Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-17
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FL Paso, Texas, April iG.-- F'anchc
Villa Is dead and his body, disin.
TERED some days after his burial IL
in possession of the Carranclsta
troops, according TO series of tele-
graphic messages received In Juare2
today by the Mexican officials
For more than a week reports that
villa had died from wounds have
been current both hero and in Jua-
iez. Todays accounts were the most
circumstantial and apparently relia-
BILE yet received. They were accepted
with reserve by American officials, in
Guiding General Bell, but the Mexi-
can officials expressed confidence in
their reliability The messages, in
the order in which they were re-
ceivcd, were AZ follows
How News Came In.
The dispatcher of the Mexico
Northwestern railroad mt Juarez re-
ported to General Gabriel Gavfa.
Carranza commander at Juarez, that
he had heard conversation over
the telegraph wires to the effect that
Villas body was in the hands of the
Carrancista troops.
1tntTdl 'fhNlIb Hollltu iOliShi
Andres Garcia here, who rushed
messages to the telegraph operators
Mt MADEIRA and Cusihurachic, asking
for confirmation.
The MADEIRA and Cnsihuirachic OPP
orators answered confirming the re-
port. and stating the body was being
taken to chihuahua CITY.
Body on Special Train.
The telegraph operator at San
Antonio, fifty miles west of Chihua-
hua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that
villa body was In possession of
Colonel Carlos Carranza. nephew of
General Carranza, who was taking II
on a special train to chihuahua.
In reply to MESSAGES telegrams
were sent 70 the Carranza generals
in the field, TO officials In Mexico
City, chihuahua and other points
asking confirmation, but no answers
have yet been received.
Apart from the kilograms sent here
there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican
officials as lending strong support to
the truth of the report that the ban
dit chiefs career has been closed by
death. These facts are;
villa Already III.
villa has been suffering for more
than a year from n virulent form of
blood poisoning
lie was treated for this disease
while in Juarez by DR. w. H. Brown,
one of the best physicians known in
FL Paso.
Or. Brown states that the condition
of the bandit was such that even a
minor wound would be fatal in ten
days unless treated promptly and
with the best medical skill and care
Under the most favorable conditions
such a wound would be Of, the gravest
character.
II il certain that If Villa was
wounded he could not have COM
manded anything but the most prmi-
tive treatment.
Riots in Chihuahua.
Another message from Chihuahua
City received here today stating that
rioting had broken out there was re-
garded as in measure cOnfirnatory
of the bandits death. villa is known
to have had numerous sympnthiHers
among the lower classes IN the city
and 1t was considered probable that
their sympathy would take the form
of violence If they learned the body
of their hero was being brought to
chihuahua to be exhibited as that OF.
a criminal.
Finally. and a point upon which
the greatest emphasis is laid:
Nothing positive has been known
of villa since the battle at Guerrero
at which time the reports of his he-
ing wounded were accepted by Gem
eral Pershing and other Americanl
officers. II he had continued south.