Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10
AMERICAN WOMEN
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he thought everything would be all right
if went into the house. He said it was
too cold for the baby outside. l went
into the house but soon afterward a SOL
der came in and said my husband want
ed to see me. When l went out he told
me to leave the baby with the wife of the
Mexican who had also been taken prison.
er. I did that The soldier and l went
out together after he told me that my
husband was at the top Of hill short
distance away.
1.-The soldier told me to mount behind
on his horse. When ] refused he put
me on one of the pack mules taken from
my husband. / was suspicious and said
so. l did not see my husband. When I
called he did not answer. Then 1 said 4
am going back to my baby
1.-The soldier replied We have given
your baby to Mexican family That
made me frantic and I cried I am going
back to my baby whereupon the soldier
drew his sword and declared that if l
did he would kill me. I dismounted from
the mule, but he forced me back and !
knew that ! was prisoner.
I'VE rode all that night and reached
Jiminez.
Three hours was the longest we
ever stopped in any "a until we
reached Boca Grande river.
Il saw Villa at JimineZ, but he re-
fused to talk to me. I am too busy
he would always say. talk to one Of
my colonels-that is what they are
f@x ,lox,
was a prisoner / slept only in the sad
die or the camp a little while with my
head against a tree or stump. The men
guarding me treated me well and one
Of them told me that Villas men did
not love him. but were ruled entirely
BY the fear he had instilled in them.
Villa was protected from assassins
throughout the march by his officers
a score of colonies, and generals-and
by a picked body of men known as
Doredos. who camped and rode by
themselves"
Mrs Wright then told of how the
meat supply and water gave out dur
ing the march northward through the
desert region Of Chihuahua and how
men. thoroughly exhausted. would
drop from their horses, only to be
beaten by Villas officers until they
remounted and again rejoined the COL
umn.
From the first 7 knew that Villa in
tended to attack Columbus. Mrs Wright
continued 1T was freely discussed by
the men and the officers. Some of the
latter told me that Villa intended to
In
they pointed to me as an example Of
their decision not to harm women. La
ter, as we approached the border from
Boca Grande, these same officers told
me that Villa-his rage growing as he
neared the boundary-would make torch
es of every woman and child as we'll
as of every man in Columbus.
"'He intended" they said. '"to kill
everybody in the United States and
would be helped by japan and Germany
At Boca Grande l saw evidence Of their
determination. I did not see the three
American cowboys named Mckinney.
Corbett and ONeill slain, but / saw Of
fcers wearing their clothing. That was
after Villa had sent out 20 men to break
up the Palomas cattle roundup and sup
ply the hungry column with meat.
Il did see another American killed.
He appeared in the road just ahead of
the column and squad took out after
him. He was trampled down by the
horses Of a score of men. Then Ser
vantes dragged the American past the
company with which I was marching.
Servantes drew his revolver and shot
him in the neck. The American ran
about 40 feet and fell. The MexNans
stripped him Of his clothing which they
divided. The whole column then rode
| their horses over him and the last man
fred a parting shot into his head. He
| was nothing more than pulp.
when we left Baca Grande plead