New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
News of WeIles Murder
Suppressed, Says News
paper Man.
CARRANZA'S BROTHER
SLAIN BY BANDITS
General Took No Action to Pun.
ish Murderers. Asserts
Chicago Man.
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Chicago. Jan. IA. Junius II. WOOD
who visited Mexico recently ~ a stan
corr..pondent Of Tho Chicago Daily
News" spoke Of conditions south OF
the Rio Grsnde to-day.
"A relative by marriage Of President
Wilson was killed In tho shooting up
~ railroad train in Mexico few
months ago" said Mr.. Wood. me
story was suppressed until now;
brother of President Carranza OF W.
leo was killed in the same manner nc
American government kept quiet apIu'
Tho shooting Of President Wilson's reia-
tive though copious reports on IL were
forwarded by Con suls CANADA ana OF
Imam. President Csrrsnza did not 90
ANYTHING. Even the killing OF ms
brother did not interfere with me- Plo
gramme Of speechmaking ana recep
tions There is not much ne can 90.
Outlawry exists through mueh OF '"'
'' "R ". w.lles. formerly Of penver,
married a first cousin OF fres.u-",
Wilson. He had lived IN Mexico TOT a
number Of years and had q rsnch slons
the line Of the railroad "h,cn ~
from Vera Cruz 10 santa LncIeV,a'
.,hore II connects with the Iehuante-
roc Railroad. Last September. when
President Carranza was making ms
csni,al in Vera Cruz, We!ies. WIN
b0 400 nesos to nay his men, lett oy
troin for his ranch. A few miles gu,
~ Vera Cruz the train was dynsm' yea
and about 200 passengers were snoS
and killed. Welles vas among inc
number. uos,rc-
%, was informed OF Welles's relation
sbi, IN the President through the
president's cousin, who was WcIles
first wife. Wellcs had married AGAIN
lie second wife was the widow OF an
American mine owner in Mexico named
Miller" t..d
Murray F. Crossette, Who missed
beinq among the nassscred American
~ t. palmer mircs only by hair
snd was at first reported to be among
.h. victims of he bandits attack, was
stunned when news that many OF MS
closcst friends had been slain was
civen him. lie reached Chicago week
900. coming from San Antonio, rex,
and since arriving has been Iyihs III
with an aggravated attack OF influenza.
81 had planned taking my men CUT
IN the same train that bore I. X. Ws'-
sen and The Palmer men,, SAID Mr'
Crossette. who is manager OF the nlha
San Juan holdings, next to the fh'nleI
mines "On the first day OF TINS year
I learned Of directors meeting 70 oe
held on January 2 in Chicago nat
marks the narrovness OF our escape.
The mining man termed the massacre
the "worst Of long list OF crimes
comn,itted against Americans ana
spoke bitterly Of what ne termed nv
futility OF hoping that the STATE PC
pertment would do anything to aveEse
the death of his friends.
From Tie Trlbun. Buresu.l
Washington. Jan. i3.-Secretary
lansing said tonight that he had no
Information about the Staying OF Mr.
Welles. a relative OF the President by
Mexican bandits.
Grand Forks. Y. D.. Jan. 13:-Bar;
Kran n. reported slain by Mexican
bandits. is son OF Guerro, Mexico
rancher and brother of Mrs. j. u.
Uaney. Of Grand Forks. Mrs. Hsney
foars that her father and two other
brothers, residing on her fathers
ranch, have met like fate. She mas
not heard from them since November
20, last.
San Francisco, Jan. l3.-Ihe four
brothers of Charles A. Pringle, one OF
the Americans killed by bandits IN
Mexico, have sent the following 70
President Wilson: in the name of
humanity. in order TO prevent others
from suffering q like bereavement. We,
the brothers OF Charles A. Pringle, just
killed in Mexico, are impelled TO de-
mand that our government take imme..
date step, TO secure the ssfet, Of
those Of our citizens, as well as the
citizens Of other nations who are .pur-
suing their legitimate business In Mex
leo. with all the vigor there 10 in US
we ask that those MeIicsns who took
part in the massacre be spprehended
and executed"