Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-13


day declared that Mexicans on the
train had declared that Robinson, an
Englishman. was the only one Of the
foreigners who put ~ Il fight, to their
knowledge. They said that he fought
with his fists against their rifles and
rcvolvers until they beat him down
and dragging him out Of the car. mall
treated him until he was unconscious
and then fired number Of bullets
into his body.
The other Americans, i was, said,
were dragged, while pleading FORMER
.cy out Of the cars to be shot
What Became Of Troops.
The mystery Of the disappearance
of the troops on the train thai pre-
ceded the passenger train was UNI
solved late tonight II was known
here when Watson lcfc here he car
ricd sixteen thousand dollars In gold
with him. This was the loot secured
by the bandits. II ~ believed.
cries Of "Viva vii;a' were hurled
at the American officials and employ
os Of the mining company as they
were shot down by Mexican bandits at
Chavara dc l3acza, Chihuahua state,
on Monday, according 10 Juan VAS
qucz, Moyican lnborer employed by
O.. X. Watson 20 work at the mine,
who was an eye witness to the massa-
Gro and passenger aboard the Mex
leo Northwestern train. lie arrived
here today from Chihuahua city com
pletcly unnervcd by the spectacle ne
had scen Vasqucz was shaking as
he told his story Of the massacre.
Nasauez Version of Murder.
Il was going to Cusihulriachic to
work at the mine said Vasque2
through an interpreter yesterday after
his arrival here. our train had leit
chihuahua city at II o'clock Monday
and about O'Clock in the afternoon
we reached Chavara de Baezn, where
our train WIS stopped A rail had
been lifted from the track derailing
a locomotive In front OF us and check
ing our train our train had been
composed of two passenger coaches,
one In which the Americans Travelled
ana the other In which there were
about twenty Mexican passengers all
men. | was in the coach with the
Mcxicans There were two carloads
Of freight and one of wood IN front
of the passenger coaches.
shooting began at the train before
IL had stopped. villa colonel named
Lopez with about 100 men immediate
" surrounded our train after il had
stopped The soldiers came through
the coach In which | was sitting and
searched all the passengers. They
even took the bread and lunches we
had with us
viva villa" Il Cry
when the train first stopped five
Of the Americans jumped off and
started t. run. Tho soldiers began
shooting At them and | saw two Of
the Americans fan and their bodies
rolled into the Santa Ysabel river As
the soldiers were shooting ut the five
Americans they were yelling Viva
villa
After the soldiers IN our coach had
robbed us Of everything we possessed
they told us; Now were going to kin
the gringoes.
"rhey left our car. placing guards
on the doors. and went into the next
ear. The Foreigners were driven out
Some of them had been wounded by
the shooting into the train. outside
the soldiers pointed guns at them and
forced them to strip themselves Of
their clothing This was done BY the
Americans and they stood there I'm
their underclothing. The soldiers then
ordered them to line up along the side
or the railroad track and then the
most horrible part began.
Killed nv Two soldiers.
1.-TWO soldiers using Mausers were
told by Colonel Lopez to kin the
Americans one Of them went up to
the first foreigner and shot him and
~ he fired. the second one fired his
Mauser at the second foreigner in the
line. general confusion began when
the first two were killed but the two
men ran along the line taking turns
shooting the Americans. Some of the
foreigners attempted to break away
bat they were forced back br the sol
dicrs until the entire line had been
executed.
only Two men did the executing.
The others stood around cheering and
crying Viva Nilla' as the shooting
went on. could not hear whether
the forcigners made any cutlery as the
Mexican soldiers were making SO much
noise by the shooting and cheering,
the foreigners If they cried out could
not be heard in the commotion.
II saw the dead bodies af the Amer
leans ITS they lay after the shooting.
Their undertaking was covered with
blood and thoy lay IN all kinds OF gro
tesque positions. Some had fallen
forward while others fell over one an
other The top Of one American
head had been shot off
During the shooting of the foreign
ers, the Mexican passengers were held
inside the car Guns We're pointed nj
us and MS some cried out when they
s.,w what had happened to the Amer.
leans outside, they were told TO keeI
quiet or they would be shot. were
so fearful We did not know what /,
do. Some of the men get faint VI the
horrible spectacle happening outside
after the foreigners had been Kill
ed. one of the Mexican passengers was
told OF take his clothing Oft. coulC
not learn his name but he had beer
Ninista who had turned Carrancisto
\ soldier joicd him in the back viii
gun and told him To march as he
was going To b. executed. lie WA
d
train where there was a number o