Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-17

as was assumed, he must BY This time
| have reached either Torrcon or Du-
range City, in which event some news
of his movements would almost posi-
| lively have become known.
How Grave Was Located.
Only one message was received IN
Juarez today giving any details Of
the supposed finding or villas body
| This message was unofficial and was
sent TO private party According
TO It, Villas death and burial were
revealed by u former colonel OF the
bandit band who has been captured
and was under sentence of death.
This colonel offered TO show his cap
tors Villas grave in return for his
life. lie led detachment. Of Car
rama soldiers under the command
OF Colonel Cazos.
The Villista officer took the Car
rama soldiers to san Francisco Bor.
la, thirty miles south Of Cuisi, and
. little to the west of Satevo. when
the body was exhumed. messages re-
ceived here stated, II was found that
the left leg was In a gangrenous con-
dltion and that there was a gunHhot
wound Through the knee wnd the
ankle was broken.
Garcia Believes Story.
Consul Garcia refused to commit
himself positively tonight as to
whether he accepted the story of VIII
las death as true.
I'm the absence of official informa-
ton" he said II can not say that the
story Is absolutely true. but person.
ally | consider the messages / have
received as reliable. have sent n
telegram to Governor Enriquez OF
chihuahua to have the body OF villa
sent to Juarez. II II has been found.
so that the Americans here can sat
sfy themselves as To the facts"
The attitude of American officials
and army officials here ranged from
frank skepticism to watchful waiting
General Bell admitted he was q
skeptic as did Consul Edwards. In
JuareZ, who said he had received a
message from chihuahua City early
today in which no mention OF villa
was made. On the other hand Gem
eral Gnvira and his staff accepted the
story Of Villas death as true and ex-
pressed the highest qualification over
the news
Rejoicing In Juarez.
shortly after the first messages
were received In Juarez bugles blew
a triumphant fanfare outside General
Gavira's headquarters aud the roll or
drums summoned the soldiers to hear
the news. A column of the troops
was quickly formed and, headed by
the buglers marched down the sun
nv, dusty streets toward the plaza.
The news flashed from one end of
JuareZ TO the other and throngs OF
civilians Joined the procession in the
triumphal march.
The big crowd poured into the plaza
and waited patiently for more than
an hour in expectation of one OF the
familiar proclamations which follow
every important event in n Mexican
town. They dispersed slowly as 1t
became evident that no proclamation
was forthcoming.
Perslling should Know Soon.
If Villas body has been brought TO
san Antonio, preparatory TO shipping
II to chihuahua city. as reports here
state. confirmation of the news should
be received shortly from General
Pershine san Antonio is on the Mex
leo Northwestern railroad. fifty miles
west of chihuahua and is the point
through which the American troops
passed after crossing the great con-
tinental divide in their drive south
following the battle at Guerrero Ii
is one of the points on General Perish
ing's lines of communication and a
detachment of United States soldiers
is presumably on duty near there.
Question of Identification.
one question which has been seri-
ously discussed among Americans
here is the possibility that a mistake
may have been made in the identity
OF the body exhumed at San Francisco