-oUrtainty of the soldiers being thos,
OF tho other faction than he, And af
tsr being convinced that they wer,
st0t his troops, by the fact that they
carried az their flag n bloody shir
Epon II staff, he lost no time in get
Ting started.
u could not have been more than
1--we minutes from the time the majol
gRounted his horse, which by the wa!
Carried him In saddle trimmed will
sOlid silver from the stirrups TO tn,
horn and weighed nearly one hundred
sounds, and started out the road whicl
ran In southeastern direction from
our camp until the advance guard o
the Villista troop came swoopnl
through our yard from a northwestern
fitr0ction followed by number of tn,
'ofiloers Of the troop three OF whom
rode upon each side of our Office,
-Tuahed to the porch and was there me
ny the first officer TO dismount VIII,
later was identified as Col - II
Charge OF the troops He gave me hur
Etsa instructions that the motor-ca
which was standing near the Office no
ihs train which was switching car
GrOund the yard should not leave tn,
camp. He rushed past me then an,
into the office, giving instruction
there that no one should 90 near tn
phone, which was but a private lin
ef the company's connecting this oi
Ace with the main Office.
remained on the porch and watche
me whole troop continue their ma
sailop across the yard and into tn
corral, which contained then abou
dirty mules and six saddle horses
They first picked out the horses wit
iariats. then roping the mules one b
ono until they had cleaned the lot Q