The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-10

swords beat the soldiers into anil
nation sufficient 20 reach that
point where they rested and pre-
pared for the raid.
Tuesday. Mrs. Wright related,
villa bandits attacked employees
OF the Pslomas Cattle Company.
engaged IN rounding up cattle.
killing four Americans.
Mrs. Wright said her husband.
Edward John Wright. formerly Of
houston, Texas. and Frank Hay
oen. youth employed at the Ia
Booker saw mill, were taken from
the Wright ranch March and
presumably killed. When she was
taken prisoner and forced to ride
away with a detachment OF viila'c
men under Colonel Nicholas Ser
Vsntes she said a bandit ordered
her TO give her baby to a Mexican
family.
Mrs. Wriah. was cared for to-
day at the home of Mrs. Slocun,
wife % Colonel Slocun. There she
told the story Of her capture and
experiences from the time she
was taken from the ranch az Co
lonia Hernandez. west Of Pearson,
where the dc facto Mexican GOV
eminent was reported 20 have
maintained a heavy garrison for
the protection OF Americans.
Up TO yesterday. she said. Villa
wore civilians clothing. a queer
little round straw hat and rode a
small mule, but Just before the
toht this morning he appeared
clad IN trim military uniform
and rode one Of three handsome
sorrel charges which had not been
used during the long march. Mrs
WRIGHT said Villa led nearly 1.5G0
men upon the sleeping American
town, At which were usrtered
less than 300 American troopers.
MANY Men and Horses.
She said that some OF the men
detailed 20 guard her during the
march norh told her that Villa
had 5000 men and 6.OOO horses
IL appeared to me as II he had
twice tnat many men and horses.
she added
Just before She and her hus-
band were taken prisoners with
the HAYDEN boy. Mrs. Wright said.
the Villa men told her they had
raided Coionia Juarez. an Ameri-
can Mormon settlement west o.
Pearson. looted all the storec and
had killed como ~ the foreigners.
"Scrvantcs. with twelve men.
came 70 the ranch the night OF
March l. Mrs. Wright said in her
story. They pretended 70 be Car
ranza soldiers and asked me II
had any food to sell My husband
and Fr7"k Hayden we're at Pear
son buying supplies. told them
We had only a little flour and
n'eal-just enough for our family
and the family Of a Mexican en-
ploye. was cooking. IN eSpec-
tation % my husbands arrival
home, ard Servantes asked IL he
might buy food for some Of his
men. told him would give him
and his men something 20 eat.
1T was just about dark then and
my husband came i1to the yard
with two PACK mules which he un-
loaded. AS soon as that was done
some az the Mcsicans cauqht and
sadcled the animals Ny husband
looks bad sale we would have
20 put up with II and do the best
We could. Servates became i'm
patient and demanded 20 see Our
stores Of flour and meal. As soon
as { opened the store room ne or
dercd some Of his men TO take all
our supplies. Then they called my
husband outside. TIE next . saw
Of him his hands had been tied
behind his back Ny husband
called 20 Hayden and he also was
tied. Then 0 went with my baby
IN my arms to Servsntes and told
him that he had eaten our food.
taken all our flour and meal. leav-
ing US nothing and mat { did not
think Il vas just right 20 make a
prisoner q my husband Mean
while the soldieTs evidently at
Servantes' order. heg7r stripping
the house Of everything. They took
thirteen horses ana every other
animal on the ranch. . protested
again and Servartes said he would
order the flour be .cturned. but
the man 20 whom he gave the
order never moved.
Husband Taken Away.
Ny lu.snd was taken out tu M
.at" of The ranch ward and tied Their
vim Hayden went Ult with tu
baby fn soc him and saw fhaf the
.ai ALSO made pr .-oner of the Mex
su Who had been ForkIul about tu
Ilde. s. Mexican soldier ordered m
husband NOT FOB faik said 20 m