The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-17

ure contrmatory OF the bandits
death. Villa IS known to have had
numerous sympsthizers among
the lower classes in the city, and
u was considered probable that
their sympathy would take the
form OF violence " they learned
the body OF their chief was BEING
brought to Chihuahua to be ex-
hioited as that OF criminal
An Important Point.
Finally, and point upon which
the greatest emphasis is laid, is:
N"lhins positive has been known OF
VITA since tho battle of Guerrero a..
Mhl'h Tim" reports 81 his being wounded
accepted bN General Pershiug and
"ihcr american officers. II h. had CON
,lnucd south as vas assumed n. must
py thla Time have reached either Tor
ION 'r Durango city. IN which event
some news OF his movements would
almost positively have become known
pniy one message was received in
'u"I'I today giving amy details of IN.
m'SSdE" was unofficial and was sent A.,
a private individual According =, n
Niliat death and burial were revealed
ny former colonel OF tho b3ndit hsnd
who had been captured and ySa- mad
sentence Of death. This colonel Offered
20 ~. ms ,sptors Villas grave IN rc-
~, ,.' !. 10. ms liG. Ho led a detachment
'f 'arr"uza soldiers under the command
OF colonel Cayazts 20 San Frsnris,,.
horlt a small town go miles south OF
'u-tHulriacEi with which IL is connect
- ny vague and deserted trail Near
ihls lonely spot the Carrauza eoldicrs
are said To- have sNhumcd IN. body Of
m" hHndit. 'uc lex was said 10 have
n''h swollen to enormous size and TO
hc IN such dangerous condition that
more was no doubt as To the cause OF
Consul Garcia refused 10 COMM, him
~'li positively Tonight as to whether
A' accepted the STORY of Villas death
In tho absonc" OF official Informal
lion. ne said. n cannot say that tho
story ls absolutely true. but personally
r'Eard III. message a have received a.
r'h"bl". ! have sent a telegram 10 Cow
erHor Enrique. ot chihuahua. TO hav.
~" body Of Villa sent Co Juarsz. A. II
ma b'"u found so that tho Americans
n'l. can satisfy themselves as to the
Waiting Attitude.
', 'I'llAn' or American officials
skepii'i-m to Natchful waiting Gen.
cfHl dHar'z. who said d.. had received
q ue--ag" from 'hihINul tity early 90.
DAY iu which uo mention ot villa was
Gayira and bis ~tlN freely arr.pted IN.
story "i Villas death s- true and 81
tho highest EratincIt.ou u.rI
Do NiILrs body ia- boon brought q,
S'n Nni"ni" PREPARATORY Goo shipping %
Zoo Chihuahua city. I- report h.r. state
confirmation of tho news should be r,.
''ll'd ~n"fiI! from General IsrShIug
tU" uu'- ION which has h,eu s,rInII.fy
discussed among Americans hero ia that
q PU" IhlNt. ~ 60 mistake NAV have
h'fn mace In tho identity 81 the body
cNIm'd at san Francisco Eorja % Be-
l"iHi'~I "ut that Iu tho climate Of
hnrihrrn Mexico drrDUpp-i tion sets ir
very rapidly and that positive tdsrti.
u"tilou "f body which had been buried
Tor some days. especially tn the Gas.
"i a. man who had died from blood rots.
"nfrE would Doe very difficult M 'Fo...
i"f- who treated Villa hero. however
rNIr'-- CDuhd"uro IN their abitt. tr
goo. iiit his remains if they ar, brought
Goo IutrsE
American. who ARRIVED hero tpdty
from Iarral denied ths stories which
fInu of American mining rfar,a be, 3D..
fI"fiuE iu and near chat r.fe fu mn.
if.IIFr tr'. denied That fH. great rf.ut
iH| NI''r,d' N.uiu- company bad