El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-08

Two ears Prisoner.
For two years Luis Terrazas re-
NAMED A prisoner of the Villa author
tiles in Chihuahua A part of the time
he was confined in his home, which IS
the town house of Gen. Terrazas and
the remainder of the time he was eth
to go about the streets, but was fol-
lowed by secret service men or guards.
Had it not been for the rugged con-
stifutiou Of the Mexican generals son.
he would have broken under the strain
of his enforced detention in the city
and the frequent threats Of execution
made against him to take his life if
the monies demanded by Gen Villa
were not paid by his aged father in FL
Paso to agents Of the villa govern
ment.
HIS mistreatment at the hands Of the
villa officers reached its climax about
one year ago when. according to prom
inent U. s government officials he was
hanged by the neck until he was al
most strangled, IN order to make him
tell where the Terrazas gold was hid
den. Finally. when he was barely
able to nod his head in affirmation OF
the demands of the Villa officers, he
was lowered and il was several hours
before he could be revived For this
it was said at the time that Villa or
dered the execution OF the men who
were responsible for il as. il was
claimed. he considered TerraZas too
valuable as a live prisoner to take
chances on his being killed. This
hanging was verified by TerraZas Sat
urday morning The gold money. said
TO have amounted to 500, 600 in Next
can gold coins. was found under the
forge at the Chihuahua foundry where
Luis told his guards It was hidden. At
various other times he was taken out
TO be executed and tortured in many
ways in order TO extort money from
His Liberation.
After remaining a prisoner for al
most two years plot. which is said
to have been formed in FL PasO. was
formed on the border to obtain the re-
lease Of Luis Terrazas from the Chi
huahua state prison. together with the
release Of Francisco Obregon. a broth
er Of Cen Alvaro Oregon. Money was
said to have been sent to chihuahua
IN a high powered automobile and the
money used TO bride the prison officials
ana guards in order 10 obtain the re-
lease Of Luis Terr2Zas. This plan al
most failed. for one of the men to have
been rescued unthinkingly packed his
Dunole OF belongings the night before
the time set for the escape. This
caused the Villa officers to become I
suspicious and the prison guards were
changed Finally. il is said the keep /
were bought with money commouely (
razas.
Escaped in Auto.
The Jailor, Terrazas and three Car
rama prisoners were said to have been ]
liberated at midnight ridden - the I
cage OF Chihuahua city disguised as
VIVA caralrymen and then made their
escape IN the automobile which was
waiting for them in the hills and 3
win an experienced American racing /
urlEer at the wheel II was reported 1
AT the time that Francisco Oregon
had succeeded in escaping with Terra
zas. but later he was reported with !
villa IN western Chihuahua after the j
EVA Va cuaton OF Chihuahua city by the Z
villa forces. y
Nerves Wrecked.
Don Luis chico" looked little older 4
SalurQay. unon his arrival at the Dor
ler' ihan when he was here with his
famous father and his brother. Alberto \
errazas- who was then governor OF 1
Chlhuahua- He is so years old has gray
lalr and heavy gray mustache, a 1
Iorld complexion ana a round face and 4
otund stomach. He smokes cigarets
Almost all the time and inhales the !
smoke or the black. Mexican cigarets i
leeply INTO his lungs so as TO soothe
MS ragged nerves Physically Terra
as looks none the verse for his ter
,iple experience as a prisoner of villa B
BUT the awful strain on his nerves is
SHOWN IN the dancing eyes. the nervous
lWltchlng fingers and the constant mac
hS PACK and forth, even while taIZine.
20 ms family, as If he forgets and stiI /
leheNes himself a prisoner in a cell OF 4
ne ADOBE Jail IN Chihuahua CITY.