Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-01-22
MURDEp0US Mexican
BANDITS CAPTURED
AIDED BY u. S. SOLDIERS. CAR
RANZ'STAS CAPTURE MURDER.
ERS OF AMERICANS IN MEXICO.
LEADERS PUT TO DEATH
Washington investigating Report Of
Conditions Surrounding Massacre Of
Americans. Their Safe Conduct.
Etc.-Cumber Tunnel Affair

1etulu United States Cavalry .fr.f
Carrauza men 10 g.,ntrra C.r,,,.r IL.
mel Raca.YalIeq AMI fioy,a..,,. ,..Io
mel Fnriano Cfsuaros YIN. I.,tfr
leaders. arcorIip. to rer,rt. ro.,.f,.o.I
Tuesday bv Brip2dier Gara,s1 Ilr,,
prrsriug
The r9ntrra W.. effected lac, r,-i
DIV and fr. mon ,vrrut.j H.. r.,1,,,..
inc day.
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west Hs Ca,rUlus y 81 ANIL ,-
point below tt, border r,- f. ,..... ID,
uf,.f fH.t american, ~.IEf.-. had ........
pd into Mexico Tho, sfr.,,,i.. ,,r.,...,,.
od d.. t..a mon from, ,r......... ,t... IN.
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r,ru.,t ea0ture OF naca-r.rI.. .,4
,.-r.ra. o..nr arr+od f,Ii.,..,.. ,..-.
the Villa Bandit leaders wan. ais,
taEcu into custody
This band WAS believed II ,,.... s.it
to hive taken mart I'm rho SAINT, N.-.-
bel murders last Nondav u.ban tho
nineteen Americans varo r,oss,.,.,l
and is accused of numerous othar rad.
in Sonora and Cbihuabra states
NIanneI Cutierroz the all.,od b,,.
dit. was pI9ced undar arraet ot No.
Neyico Vondav cborood MI, ,,o..f,,.,
been primarily responsibIe for tho fir.
ing Of Cumbre tunnel on tho ,tovico
Northwestern railroad betv-aap C,sas
Grandes and Pearson. Chihuahua IN
which twenty-one Americans aboard a
train lost their lives Fabrr,r,, 1914
Gutierrez was formerly ,ffiH.tad
with Villa and with the Instrumentation
OF Villas forces made over,,,ras IN
Carranza officials who invited him IN
Juarez. On his arrival he was pjaced
under arrest.
Gutierrez is supposed 70 have robbed
f. P. Fuller a rancbman. near villa
Ahumada. some time ago
Whether the Carranza government
in Mexico is IN he held resnonsih1a hv
the United States for the death of the
American mining men slain nv bandits
near Santa Ysabel may denend unon
the outcome of an Investigation of a
circumstantfai story which reached
the. state department Tuesday telling |
how the murdered Americans had been
assured a safe conduct by Carranza
authorities.
Officials have indicated clearly.
however that the evidence so far was !
not conclusive and that no decision |
would be reached pending thorough /
inquiry. They pointed out also that /
should Carranza eventually be held re- |
sponsible. that wouId not mean break t
in this governments relations with |
him. though Il would result in a de-
mand for indemnity in addition IN nm.
-, -, - 80 '''' '''N' uS
IT. go, 80 ~ -. ~. -.-
from Collector Cohh at ~ poso u,haso
dfsnatcb repeatad settlement Oh, .
pereon connected with ono of ,t,o ~,
NAMES oneratino in Cbib,,abu, -
This information said that before
the departure of the Americans from
chihuahua he had been told NV @ II /
Watson, head of the party and one of
those killed, that the trip had been ar
ranged after Carranza authorities had
given Watson a personal passport and
had issued a general passport for the
others. Watson, it was said. had been
assured IN addition by the authorities
that no military escort was necessary
III that region.
Inc general disposition OF state de
paftment officials is to regard this
story as difficult of proof. 7. Ii. !
Holmes. the only survivor of the party,