El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-27
uLLISTARADERS
ARRIVE AT STATE
PRISON IN BAD
CONDITION. -FOUR
co TO HOSPITAL
Men Doomed to Hang
Have No More Relish
For Banditry
JAIL
CAN'T HOLD THEM

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Seven vlllIsta raiders, who shot
Americans at Columbus In the famous
Villa raid, arrived at the penitentlarg
here at noon today under sentence to
hang on May 49, having been cor
vIcted Of first degree murder IN the
distinct court at Demlng and sem
fenced yesterday. All Of them bore
wounds which assisted IN their cap
ture.
Four other alleged raiders arrived
for safe keeping, as the witnesses
against them are cavalrymen now pur-
suing Villa IN old Mexico.
Seven other prisoners, to serve SEN
fences Of n year or more, also ar
rived at noon today.
The party OF eighteen prisoners left
Deming in a private car last night II
the charge Of Sheriff w. Q. Simpson,
who was accompanied BY eight depu-
ties, armed with rifles and revolveTs-
AS the Lamy-Santa Fe stub train
stopped at the penitentiary about noon
today, the passengers noticed that q
private car was ~uncoupled and imme-
Il diately there filed out Of 1t q motley
crew Of poems, many Of them wearing
rI NdlUdkGa ANuUt tAGAA nNAAb1 NAAA
mouths, arms and legs. They were the
Villigta raiders who had received a
warm greeting from the United States
eavalrymen at Columbus early on the
morning OF March 9.
Al glance at their dark, unshaved
faces, showed they we're young men.
but a closer look failed to reveal much
intelligence. Most of the raiders look
ed as though they had been inhabl-
tants Of a place that had been raided.
They bore CHASTITY wounds, one man
having been shot through the hips, an
J; other had received a bullet in his
mouth and a third had been popped in
the head.
They had no hats and what clothes
they wore-blue overalls and shirts
were OF rough material which showed
many signs of wear.
I Give Their Names
The raiders were taken directly into
the Office of Warden ]. B. McManus,
\ where r. l.. Ormsbee took down their
names on the official register.
Tho four men for safe keeping were
> Pablo Sanchez, Edward~Phillips, Mel
, Choir Munoz and Firrnin Garcia. AS
the name Edward Phillips was an
nounced. a look OF surprise came over
| tile faces OF the prison officials.
! The seven men condemned to die
, gave their names as follows; lose
. Ranget, Juan Sanchez, Eusebio Rem
, terra, Taurino Garcia, Jose Rodriguez,
! Francisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez.
-Four of these men who had suffered
1 most from bullet wounds, were hur-
/ ried to the hospital and the others
were locked UP in cells, special guards
being stationed to watch all Of them.
Raiders Sick and sullen
Sheriff Simpson reported that he
had encountered no trouble at all in
, bringing the men to Santa Fe. The
villa raiders presented the appearance
of men who were heartily sick Of the
adventurous life. Severely wounded,
! they have apparently lost their daring.
4 and ~priyation and suffering have play
Y ed havoc with their constitutions.
/. They look sullen and sick; when
they arrived at the p~enitentlary hospi-
Y tai and we're given food suited to their
condition, their faces Frightened up a
1 tbit, "They will get the best treatment
a they have ever had in their lives" re-
4 marked an oficial who stood by as he
D saw the wounded put on cots.
a According to dispatches from Dem
ing. all Of the seven Villa raiders con.
demned to die declared at their trial
! before Judge r. L. Medler that they
did not know where they we're going
= at the time Pancho villa led them into
! Columbus and they added they had
> been compelled to accompany Villas
band and shoot up towns.
4 The Other Prisoners
y The seven regular" prisoners who
arrived were Antonio Guardado, two to
!, two and a hair years for assault; kol'
4 and Robinson, year, breaking into
y dwelling with intent to commit rob
7 berry; Richard Davis, n year, for
y same crime: Jose Carrasco, three TO
? four years. robbery; Ramon Bspinosa,
y three to three aud a half years, lar
II ceny: Francisco Acosta- 20 to 30 years,
u murder; l.. d. Stanboyd, M year, for
S. issuing worthless checks.
a jail Was Unsafe
7" According to a Defining newspaper
the unsatisfactory condition OF The
Luna county Jail was responsible for
the sending Of the villa raiders to the
state ~penitentiary for safe keeping.
- The Deming Headlight quotes ne
I grand jury as reporting that the jail
. was a disgrace eand unfit TO keep a
y dog, much less a human being"
y Addressing the county commission
s. ers, after receiving his report, Judge
6 Medler is quoted as saying; 3
'e you viii see that the jail is made
a. safe and that the sanitary conditions
20 are Improved within this week, other
wise this court viii take the necessary
steps to have the prisoners removed
II, to Grant county or some other county
for safe keeping at the. expense OF
a. Luna county. The present state Of
n affairs. which has been characterized
by your grand jury as a disgrace to
be the county. must be remdied at once
re- Judge Medler promised the commits
be sioners that he would make q person
"a. 81 inspection Of the jail before the
present term. OF court closed and bis
IS further action in the matter would b
based on what he saw at that time.