The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
DON MGRECOR, SOLDIER
OF FORTUNE, VILLAS VICTIM
Writer and Leader of Colorado Mine Strikers at Ludlow
Slain at Manaca by Raiding Bandits-Led
Picturesque Career.

4, Richard Seimple in the town and stay
With him. If we go out tonight we will
It killed IN the dark.
stayed win His Friend.
"MacCiregor was for getting out with
me. but he didn't want to leave ianken-
ourg to face the Viilistas alone. ! could
not persuade them. so ! left alone. |
didn't run. because I didn't want to at
tract attention.
The moon was in the last quarter
, and as l walked across the field in back
Of the hotel I expected to be challenged
or shot at every step. but the luck was
with me and ! reached u safe place in n
friendly bario on the outskirts OF the
town close to the mountains. | hid in
the hut OF a Mexican for two days.
Then ! sent n Mexican woman into
town to learn what had happened to my
companions. She returned with the fol-
lowing story
AT 5 o'clock in tire morning following
the fight Blankenburs opened the door
OF my hotel and with his satchel in his
hand walked out on the street.
A he did 40 a Villista officer. riding
by at a gallop. drew UP his horse and
B~lankenbury started to explain that he
was not an American. His words were
cut short by a blow from the officer
sabre. The blade struck the German on
the crown and. spill, his skull In two.
Then the Nillista fred two shots into his
body.
Just then the officer saw Mac,;regor.
Who had started out to explain with his
u,eagre command of spanish. he reached
the Sidewalk when the officer. unsheath-
ing his rifle. sent two Bullets thruirsh MIN.
Mact;regor dfoiS~d dead Ia the street.
"In the morning the Nillistas rode out
Of town and the bodies of Mac,;regor and
Rlankenburg. with those of eleven Car
ranzista soldiers, were cartc1 to the edge
Of the town and buried in "A common
grave"
Locke. accompanied by a faithful mozo.
rode two daNS through the hills and
! reached the mining cant Of C~usihuiachic.
to which place the eighteen American
miners were bound on January IL last.
when they were taken from a train AT
Santa Isabel and murdered by Nillis;as
under Jose Rodriguez and Pablo Lopez.
Among the letters taken from tho
body of MscGrsgor was one from W. NJ
Leissesor. written from Chicago auu;hcr
from :. T. Hughes. formerly of the
Newspaper Enterprise Associatipl III
the Chicago office. hut now looted In
cleveland. and another from j. H. Walker
Of Denver. col.
All the letters indicated that NaC,ire-
gor a been selling newspaper and
magazine articles on the Mexican situa-
ton while he remained in Mexico In the
hope that the Federal Industrial Rcla
tions Commission. which he had supplied
with much data. would comc TO his a..
sistance in his trouble in Colorado
MacCiregor was fighting tuberculosis IN
the Colorado mountains when the miners
strike reached It's climax In the battle OF
Ludlow. !Aginst the orders of his phys
clans MacGregor Joined the striking min
ers and was the guiding genius ~ the
armed resistance that followed. There
was nothing In Il for MacGregor but the
excitment and the possibility Of being
drilled with a bullet from one of the So
called militia liner.
For his participation he sough safety
In Mexico and remained here. with the
knowledge of John Lawson's cell at Trim
dad as an example.