Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10
New OUTRAGE by Villa Bandits Columbus New Mexico Bring Serious NomPh

Hoover hotel across the street. A wo-
man dragging little girl by the hand
was wounded and stumbled over the
druggists body.
Every House Hit
Shippers posted in front Of frame
buildings which had been set on fire.
shot at the American inmates as they
ran out and sought refuge from the
liberately in the dark. The lighting Of
lamps by householders and hotel
guests startled out Of sound sleep by
the rife fusillade promptly brought a
shower Of bullets. Every house in town
appeared to have been hit from once
to a dozen times.
Civilians Return Fire ..
Civilians armed themselves and
from vantage points within their
homes answered the shots Of the Mex
leans. Some Of the bandits sought to
entice Americans out into the streets
by speaking English. J. s. Dean was
caught in this way. A Mexican who
spoke excellent English, called to him.
Dean emerged from the doorway and
Ills reply in English betrayed him to
he an American and brought his death
One Marksman's Record
At the same time another American
shouted: Hey, who are you?"
"Vive Villa" came the reply.
don't know who he is the Ameri-
can answered. but I have some of him
left here. scattered in the street"
The American pointed to the street
intersection. where half a dozen dead
bandit raiders lay in the pale light of
dawn. The quick flash of a few pis-
toll shots We're visible and disclosed dy.
ing forms in the street. villa appar-
emily left when Slocum's troops began
pressing the snipers toward the south
Villas buglers began sounding the re-
treat shortly before 6 o'clock The town
was cleared Of them by $50 and the peo-
pie of Columbus began to take account
of casualties and losses. Walter Walk
er. who was shot at the Central Hotel
with the proprietor, w. T. Richie, was
a delegate to the New Mexico state con-
vention Of Sunday schools and his body
was burned in the ruins of the hotel.
Sensational Rescue
Mrs Rachel Walker, also a delegate
TO the convention from Playas, N. NJ.
was saved by Jolly Garner and his part
ner Ben Aguire. United States customs
border riders. who tied sheets to her
arms and lowered her from a window
Walker was taken from the arms of
his wife by one of the bandits who In.
vaded the hotel. Despite her cries and
appeals for mercy. the bandit told he,
he wanted her husband to go down
tain. A moment later Mrs Walker
heard the shots that killed her husband
and the hotel proprietor.
Shortly after OIL was thrown on tn.
building and a match applied AS the
flames spread Garner and Aguire reach
ed Mrs. Walkers room, rescued her and
escaped safely.
A bandit also invaded the Hoover Ho.
tel and shots flew through the halls
Throughout the raid the proprietor, w
c. Hoover and his wife and two child.
rem. who were on the ground floor es.
capped the bandits unnoticed
Alleged Guide Captured
Lebardo Marquee was captured b,
American troopers and charged with
having guided Villa to the border an6
pointed out houses where prominent
American civilians. officers and sol
diers lived. A Mexican fugitive sale
Villa was In personal charge of the
raid and declared he was going to xii
every American because the American
government did not treat him right.
The Mexican confirmed a repor
previously given out by Carranza Off
Gals that Villa had freely stated tina
he intended to force intervention b,
the United States by raiding American
territory and killing civilians and sol
dierS.
death to Americans"
The Mexican fugitive said that Will;
addressed his men yesterday just be
fore ordering an advance on Colum
bus, and declared the watchword would
be Death to Americans" adding tina
the killing of Americans was just be
cause citizens Of the United States
We're responsible for the wretched con
ditions of Mexico"
1.-The United States intends to swal
low Mexico" Villa shouted. said thu
fugitive; 'let US do what we can t,
make it stick in their throats."
A. l.. Richie, proprietor of the Cen
trail Hotel, was dragged from a sicl
bed and killed. Mrs. Richie wa
roughly handled. the bandits tearing
several rings from her fingers.
Army officers. whose quarters were
attacked bore testimony that resident
Mexicans Of the town pointed out tt
the bandits the houses occupied b!
Americans and those sheltering Mexi.
cans. AS a result of this Col. Slocun
ordered troop to search every Mexi.
can house and deprive everyone OF
arms on pain Of death if they were no,
voluntarily given up. There are about
500 Americans in Columbus and near
ly as many MeXicans.
One Mexican. Lebrado Marquee, was
caught and placed in a military guard
house charged with having directed
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